The world's archives

5,041–5,088 of 563,643 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 Wild Guitar (1962) Feature · Subtitles Wild Guitar is a 1962 film starring Arch Hall Jr. as Bud Eagle, Arch Hall Sr. as Mike McCauley, Ray Dennis Steckler as Steak, and Nancy Czar as Vickie Wills.… Internet Archive The Proud and the Damned Feature This film has fallen into the Public Domain. Internet Archive Seven Chances (1925) HD with Score 1925 · Feature Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an… Internet Archive Lost World, A 1948 · Film · Subtitles Shows the world of dinosaurs and prehistoric monsters of a million years ago, and includes a battle between two giant creatures. Based on Conan Doyle's story.… Internet Archive Waterloo Road 1945 · Feature · 1 h 12 min Title: Waterloo Road Summary: A drama set during World War II. A tale of adultery and desertion. Directed by: Sidney Gilliat Actors: John Mills, Stewart… Internet Archive Son Of Ingagi (1940) Feature · 1 h 2 min This is an unusual film about a mad doctor who keeps a monster in the basement. It's unusual for two reasons, one being the mad doctor is a woman, which was… Internet Archive [Amateur films: Ivan Besse collection: Britton, South Dakota 1938-39] (Part III) 1938 · Home movie · 14 min · Subtitles Daily life in a South Dakota town during the Great Depression, shot by Ivan Besse. Internet Archive Business Films 1968 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Key speakers on business films from the 20th annual conference of the Public Relations Society of America. Internet Archive Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 1, No. 3) 1935 · Newsreel · 8 min · Subtitles Promotional newsreels featuring a variety of Chevrolet-centric stories, including: heavy-duty trucks used in construction; St. Augustine, Florida, site of the… Internet Archive How the Ear Functions 1940 · Cartoon · 11 min · Subtitles Structure and function of the human hearing system, with excellent animation. Internet Archive Hell in a Circus Feature · 1 h 10 min · Subtitles Life in an itinerant theatrical troupe. A well-acted and well-produced pre-code drama which touches on infidelity and illegitimacy (by '30s standards). The… Internet Archive The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) 1970 · Feature The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is a 1970 giallo film written and directed by Dario Argento. It follows an American writer named Sam Dalmas, who witnesses… Internet Archive Story of a City: New York, The 1947 · Film · Subtitles PICTORIAL EXPLANATION OF HISTORIC & ECONOMIC CAUSES FOR EMERGENCE OF NEW YORK AS ONE OF WORLD'S LARGEST CITIES & OF ITS VITAL RELATION TO REST OF AMERICA.… Internet Archive Le Château Hantée 1897 · Short 1896 Georges Méliès Le Château Hantée (The Haunted Castle) Le Château Hantée, 1897, 0m44s Star Film Catalogue No. 96 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213033/ A… Internet Archive Sundown Saunders 1935 · Feature · 1 h 4 min When Sundown (Bob Steele) wins a horse race he is paid with a deed to a ranch. Arriving at the ranch he finds the Prestons (Marie Burton/Jack Rockwell)… Internet Archive [Griffith Park Relief Workers Demonstration] 1933 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Demonstration in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, "against city and city officials which caused murder of 100 relief workers in Griffith Park Fire."… Internet Archive The Gorilla - Weirdness Bad Movie Feature · 1 h 58 min · Subtitles Public Access TV show "Weirdness Really Bad Movie" hosts public domain movies and adds clean comedy sketches enjoyable for the whole family. Today's film is… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "Police" (1916) 1916 · 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 Desert Empire (Part I) 1948 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Railroad tour through the state of Utah, stopping off at many natural attractions and in Salt Lake City. Shows Arches National Monument and the mineral… Internet Archive The Strangler (1963) 1963 · Feature · 1 h 29 min Victor Buono portrays a serial killer. The .mkv (Matroska) file is the uploaded file. Download it if your player can handle h.265 (HEVC). Update Now there is… Internet Archive World of Water 1952 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep World of Water * Season: 1 * Episode: 34 * First Aired: 5/23/1952 Internet Archive La Muerte Del Soplon(1978) 1978 · Feature En Texas un tipo delata a unos traficantes que introducen drogas a Estados Unidos y son acribillados por la policía. Sólo sobrevive Pedro, que se fingía… Internet Archive "Those Awful Hats" (1909) director D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer 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 The Beatles Cartoon Latin Spanish Audio 2017 · Cartoon About this Dub, it's very hard to find more episodes on the internet, this show was dubbed on Mexico and only aired on Peru and Costa Rica. A Facebook user… Internet Archive Brighton Rock (1948, UK) Directed by John Boulting, Starring Richard Attenborough, Carol Marsh, Hermione