The world's archives

5,329–5,376 of 563,642 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 Brother, Can You Spare A Job? (full version) 2004 · Cartoon · 7 min "Following in the footsteps of the early propaganda cartoons of Disney, Fleischer, and Chuck Jones, this original, fully-animated look at the underbelly of… Internet Archive Hercules and the Captive Women 1961 · Feature This movie is not fully uploaded. To watch this movie in it's entirety, please click the link below. Thank you, and I apologize for any inconvenience this may… Internet Archive San Francisco Earthquake Aftermath, Part 2 1906 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Views of destruction taken from a vehicle moving east down Market Street. Internet Archive Ice Cold In Alex (1958) 1958 · Feature Ice Cold in Alex is a 1958 British war film set during the Western Desert campaign of World War II based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Landon.… Internet Archive Blackmail 1929 · Feature https://web.archive.org/web/20230216060553/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmail_%281929_film%29 Internet Archive 1971 Inspektion (Inspection) 1971 · Feature With Reinhold Ohngemach, Peter Franke, the Conrads‘ and Jürgen Kuhfuß. Two actors have a conversation about surplus and unemployment using the DKP catechism… Internet Archive The Mystery Train 1931 · Feature · 1 h 3 min A group of passengers are trapped in a runaway Pullman car. Internet Archive Tomorrow Television 1945 · Film · Subtitles 05:10:32:09 Model of "Futurama" exhibit by Norman Bel Geddes at 1939-40 New York World's Fair. Model has miniature moving vehicles, but is not an actual… Internet Archive Get Going 1936 · Film · Subtitles An explanation of what happens when a motorist steps on the accelerator. Film begins with a cartoon about a sleepy locomotive 04:29:44:15 VS sleeping… Internet Archive Farmer Miller Goes Into High Gear (Part I) 1920 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles A farmer is convinced that his tractor will do more and better if it rolls on Goodyear tires rather than steel wheels. Includes scenes of tractor tire… Internet Archive The Man from Hell's Edges 1932 · Feature · 58 min · Subtitles Title: The Man from Hell's Edges Summary: A cowboy after the man that killed his father goes to prison to get in with his gang. Directed by: Robert N.… Internet Archive Picardia Mexicana ( 1978) 1978 · Feature A teacher tries to correct the misbehavior of a truck driver and his friends. Internet Archive "All-Is-Well" 2016 · Home movie · 14 min · Subtitles "All-Is-Well" collects ordinary adventures remembered only because they survive in home movies. Against a backdrop of distant news events, kids stampede for… Internet Archive Cause For Alarm! 1951 · Feature · 1 h 14 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Vampire Happening 1971 · Feature The Vampire Happening The more people hate and attack this film, the more I love it. Pia should have made at least a dozen sexy vampire films; she's a natural… Internet Archive Journey to Italy 1954 · Feature Title: Journey to Italy Summary: An unhappily married couple attempts to find direction and insight while vacationing in Naples. Directed by: Roberto… Internet Archive The House That Would Not Die(1970) 1970 · Feature A woman and her niece move into an ancestral house in the Amish countryside haunted by two ghosts from the Revolutionary War. Internet Archive Frankenstein 1931 · Feature https://web.archive.org/web/20230310083116/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_%281931_film%29 Internet Archive The Magic Wheel 1952 · Short · 29 min · Subtitles Imginative and expansive telling of the history of the National Cash Register company told through a 25 year veteran of it's chemical engineering division. Internet Archive The Lamp Still Burns Feature “So realistic it hurts” “Some nice moments” (IMDB reviews quotes). A wartime drama meant to recruit women for nursing that may have had the opposite effect by… Internet Archive The Hitch-Hiker 1953: Film/Noir HD BluRay [1:11:00] 1953 · Feature · 1 h 11 min · Subtitles The Hitch-Hiker is a 1953 American film noir thriller co-written and directed by Ida Lupino, and starring Edmond O'Brien, William Talman and Frank Lovejoy.