The world's archives

5,953–6,000 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 The Reckless Way Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles Helen Rogers (Marian Nixon) will do just about anything to become a star - she will aim for the top 'the reckless way' . . . Internet Archive Dating: Do's and Don'ts 1949 · Film · Subtitles Shows the progress of the date, from choosing the right girl and asking her through the last "good night." Internet Archive Our Changing Family Life 1957 · Film · Subtitles CONTRASTS THE CLOSELY-INTEGRATED FAMILY OF THE 1880'S WITH THE FAMILY OF TODAY. EXPLAINS HOW INDUSTRIALIZATION, URBANIZATION & THE POLITICAL & ECONOMIC… Internet Archive Murder by Invitation 1941 · Feature · 1 h 4 min Title: Murder by Invitation Summary: The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To… Internet Archive D.O.A. 1949 colorized (Edmond O'Brien) 1949 · Feature A small-town accountant goes to San Francisco to have one last binge before settling down with fiancée Paula. After a night on the town, he wakes up with more… Internet Archive Under the Seas 1907 · Short · 9 min The original French title is Deux cent milles sous les mers ou le cauchemar du pêcheur . Internet Archive ROCKET ATTACK USA Feature · Subtitles “It’s the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union with the Communists launching a spy satellite that has the Free World leaders… Internet Archive Sky Racket Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles An adventure with a runaway bride, crooks, radio waves shooting down mail planes, tap-dancing, etc.. Hey, it was the '30s when anything could happen. Stars… Internet Archive Time Out for Trouble 1961 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Illustrates the most common accidents causing serious injury in the home and explains that mental attitudes are the real cause of the trouble. Suggests a… Internet Archive The Battle of Britain 1943 · Feature · 52 min Title: The Battle of Britain Summary: The official World War II US government account of Great Britain's stand against the Nazi war machine after the Dunkirk… Internet Archive The Search For The Flying Saucer 1951 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep The Search For The Flying Saucer * Season: 1 * Episode: 11 * First Aired: 11/9/1951 Internet Archive Little Smokey: The True Story of America's Forest Fire Preventin' Bear 1953 · Film · Subtitles A bear cub found after a forest fire is taken to the zoo and becomes Smokey Bear. Stresses the importance of fire prevention. 01:47:38:07 Deer in the woods.… Internet Archive The Eagle 1925 · Feature · 1 h 30 min Title: The Eagle Summary: A wanted Russian lieutenant becomes a masked vigilante seeking vengeance upon the man who stole his family's land, only to fall for… Internet Archive A Few Good G-Men 2005 · Cartoon · 5 min Randall Glass, the maker of "Warthog Jump," re-creates in "A Few Good G-Men" an entire scene from the motion picture, "A Few Good Men." His project tests… Internet Archive Case of Spring Fever, A 1940 · Film · Subtitles "AN ANIMATED SPRING SPRITE APPEARS TO GILBERT WILLOUGHBY TO DRIVE HOME THE COMFORT & VALUE OF SPRINGS IN EVERYDAY LIFE--PARTICULARLY THE SPRINGS IN THE… Internet Archive Women's Prison (1955) Ida Lupino, Jan Sterling, Cleo Moore, Audrey Totter, Phyllis Thaxter, Howard Duff 1955 · Feature Women's Prison is a 1955 American FILM NOlR (ish) crime film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Ida Lupino, Jan Sterling, Cleo Moore, Audrey Totter,… Internet Archive The Plank 1967 · Feature · 50 min Title: The Plank Summary: Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a… Internet Archive The Medicine Man (1930) Feature · 1 h 5 min Mamie and Buddy are the son and daughter of an abusive shopkeeper. They slip away to watch a medicine show and are punished when their father finds out. The… Internet Archive Garden Wise 2026 · Film · Subtitles About the benefits of fertilizing and putting chemicals made by the Monsanto Company on your lawn and garden. Very colorful film containing OUTSTANDING shots… Internet Archive Once and Forever 1956 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles On the importance of specifying long-life cast-iron soil pipes when you build your new home. Internet Archive Rough Riders' Round-up 1939 · Feature · 53 min Title: Rough Riders' Round-up Summary: Now that the Spanish-American war is over, Roy and other Rough Riders become border patrolmen. Their goal is to stop… Internet Archive BloodSpell: Feature Length 2007 · Cartoon · 1 h 24 min BloodSpell is the unique animated "punk fantasy" feature film by Machinima pioneers Strange Company, made available in its entirety for viewing online under… Internet Archive Les Papillons Japonais 1908 · Short · 4 min Japanese Butterflies by Segundo de Chomón Internet