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6,001–6,048 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 Great Swindle, The 1948 · Film · Subtitles Harassed by shortages, Tom Grey votes for the removal of price control after reading propaganda issued by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).… Internet Archive The Secret Life of Adolf Hitler (1958) 1958 · Feature 1950's television documentary special that includes interviews with Hitler's sister Paula Wolf and a fellow prisoner who was incarcerated with Hitler, actual… Internet Archive "A Kentucky Feud" (1905) 1905 · 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 To the Fair 1964 · Film · Subtitles 17:31:24:00 To the Fair 10240 17:31:33:00 MCU of stagecoach horses running through desert, Wells-Fargo style stagecoach (17:31:38:00) 17:31:38:00 med shot of… Internet Archive The Salesman De Asghar Farhadi Cannes Feature synopsis Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An… Internet Archive The Hideous Sun Demon (1958) 1958 · Feature The Hideous Sun Demon is a 1958 American science fiction horror film. It was produced, directed, and co-written by Robert Clarke, who also stars in the lead… Internet Archive Eva (1948) 1948 · Feature · Subtitles Ett drama om trumpetaren Bo som återvänder till sitt barndomshem på permission efter att ha tillbringat två år i flottan. Väl hemma träffar han det gamla… Internet Archive Laddie 1940 · Feature · 1 h 9 min Based on the novel by Gene Stratton-Porter. Internet Archive Peliculas de Chaplin - 1914 Short · 12 min Peliculas de chaplin de 1914 Internet Archive The History of Mr. Polly 1949 · Feature Title: The History of Mr. Polly Summary: Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up… Internet Archive Birth of the B-29 1945 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles Design, production and testing of World War II bomber. Internet Archive Tumbleweeds Feature · 1 h 19 min Tumbleweeds is a 1925 American Western film starring and produced by William S. Hart. It depicts the Cherokee Strip land rush of 1893. The film is said to… Internet Archive Let's Go To The Movies 1948 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles An overall picture of the background, development and technical advances made by the motion picture industry through the years. Includes Charlie Chaplin, Mary… Internet Archive Hell's Island (1955) Dir: Phil Karlson Starring John Payne, Mary Murphy - Film Noir 1955 · Feature Hell's Island is a 1955 American Technicolor film noir directed by Phil Karlson starring John Payne and Mary Murphy. The film is told as a flashback with… Internet Archive Broadway Jungle Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles So what that it has nothing to do with Broadway. So what that the acting is awful and the production values nonexistent (except for Foley FX which consist of… Internet Archive The Terror (Widescreen) Feature · 1 h 19 min · Subtitles A widescreen version of the well known Roger Corman classic. Internet Archive Hangman's House 1928 · Feature · 1 h 10 min Title: Hangman's House Summary: "Citizen" Hogan, an exile Irish patriot, risks his life by returning to Ireland and helping a young couple. Directed by: John… Internet Archive Magic Roses 1906 · Short · 3 min The original French title is Les roses magiques IMDb Page Internet Archive Heart and Circulation 1937 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Classic educational film on the workings of the circulatory system. Internet Archive Bikinis Y Rock 1972 · Feature Two hippie friends become managers of a bikini factory owned by one of their fathers. Sadly, I cannot find subtitles for this one. Fully half of the movie is… Internet Archive Magic Town 1947 · Feature Title: Magic Town Summary: An opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions. Directed by: William A. Wellman Actors: Production… Internet Archive Chinatown Nights 1929 · Feature Title: Chinatown Nights Summary: Joan Fry, a society woman, falls in love with Chuck Riley, the white-leader of a powerful gang in Chinatown, and he quickly… Internet Archive Skateboard Sense Film · Subtitles Safety film about the (then) new hobby of skateboarding. Produced by Sid Davis. Internet Archive The Wind in the Willows (1983 - 90) Complete Film & TV Collection 1983 · TV Stop-motion adaptation of the Kenneth Grahame novel, produced by Cosgrove Hall for Thames Television and aired on ITV. Consists of the 1983 TV movie adapting… Internet Archive The Invader 1951 