The world's archives

2,881–2,928 of 171,229 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 BOOTLEGGER'S DRIVE-IN SATURDAY NIGHT - NIGHT TIDE & HORROR HOTEL Feature A COMPLETE DVD SIMPLE BURN INSTRUCTIONS: Download the zipped folder, open it, extract the VIDEO_TS folder and burn it, that's the easiest way. I've also… Internet Archive Quiller (1975) Complete Series 1975 · TV British spy drama series based on the novels by Adam Hall, about the eponymous spy (Michael Jayston) whose work for "The Bureau" takes him across the globe to… Internet Archive A Hitch In Time (1955) 1955 · Feature A Hitch in Time is a 1955 cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and produced by Warner Brothers for the United States Air Force to promote re-enlistment. Watch on… Internet Archive Bloody Wednesday (1987) 1987 · Feature Harry is unable to hold a job due to his mental illness and lives in an abandoned Hollywood hotel haunted by friendly ghosts of the long dead staff. The lines… Internet Archive The Simpsons - Some Enchanted Evening (Pilot Episode) 1989 · TV This was originally going to be the first episode, but then it became the thirteenth last episode in the first season of The Simpsons. The elements in the… Internet Archive Passport to Fashion Film · Subtitles A young girl named Linda narrates her experience of traveling to Denmark from her preparations at The School for International Training in Vermont to her… Internet Archive The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) 1951 · Feature After a group of convicts escapes from prison, they take refuge in the wilderness. While most of the crew are ruthless sociopaths, Jim Canfield is an innocent… Internet Archive Vicki (1953) 1953 · Feature A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl is revealed. Watch on RetroFlix.org:… Internet Archive The Cricket in Times Square 1972 · Educational An adaptation of the book by George Selden about a country cricket with unique musical talents which lands in the middle of New York's Times Square where he… Internet Archive Jack Benny In Australia (1964) 1964 · TV From The Theatre Royal in Sydney, Australia, Jack welcomes his guests Johnny O'Keefe, Lorrae Desmond, The Rodenko Brothers. Jack tells his Panhandler joke… Internet Archive Star Wars - Music by John Williams 1980 BBC Documentary 1980 · Documentary Rare BBC documentary which has never been repeated or officially released. Witness John Williams composing the legendary score for The Empire Strikes and… Internet Archive Why we have elections or The Kings of Snark 1972 · Cartoon · 10 min From The Learning Company of America, a Division of Columbia, comes this animated cartoon about king Boris in the Kingdom of Snark, the purpose of elections… Internet Archive The Plastic Age 1925 · Feature Internet Archive Petticoat Junction 1964 · TV · Subtitles Season 1 episode #20 Last Chance Farm from February 4, 1964. Internet Archive The Cimarron Kid (1952) 1952 · Feature Audie Murphy comes into his own as a Western star in this story. Wrongly accused by crooked railroad officials of aiding a train heist by his old friends the… Internet Archive Hämndens Dal (1951) 2020 · Feature · Subtitles Hämndens Dal (1951) Jag äger ej filmen, anledning för jag väljer att ladda upp den är att bevara svenska äldre filmer. All musik, ljud och bild går till dess… Internet Archive Isle Of Youth 1969 · Film · Subtitles A documentary on the Isle of Youth experiment in Cuba, where young people transformed a former prison colony into an experiment in communal living and… Internet Archive Scarlet Street (remastered edition) (1945, Dir: Fritz Lang, noir, imdb score: 7.8) Feature Scarlet Street is a 1945 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang. The screenplay concerns two criminals who take advantage of a middle-aged painter in order… Internet Archive Little Men (1998–99) period drama 1998 · TV Little Men (1998–99) CA (Canadian) drama series - ft Trevor Blumas a continuation of the Louisa May Alcott novel Little Men (1871), a follow-up to Little… Internet Archive The Virginian 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Battleground. 2011. DVDRi P. XVi D 2011 · Feature A bank robbery goes awry and the robbers hold up within a forest, but there is another that dwells here, an ex Vietnam vet. Soon, a battle of survival erupts… Internet Archive MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008 2008 · Talk · Subtitles The MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008 course provides an introduction to the chemistry of biological, inorganic, and organic molecules. The… Internet Archive AIRCRAFT CARRIER LANDING MISHAPS, ACCIDENTS & CRASHES 1970s U.S. NAVY TRAINING FILM 9002 1968 · Short · 25 min Landing a plane on the deck of aircraft carrier is one of the most dangerous and amazing daily activity facing pilots and deck crew. This amazing training… Internet Archive War of the Servers 2007 · Cartoon An ambitious feature-length movie and homage to War of the Worlds by Robert Stoneman of Lit Fuse Films -- HEL "In 2007, The Gmod servers go to war, from… Internet Archive Thundermelon 2: The Melanacolypse 2007 · Cartoon · 2 min "When there's no more room in hell, the melon shall roam the earth.