The world's archives

6,865–6,912 of 609,146 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 Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) Directed by Otto Preminger, Starring Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill 1950 · Feature Where the Sidewalk Ends is a 1950 American FILM NOlR directed and produced by Otto Preminger. The screenplay for the film was written by Ben Hecht and… Internet Archive Police Story 警察故事 [1985 Jackie Chan] (subtitled & Dubbed) (Hong Kong Cut) 2026 · Feature Police Story ( Chinese : 警察故事 ; pinyin : Jǐngchá Gùshì ; Jyutping : Ging2 caat3 gu3 si6 ) is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by and starring… Internet Archive Down to the Sea Feature · 52 min · Subtitles Greek sponge divers in Tarpon Springs, Florida duel over diving methods and fight over the same girl, and only one will survive. Internet Archive Precisely So (Part I) 1937 · Cartoon · 9 min · Subtitles Surreal film on measurement of tiny quantities. Internet Archive Doctor in Industry (Part II) 1946 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Epic history of industrial medicine in the first half of the 20th century, showing how manufacturers and the medical profession came to terms with one another… Internet Archive Turnabout Man 1936 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles What happens when bad driving habits are mirrored in other parts of a driver's life. Internet Archive Borderline 1930 · Feature Borderline , the sole feature of British film theorist Kenneth Macpherson, boldly blends Eisensteinian montage and domestic melodrama, and features Robeson… Internet Archive Web of Evidence 1959 · Feature Title: Web of Evidence Summary: A British-American returns to Britain after 20 years to discover that his father has been jailed since WW2 for a murder that… Internet Archive What the Butler Saw 1950 · Feature · 1 h Title: What the Butler Saw Summary: A British nobleman who has spent the majority of his life running a tropical island returns to England. He finds that an… Internet Archive "Ingmar's Sons" (1919) director Victor Sjöström (Seastrom) 1919 · 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 Big Buisness Our Gang Silent Film 1924 Short · 26 min : In order to earn money, the gang opens up their own barber shop. Joe Cobb is the head barber with Mary as the gum-chewing cashier. Ernie handles the… Internet Archive EnemyofWomen Feature · Subtitles Internet Archive Bacteria: Friend and Foe 1953 · Film · Subtitles Some lab shots, some microcinematography, some reenactments of Pasteur peering into his microscope. Shows the importance of bacteria in our everyday life.… Internet Archive "Your Name Here" Story, The 1964 · Film · Subtitles The ultimate generic industrial, made as a spoof. A film built around script and visual clichﾎs: shots of highways, farms, unidentifiable manufacturing… Internet Archive "The World and Its Woman" (1919) director Frank Lloyd starring Geraldine Farrar 1919 · 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 The Man with Nine Lives (1940) 1940 · Feature · Subtitles The Man with Nine Lives is a 1940 American horror science fiction film directed by Nick Grinde and starring Boris Karloff. Both The Man with Nine Lives and… Internet Archive Front Line, The 1965 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles How to be an effective supermarket checker. Internet Archive Miracle of the Can (Part II) 1956 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles Panoramic exploration of cans and canning in the United States, with excellent imagery of mass production and agribusiness. Internet Archive Knights on the Highway 1938 · Film · Subtitles "NIGHT DRIVING IS GETTING TO BE MORE OF A PLEASURE EVERY YEAR, BECAUSE PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRINCIPLES WHICH MAKE NIGHT DRIVING… Internet Archive The Kennel Murder Case ( 1933) Feature Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken… Internet Archive Cage Of Gold 1950 · Feature In post-WW2 Britain, a young woman marries an old flame but after he disappears, and is later declared dead, she re-marries, only to be blackmailed by the… Internet Archive Superman (1941) 1941 · Feature After The Daily Planet receives a letter from a mad scientist threatening to wreak destruction with his Electrothanasia Ray, Lois Lane heads out in the hopes… Internet Archive Clouds Over Europe 1939 · Feature · 1 h 18 min Title: Clouds Over Europe Summary: A quirky British Secret Service Agent named Major Hammond tries to discover who is using a secret weapon to steal… Internet Archive Sleep for Health 1950 · Film · Subtitles PRESENTS IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR SLEEPING HABITS FROM VIEWPOINT OF CHILD. EMPHASIZES CHILD'S OWN RESPONSIBILITY IN FORMATION OF GOOD HABITS. CONSIDERS DREAMING… Internet Archive FILMING OTHELO by Orson Welles 1974 · TV · Subtitles Filming Othello is a 1978 documentary film directed by and starring Orson Welles about the making of his award-winning 1952 production Othello. The film,… Internet Archive Esther and the King Feature · 1 h 46 min · Subtitles Unlike the other copy on the archive, this is the WHOLE movie! Internet Archive Little Brown Jug 1948 · Cartoon · 7 min IMDb: "Little Brown Jug" is an animated short about various woodland creatures milling and drinking apple cider. Includes a sing-a-long of the title song.