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep The Invader * Season: 1 * Episode: 14 * First Aired: 12/21/1951 Internet Archive Guests Wanted 1932 · Short · 19 min In this RKO comedy short Benny Rubin inheriting a hotel from his uncle, bringing his show business friends to help him run it, and trying to drum up business… Internet Archive Bulldog Drummond 1929 colorized (Ronald Coleman) 1929 · Feature A bored WWI veteran gets a request for help from a young woman whose uncle is being held captive in a nursing home by villains trying to extort his fortune… Internet Archive The White Gorilla (1945) Feature · 1 h 1 min A group of white men are menaced by a mysterious white ape in this jungle thriller. Internet Archive Balloon Land (restored) Cartoon · 7 min This is a restored version of this cartoon. It contains introductory material about the restoration. Internet Archive On Borrowed Time 1952 Restored Feature This was a live performance June 25, 1952 captured on a kinescope recording, and later transferred to tape. It has been restored to bring it closer to what… Internet Archive Inner City, The 1958 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles How the United Fund supports the care of emotionally disturbed and severely disabled children. Internet Archive El Hijo Pródigo ( 1969) 1969 · Feature Plot: A lawyer convinces his client to cheat on a famous singer with great wealth, thus eliminating him and collecting the insurance. What nobody expects is… Internet Archive Lima Family 1944 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Depicts a day in the lives of the members of an upper class family of Lima, capital of Peru, and points out similarities to a family of the same class in the… Internet Archive Day Called X, A (Part I) 1955 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Dramatized atomic evacuation of Portland, Oregon. Internet Archive A Yank In Libya 1942 · Feature An American journalist exposes Nazi gunrunners trying to start an Arab revolt. Internet Archive Coffee House Rendezvous 1969 · Film · Subtitles Filmed on location at: The Orange Ell, Chestnut Hill Community Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Brethren Coffee House, Church of the Brethren,… Internet Archive 9-5 Feature · Subtitles 9 to 5 Internet Archive Undertow (1949) Scott Brady, John Russell, Dorothy Hart - Film Noir Full Movie 1949 · Feature Undertow is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by William Castle and starring Scott Brady, John Russell, Dorothy Hart and Peggy Dow. The movie… Internet Archive Lucio Vázquez( 1968) WIDESCREEN VERSION 1968 · Feature After avenging the death of Emiliano Zapata, a revolutionary reunites with his childhood sweetheart, the daughter of the man who had the revolutionary's… Internet Archive Mercy of the Sea 2008 · Cartoon · 24 min "Official Finalist of Blizzcon 2008 Machinima Festival. From Award the award winning creators of the "Rise of the Living Dead" series and "The Island". War… Internet Archive L'Araignée D'or 1909 · Short 1909 Segundo de Chomón L'Araignée D'or The Gold Spider by Segundo de Chomón "L'Araignée d'or" (The Golden Spider 1909) is an excellent short film that tells a… Internet Archive Fighting Elegy 1966 · Feature High schooler Kiroku Nanbu yearns for the prim, Catholic Michiko, but her only desire is to reform Kiroku's sinful tendencies. Hormones raging, Kiroku… Internet Archive Fear Of Fear (1975) 1975 · Feature Margot, who lives in a comfortable middle class apartment, fears that she is losing her mind after having had her second child. Her husband Kurt, who is busy… Internet Archive It Happened Tomorrow 1944 · Feature Title: It Happened Tomorrow Summary: A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than… Internet Archive Murphy Brown 2-10 Candice Bergen 1988 · TV Murphy Brown 2-10 Candice Bergen Murphy Brown is an American television sitcom created by Diane English that premiered on November 14, 1988, on CBS. The… Internet Archive [Looney Tunes] Daffy - The Commando 1943 · Short Original description: "Public domain Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Daffy fighting the Nazis." Internet Archive The Sea Shall Not Have Them 1954 · Feature · 1 h 31 min Title: The Sea Shall Not Have Them Summary: In the North Sea in 1944, passengers of a downed RAF transport aircraft talk about their lives while awaiting… Internet Archive Make Mine Freedom 1948 · Cartoon · 9 min This Cold War-era cartoon uses humor to tout the dangers of Communism and the benefits of capitalism.