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4,033–4,080 of 171,474 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. |
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| 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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Invasion Of The Body Snatchers ( Colorized, 1956) 720p
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956) colorized with HAVC
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Mary (1978) Sitcom - Mary Tyler Moore, Katey Sagal, Michael Keaton
Mary (1978) Sitcom - Mary Tyler Moore, Katey Sagal, Michael Keaton - 13 eps ep 2, 9, 11, 12 - missing Katey Sagal James Tolkan Carlene Watkins Derek McGrath…
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Pit And The Pendulum 1961
In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel…
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Rags to Riches (1987–88)
Rags to Riches (1987–88) Joseph Bologna, Tisha Campbell, Blanca De Garr, Kimiko Gelman A wealthy widowed businessman adopts five daughters to live with him at…
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Berlin Airlift
The Western powers airlift of supplies to Berlin during the Soviet Blockade of Berlin. Operation Plain Fare . The Berlin blockade. Post Second World War.…
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Tell It to the Marines
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The Adventures of William Tell - 1x05
The Austrians building a road into the heart of Switzerland with slave labour capture a resistance fighter. Tell has to free the prisoner. Stars: Conrad…
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The Daughter of Dawn
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Cash on Demand (1961)
A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal £90,000. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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Safety Last! (1923)
I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. The film infamous for the…
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Apocalypse Tomorrow
When a mysterious planet crosses the sun, global catastrophes are unleashed. A rogue scientist is the key to deciphering the symbols and humanity's only…
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MAR13! (Marie Day)
The description says: Happy Marie day! Marie forgets that every March 13 is a day when unpredictable things can happen! Having your own day can be stressful!…
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The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 5 of 5 - MKV
The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 5 of 5 - MKV Blu-Ray Source Video Size: 720x480 The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television sitcom that initially aired…
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Knights Of God - Complete Series 1987
Knights of God is a British science fiction children's television serial , produced by TVS and first broadcast on ITV in 1987. It was written by Richard…
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Life at the Edge of the Sea
Set against the British Columbia coastline, this film shows numerous adaptations that allow creatures great and small to hang on and survive the extremes of…
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Beggars Of Life (1928)
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 picture, about a…
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Goonland (1938)
Popeye sails to Goon Island in search of his Pappy. He finds the place populated by the imposing, but ugly, goons, and a "no humans" sign. His imprisoned…
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Showdown In Little Tokyo & Legacy Of Rage [with movie Trailers & bonus Kung Fu The Next Generation pilot with Brandon Lee] [All Seperate files]
Showdown in Little Tokyo is a 1991 American buddy cop action film directed by Mark L. Lester , and starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee in his first…
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Soldier of Fortune (1955)
An American woman arrives in Hong Kong to unravel the mystery of her missing photographer husband. After getting nowhere with the authorities, she is led by…
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The Incredible Petrified World (1959)
When the cable breaks on their diving bell four people find themselves trapped in a hidden underwater world. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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A Woman's Rage
An obsessively jealous woman with a history of failed relationships is devastated when her boyfriend leaves her. She blames his new fiancée for causing the…
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The Phantom Rocket (1933)
Tom and Jerry are about to embark on on a voyage into space when their rocket ship is hijacked and they are taken hostage by an escaped convict. Watch on…
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Citrus in Nutrition
Instruction on the nutritional benefits of citrus fruits, including a discussion of their historical use to prevent scurvy on ships. Notes from Educational…
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The Story of Jesus Chapter 2
The Story of Jesus Chapter 2: Herod's Wrath Three wise men from the east who have followed the Star of Bethlehem to Jerusalem pressent themselves to Herod the…
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(Audio Warning) World of Tanks -- Endless War Trailer (Duplicate)
Note: Audio becomes significantly louder after 0:26 Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJXvmedxF-M Video created by Machinima Trailer…
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Adventures Of Robin Hood (ep 29 The May Queen) HQ
British television series that ran from 1955 to 1959 for a total of 143 episodes. The series starred Richard Greene as Robin Hood and Dennis Wheatley as the…
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''Cavalcade Of America'' - The Major Of St. Lo
Half-hour anthology episode set during WW2. Starring Peter Graves. Originally telecast 5 June 1956.
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Bullet In The Head (The KonpleteCategoryIII Final John Woo Cut) (1989)
Bullet in the Head I don’t think I’ve seen John Woo’s BULLET IN THE HEAD since the early ’90s. It was a double feature with HARD BOILED, and I remember seeing…
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The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969)
Returning Vietnam veteran Andy Crocker arrives in his small hometown to discover his best friend and business partner has mismanaged their business into…
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The Devil Bat (1940)
Dr. Paul Carruthers feels bitter at being betrayed by his employers, Heath and Morton, when they became rich as a result of a product he devised. He gains…
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The Red House (1947)
An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the…
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The Invisible Man - Complete Series 1958
The Invisible Man (later known as H.G. Wells' Invisible Man ) is a British black-and-white science fiction television series that aired on ITV . It aired from…
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Wine of Youth
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Alice's Wonderland (1923)
Instead of Wonderland, Alice visits the Walt Disney animation room. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/alices-wonderland-1923/
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The Time of Their Lives (1946)
Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George…
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Our Dancing Daughters
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Pedestrian Crossing
Humorous road safety trailer on the correct use of pedestrian crossings. Belisha beacons
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The Crooked Way (1949)
A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his criminal past.…
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The Gaffer - Complete Series 1981
The Gaffer is an ITV situation comedy series of the early 1980s, that starred Bill Maynard and was written by businessman Graham White. It was made for the…
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Honey I shrunk the kids TV Show Season 2 Episode 14 Honey, It's a Miracle
Amy's use of a mental enhancer inadvertently gives her the power to control nature, which goes to her head as she establishes herself as a supreme ruler. Here…
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AIDS 90 NOV RED HOT BLUE Videos
AIDS, AIDS Quarterly, Red Hot and Blue, Music, Puerto Rico AIDS & IVDU, SF General Hospital AIDS Ward, Gloria Lockett, Women and AIDS, World AIDS Day, June-…
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BEATLES SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS EP. 28
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…
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Back to the Streets of San Francisco - 1992 - MKV
Back to the Streets of San Francisco - 1992 - MKV Video Size: 640x478 Back to the Streets of San Francisco is a 1992 American made-for-television crime drama…
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La campana del infierno (1973)
When John is released from a psychiatric center where he has been hospitalized for a long time, he decides to move into the house of his dead mother, whose…
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The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf...then meets a tall dark man,…
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Adventures Of Robin Hood (HQ) ep 18 The Intruders
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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Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter
The original French title for the print fragment is Un peu de feu s.v.p. IMDb Page
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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Executive producer, Ray Hubbard; writer, Thomas Cripps; director, Steven York; narrator, Ossie Davis This history of black filmmakers between 1900-1950…