… Internet Archive The Feast of the Goat (La fiesta del chivo, 2005) Short · 2 min Synopsis Urania Cabral returns to Santo Domingo, after several years, and remembers her and her family's relationship to Rafael Trujillo, the Dominican… Internet Archive When Work Is Done 1943 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles War plant workers flood the town of Sylacauga, Alabama, and the town constructs facilities and organizes activities to make them feel welcome. Excellent,… Internet Archive Big City, The 1950 · Film · Subtitles 05:36:40:18 Great shot 1950s St. Louis traffic police car pulls up to curb, number 72 on side of car; police officer in passenger seat looks up; enormous… Internet Archive Demir Pence Korsan Adam (English Subs) (Iron Claw The Pirate) (1969) Feature · 1 h 24 min · Subtitles Demir Pence Korsan Adam (Iron Claw The Pirate) is a wild Turkish movie from 1969. Our hero The Pirate battles a baddie who appears to be Fantomas. There is… Internet Archive BACK-ROOM BOY video quality upgrade Feature This transfer has much improved contrast and brightness plus it’s in the correct aspect ratio. “Most Enjoyable” “Fun in the old lighthouse” “Hilarious romp”… Internet Archive Test Flight 1951 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep Test Flight * Season: 1 * Episode: 10 * First Aired: 10/26/1951 Internet Archive Lonely Wives 1931 · Feature · 1 h 25 min Pre-code fun with Edward Everett Horton. Internet Archive The Biggest Ever Children's TV Collection (Volume 3) 2020 · Cartoon The Ultimate Collection of a bunch of old and new Children's TV Characters bring endless fun of 26 best episodes. 1. Bob The Builder-Wendy's Surprise Party.… Internet Archive The Tramp (1915) 1915 · Feature The Tramp is Charlie Chaplin’s sixth film for Essanay Studios and was released in 1915. Directed by Chaplin, it was the fifth and last film made at Essanay’s… Internet Archive The Odyssey - 1997 - Part 1 of 2 - MKV 1997 · TV The Odyssey - 1997 - Part 1 of 2 - MKV The Odyssey is a 1997 American mythology–adventure television miniseries based on the ancient Greek epic poem by Homer,… Internet Archive Green For Danger 1946 · Feature In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural English hospital. But was the death accidental? A delightful and wholly… Internet Archive The Man Who Could Work Miracles Feature “Wonderful, eye-opening” “Overlooked classic” “Fantastic movie” “Timeless parable of power and the human condition” “I loved this movie” (IMDB reviews… Internet Archive Miracle on the Delaware 1953 · Film · Subtitles PA-0807 shotlist: 07:10:56:15 Philadelphia as seen across Delaware River. 07:11:07:23 Great shot from car on Delaware Bridge. 07:11:13:10 Pan up industrial… Internet Archive A Bill of Divorcement 1932 · Feature Title: A Bill of Divorcement Summary: A man, Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in a mental asylum. However, he finds things are not the way… Internet Archive [Gould can 5253: Dawson Mine Disaster] 1913 · Film · Subtitles Dawson City, New Mexico: Films taken immediately after the "Dawson Mine Disaster", the second worst mine disaster to take place in the US on October 22, 1913… Internet Archive Goketsu Jiraiya (Jiraiya the Hero) [1921] Short · 20 min Goketsu Jiraiya (Jiraiya the Hero) is a Japanese silent film from 1921. Runtime (this version) : 20 minutes 48 seconds Director : Shozo Makino Cast :… Internet Archive Singing Wires 1951 · Short · 22 min · Subtitles Sings the praises of rural electrification. Story of a farm family whose work and play are transformed when their place is hooked up to the grid. Internet Archive 1944 - Scharfschuetze in der Gelaendeausbildung - Meister der Taeuschung und Tarnung (1h 08m, 544x416, EN Untertitel) Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles 1944 - Scharfschuetze in der Gelaendeausbildung - Meister der Taeuschung und Tarnung (1h 08m, 544x416, EN Untertitel) Internet Archive Date With Your Family, A 1950 · Film · Subtitles A Date With Your Family, a true suburban horror story, outdoes all other social guidance films by advising kids to do whatever is necessary — even lie — to… Internet Archive Home on the Range 1942 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles The contribution of the Western range country to the World War II effort: wool, mutton, beef and leather. Internet Archive Betty Boop Theater Cartoon This theater was created in honor of the voice actors and actresses that made Betty Boop Carttons. This is a copy of a DVD I had that I found on one of my… Internet Archive Jeder Mensch ist ein Tisch, nur ich bin ein Stuhl (Nachtrag) 1983 · Feature This is the post scriptum of "Jeder Mensch ist ein Tisch, nur ich bin ein Stuhl" - (Every human is a table, only I am a chair) Internet Archive Big Trains Rolling 1955 · Short · 23 min · Subtitles Railroads and how they keep the U.S. economy rolling. Internet Archive Lost, Lonely, and Vicious 1958 · Feature · 1 h 12 min A young man's acting career takes off, but he becomes obsessed with death. Internet Archive Osaka Elegy 1936 · Feature A critical and popular triumph, Osaka Elegy established Mizoguchi as one of Japan’s major filmmakers. The director's often-used leading actress Isuzu Yamada… Internet Archive Quiet Week End Feature “A neglected Gem” “See it if you can” “The way we were” (IMDB reviews quotes). Genteel British comedy ensues when family and friends gather for a two-day,… Internet Archive "The Love Flower" (1920) director D. W. Griffith 1920 · 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…