The world's archives

3,985–4,032 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 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 The Kojak Chronicles (The Marcus Nelson Murders) S01E01-07 Siege Of Terror, Web Of Death, One For The Morgue, Knockover, Girl In The River, Requim For A Cop, & The Corrupter 2026 · TV Kojak-Chronicles (The Marcus-Nelson Murders) S01e01-07 Siege Of Terror, Web Of Death, One For The Morgue, Knockover, Girl In The River, Requim For A Cop, &… Internet Archive (Duplicate) Terraria -- Launch Trailer 2013 · Cartoon Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSfAWryRNCk Video created by Machinima Trailer Vault . Rights to the gameplay footage belongs to 505… Internet Archive Jackie Chan's Mr. Nice Guy, Directed By Sammo Hung [1997] (DVDRip) 2026 · Feature Mr. Nice Guy (一個好人, LSHK Jat1 go3 hou2 jan4 ) is a 1997 English-language Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Sammo Hung , who also cameos as an… Internet Archive Sin Takes a Holiday (1930) 1930 · Feature Dowdy Sylvia accepts her boss' marriage proposal, even though he only asked her to avoid marriage to another woman. As a wealthy wife, Sylvia changes from… Internet Archive X Marks The Spot 1942 ★★½ Crime/Film-Noir [00:52:40] 1942 · Feature · 53 min In X Marks the Spot is a 1942 American film noir crime film, directed by George Sherman. Staring, Damian O'Flynn, Helen Parrish, and Dick Purcell. It is a… Internet Archive ''Truth Or Consequences'' - 31 December 1956 1956 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles Having been on radio and TV for years, this is the first daytime television episode of "Truth or Consequences", with Bob Barker as host. A great deal of the… Internet Archive One Step Beyond - Season 1 (1959) 1959 · TV Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (also known as One Step Beyond) is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series was broadcast… Internet Archive Death Note Complete (2006 - 2007) 2006 · Cartoon Plot: An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone… Internet Archive No Man's Law 1927 · Feature Internet Archive MIT 6.006 Introduction to Algorithms, Spring 2020 2020 · Talk · Subtitles Instructor: Prof. Erik Demaine, Dr. Jason Ku, Prof. Justin Solomon View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/6-006S20 YouTube Playlist:… Internet Archive One Hour with You (Colorized, UCLA) - RF Laserdisc Rip Feature This is an RF rip of the Laserdisc version of Ernst Lubitsch’s One Hour With You that was requested. This version was restored by UCLA’s Film, Television and… Internet Archive Rio Rita (1929) 1929 · Feature 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 musical comedy starring… Internet Archive The Cobweb Hotel (1936) 1936 · Feature A spider runs a hotel for flies where he keeps his guests captive. A pair of fly newlyweds arrive and check in. Fortunately, the husband is "flyweight… Internet Archive ''The Kate Smith Evening Hour'' - 26 March 1952 1952 · TV · 59 min · Subtitles An episode of Kate Smith's hour-long live variety series, with a mix of music, dancing and comedy. Guests included some country music acts (among them Hank… Internet Archive Lights Of New York (1928) DVD MKV 1928 · Feature DVD remux of the 1928 Warner Bros. Pictures film "Lights of New York." IMDb TMDB Wikipedia Lights of New York is a 1928 American crime drama film starring… Internet Archive Santa and the Three Bears (1970) 1970 · Feature Two bear cubs want to meet Santa despite their mother telling them that Santa does not exist. With the help of the park ranger, their wish might come true!… Internet Archive The Enemy Below (1957) 1957 · Feature The crew of the American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes, detects a German U-Boat—resulting in a prolonged, deadly battle of wits. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive The Rains Came (1939) 1939 · Feature Indian aristocrat Rama Safti returns from medical training in the U.S. to give his life to the poor folk of Ranchipur. Lady Edwina and her drunken artist… Internet Archive Working Dollars (1956) 1956 · Feature FIlm on how the average person can invest in the stock market. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/working-dollars-1956/ Internet Archive William Faulkner 1952 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles Originally telecast on the television program Omnibus Producer, Robert Saudek William Faulkner, among his lifetime neighbors in his home town of Oxford,… Internet Archive Dark Floors 2008 · Feature A man emerges with his autistic daughter and three others from a hospital elevator to find themselves trapped in the building with devilish monsters. Internet Archive Education for Death (1943) 1943 · Feature A propaganda film during World War II about a boy who grows up to become a Nazi soldier. