The world's archives

6,577–6,624 of 563,618 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 First Spaceship On Venus 1960 ★★½ CC: Sci-Fi [1:18:10] U.S. Version 1962 · Feature · 1 h 18 min · Subtitles In 1962 the shortened 79-minute dubbed release from Crown International Pictures substituted the title First Spaceship on Venus for the English-speaking… Internet Archive Roads to Romance (Part I) Film · Subtitles Travelogue, made for theatrical showing and commissioned by Cheverolet, promoting tourism by car in several Natural Parks, including Narragansett Bay in Rhode… Internet Archive The Brain That Wouldn't Die - extended version (1962) Feature · 1 h 22 min I'm calling this the "extended version" because whether it's "uncut" or not is anybody's guess. The "neck rip" scene is intact. However, please note the… Internet Archive Doctor Mordred 1992 1996 · Feature Doctor Mordrid is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Albert and Charles Band , and starring Jeffrey Combs . The film was originally intended to be an… Internet Archive Battle Beyond the Sun (1962) 1962 · Feature Battle Beyond the Sun is a 1962 science fiction film that is an English-dubbed and re-edited version of the 1959 Soviet film Nebo Zovyot. The film explores… Internet Archive Broken Appointment (Part II) 1955 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Story of a young public health nurse who comes to realize the importance of psychology in her work. This humanistic film was made by a team of famous… Internet Archive The Strange Woman (1946) |Edgar G. Ulmer| Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders - Film Noir Full Movie 1946 · Feature The Strange Woman is a 1946 American drama film noir thriller directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, starring Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders and Louis Hayward. Wikipedia:… Internet Archive The Strange Mrs. Crane 1948 · Feature Title: The Strange Mrs. Crane Summary: Hoping to bury her criminal past, Jenny Hadley settles into a comfortable existence as Gina, the wife of the politician… Internet Archive House Fly, The (2nd edition) 1958 · Film · Subtitles 06:14:55:27 Different nationally themed models of houses mounted over their appropriate countries on a rotating globe. House flies fly around the globe.… Internet Archive Communication: A Film Lesson in General Science / Development of Communication 1927 · Film · Subtitles Much of film is composed of CUs and hand-lettered captions. CU simple electric bell circuit with hand pushing button. Animated art card showing operation of… Internet Archive Are You Ready for Marriage? 1950 · Film · Subtitles Are You Ready for Marriage? was produced to stem the epidemic of youthful, impetuous, and unsuccessful marriages following World War II. The Coronet catalog… Internet Archive Surprise For Jean 1954 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles Jean's mother plans a surprise party for Jean on her sixth birthday. While Jean and Frank are on an errand, Jean's friends come, hide and surprise her when… Internet Archive To Sir, with Love (1967) 1967 · Feature To Sir, with Love is a 1967 British drama film that deals with social and racial issues in a secondary school in the East End of London. It stars Sidney… Internet Archive Let's Sing with Popeye 1934 · Cartoon · 2 min An early Popeye cartoon where we meet him on deck singing his song. Then we are invited to sing the Popeye song along with lyrics and a ball bouncing from… Internet Archive On the Air 1937 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles How radio broadcasting works. Internet Archive SON OF DRACULA 1943 colorized 1943 · Feature When Katherine, a beautiful Southern girl obsessed with thoughts of eternal life, invites Count Alucard to come to her mansion in the U.S., she unleashes a… Internet Archive Enoch Arden Short · 33 min Enoch Arden was made by D W Griffith in 1911. It is a 2 reeler based on a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. According to Wikipedia there was another production of… Internet Archive Phoenix 1947 · Feature Somewhat reminiscent of Kinoshita's most famous film, Twenty-Four Eyes, in that its story takes place in two time periods, before the war and after it. A war… Internet Archive The Thirteenth Hour (1947) 1947 · Feature The Thirteenth Hour is a 1947 American mystery film noir directed by William Clemens, featuring Richard Dix as a trucking company owner who becomes embroiled… Internet Archive The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Complete Series 1981 1981 · TV The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams ' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy which aired between 5 January and… Internet Archive Three on a Ticket 1947 colorized =Michael Shayne= 1947 · Feature A man stumbles into the office of private detective Michael Shayne and dies before Shayne can question him. The only clue is part of a ticket stub in the… Internet Archive DEW Line Story 1958 · Film · Subtitles Why and how the Distant Early Warning (DEW Line) system of attack detection was devised. How radar principles and specially devised techniques were used by… Internet Archive Consuming Women (Women as Consumers) 1967 · Film · Subtitles "Here she is. She is single and fun-loving. She is engaged. She is newly married. And not so newly married. She has no children. She has one child. She has… Internet Archive Gunman in the Streets (1950 USA / France) Dane Clark, Simone Signoret - Film Noir 1950 · Feature Gunman in the Streets is a French/US-produced 1950 film noir directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Dane Clark and Simone Signoret. The low-budget B-movie was… Internet Archive Take It Easy 1936 · Film · Subtitles Dramatization of the spring suspension in the modern automobile, explaining in detail the principle of "knee action." 