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2,977–3,024 of 171,168 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 Ones | Films for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool. |
|---|---|
| Kids | Cartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature. |
| Tweens | Documentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures. |
| Teens | Everything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower. |
| Adult | Sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage. |
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Crafting Worlds Style Capture the Flag
Tristan Pope is best known for movies organized around story lines, but he has also delivered several titles more focused on gameplay. "Capture the Flag"…
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Journey To The Edge Of The World
Comedian, actor and musician Billy Connolly braves the elements in this adventurous journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, via the legendary…
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The Proud Rebel (1958)
Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the…
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Jet Li & Wong Jing's High Risk Meltdown (Dubbed, Subtitled, with Analysis)
High Risk Meltdown (1995) Starting Off with a Bang: High Risk opens on a school yard during recess… a school yard that is about to become one of the World’s…
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Plane Crazy (1928)
Inspired by Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris, Mickey builds a plane to take Minnie for a trip. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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My So-called Life (1994) Claire Danes
My So-called Life (1994) A 15-year-old girl and her trials and tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents, and school. Bess…
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Skyscraper!: A NOVA Special
A behind-the-scenes look at the design and construction of a New York City skyscraper, Worldwide Plaza, from a hole in the around to a 47-story tower. A…
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The Belle Star Story (1968)
The Belle Starr Story/Il mio corpo per un poker is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western film co-written and co-directed by Lina Wertmüller and starring Elsa…
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Gemini Man - Complete Series 1976
Gemini Man is an American action-adventure drama series that aired on NBC in 1976. The third television series based on H. G. Wells ' 1897 science-fiction…
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Zoe, Duncan, Jack And Jane - The Complete Series
Hi everyone, I want to showcase a show that people have forgotten over the years, & that show is Zoe, Duncan, Jack, and Jane (1999-2000) . One of the reasons…
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Machine Master Or Slave
Film about the role of machines in society. Raises questions about whether machines will make consumption more affordable, threaten jobs of working people,…
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Is That You Gabriela?
A "Videographic PechaKucha" of the character Clo-Clo/Gabriela (played by Margo) in The Leopard Man (Jacques Tourneur, 1943)
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Excerpts from 1954 Television
A series of excerpts from 1954 television. Drawn almost entirely from variety shows. Most of the shows excerpted aired live. I give a 20-second introduction…
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Wandering Through Winter
Wandering Through Winter Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Uses close - ups of animals in their…
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One Foot in the Grave Complete Series [PAL DVD ISO]
Series 1-6 plus Christmas Specials
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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Season 13 episode #393 The Pennies from October 28, 1964.
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A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her city suitors. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. This tragedy stars Lon…
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''Lassie'' - The Trial
An episode of "Lassie", under the syndication title "Jeff's Collie". In this episode, Lassie is accused of biting a child, and a trial is held. Pretty tense…
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Degrassi Junior High Season 2
Degrassi Junior High - Season 2 Episode list: S02E01 - Eggbert S02E02 - A Helping Hand S02E03 - Great Expectations S02E04 - Dinner and a Show S02E05 -…
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Attack I Sol (1945)
Attack I Sol (1945) https://www.svtplay.se/video/j4zwDvg/attack-i-sol Jag äger ej filmen, anledning för jag väljer att ladda upp den är att bevara svenska…
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The Most Powerful Person in the World
A love letter to video games: a celebration, a defense, and a trip down memory lane.