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/education-for-death-the-maki… Internet Archive Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) 1930 · Feature Two soldiers go absent without leave in Paris during World War I. Watch on RetroFlix: Internet Archive Eye Of The Storm Educational · Subtitles "This documentary explores the nature of prejudice in a dramatic third-grade classroom experiment conducted in a small Midwestern town, a town without… Internet Archive ''Liberace'' - Tribute to the Great Ladies in Theatre 1955 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles An episode of "Liberace", a popular 1950s TV series starring the pianist of the same name. Unlike most 50s music shows which were live with a studio audience,… Internet Archive RMS Olympic from 1908 to 1935 in color! [A.I. enhanced] 1908 · Feature This film shows RMS Olympic from its construction in 1908 till it was scrapped in 1935. It is the only ship of the Titanic class to have been in service… Internet Archive Duel Of The Tough (1982) 2026 · Feature If you went by the opening credits of 1981’s Duel of the Tough , you wouldn’t think that Mike Wong was the star of the movie. But upon watching the movie you… Internet Archive Mighty Mouse and the Pirates (1945) 1945 · Feature A pirate cat has his eyes set on a beautiful island mouse princess. He and his fellow pirates kidnap the beautiful girl. When singing cat pirates decide to… Internet Archive [World War II Snipes: Gable/Barrymore] 1940 · Film · Subtitles Two World War II Snipes: "To The Ladies" with Lionel Barrymore promotes women's enlistment while Clark Gable promotes the March of Dimes. Internet Archive DOPE 122 1989 · Film · Subtitles Joe Cocker at Woodstock...Nursing mothers shouldn't drink...Cocaine pipeline...Electric blue love potion...Drugs in the workplace See liner note scans for… Internet Archive ''Four Star Playhouse'' - A Spray of Bullets 1955 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles An episode of 1950s anthology series "Four Star Playhouse". This episode aired 3 November 1955, and stars Dick Powell, Jean Howell, Robert J. Wilke, and… Internet Archive Family 1994 2022 · TV Family is a television drama mini-series that aired on RTÉ One and BBC1 in 1994. It was written by Roddy Doyle, the author of The Commitments, and directed by… Internet Archive Behind Green Lights 1946 · Feature Crime Drama Information about this movie can be found on it's IMDB page . Internet Archive Betty Boop's Museum (1932) 1932 · Feature Koko is recruiting customers for a 50 cent sightseeing tour of the museum. Betty is Koko's only passenger. Betty gets locked inside by accident. The skeletons… Internet Archive Chicago (1927) 1927 · Feature 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… Internet Archive Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide (1961) 1961 · Feature King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle. Hercules is part of the crew, but the strongman… Internet Archive Hell's Heroes (1929) 1929 · Feature I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. Hell's Heroes is a western… Internet Archive PACTO DE SANGRE – (1944).[ VOSE] 1944 · Feature Título original: Double Indemnity (Titulada en Latinoamérica como Pacto de sangre ; en España, Perdición ) es una película estadounidense de cine negro… Internet Archive The Mysterious Lady (1928) 1928 · Feature I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. Greta Garbo vehicle The… Internet Archive The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956) 1956 · Feature In the early ’40s, a San Francisco prostitute is run out of town just as World War II has begun to intensify. She settles down in Hawaii, hoping to start a… Internet Archive Tree for Two (1952) 1952 · Feature A rough and tough bulldog named Spike sets out with his admirer, a small dog named Chester, to rough up a cat. They encounter Sylvester and chase him into a… Internet Archive David Copperfield By Charles Dickens (1999 Pt 1 And 2 Period Drama) 2000 · TV · 2 h 54 min TAGLINE : T he story of a boy sent away to find his place in the world, who'll grow up to be a man discovering the power of the heart. PLOT : A gentle orphan… Internet Archive Deadwood '76 (1965) 1965 · Feature A young drifter is mistaken for Billy the Kid. The concequences prove deadly. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/deadwood-76-1965/ Internet Archive Let's Celebrake (1938) 1938 · Feature Popeye and Bluto pick up Olive to celebrate New Year's Eve with them. Popeye brings along her granny out of sympathy. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Showdown At Area 51 2007 · Feature Two aliens who crash on Earth must find a buried weapon that will destroy the planet and their own society if not stopped. Internet Archive Sitting Pretty (1948) 1948 · Feature Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the… Internet Archive ''The Jonathan Winters Show'' - 26 February 1957 1957 · TV · 14 min · Subtitles An episode of "The Jonathan Winters Show", featuring his guest Betty Johnson. This was a comedy/variety show aired in a 15-minute-time-slot. Internet Archive ''Studio One'' - The Willow Cabin 1950 · TV · 59 min · Subtitles An episode of "Studio One" titled "The Willow Cabin". This originally aired *live* on 27 February 1950 on CBS-TV, and this copy is complete with the original…