The world's archives

4,753–4,800 of 563,647 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 [Home Movies: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 4) 1939 · Home movie · Subtitles 06:00:39:28 - 06:51:56:07 color silent 1939 World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films. Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful… Internet Archive Buster Keaton's "Day Dreams" (1922) 1922 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Teenagers Battle The Thing Feature A mummified ape man is brought back to life and wreaks havok. This movie was shot in 1958 and is black and white. A later version of this film was released in… Internet Archive 2011 Nichts (Nothing) 2011 · Feature · Subtitles Lutz Mommartz looks intently with nothing on the nothing -as long as possible- in the camera. In September 2011, on his balcony. Internet Archive Spree Lunch 1957 · Cartoon · 6 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Choosing a Classroom Film 1963 · Educational · 18 min · Subtitles Illustrates the purposes of educational films and the standards by which to appraise them. Internet Archive A Lust To Kill (1958) 1958 · Feature · 1 h 10 min · Subtitles A Western. [The "MPEG4" file is the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265 (HEVC).] Internet Archive Chasing Trouble 1940 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Les Affiches en Goguette 1906 · Short · 3 min Move over, Mad Men, THIS is how you run an advertising campaign - An entire wall of posters comes to life! Director: Georges Méliès Stars: Georges Méliès… Internet Archive The Space Children (1958) 1958 · Feature The Space Children is a science-fiction film directed by Jack Arnold and features a cast that includes Michel Ray, Jackie Coogan, and Russell Johnson. The… Internet Archive Cherche 2005 · Feature · Subtitles Ceci est un film que nous avons faite dans l'experimentation d'une ligue d'improvisation cinematographique, nous avons fait deux versions, l'une qu'on a fait… Internet Archive NIGHT OF THE HUNTER 1955 Colorized 1955 · Feature A self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a rob.… Internet Archive The Desperate Hours (1956) Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March 1958 · Feature The Desperate Hours is a 1955 FILM NOlR starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March. It was produced and directed by William Wyler and based on the 1954 novel… Internet Archive Wishbone (TV Series 1995–1998) REMASTERED 1995 · TV Notice: Archive.org has a bug where files and folders with ampersands (&) in them can't be deleted, and it's inhibiting my ability to get everything organized… Internet Archive Inside Story of Modern Gasoline, The 1946 · Film · Subtitles Describes (in partly animated form: "talking gasoline drops," etc!) the refining of gasoline, its chemical breakdown, etc; excellent shots of gasoline… Internet Archive THINGS TO COME video quality upgrade Feature This is the sharpest and cleanest print I’ve seen and a significant improvement over the other IA copies. “Hugely imaginative” “Visually stunning” “Unique… Internet Archive Connections (1978) Complete First Series 1978 · TV · Subtitles The complete first series of James Burke's & BBC's Connections. Each episode has a standardized naming convention. English language subtitles from… Internet Archive Nosferatu (1922) 1922 · Feature The mysterious Count Orlok summons Thomas Hutter to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his… Internet Archive Beast from Haunted Cave (1959) Feature · 1 h 11 min Gangsters come to Deadwood, South Dakota to steal gold. They set off an explosion as a diversion and release a giant spider like creature from a cave. Listed… Internet Archive Jaal DBBians Feature jaal, 1986, hindi classic, Mithun Chakraborty, Mandakini, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Tanuja Internet Archive The Monster of Piedras Blancas 1959 · Feature Title: The Monster of Piedras Blancas Summary: The monster, which looks like a snarling "Creature from the Black Lagoon," invades a sleepy seaside town. The… Internet Archive Henry Ford's Mirror of America (Part II) 1962 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Compilation of images and sequences from the Ford Film Collection, with excellent footage of United States history, culture, industry and daily life between… Internet Archive Intimidation 1960 · Feature Koreyoshi Kurahara’s ingeniously plotted, pocket-size noir concerns the intertwined fates of a desperate bank manager, blackmailed for book-cooking, and his… Internet Archive Great Railroad at Work, A (Part II) 1942 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles Everything there is to know about the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Internet Archive Telephone Operator 1937 · Feature · 52 min Title: Telephone Operator Summary: A telephone operator covering for a friend's "fling" finds herself in the middle of a major disaster when the city is hit… Internet Archive The Wolf Man (1941) 1941 · Feature The Wolf Man is a 1941 American Gothic horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Lon Chaney Jr. in the… Internet Archive Hell's HIghway 1932 · Feature HELL'S HIGHWAY, story by Samuel Ornits, Robert Tasker and Rowland Brown; directed by Rowland Brown; an RKO Radio Production. At the RKO Mayfair. Frank Ellis .