The world's archives
3,457–3,504 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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My Father Is A Hero aka Jet Li's The Enforcer 给爸爸的信 [Directed By Corey Yuen]
My Father Is a Hero My Father Is a Hero ( simplified Chinese : 给爸爸的信 ; traditional Chinese : 給爸爸的信 , released in the United States and United Kingdom as The…
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Timothy Leary and Robert Anton Wilson
This "homemade" video of interviews and conversations with Timothy Leary and Robert Anton Wilson is from the Michael Horowitz Archive.
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Lizzie Dripping - Series 2 - DVD
Lizzie Dripping - Series 2 - DVD Lizzie Dripping (released in its second year under the title, Lizzie Dripping Again) is a British television children's…
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Berlin after WWII in Color, Part-1: Flying over War-damaged Berlin in 1946 [AI enhanced]
This is an experiment of how much can be achieved with contemporary A.I. software to restore poor quality old film footage. This restored footage has been…
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The Card (1952)
A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing - some honest, some not quite so. If he…
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MIT 3.091SC Introduction to Solid State Chemistry, Fall 2010
Introduction to Solid State Chemistry is a freshman (first-year) class on the principles of chemistry, with an emphasis on solid-state materials, and their…
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Boston Common - TV Series - Season 1 of 2 - 1996 - XviD AVI
Boston Common - TV Series - Season 1 of 2 - 1996 - XviD AVI Video Size: 640x480 Boston Common is an American sitcom television series created by David Kohan…
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This Child Is Rated "X"
Producer, Martin Carr Examines the inequities of juvenile justice and the abuse of children's rights in America. Shows that the child who has committed a…
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The Black Castle (1952)
A man investigates the disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of a sinister Austrian count. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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Robinson Crusoe Jr. (1941)
Robinson Crusoe Jr. is a 1941 Looney Tunes short directed by Norman McCabe. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/robinson-crusoe-jr-1941/
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Cry of the Innocent (1980)
An American insurance executive, who sees his wife and children die when a plane crashes into their vacation cottage on the Irish coast, uncovers a series of…
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Hollywood Story (1951)
A producer takes over a small film studio and - sensing that it'll be a good movie- begins investigating an old murder of a silent film director shot in his…
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The Palm Beach Story (1942)
A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an…
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Famous Batteries
Advertisement for Delco Batteries. Majority of film on baseball and famous baseball players.
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Assignment-Paris (1952)
Paris-based New York Herald Tribune reporter Jimmy Race (Andrews) is sent by his boss (Sanders) behind the Iron Curtain in Budapest to investigate a meeting…
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Spectacular Paris during the Expo of 1900 in color! [A.I. Enhanced & colorized]
A very interesting documentary about the Expo in Paris in 1900 (A.I. enhanced and in color)
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Dr. Ha-Ha (1966)
James is a secret agent who is incredibly clumsy. Yet, no matter how many mistakes he makes in his efforts to capture the bad guy, he winds up bagging the…
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Adventures Of Robin Hood (HQ) ep 2 The Moneylender
Television series that ran from 1955-1960 for a total of 144 episodes. Stars Richard Greene, Archie Duncan, Alexander Gauge, Alan Wheatley, Bernadette…
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''The Big Record'' - 23 April 1958
An episode of "The Big Record", with host Patti Page, and guests The Treniers (an exciting rock'n'roll act), Lizabeth Scott (a singer), Guy Pastor (singer),…
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NEANDERHAL MAN 1953 Colorized
Director: Ewald Andre Dupont, Stars, Robert Shyane, Joyce Terry, Richard Crane. colorized
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''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' - Built-In TV Set
An episode of the pleasant TV series. Ozzie wants to get an old, out-dated television set so he can install the insides into his bedroom wall. Originally…
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The Shock of the New: Culture as Nature.
Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Writer and narrator, Robert Hughes Discusses why the 20th century brought about a major change in the…
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''Whats My Line?'' - 9 September 1956
An episode of "What's My Line?", a popular 1950s game show. This episode is hosted by John Daly, with panelists Bennett Cerf, Arlene Francis, Dorothy…
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The Three Stooges in COLOR (1965)
In 1965, The Three Stooges - Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita (as "Curly-Joe") - performed live-action segments (filmed in COLOR) to introduce (and…
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''Make Mine Music'' - Misc episode
A late-1940s music TV series which aired in a 15-minute time-slot. I find it charming. This aired live. Note: my usual DVD ripper wouldn't rip this properly,…
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What Is Teleshopper? (#1)
Version 1 of an industrial film presenting the Teleshopper system and explaining how it can be used to advertise products to KOGO-TV viewers. See item 202089…
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Life with Father (1947)
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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Crimes of Carelessness
"This film shows the destruction of buildings, food, timber, and production time, by fire and precautions that should be taken with cigarettes, explosives,…
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Spooky Swabs
love this popeye short got it from a bootlegged website
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Korea : The Unknown War
This six part series examines the causes, the progress, and the continuing involvement of the Americans, in the Korean War. 3 videodiscs (approximately 310…
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Horror (1963)
Horror is a 1963 movie directed by Alberto De Martino. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/horror-1963/
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Man Hunt (1941)
A British hunter stalks Hitler for sport, but a near-miss sparks a deadly game of cat and mouse. Framed, hunted, and in hiding, he finds unexpected love and…
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The Big Picture #426 "Flying Soldiers"
"The original release sheet reads: 'Flying Soldiers' is a documentary film which dramatically presents the story of Army aviation. Viewers will see everything…
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The Battle of the Century
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To The Manor Born - Season 2 of 3 - TV Series - 1979 - XviD AVI
To The Manor Born - Season 2 of 3 - TV Series - 1979 - XviD AVI Video Size: 768x576 To the Manor Born is a BBC television sitcom that first aired on BBC1 from…
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Limits to Growth
Videotape on reel and videocassette also issued With teacher's guide, by Osborn Segerberg, Jr Executive producer, Peter Hollander Examines the pros and…
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''Who Said That'' - 30 March 1953
An episode of "Who Said That?", a panel game show. Hosted by Walter Kiernan, with panelists H.V. Kaltenborn, Dagmar, Deems Taylor and Frank Conniff. Series…
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Dick Turpin
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Hello Kitty's Animation Theater - Hansel and Gretel & Little Red Riding Hood
Taken from the DVD "Hello Kitty's Fun Times With Friends: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Plus Seven Other Stories" for educational and preservation purposes.…
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The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (1933)
The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives is a 1933 Christmas-themed Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by Rudolf Ising. The short was…
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Trapped (restored) (1949, crime, imdb score: 6.4)
Trapped is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, and John Hoyt. It was written by…
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Royal Warriors and Royal Warriors
Royal Warriors is a 1985 Hong Kong Martial Arts Movie starring Michelle Yeoh , Hiroyuki Sanada , and Michael Wong ( Legacy of Rage ). It was one of Yeoh's…
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The Lady in Question (1940)
When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-lady-in-questi…
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The Loners (1972)
On his motorcycle Stein, a half-blood Indian, tries to stay out of the hands of the police, who are chasing him for accidentally killing a cop. Together with…
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Excerpts from 1953 Television
Not sure if this video is legal or not, but here is a collection I put together of clips from 1953 public domain television programming. I give a lousy…
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Kon-Tiki (Motion picture)
35 mm. version released in 1951 by RKO Radio Pictures. 16 mm. and 35 mm. versions distributed in 1964 by Irving Lesser Enterprises Presents a documentary…
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Billy the Kid Returns (1938)
After Pat Garrett kills Billy the Kid, Billy's look-alike Roy Rogers arrives and is mistaken for him. Although a murderer, Billy was on the side of the…
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My Boys Are Good Boys (1979)
Teenagers at a correctional facility devise a plan to rob an armored van. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/my-boys-are-good-boys-1979/