… Internet Archive His Wedding Night Short · 17 min Fatty Arbuckle stars with Buster Keaton and Al St. John not far behind. The first scene when Fatty us making sodas demonstrates what a fine comedian he was… Internet Archive Murder Will Out 1952 · Feature Title: Murder Will Out Summary: The story of four people directly and indirectly involved with the murder of a female blackmailer. The three male suspects are… Internet Archive Twice A Woman, Twee Vrouwen 1979 Bibi Andersson, Anthony Perkins, Sandra Dumas, Kitty Courbois, Astrid Weyman, Chris Lomme, Joop Admiral+ George Sluizer 1979 · Feature Oh, Look, Anthony Perkins is a physco again. Drama about a women who takes a young girl as a lover then the lover runs away with the ex-husband with expected… Internet Archive Moulin Rouge 1929 Olga Tschechowa, Eve Gray, Jean Bradin, Georges Tréville 1929 · Feature Moulin Rouge 1929 Olga Tschechowa, Eve Gray, Jean Bradin, Georges Tréville Internet Archive Jimmy Clitheroe film : Stars In Your Eyes (1956) 1956 · Feature Stars In Your Eyes (1956) : Nat Jackley, Pat Kirkwood, Jimmy Clitheroe British Musical Comedy. Feature film starring Northern comedian Nat Jackley. Internet Archive Santo En El Museo De Cera ( 1963) 1963 · Feature El Santo, the masked Mexican wrestler, investigates a series of kidnappings. He discovers that the mysterious Doctor Caroll is using the victims as part of… Internet Archive "A Trap for Santa" (1909) director D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1909 · 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 Fast And Furious 1927 Colorized 1927 · Feature Wacky silent comedy. Guy mistaken for a professional racing driver decides to continue the impersonation to win the girl he loves. Starring Reginald Denny and… Internet Archive Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker 2006 · Cartoon · 7 min Part 1 of the Dracula machinima series from CandlelightStories.com. Parts 2 and 3 are available on the Archive. They are 'Dracula's Message,' and 'Dracula's… Internet Archive Frontiers of the Future (A Screen Editorial With Lowell Thomas) 1937 · Film · Subtitles Full of GREAT stock shots of 1930s manufacturing, research laboratories and industry Lowell Thomas sitting at desk in studio Art card: map of United States… Internet Archive The Enemy Below (1957) 1957 · Feature The Enemy Below is a gripping World War II naval film that centers on the tense cat-and-mouse game between an American destroyer and a German U-boat.The film… Internet Archive Close-Up 1948 · Feature · 1 h 13 min Title: Close-Up Summary: After his photo is accidentally taken, that someone will do everything in his power to get hold of the negative. Directed by: Jack… Internet Archive Know the Cause 1954 · Short · 33 min · Subtitles This film emphasizes the critical role firefighters play in investigating the causes of fires, going beyond just extinguishment. It highlights that… Internet Archive Felix Goes West 1924 · Cartoon · 3 min Hungry Felix tries to steal some food and fails. He then decides to "Go West" to "The Land of Opportunity" by hitching a ride on an airplane. When he gets to… Internet Archive Young Fugitives Feature · 1 h 7 min · Subtitles The last living Civil War Veteran gets a $50,000 prize, and suddenly everyone now likes the old fellow! Internet Archive He Walked By Night 1948: Film-Noir [1:18:55] BluRay 1948 · Feature · Subtitles He Walked by Night is a 1948 American police procedural film-noir, directed by Alfred L. Werker and an uncredited Anthony Mann. The film, shot in a… Internet Archive Moon Travel Film · Subtitles The film explores the potential experience of traveling to the Moon, highlighting the scientific research being conducted to understand lunar conditions and… Internet Archive I Walk Alone (1947) Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey 1947 · Feature I Walk Alone is a 1947 FILM NOlR directed by Byron Haskin and starring Burt Lancaster and Lizabeth Scott, with a supporting cast featuring Wendell Corey and… Internet Archive Progress Parade 1960 · Film · Subtitles Animated radio waves dissolving into main title: “Progress Parade” (good) Title: Fishing on Dry Land Pan around desert landscape to oil rig, pan up drilling… Internet Archive Pure Fiction Intégral Feature PURE FICTION - Marian Handwerker (1998) Brisée par un viol dont elle a été victime quelques années plus tôt, Cécile reconnaît un jour au hasard d’une… Internet Archive Mark of Wholesome Meat, A 1964 · Film · Subtitles Explains what it takes to earn the right to display the "stamp of approval" given by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on packages. Describes how under the…