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The Fast and the Furious (colorized) (1954, crime, imdb score: 5.3)
The Fast and the Furious is a 1954 American crime drama B movie starring John Ireland and Dorothy Malone , co-directed by Ireland and Edward Sampson. It was…
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The Mystery Of Chess Boxing (1979)
The Mystery of Chess Boxing ( Chinese : 雙馬連環 ; pinyin : Shuāng mǎlián huán ; also known as Ninja Checkmate ) [ 1 ] is a 1979 Hong Kong kung fu film written,…
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''The Comedy Hour'' - 24 December 1950
This is an episode of "The Comedy Hour", sponsored by Frigidaire. The performers in this episode include comedian Bob Hope, actor Robert Cummings, harpist…
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The Battle of the Sexes
https://web.archive.org/web/20230321120350/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_the_Sexes_%281928_film%29
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Second Noah (1996) James Marsden - 17 of 21 eps
Second Noah (1996) James Marsden - 17 of 21 eps A writer marries a zookeeper. They adopt a passel of cute children and cute animals. Complications ensue! -- 2…
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The Bat (1959) DVD MKV
PAL DVD remux of the 1959 Liberty Pictures film "The Bat." (In the original 4:3 aspect ratio.) IMDb TMDB Wikipedia The Bat is a 1959 American crime-mystery…
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A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their ship is taken over by pirates, who become fond of the kids.…
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You Can't Do That on Television (1979-1990)
You Can't Do That on Television is a Canadian sketch comedy television series that aired locally in 1979 before airing in the United States in 1981. It…
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The Hospital
Follows a young girl's hospital experience from admittance to recovery, introducing the various hospital staff members along the way.
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It's Glen Again
A television talk and musical performance show hosted by blind musician Glen Hurlburt and his wife Dorothy, with a guest appearance by the percussionist…
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The Battle Of Newburgh, 1963
Episode of NBC White Paper. Soundtrack starts about a minute and a half into the episode. "TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY: Examines the tightened welfare code…
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Tower Of Evil 1972
An archeologist searching for ancient treasure accompanies police to a remote island where a series of murders took place only to discover a deranged killer…
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - One Forty-Two
An episode of the half-hour anthology series of the 1950s. The episode stars Dick Powell and Akim Tamiroff, and was originally telecast 24 May 1956 on CBS.…
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A Life at Stake (1955)
An out-of-work architect meets a married woman who has a business proposition for him. The architect begins to suspect the woman's interest in him is not just…
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Tammy Wynette Guest Appearance on Hee Haw (1972)
Tammy Wynette sings, "Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)" on Hee Haw. Full episode here .
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Monsters Crash The Pajama Party
According to a long-ago thread (archive.org/post/301239/is-this-public-domain) “Monsters Crash the Pajama Party” is PD. It's an artifact from the days of live…
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The 39 Steps (restored, colorized) (1935, Dir: Alfred Hitchcock, imdb score: 7.6)
The 39 Steps is a 1935 British spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock , starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll . It is loosely based on the 1915…
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The Universe and Other Things
A sponsored film about the consulting engineering profession. Can/leader note: "Calvin Productions (Kansas City, MO) / Consulting Engineers Council of America…
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Gandhi (1962)
Gandhi (1962) An overview of therapy for the mentally ill in Geel, Belgium. Past and present practices are shown. The placement of the patients into family…
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Me And My Pal
Two van drivers are involved with a confidence trickster who is trying to defraud an insurance company.
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The Second Woman (1950)
In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern…
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Hi Honey, I'm Home! (1992-93) sitcom, Julie Benz
Hi Honey, I'm Home! (1992-93) sitcom, Julie Benz - 6 of 13 eps missing: Hi Honey Im Home - 1x07 - 13 Charlotte Booker, Danny Gura, Eric Kushnick, Julie Benz,…
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Generation X - 1996 - MKV
Generation X - 1996 - MKV Length: 1:27:52 Video Size: 640x480 -- Generation X is a television pilot directed by Jack Sholder that aired on Fox on February 20,…
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The Widow - A World of Warcraft Movie
A loving husband commits a crime of passion. Haunted by his own guilt, will it get the best of him?
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Land Of The Lost (1991) Dreammaker
While searching for the source of a mysterious TV signal from Earth, the Porters come across their old neighborhood, thinking that they have found their way…
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Golgo 13 Assignment Kowloon ゴルゴ13 九竜の首 (1977)
Golgo 13: Kowloon Assignment (1977) Hola, a big-budge kung fu/action movie today, something quite a bit different than the usual slapdash chopsocky fare I…