… Internet Archive 2010 Schwarz/Weiss 2010 · Feature · Subtitles "Black / White" begins with a series of 200 frames flickering in a 25tel seconds rhythm, alternately black and white, before it slows down continuously to a… Internet Archive The Desert Trail (1935) Feature · 54 min John Scott (John Wayne) gets his rodeo prize money and then the official is robbed and murdered shortly after. John and Kansas Charlie (Eddy Chandler) are… Internet Archive WESTERN NIGHT AT THE BIJOU (Double Feature). Feature · 2 h 44 min · Subtitles This is a simulated double feature program in a second-run movie house: The oat-powered adventures begin with coming attractions and a cartoon. Then outlaw… Internet Archive Night Tide (1961) Feature · 1 h 25 min Johnny (Dennis Hopper) is on shore leave and meets Mora (Linda Lawson) whom he believes is a mermaid and kills during the full moon. Mystic Nights Videos Internet Archive New Girl in the Office, The 1960 · Film · Subtitles Drama about the hiring of the first white-collar African American worker at a manufacturing plant. 00:02:41 CU woman's face, laughing. Group of women talking,… Internet Archive "A Strange Meeting" (1909) director D. W. Griffith starring Arthur V. Johnson 1909 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive On The Spot Feature · 59 min · Subtitles Frankie Darro is a soda-jerk/scientist in a small town that mobsters are suddenly attracted to. Internet Archive Forest Fire...Naturally! 1976 · Film · Subtitles Great shots of forest fires and forest servicemen or national park servicemen surveying forest in Sugarloaf Valley, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park in… Internet Archive Le Baquet de Mesme 1905 · Short · 3 min "A Mesmerian Experiment" was originally titled "Le Baquet de Mesmer" in French and it's another short from Georges Méliès. However, despite the title, it… Internet Archive The Big Trees 1952 · Feature · 1 h 29 min A Quaker colony tries to save the giant sequoias from a timber baron. Internet Archive Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) Feature · Subtitles Heir is presumed dead but shows up alive then is killed. Internet Archive On Guard! The Story of SAGE 1956 · Film · Subtitles "Protection comes high...sky high. Today we must be on guard in the sky when it comes to protecting our resources...the national resources that are so… Internet Archive "As It Is in Life" (1910) director D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1910 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Eve of Battle, 1944/06/06 1944 · Newsreel · Subtitles Eve of Battle "Universal Newsreel, in full co-operation with the War Department, presents official pictures of the final military preparations for the… Internet Archive Le Sorcier Arabe 1906 · Short · 2 min A sorcerer draws signs on the sand making charming young women. Director: Segundo de Chomón Writer: Segundo de Chomón Country: France Language: French Release… Internet Archive Doctor Bull 1933 · Feature Title: Doctor Bull Summary: Doc Bull, a no-nonsense country doctor who has served his community for decades, fights small-town prejudice and provincialism in… Internet Archive You and Your Family 1946 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles Early "interactive" film attempting to train teenagers to negotiate, not fight, with their parents. Internet Archive The Stilwell Road 1945 · Feature · 50 min Documentary about the construction of the Stilwell Road--originally called The Ledo Road--a 478-mile passage from Assam, India, to Ledo, Burma, during World… Internet Archive Tomorrow's Children (1934) - American Forced Sterilization - Public Domain Feature · 52 min Tomorrow's Children' (1934) which was also called 'The Unborn' in the UK. This video is in the public domain. Please note the date of this movie. It is BEFORE… Internet Archive Roma, città aperta (1945) Roma, Cidade Aberta 1945 · Feature Roma, 1944. Durante a ocupação nazista em Roma, o líder da resistência Giorgio Manfredi é perseguido pela Gestapo. Seu amigo Francesco, que vai se casar com a… Internet Archive Watch with Mother - Bill and Ben: The Flowerpot Men (The Potato Man) 1953 · TV · 15 min · Subtitles Bill and Ben: The Flowerpot Men - The Potato Man British show for young children first shown as part of the ‘Watch with Mother’ strand. First transmitted on…