The world's archives

4,801–4,848 of 609,158 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 Port of Lost Dreams-1934 Feature · Subtitles William Boyd is a fisherman who discovers a gangsters girlfriend trying to escape the crimes of the big city, but her new life on the sea is threatened when… Internet Archive SCI-FI NIGHT AT THE BIJOU (double feature) Feature Peer into the future as the 2am Theater presents two science fiction adventures. But first there are previews of the world of tomorrow. Then in “The Time… Internet Archive Building the Golden Gate Bridge Film · Subtitles Great footage from 1930s of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in every phase of construction. Stock shots of completed bridge; informative narration;… Internet Archive Let's Get Tough 1942 · Feature · 54 min · Subtitles The East Side Kids fight the "Japs" in this WWII propanda piece. Internet Archive Killers From Space Feature This is a surreal little movie by Billy Wilder's much-less talented older brother, W. Lee Wilder. It was originally released in a 1:85 aspect ratio. This is… Internet Archive Street of Chance 1942 colorized (Burgess Meredith) 1942 · Feature Waking up with amnesia after an accident, a mild-mannered New Yorker (Burgess Meredith) is told that he left his wife (Louise Platt) a year earlier, started a… Internet Archive Messiah Of Evil 1973 Widescreen high quality print 1973 · Feature While searching for her missing father, a woman (Mariana Hill) comes to a town crawling with flesh-eating zombies. Internet Archive Sudden Fear 1952 · Feature Title: Sudden Fear Summary: After an ambitious actor insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy middle-aged playwright and marries her, he plots with his… Internet Archive Think Fast, Mr. Moto 1937 colorized (Peter Lorre) 1937 · Feature On a ship bound from San Francisco to Shanghai, the Japanese sleuth becomes curious about some of the people on board, including the son of the owner of the… Internet Archive La Jungla De Asfalto 1950 · Feature La meticulosa planificación de un atraco a una joyería por parte de una banda de delincuentes le sirve a Huston para ofrecer un poderoso relato lleno de… Internet Archive The Nevadan Feature · 1 h 17 min Randolph Scott -- A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher. Internet Archive Microfisica Remix 2008 · Feature · Subtitles ABOUT MICROFISICA. "Microfisica" (in English "Microphysics") is a Spanish 17 minutes fiction short film directed by Joan Carles Martorell and produced by Toni… Internet Archive Ragtime (1981) Short · 1 min Synopsis The story runs in the 1910's New York. Coalhouse Walker Jr. is a black man piano player. He has won fame and fortune playing with a jazz band. Some… Internet Archive Revenge of the Barbarians 1960 · Feature · 1 h 22 min Title: Revenge of the Barbarians Summary: 408 AD. The Visigoths led by Alaric invade northern Italy. At Ravenna, they have to battle, and they are stopped by… Internet Archive Unfaithfully Yours 1948 · Feature In this pitch-black comedy from legendary writer-director Preston Sturges, Rex Harrison stars as Sir Alfred De Carter, a world-famous symphony conductor… Internet Archive When the Circuit Breaks: America's Energy Crisis 1975 · Film · Subtitles Explains that all forms of energy have circuit breakers; when demand exceeds supply, the circuit breaks; when several circuits break at the same time, we have… Internet Archive The Hustler (1961) 1961 · Feature The Hustler is a classic American film released in 1961 , directed by Robert Rossen . It stars Paul Newman as "Fast Eddie" Felson, a talented but arrogant… Internet Archive Dance Movie 2 2004 · Cartoon · 4 min This is the second dance movie by JuniorX made in the World of Warcraft MMORPG, beta version. As with most movies made in massively-multiplayer games, the… Internet Archive Anna, The Pleasure, The Torment, Anna Quel Particolare Piacere 1973 1973 · Feature A beautiful but poor young girl finds all the money and material goods she never had when she becomes the girlfriend of a crime boss, but soon learns that… Internet Archive To Duck or Not to Duck (1943) 1943 · Feature To Duck or Not to Duck is a 1943 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The cartoon was released on March 6, 1943, and stars Daffy Duck… Internet Archive The Pearl of Death 1944 · Feature When a valuable pearl with a sinister reputation is stolen, Sherlock Holmes must investigate its link to a series of brutal murders. Internet Archive A Connecticut Yankee 1931 colorized (Will Rogers) 1931 · Feature A Connecticut Yankee (1931) Fox Film Corporation (Twentieth Century Fox) Hank Morgan (Will Rogers) takes a trip back in time to King Arthur's Court. Based on… Internet Archive Isn't Life Wonderful Short · 31 min (From Wikipedia) Isn't Life Wonderful? (1924) is a film, directed by D. W. Griffith for his company D. W. Griffith Productions, and distributed by United… Internet Archive Great Railroad at Work, A (Part III) 1942 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Everything there is to know