- As the relentless overwatch forcibly enslaves mankind, they are yet unaware that they too… Internet Archive Symphony In Motion Film · Subtitles Busy city-in-motion footage that could be described as a city symphony. Shot in downtown Los Angeles and set to a soundtrack of Igor Stravinsky's Symphony in… Internet Archive And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? 1973 · Film · Subtitles "Paul Revere comes to life in this meticulously detailed story of what he did before, between and after his patriotic adventures." Internet Archive Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends S1E2 1998 · TV Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends - Series One, Episode 2: "UFOs" This episode follows several people who believe in UFOs. One of these is a man called Thor… Internet Archive A Real American Hero (1978) 1978 · Feature When two boys are killed and two girls are blinded for life in a tragic accident, Buford Pusser, the town sheriff, is determined to get revenge. Though he… Internet Archive Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) 1920 · Feature A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-1920/ Internet Archive Let Me Explain, Dear 1933 · Feature A man tries to fake an accident in order to claim insurance money, but things soon go awry. Internet Archive Sensation Seekers 1927 · Feature A free-spirited flapper falls in love with a staid minister, but fear of ruining his reputation causes her to marry another man. Internet Archive Lizzie Dripping - Series 1 - AVI XviD 1973 · TV · Subtitles Lizzie Dripping - Series 1 - AVI XviD Video Size: 720x544 Lizzie Dripping (released in its second year under the title, Lizzie Dripping Again) is a British… Internet Archive The Unchastened Woman 1925 · Feature Internet Archive Bunny And Claude (We Rob Carrot Patches) (AI Upscaled, 60fps) 1968 · Cartoon Upscaled using Waifu2x-Extension-GUI Bunny and Claude (We Rob Carrot Patches) is a 1968 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert McKimson . It was… Internet Archive ''Four Star Playhouse'' - My Own Dear Dragon 1954 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles An episode of "Four Star Playhouse" titled "My Own Dear Dragon", originally broadcast 18 November 1954 on CBS. This is a syndication copy under the "Star… Internet Archive Philosophy of Computing Film · Subtitles Educational film explaining digital and analog computers to a lay audience, expressing the state of computing technology in the mid-1950s with a focus on… Internet Archive The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) 1952 · Feature Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive A Letter to Three Wives (1949) 1949 · Feature A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not… Internet Archive [Miscellaneous Old Film] Film · Subtitles Miscellaneous clips assembled by John Carlson. Can states "Halloween at Maria's" and "Little of Rumen." Also includes a news segment on the 1976 election.… Internet Archive MIT 8.01 Classical Mechanics, Fall 2016 2016 · Talk · Subtitles MIT 8.01 Classical Mechanics, Fall 2016 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/8-01F16 Instructor: Dr. Peter Dourmashkin Historically, a set of core… Internet Archive Beatles Saturday Morning Cartoons Ep. 2 2020 · Cartoon THE BEATLES animated Saturday morning cartoon show TV series originally aired on ABC-TV from September 25, 1965 to October 21, 1967. The Beatles did not voice… Internet Archive Blackstar 1981 · Cartoon Blackstar is an American animated science fantasy television series, produced in 1981 by Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott for Filmation.[1] The series was… Internet Archive Messiah Of Evil 1973 1973 · Feature A young woman looking for her missing father finds herself in a strange California coastal city ruled by a mysterious cult of the walking dead. Internet Archive Il grande duello (1972) 1972 · Feature A grizzled ex-sheriff helps a man framed for murder to confront the powerful trio of brothers who want him dead. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Surrealism (and Dada) 1971 · Educational · 17 min · Subtitles 617 feet Director, Guido Guerrasio; photographer, Adriano Bernacchi; music, Erik Satie Illustrates the history of surrealism and dada in twentieth century… Internet Archive Oh, What A Duchess! 1934 · Feature An actor masquerades as the duchess of a stately home to impress a wealthy American producer and his daughter. Internet Archive Williamsburg: Story of a Patriot 1957 · Educational · 36 min · Subtitles Williamsburg: Story of Apatriot With the aid of his parrot, Polynesia, Doctor Dolittle learns to converse with animals and becomes a vet. Based on the book,…