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5,713–5,760 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 Dial D For Design (Pt 2) Film · Subtitles Produced by Cinefonics, Inc (a division of Cook Research Laboratories) and based on Engineering and Systems Integration Studies by Cook Research Laboratories.… Internet Archive Tawny Pipit Feature “Nothing scrawny about our Tawny” “Could only have been made in England” “Well worth whistling about” (IMDB reviews quotes). A bucolic comedy that now is a… Internet Archive Gun Grit 1936 · Feature · 56 min When things get hot for them in the city, gang boss Mack (Roger Williams) takes his men west to run their protection racket scheme. The FBI sends Bob Blake… Internet Archive Along the Way 1968 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Depicts actual construction progress throughout the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit System during 1967-68, emphasizing the original and continuing aims… Internet Archive Lego Star Wars Cartoon · 55 min Experience the entire Star Wars universe completely in lego animation!! Follow the original cast including Princess Leia, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca,… Internet Archive Strange Marriage Feature “”More than slightly worthwhile” “Charming start, but looses its way” (IMDB reviews quotes). A unique pre-code romantic comedy that takes unusual twists and… Internet Archive The Scarf (1951) John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge - Film Noir Full Movie 1951 · Feature The Scarf is a 1951 American film noir directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, James Barton, and Emlyn Williams.… Internet Archive Leave Her To Heaven 1945: Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde [Enhanced] 1945 · Feature · 1 h 50 min · Subtitles Leave Her to Heaven is about a man who gets caught in the crosshairs of a woman. Richard Harland (Cornel Wilde) is a young novelist who meets a socialite… Internet Archive Betty Boop in "Poor Cinderella" (HD) 1934 · Cartoon In her only color cartoon, Betty Boop goes to the ball thanks to the good fairy; later, only her foot fits the glass slipper. Internet Archive Évocation Spirite 1899 · Short · 1 min Release Date: 1899 Country: France Written and Directed by Georges Méliès AKA "Summoning the Spirits" AKA "Invoking the Spirits" Évocation Spirite is a simple… Internet Archive Samogonshiki Short This is a pair of old Russian color films, with music and sound effects dubbed in. It's like the 3-stooges, but in color... and Russian. If anyone knows more… Internet Archive Margrets Film (No Subtitel) 2007 · Feature Margret, seit mehr als 45 Jahren meine Lebensgefährtin, hasste es, fotografiert zu werden. Seit vier Wochen liegt sie mit Krebs im Hospiz. Am späten Abend ein… Internet Archive The Passionate Plumber (1932) 1932 · Feature · Subtitles Paris plumber Elmer Tuttle is enlisted by socialite Patricia Alden to help make her lover Tony Lagorce jealous. With the help of his friend Julius J.… Internet Archive Social Seminar: Bunny 1971 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles Portrays a young college student who smokes marijuana from time to time, usually with friends, for social relaxation. Raises such questions as why does she… Internet Archive The Atomic Kid 1954 · Feature Title: The Atomic Kid Summary: A uranium prospector is eating a peanut butter sandwich in the desert where atom bomb tests are being done. He becomes… Internet Archive The Killer That Stalked New York (1950, USA) Evelyn Keyes - Film Noir Full Movie 1950 · Feature The Killer That Stalked New York (also known as Frightened City) is a 1950 film noir starring Evelyn Keyes, Charles Korvin, Dorothy Malone. The film, shot on… Internet Archive Black Orchid 1953 · Feature Title: Black Orchid Summary: A doctor's ex-wife dies of nicotine poison. Directed by: Charles Saunders Actors: Ronald Howard, Olga Edwardes, John Bentley… Internet Archive The Man Who Wouldn't Die 1942 colorized (Lloyd Nolan) 1942 · Feature When a dead body mysteriously disappears from its grave and an unknown assailant fires a shot at her, a woman hires a private detective to investigate,… Internet Archive A Page of Madness (1926) 1926 · Feature A Page of Madness is a 1926 Japanese silent experimental horror film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Lost for 45 years until it was rediscovered by Kinugasa… Internet Archive The Maggie 1954 · Feature An American businessman in Scotland is conned into shipping a valuable load of cargo to a Scottish island via a coal powered boat. Internet Archive 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) 1954 · Feature A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive The Devil's Partner (1958) Feature · 1 h 13 min An old man dies in his shack while performing satanic rites. Shortly afterward, a strange man shows up claiming to be the old man's nephew. When he moves in,… Internet Archive Egg and Us, The 1952 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles Convinces Americans of the strength of their economy and urges them to support their government and help pay off the national deby by purchasing U.S. Savings… Internet Archive