about the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Internet Archive The Lost City 1935 · Feature · 3 h 45 min Title: The Lost City Summary: An evil scientist plots to take over the world from his base in Africa, where he has invented a machine that can cause… Internet Archive Roaring Roads 1935 · Feature · 55 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive "Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room" (1904) cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1904 · 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 Thieves' Highway (1949) Dir: Jules Dassin, Starring Richard Conte, Lee J Cobb, Valentina Cortese 1949 · Feature Thieves' Highway is a 1949 film noir directed by Jules Dassin. starring Richard Conte, Lee J Cobb, Valentina Cortese. The screenplay was written by A. I.… Internet Archive Zotz! 1962 colorized (Tom Poston) 1962 · Feature A professor of ancient languages (Tom Poston) comes into possession of a coin with magical powers, making him the target of enemy spies. With Julia Meade, Jim… Internet Archive "Monte Cristo" (1922) starring John Gilbert 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 Hidden Homicide 1959 · Feature Title: Hidden Homicide Summary: A man wakes up in a strange location with a gun in his hand and a dead body, not knowing how the whole thing happened. He… Internet Archive Liliom 1934 · Feature Title: Liliom Summary: Two women love the same man in a world of few prospects. In Budapest, Liliom is a "public figure," a rascal who's a carousel barker,… Internet Archive Midnight Limited (1940) 1940 · Feature · 1 h 1 min Robberies and murder on a train. This is in the public domain; there is no copyright renewal to be found. Internet Archive Crypt of the Living Dead 1973 · Feature · 1 h 25 min Title: Crypt of the Living Dead Summary: Two archaeologists on a scientific dig come across a vampire burial ground and discover that the creatures are about… Internet Archive The Big Knife (1955) Dir: Robert Aldrich Starring Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Shelley Winters - Film Noir 1955 · Feature The Big Knife is a 1955 film noir directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by James Poe based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets. The film… Internet Archive Terror Of Rome Against The Son Of Hercules Feature "Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules" is a 1964 Italian/French coproduction also known as " Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta" in Italy. It was one of 14… Internet Archive Machine-Gun Kelly 1958 · Feature Title: Machine-Gun Kelly Summary: The criminal exploits of Public Enemy number 1, George 'Machine-Gun' Kelly, during the 1930s. Directed by: Roger Corman… Internet Archive Buster Keaton's "The High Sign" (1921) 1921 · 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 Fire! Patty Learns What to Do 1951 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles Fire safety film filmed in and around the Chatsworth fire of 1947 in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, at a time when many parts of the Valley were… Internet Archive Flying "A" Free Trips to Paris (aka Paris Sweepstakes) 1962 · Film · Subtitles An early 1960s couple dreams about a trip to Paris. The woman thinks of the Eiffel Tower, while the man thinks of scantily clad chorus girls at the Moulin… Internet Archive Psychological Operations in Support of Internal Defense and Development Assistance Programs (Part II) 1968 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Military training film showing psychological operations in "Hostland," a mythical (probably Latin American) country, designed to aid the host government in… Internet Archive Your Fire Department (Part II) 1949 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Detailed treatment of the Los Angeles Fire Department, its equipment, personnel and activities. With excellent Kodachrome footage of firefighters at work,… Internet Archive Things People Want, The 1948 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Distinctive sales training film on the hierarchy of human needs, starring a young John Forsythe. Internet Archive Gone with the West Feature This film has fallen into the Public Domain. Internet Archive Dragnet Girl 1933 · Feature This formally accomplished and psychologically complex gangster tale pivots on the growing attraction between Joji, a hardened career criminal, and Kazuko,… Internet Archive Sneak Attack 1951 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep Sneak Attack * Season: 1 * Episode: 13 * First Aired: 12/7/1951 Internet Archive Devil Girl From Mars ( 1954) 1954 · Short · 1 min From IMDb: An uptight, leather-clad female alien, armed with a ray gun and accompanied by a menacing robot, comes to Earth to collect Earth's men as breeding… Internet Archive Suspense A Cask Of Amontillado ( Bela Lugosi) Feature · Subtitles 1949 directed by Robert Stevens. Adaptation for television of Edgar Allen Poe's A Cask of Amontillado, set in post World-War Two Italy and starring Romney…