Baddeley 1948 · Feature Brighton Rock is a 1948 British film directed by John Boulting and starring Richard Attenborough as violent gang leader Pinkie Brown (reprising his… Internet Archive Snake River Desperadoes 1951 colorized (Charles Starrett) 1951 · Feature Hatching a scheme to sell rifles to the Indians as a protection against the white settlers, Jim Haverly (Monte Blue) works both sides against the middle by… Internet Archive Island of Lost Souls (1932) 1932 · Feature Island of Lost Souls is a 1932 American science fiction horror film directed by Erle C. Kenton. It is based on H. G. Wells' 1896 novel The Island of Doctor… Internet Archive The Phantom of the Opera (1925) New York General Release Print Feature · 1 h 46 min This is what audiences saw on September 6,1925 at the Astor Theater in New York City. This version is seldom seen and contains material that is different from… Internet Archive Bimbo's Initiation 1931 · Cartoon Title - Bimbo's Initiation Studio - Max Fleischer Animation Studios Release Date - July 24th, 1931 Produced by Max Fleischer Directed by Dave Fleischer… Internet Archive Black Marketing 1940 · Film · Subtitles Great 1940s gangster film. Great shots of mobsters in the country and doing black market business with butchers. Great courtroom scenes with prosecutor… Internet Archive Roads to Romance (Northern Horizons / Land of Everlasting Hills) 1951 · Film · Subtitles Adirondack National Park & Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Colorful "See America First" Chevrolet travelogues. PA-2353: 17:53:15:11 (0:53:28): OAK CREEK… Internet Archive An Orphan - 雪中孤雏 1929 · Short · 1 min A 1929 Shanghai Movie, about a woman's hard life and subsequent heroic rescue. Silent, B&W, with original Chinese and English intertitles (!!!). Internet Archive Pistoleros Famosos 2 (1986) 1986 · Feature LucÍa convalece de la herida en la pierna que sufrió en la pieza de cine anterior. Su amigo Ceferino y el indocumentado Coyote chico, que no puede integrarse… Internet Archive The Girl Can't Help It 1956 · Feature "The Girl Can't Help It" is a 1956 musical comedy film directed by Frank Tashlin and features Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell, and Edmond O'Brien in leading roles.… Internet Archive Trail Riders 1942 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive La Grenouille 1901 · Short · 3 min That's a very big frog! Internet Archive The Big Clock 1948 ★★★★ CC: Film-Noir/Thriller [1:35:25] 1948 · Feature · 1 h 35 min · Subtitles The Big Clock is a 1948 American thriller directed by John Farrow and adapted by novelist-screenwriter Jonathan Latimer from the 1946 novel of the same title… Internet Archive Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 2, No. 2) 1936 · Newsreel · 8 min · Subtitles Promotional newsreels featuring a variety of Chevrolet-centric stories, including: a Chevrolet pulling an aquaplane along the beach; an isolated Kentucky… Internet Archive Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 1, No. 1) 1935 · Newsreel · Subtitles Promotional newsreels featuring a variety of Chevrolet-centric stories, including: the building of Norris Dam in Tennessee; an automobile racing an ice boat… Internet Archive 1970 Altersporno (No Subtitel) 1970 · Feature Mit Ludwig Chateau Frage an einen älteren düsseldorfer Bildhauer, ob er bereit sei, in einen Altersporno mitzuwirken. The subtitled version can be found here:… Internet Archive Three Stops to Murder 1953 · Feature Title: Three Stops to Murder Summary: Discharged by his employer, a private eye stays on a jewel theft case after a model with information for him is… Internet Archive "Back to God's Country" (1919) starring Nell Shipman 1919 · 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 Riding the Sunset Trail Feature · 55 min · Subtitles If Tom Keene is remembered today it's probably for his role as Colonel Edwards in "Plan Nine From Outer Space." However in the early '40s he starred in a… Internet Archive American Frontier (Part II) 1953 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Humanistic film showing the effects of an oil discovery on Williston, North Dakota and the surrounding region. The beginning of this movie is missing. Internet Archive The Facts of Life 1960 · Feature Title: The Facts of Life Summary: Larry and Kitty are two middle-class suburbanites who find themselves growing bored with their lives and respective… Internet Archive Beware, My Lovely (1952) Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan - Film Noir Full Movie 1952 · Feature Beware, My Lovely is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by Harry Horner starring Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan and Taylor Holmes. the film is based on the 1950… Internet Archive Bonanza - Showdown TV · 49 min · Subtitles Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his… Internet Archive Flying Businessman 1953 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles How businesspeople can benefit from general aviation. With many shots of flying businessmen, airports and airport and aviation facilities in the Fifties.…