Archive Clockwork Orange 1971 Feature Clockwork Orange 1971 Internet Archive Mutiny on the Elsinore Feature · 1 h 10 min · Subtitles This British produced adventure at sea is a loose adaptation of Jack London's novel. It's an okay action yarn with a good cast. However for some its main… Internet Archive America for Me (Part I) 1950 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Two young women take a Greyhound Bus tour across America. Includes a love story and a great song at the end - the whole bus breaks into song. Internet Archive sundown Feature · Subtitles film Internet Archive Whoever You Are 1930 · Film · Subtitles Footage from late 1930s early 1940s of footage, mostly in New York City, related to religious and racial prejudice. Poor film quality. 06:40:55:18 CU sign… Internet Archive Desert Empire (Part III) 1948 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Railroad tour through the state of Utah, stopping off at many natural attractions and in Salt Lake City. Shows Great Salt Lake, Ogden, Salt Lake City, and… Internet Archive It's Your America (Part I) 1945 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles The U.S. War Department described this film in the following words: "An American soldier, during his combat career, realizes the greatness of his country and… Internet Archive Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937) Feature · Subtitles An insurance company hires Private Detective Jim Hanvey to recover a stolen emerald necklace. Internet Archive Ramsbottom Rides Again 1956 · Feature · 1 h 22 min Cast Arthur Askey ... Bill Ramsbottom Glenn Melvyn ... Charlie Sid James ... Black Jake Shani Wallis ... Joan Ramsbottom Frankie Vaughan ... Elmer Betty… Internet Archive Circumstantial Evidence 1935 · Feature · 1 h 7 min · Subtitles Title: Circumstantial Evidence Summary: A reporter sets out to provide how unreliable circumstantial evidence is by faking a murder and then taking the rap… Internet Archive Murder Is My Beat 1955 · Feature Title: Murder Is My Beat Summary: A police detective helps a singer heading to prison for the murder of a man she claims is still alive. Directed by: Edgar G.… Internet Archive The Black Room (1935) 1935 · Feature · Subtitles The Black Room is a 1935 American horror film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Boris Karloff. Cinematography was done by Allen G. Siegler. It… Internet Archive [Television Commercials: Toy Reel] Commercial · Subtitles [The following titles and shotlists may be elsewhere on PA-0649; this description may therefore need revision after viewing.] Tape 0649 [New Film] [Untitled]… Internet Archive Sklavenraub AKA The Abduction of the Slave Women 1906 · Feature Internet Archive City Of Fear (1959) Vince Edwards, Lyle Talbot, Patricia Blair - Film Noir 1959 · Feature City of Fear (1959) is a black-and-white film noir directed by Irving Lerner. It stars Vince Edwards, Lyle Talbot and Patricia Blair. Wikipedia:… Internet Archive About Fallout (1955) 1955 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles Attempt to dispel many common myths and fallacies about radioactive fallout. Internet Archive Breakfast Pals 1939 · Cartoon · Subtitles Snap, Crackle and Pop take on Soggy, Mushy and Toughy. Internet Archive Smashing Time 1967 · Feature · 1 h 35 min Title: Smashing Time Summary: Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.… Internet Archive The San Antonio Kid - Bill Elliott (1944) Feature · 53 min Red Ryder in The San Antonio Kid - Wild Bill Elliott (1944) A geologist has found oil on the neighboring ranches and teams up with Ace Hanlon (Glenn Strange)… Internet Archive Around the World in New York 1940 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Views of immigrant and ethnic communities in New York City. Internet Archive 2015 Überfordert 1964 - 74 (Overstrained 1964-74) 2015 · Feature Acquisition of the movie title "Overstrained" from the year 1968, 45 years later. In half-sentences and fragments exploded film footage and recordings from… Internet Archive Introduction to Holography 1972 · Educational · 16 min This film examines the process of holography, types of holograms, and the uses of the hologram for artistic and scientific purposes, as demonstrated by Tung… Internet Archive The Space Adventures of Flash Gordon 1954 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles This is episode number 5 of the one and only season of the original Flash Gordon television series from the 1950's. In this episode King Akim rules over a… Internet Archive Not Just Another Love Story 2005 · Cartoon · 15 min "Not Just Another Love Story" is not just another World of Warcraft movie! It does continue Tristan Pope's distinctive series of sly movies set in the… Internet Archive Dark Hour, The 1936 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page .