04:37:02:11 Hot-air balloon tethered to… Internet Archive Woman In Hiding (1950) Ida Lupino, Stephen Mc Nally, Howard Duff 1950 · Feature Woman in Hiding is a 1950 American FILM NOlR crime film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Ida Lupino, Stephen McNally and Howard Duff. You can find out… Internet Archive Help Yourself 1939 · Film · Subtitles 18:01:26:00 VS CU Film projector; man stands up and opens projector showing spinning film reel; pan down projector, RCA Photophone label, disembodied hand… Internet Archive Tiger Bay 1959 · Feature · 1 h 42 min Title: Tiger Bay Summary: A twelve-year-old tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her Polish merchant marine boyfriend, but bonds with him and thwarts the… Internet Archive The Secret Four 1939 · Feature Title: The Secret Four Summary: The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't… Internet Archive A Special Day ( 1977) Feature A Special Day - Una giornata particolare (1977) Synopsis The film is set during the late 1930s: the occasion is the first meeting between Mussolini and… Internet Archive Private SNAFU: Spies 1943 · Cartoon · 3 min A cartoon in which Private Snafu, while drunk, reveals military secrets that allow the enemy to torpedo his ship. This is one of 26 Private SNAFU ('Situation… Internet Archive Diesel Story 1952 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles Traces the development of the diesel from the Otto 'SILENT' gas engine of 1877, through Rudolph Diesel's engine, to the machines that now drive ships, trains,… Internet Archive L'homme de la rue 1941 · Feature · Subtitles Synopsis À la suite du rachat de son journal par un riche homme d'affaires, Ann Mitchell voit sa rubrique supprimée car le rédacteur en chef et le nouveau… Internet Archive The Jim Henson Hour - The Complete Series 1989 · TV The Jim Henson Hour was an hour-long prime-time anthology series produced by Jim Henson as a showcase for a variety of Jim Henson Productions ' television… Internet Archive Portrait From Life (1948) 1948 · Feature Portrait from Life (also known as Lost Daughter , and in the U.S. as The Girl in the Painting ) is a 1948 British drama film directed by Terence Fisher and… Internet Archive Little Red Riding Hood 1949 · Film · Subtitles Red Riding Hood learns that she should complete her errands promptly. Re-creates the story book tale of Little Red Riding Hood Internet Archive Nomads of the North (1920) Feature · 1 h 17 min · Subtitles Nanette Roland lives an unhappy existence in the Northwoods; her father dies leaving her no money, and her fiancee, Raoul Challoner, has gone off trapping for… Internet Archive Just a Spark! 1937 · Film · Subtitles A careless fisherman drops a cigarette and starts a forest fire. Then it's to the rescue of a bedridden woman alone in a forest cabin, and the Chevrolet… Internet Archive Casper The Ghost & Friends 1989 · Cartoon Join in the fun and laughter with Casper the Friendly Ghost in 8 entertaining episodes with Little Lulu, The Three Little Pigs, Little Audrey, Egghead, and… Internet Archive Secret_Evidence Feature · 1 h · Subtitles When lawyer David Harrison becomes the new District Attorney he asks Linda his secretary to become his fiancé, but soon Linda and her brother are falsely… Internet Archive Face in the Mirror (I Wonder), The (Part II) 1940 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Introspective psychology for salespeople: "Would you buy anything from the salesman you see in the mirror?" Internet Archive Miracle at Palm Springs 2026 · Film · Subtitles Construction of Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California. 07:00:28:06 AV Palm Springs, California golf course, mansions with… Internet Archive Souls of Sin Feature · 1 h 3 min · Subtitles This all-black drama of Harlem life in the late '40s was released toward the end of the race film era. The end of double feature continous performance… Internet Archive Pitfall 1948 · Feature · 1 h 26 min Title: Pitfall Summary: Married insurance adjuster John Forbes falls for femme fatale Mona Stevens while her boyfriend is in jail and all suffer serious… Internet Archive SCARED TO DEATH Bela Lugosi (high quality print) 1947 · Feature Dr. Josef Van Ee (George Zucco) runs a private mental institution where he and his son, Ward (Roland Varno), are keeping his daughter-in-law, Laura (Molly… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 1) (Part I) 1939 · Home movie · 20 min · Subtitles Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. Internet Archive The Phantom Planet (1961) | Public Domain Sci-Fi Feature + Vintage Superman Cartoon 1961 · Cartoon · 1 h 41 min This upload presents a unique custom edition of The Phantom Planet (1961), shared in good faith as a public domain science fiction film for entertainment,… Internet Archive Fallout Short · 14 min · Subtitles Animated Nuclear Preparation film