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2,113–2,160 of 20,947 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Poetry:William Carlos Williams 1966 · Educational · 29 min Poetry:William Carlos Williams Demonstrates the annihilation of positron-electron pairs. Emphasizes the conservation of energy and the transformation of… Internet Archive Positron - Electron Annihilation 1967 · Educational · 27 min Positron - Electron Annihilation An analysis of the social, political and economic conditions which led to a split between the North and the South. The… Internet Archive Supervising and the Organization 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Intended audience: Adults Issued also as videorecording Instructs supervisors in hiring practices and in the… Internet Archive RADIOSOTOPE-PART XIII-GENERAL SCIENCES, THE 1952 · Educational Department of Defense RADIOSOTOPE-PART XIII-GENERAL SCIENCES, THE PIN 25872 1952 USE OF RADIOISOTOPE TRACERS IN SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM SOLVING IN FIELDS OF… Internet Archive US ARMY IN SPACE AND UNDER THE SEA, THE 1971 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30294 US ARMY IN SPACE AND UNDER THE SEA, THE SPOTLIGHTS AND ARMY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPACE PROGRAM AND ITS UNDERWATER SALVAGE… Internet Archive Imogen Cunningham, Photographer 1972 · Educational Presents a portrait of Imogen Cunningham, the pioneer portrait photographer, using interviews, candid footage of the artist, and a generous look at her work… Internet Archive Muscle: Electrical Activity of Contraction 1970 · Educational CLICK HERE FOR STUDY GUIDE Demonstrates how electrical stimuli can activate muscle contraction, and points out that all muscle contractions are initiated by… Internet Archive Sooper Goop 1975 · Educational Two irreverent characters concoct a television commercial for a sweet cereal. Animated story reveals techniques and commercialism behind the fun Internet Archive The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon 1975 · Educational Originally broadcast on the television series ABC afterschool specials in 1976. Originally produced in 1975 Based on the book The strange, but wonderful,… Internet Archive Learning 1971 · Educational Producer, Carole Hart; editor, Kurt Hirschler Shows experiments in learning. B.F. Skinner and Richard Malott deal with operant conditioning. Nathan Azrin… Internet Archive Peiping Family 1948 · Educational · 20 min Peiping Family Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryProtrays middle - class Chinese family life prior… Internet Archive You Are There: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc (May 30, 1431) 1953 · Educational Season 1 Episode 5 of the CBS series You Are There dramatizes the final hours of the life of Joan of Arc. Internet Archive The Ultimate Speed: An Exploration with High Energy Electrons 1966 · Educational Made for the Science Teaching Center, M.I.T., as a part of a series on relativity With report of experiment Director, Quentin Brown; photographer, Abraham… Internet Archive USS NAUTILUS OPERATION SUNSHINE 1959 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 24505 USS NAUTILUS OPERATION SUNSHINE POLAR PASSAGE OF THE NAUTILUS AND HER ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK. Internet Archive Bread and Honey 1990 · Educational Colin Wyse, Catherine Byrne, Sean Madden Director of photography, Robert Belton ; editor, Jim Duggan Adapted from the book of the same title by Frank Asch… Internet Archive Ten for Gold 1976 · Educational National Archives - Ten for Gold - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film covers Olympic decathlon… Internet Archive L.T.A. HISTORY BALLOONS 1944 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 23740 L.T.A. HISTORY BALLOONS A HISTORY OF BALLOON EXPERIMENTATION COVERING PROBLEMS, AND DEVELOPMENT - OUTSTANDING MEN, AND MODERN… Internet Archive Minerals and Rocks 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Second ed. of the 1957 motion picture Collaborator, John Sampson White Investigates the structure and composition of minerals and… Internet Archive The Sideshow 1975 · Educational · 7 min Features Marcel Marceau performing a pantomime showing circus performers demonstrating their skills. Includes a juggler, an acrobat, clowns pulling ropes… Internet Archive Meditation: Yoga, T'ai Chi, and Other Spiritual Trips 1972 · Educational · 20 min Title from manufacturer's catalog Includes a visit to the School of Hatha Yoga; an interview with Alan Watts; and a look at theater students working on… Internet Archive The Nazis Strike 1943 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 36068 / Local Identifier 111-OF-2… Internet Archive Afterlife (Apres la Vie) 1978 · Educational Executive producer, Derek Lamb ; music, Herbie Mann ; original score, David Mills Presents a visionary image of life after death, based on recent medical… Internet Archive THE QUEST 1981 · Educational Department of Defense THE QUEST PIN 35795 1981 FILM INCLUDES LIVE ACTION INTERVIEW WITH RETIRED NAVY COMMANDER FRANCIS W. REICHELDERFER, STILL SHOTS OF… Internet Archive Juke Bar 1989 · Educational Director, script, animation, character designer, music, Martin Barry ; editor, Werner Nold ; producer, Yves Leduc Big business versus the underdog. Or never… Internet Archive What Is a Bird? 1962 · Educational · 15 min With teacher's