The world's archives
3,649–3,696 of 170,843 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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Spider Baby (1967)
A caretaker devotes himself to three demented siblings after their father's death. But then money-hungry relatives show up to usurp their inheritance.…
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The Iron Angels Trilogy 天使行動, 天使行動II火鳳狂龍, & 天使行動III魔女末日
Angel ( Chinese : 天使行動 ; Jyutping : Tin1 si3 hang4 dung6 , transl. "Angel Operation") [ a ] is a 1987 Hong Kong action film inspired by Charlie's Angels which…
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Detour (restored, colorized) (1946, film-noir, imdb score: 7.3)
Detour is a 1945 American film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage. The screenplay was adapted by Martin Goldsmith and Martin…
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Christmas
"This video focuses on both the legendary and religious stories of Christmas to help children understand that there is more to the holiday than the department…
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The Navigators: pathfinders of the Pacific
From WorldCat: Follows archaeologists as they seek clues to the origins and achievements of ancient Polynesian seafarers. Shows the excavation of a powerful…
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I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975)
Oliver is in trouble. He's been caught embezzling money from his father's company, and unless he can pay back the $250,000 he took (which he can't), he will…
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The 5 Element Ninjas-五遁忍術 [ SHAW BROS Vs The Five Element Ninjas-忍無可忍 [FILMARK]
The 5 Element Ninjas vs The Five Element Ninjas Filmark International Ltd. vs Shaw Brothers Studios The Super Ninja 忍無可忍 · Killer Ninja · Killers Invincible…
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The Bodyguard (1973) (Widescreen & Fullscreen) Viva Chiba!
released in the United States in 1976 as The Bodyguard , with added footage in the first ten minutes of the film. Bodyguard Kiba was followed by the sequel…
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Cover Up TV Series 1984 1985
Cover Up is an American action-adventure television series that aired for one season on CBS from September 22, 1984, to April 6, 1985. Created by Glen A.…
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Mother (1926)
I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, along with other pictures of the era that I find interesting, so I'm uploading the best…
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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
England, at the start of World War Two. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from Nazi Germany are heard over the BBC. They warn of acts of terror in…
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The Garden of Allah (1936)
The star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-garden-of-allah-1936/
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The Millionairess (1960)
When her father dies, Epifania Parerga, an Italian in London, becomes the world's richest woman. She feels incomplete without a husband and falls in love with…
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Two Flags West (1950)
A group of confedarate prisoners is sent to a unionist fort in the west to help the local garrison to fight the indians. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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Voting for Service Men Overseas (1944)
Voting for Service Men Overseas is a 1944 animated short directed by Mel Blanc and Frank Graham. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/voting-for-service-m…
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Great Alaskan Mystery (All 13 Eps)
1944 directed by Lewis Collins and Ray Taylor produced by Henry MacRae starring Milburn Stone, Marjorie Weaver, Edgar Kennedy, Samuel Hinds, Martin Kosleck…
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V The Series (1984-85) s01e03 Breakout
Donovan and Ham are imprisoned in a Visitor work camp guarded by a hideous alien monster; Nathan Bates mounts a desperate search to find the "star-child" to…
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California Straight Ahead
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The Scarlet Letter
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Beyond the Moon (1954)
This outer space adventure marked the debut of Rocky Jones and his Space Rangers. Two of Rocky's allies are captured by aliens and brain washed. Watch on…
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Blood Night The Legend Of Mary Hatchet 2009
A group of teenagers celebrating the anniversary of the death of a local axe murderer suddenly find themselves face to face with the realities of this…
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I Eats My Spinach (1933)
Popeye and Olive Oyl visit a rodeo. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/i-eats-my-spinach-1933/
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The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)
During a horrific storm at sea, the crew realizes that there is a murderer among them who is killing them off one by one. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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The Memory Chain
A film describing strategies of association for improving one's memory. No credits shown on film. Not listed in educational film guides for the period. Can…
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Sunrise
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Dark Nature
A family holiday turns into a fight for survival in the inhospitable wilderness of remote Scotland.
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Keep It In the Family
An original television episode of "Keep It In The Family," featuring a suburban family of two daughters, a mother, and father. After sentencing his social…
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The Band Beautiful
A musical medley performed in a Vitaphone Varieties short by vaudevillian all-girl band, The Ingenues . Vitaphone Varieties #2573…
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The Big Trail
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Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
The ghosts of three elderly industrialists killed in an airplane crash return to Earth to help reunite a young couple whom they initially brought together.…
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Adelie Penguins of the Antarctic
Content warning: contains interspecies violence An early naturalist film detailing the lifecycle of the Adelie Penguin. As shown on title in the film "This is…
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The Loretta Young Show: The Mirror
Season 1, Episode 2 Aired 27 Sep. 1953. Actors: George Nader; Betty Lou Gerson; Geraldine Carr; Hayden Rorke Director: Robert Florey Runtime: 22:00
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WKRP In Cincinnati: Season 03 Episodes 17-18 Secrets Of Dayton Heights/Out To Lunch
SONG: "GREEN ONIONS" - BOOKER T. THE MG'S, "IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN" - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (RESTORED STATIC SPEAKER MUSIC), "I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU" -…
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Oh No Its Selwyn Froggitt - Complete Series 1974
Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt, known as Selwyn in its final series, is a British television sitcom that was first broadcast on ITV from 1974 to 1978. Initially…
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Legend Of The Red Dragon aka The New Legend of Shaolin 洪熙官之少林五祖 [Directed By Wong Jing & Corey Yuen] (Jet Li Does Lone Wolf & Cub)
The New Legend of Shaolin ( Chinese : 洪熙官之少林五祖 ; pinyin : Hóng Xīguān Zhī Shàolín Wǔ Zǔ ; released in the United Kingdom as Legend of the Red Dragon and in…
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North West Frontier (1959)
In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsolete train…
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Step Down to Terror (1958)
Pursued by detectives, Johnny Walters leaves the city to visit his family in a small California town. Among the household: his dead brother's luscious widow…
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The Brothers O'Toole (1973)
The O'Toole Brothers are Eastern con men, exceptionally good at talking their way out of tight situations. When they ride into Molybdenum, Colorado, not…
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Laurie Berkners Video Songbook
"Buzz with the bees, put a pig on your head, stomp like a dinosaur and jam with Victor Vito inside this collection of old and new Laurie Berkner favorites!"
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Case Of The Missing Hare
hiliarous cartoon
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The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow Reel 2 Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film
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Benson - Season 6
Benson is an American sitcom television series that originally aired on ABC from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986. The show stars Robert Guillaume in the…
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The Land, 1962
"Television Documentary: Chet Huntley reports on the decline of small American agricultural communities and examines the possible extinction of the farmer.…
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BOOTLEGGER'S DRIVE-IN SATURDAY NIGHT: THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS & SHAME
A COMPLETE DVD. Features a custom menu with poster art or a still photo from one of the movies and drive in style audio. Burning is super easy. Download the…
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Knife Edge 2010 Dvdrip
A successful Wall Street trader returns to England with her new husband and five-year-old son, but their new start together turns into a nightmare when they…
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The Jim Henson Hour
The Jim Henson Hour is an American television series that aired on NBC in 1989. It was developed as a showcase for The Jim Henson Company's various puppet…
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The Rag Man
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Hero 馬永貞 (1997) and Pom Pom & Hot Hot 神槍手與咖喱雞 (1992)
Hero ( Chinese : 馬永貞 ; Jyutping : Ma 2 Wing 2 Zing 1 ) is a 1997 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Corey Yuen . The film stars…