Sound and the Story, The 1956 · Film · Subtitles The making of phonograph records from the recording session, featuring a symphony orchestra playing classical music, through premastering, pressing and… Internet Archive OldToonTheater Cartoon · Subtitles Bosko The Talk-INK Kid 1929, Congo Jazz 1930, High and Flighty 1955, Acrobatty Bunny 1946, and Sinkin in the Bathtub 1930. Internet Archive Santo Vs La Hija De Frankestein ( 1972) 1972 · Feature A mad female scientist needs Santo's blood for a youth serum; and she has Frankenstein's reliable old monster to help her get it. Internet Archive Sound and the Story, The 1956 · Film · Subtitles The making of phonograph records from the recording session, featuring a symphony orchestra playing classical music, through premastering, pressing and… Internet Archive City Park 1934 · Feature · 1 h 11 min · Subtitles * Released: 1934-05-01 * Comedy/Crime/Romance (Eng US) * Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation at Universal City * RCA VICTOR "High Fidelity" Sound System… Internet Archive Melody Of Passion, La Chica Que Cayó Del Cielo 1986 1986 · Feature A Munich student (Sonja Martin) inherits a castle in Mallorca from her aunt What she does not know is that her aunt's lawyer of the deceased has converted the… Internet Archive I Wake Up Screaming 1941 ★★★★ CC: Film Noir/Mystery [1:22:13] Nice Copy 1941 · Feature · 1 h 22 min · Subtitles I Wake Up Screaming (originally titled Hot Spot) is a 1941 American mystery/film-noir. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Betty Grable, Victor… Internet Archive Alice in Wonderland Feature Cecil Hepworth's 1903 adaptation of Alice in Wonderland Internet Archive Female Jungle 1956 · Feature Title: Female Jungle Summary: Several persons, including an off duty policeman and a weird rich guy, are suspects in the murder of a beautiful actress.… Internet Archive Hearts of Humanity 1932 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles * Released 1932-08-31 * Drama (Eng USA) * Majestic Pictures * PRODUCER: John Clein * DIRECTOR: Christy Cabanne * WRITERS: Olga Printzlau (Orig Story) Edward… Internet Archive The Bitter Storm 1952 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep The Bitter Storm * Season: 2 * Episode: 19 * First Aired: 12/26/1952 Internet Archive "Crossroads" (1928) Classic Japanese Silent Drama 1928 · 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 Science in Action: Submarines (Part II) 1956 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Kinescope of Fifties science TV program featuring discussions and demonstrations. This episode is devoted to submarines, their design and operation, the… Internet Archive Man of the Moment 1955 · Feature · 1 h 25 min Title: Man of the Moment Summary: Civil Servant Norman becomes the favourite of the rulers of a South Seas island that the British have an interest in.… Internet Archive 1985 Die Italienische Jagd (The italien hunt) 1986 · Feature With Bernhard Wallasch, Hubertus Müll, Eva Nölle, Manfred Behr, Bernd Conrad, Clemens Reinders u.a. at the Abbadia Ardenga near by Montepulciano Students… Internet Archive The Age Of Medici ( Part 3 of 3) 1973 · Feature Roberto Rossellini’s three-part The Age of the Medici is like a Renaissance painting come to life: a portrait of fifteenth-century Florence, ruled by the… Internet Archive Shadows of Death 1945 · Feature · 58 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Dummy Talks Feature “Backstage musical” “Backstage murder” (IMDB reviews quotes). A hodge-podge of a whodunit set in a music hall in which the mystery plot is constantly… Internet Archive The Intimate Stranger (1956, UK) Dir: Joseph Losey, Starring Richard Basehart, Constance Cummings - Film Noir Full Movie 1956 · Feature The Intimate Stranger is a 1956 British film noir directed by Joseph Losey, under the pseudonym Alec C. Snowden, and starring Richard Basehart, Mary Murphy,… Internet Archive Les Tulipes 1907 · Short · 3 min The creation of tulips is a delicate and magical thing... Director: Segundo de Chomón Writer: Segundo de Chomón Cinematographer: Segundo de Chomón Country:… Internet Archive Caramel - Sukkar banat (2007) Short · 1 min Synopsis Six women in Beirut seek love, marriage, and companionship and find duty, friendship, and possibility. Four work at a salon: Nisrine, engaged to… Internet Archive The Fire-Trap Feature · 1 h 2 min · Subtitles An insurance appraiser (Norman Foster) falls for the spoiled niece (Evalyn Knapp) of an industrialist involved in insurance fraud. There is a strong reference… Internet Archive La Belle Au Bois Dormant 1908 · Short · 11 min "Sleeping Beauty" 1908 Segundo de Chomón La Belle Au Bois Dormant - Sleeping Beauty Directors: Albert Capellani, Lucien Nonguet Writer: Charles Perrault… Internet Archive New Moon. Reds Launch First Space Satellite, 1957/10/07 1957 · Newsreel · Subtitles First report of Sputnik - animations of rocket used same animations as done for earlier report on the Vanguard story (partial newsreel) Internet Archive Spring Comes to a Pond 1952 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Uses indigenous sounds as a background for closeups of life around a New England pond during the spring.