guide Traces the evolutionary relationship between birds and reptiles, and explains how the bird's skeletal structure gradually adapted to the… Internet Archive OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH WITH THE COUSTEAU DIVING SAUCER 1966 · Educational Department of Defense OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH WITH THE COUSTEAU DIVING SAUCER PIN 25224 1966 HOW NEL SCIENTISTS MADE USE OF THE SOUSCOUPE AND SOUS-MARINE OVER… Internet Archive Beatrix Potter-- a private world. [motion picture] 1979 · Educational · 43 min Title from data sheet Director, Duncan Dallas Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Deals with the… Internet Archive The Emperor's Oblong Pancake 1964 · Educational Based on the story of the same title by Peter Hughes Narrator, Edward Everett Horton An animated version of the story about an emperor who tried to change… Internet Archive Marbury v. Madison 1977 · Educational Equal Justice Under Law Marbury v. Madison (1st in a 4 part series). Dramatizations of historic decisions from the courtroom of America's great Chief Justice,… Internet Archive Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine Video Recipes 1995 · Educational "George Foreman, Heavyweight World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, loves his burgers! Protein is an important part of any nutrition plan. During this… Internet Archive My Son Kevin (1970) 1970 · Educational · 24 min Shows the daily activities at home, play and school, of an 11 - year - old English boy who was born without arms or legs as a result of his mother's use of… Internet Archive Photography as an Art 1959 · Educational Presents Ansel Adams as he photographs Yosemite National Park. Shows a collection of his photographs; explains how he conveys a sense of discovery or… Internet Archive The Revolution in Europe's Role in the World 1958 · Educational · 29 min The Revolution in Europe's Role in the World Using evidence provided by China's recent wars and present industrial development, this film analyzes the effect… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Green, Green, Green" 1975 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive HELICOPTER ORIENTATION - INTRODUCTION TO HELICOPTERS 1958 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 29185 HELICOPTER ORIENTATION - INTRODUCTION TO HELICOPTERS DEVELOPMENT FROM 15TH CENTURY; TYPES USED BY MILITARY SERVICE TODAY;… Internet Archive THEORY OF SIMPLEX AND PHANTOM CIRCUITS - PART I - BALANCED CONDITIONS 1944 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 28317 THEORY OF SIMPLEX AND PHANTOM CIRCUITS - PART I - BALANCED CONDITIONS INTRODUCTION TO SET UP AND PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION -… Internet Archive The Touch Film with Dr. Jessie Potter 1983 · Educational Host, Dr. Jessie Potter Cinematographer, Charlie Lieberman ; edited by Marc Miller Title from title screen Film: 800 ft Issued also as videorecording… Internet Archive Struggle For Existence 1925 · Educational · 4 min Internet Archive A Different Approach 1978 · Educational Shows a government committee's shocked reaction to a musical comedy which presents an appeal to employ handicapped people, when they were expecting a maudlin,… Internet Archive Sigmund Freud: His Offices and Home, Vienna 1938 1974 · Educational Uses contemporary photographs to show the interior of Freud's home in Vienna in 1938. Explores the political situation in Nazi Vienna and shows why Freud left… Internet Archive KOREA REVISITED Educational Department of Defense KOREA REVISITED PIN 30237 PRESENTS A LOOK AT THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA TODAY TO SHOW THE PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATION AND ITS… Internet Archive Hot Stuff 1972 · Educational Also issued in 35 mm Producers, Robert Verrall, Wolf Koenig; director and animation, Zlatko Grgic; story, Don Arioli; music, Bill Brooks; animation camera,… Internet Archive VOLTAGE DOUBLERS 1970 · Educational Department of Defense - Description: EXPLAINS THE THEORY OF OPERATION OF A VOLTAGE DOUBLER. TRACES CHARGE AND DISCHARGE PATHS FOR THE CAPACITORS. DETERMINES… Internet Archive Of Men and Machines 1963 · Educational · 28 min Describes the work and responsibilities of the manufacturing engineer while showing their disappointments and triumphs from concept to final installation.… Internet Archive THEORY OF SIMPLEX AND PHANTOM CIRCUITS - PART II - UNBALANCED CONDITIONS 1944 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 28318 THEORY OF SIMPLEX AND PHANTOM CIRCUITS - PART II - UNBALANCED CONDITIONS PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION - HOW TO DETECT AND LOCALIZE… Internet Archive DEEP SUBMERGENCE RESCUE SYSTEM 1973 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25736 DEEP SUBMERGENCE RESCUE SYSTEM INTRODUCTION AND ORIENTATION TO THE MISSION AND CAPABILITIES OF THE DEEP SUBMERGENCE RESCUE… Internet Archive AFSC STAFF FILM REPORT 273 1979 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 50736 AFSC STAFF FILM REPORT 273 A COMPENDIUM OF USAF SPACE PROGRAMS. PRESENTS: NATIONAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; DEFENSE… Internet Archive The Westward Movement: 3 -- The Settling of the Great Plains 1963 · Educational Collaborator, John M. Caughey Uses authentic photographs and documents to recapture the spirit of homesteading on the Great Plains. Reviews the geographic…