The world's archives

6,913–6,960 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 Last Stagecaoch West 1957 colorized (Jim Davis) 1957 · Feature The coming of the railroad spells the end of Rand McCord (Victory Jory)'s stagecoach line in Cedar City, as the government gives the mail contract to the… Internet Archive Old Mother Riley Joins Up 1939 · Feature Title: Old Mother Riley Joins Up Summary: Directed by: Maclean Rogers Actors: Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Glen Alyn Production Company: British National… Internet Archive Casus Kiran (Spy Smasher) 1968 · Feature · 1 h 7 min Casus Kiran is a Turkish movie from 1968. It was directed by Yilmaz Atadeniz and stars Irfan Atasoy and Sevda Fenda. I'm not exactly sure what the plot is… Internet Archive Coffee Break 1958 · Film · Subtitles Calvin Workshop film. A film about the issue of coffee breaks in the workplace. The film is focused on the cost of coffee breaks and the possibility of… Internet Archive Catch Me If You Can 2002 Feature Catch Me If You Can 2002 Internet Archive [Stop-Motion Train Film] 1950 · Film · Subtitles Stop-motion animation showing a day and night in the life of a model town and especially the railroads that serve it. ca. early 1950s Internet Archive Infantry Weapons and their effects 1943 · Short · 28 min This training film shows virtually all the weapons and ammunition used by the US Army in WWII and how they are being used most efficiently. 45mm pistol 30… Internet Archive Its A Wonderful Life 1946 Feature Its A Wonderful Life 1946 Internet Archive Lil' Abner 1940 · Feature Film based on the comic strip by Al Capp. Internet Archive Boy Meets Dog 1938 · Cartoon · 9 min A Walter Lantz cartoon from the 1930s. "This cartoon, based on the "Reg'lar Fellers" comic strip, was originally made for Ipana Toothpaste and was going to be… Internet Archive Take My Life Feature “Suspenseful and stylish” “Great ‘40s thriller” “Stylish britnoir gem” (IMDB reviews quotes). Worthy mystery and suspense drama with a solid cast and… Internet Archive Specter of the Rose (1946) Dir: Ben Hecht, Michael Chekhov - Film Noir 1946 · Feature Specter of the Rose is a 1946 film noir thriller film written and directed by Ben Hecht and starring Dame Judith Anderson, Ivan Kirov, Viola Essen, Michael… Internet Archive L'Obsession de l'or 1906 · Short · 3 min An artist is painting the portrait of a young woman dressed in a country costume in his attic studio. The landlord demands the rent, but the artist has no… Internet Archive Wreckless 1935 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles A Jam Handy "comedy" short sponsored by Chevrolet that touts modern car design's impact on safe driving. Internet Archive The Devils Messenger (1961) 1961 · Feature The Devil's Messenger is a 1961 anthology horror film directed by Herbert L. Strock. It combines three episodes from the 1959 Swedish television series 13… Internet Archive Beast Of Yucca Flats Feature · Subtitles This film has fallen into the Public Domain. Internet Archive The Legion of Missing Men Feature “Female Satan of the Sahara” “She sent them into battle with her kisses burning on their lips” (promo tag lines). A French Foreign Legion adventure with an… Internet Archive The Early Bird 1965 · Feature Norman is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a larger, modern organization. Norman does his best to save the… Internet Archive 1953 Episode of "Ding Dong School" 1953 · TV · 30 min · Subtitles 1953 episode of the Classic TV series "Ding Dong School", a show aimed at very young kids. Complete with original commercials. The host shows kids simple… Internet Archive Arizona Badman Feature · 49 min · Subtitles Another B-western from the bottom of the horse trough. This one has a ten-year-old gunslinger and more square dancing than you're probably expecting. The good… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 3) (Part I) 1939 · Home movie · 17 min · Subtitles Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. Internet Archive Doubtful Dollars 1945 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Woman passing fake $10 bill at general store. Many shots of people spending money. Many shots showing the production of currency at the U.S. Bureau of… Internet Archive Fire Monsters Against The Son of Hercules Feature on of the 14 movies in the Sons of Hercules Series Internet Archive [Home Movies: Vacation to El Paso, L.A. and S.F., 3-11 to 20-61, Part 2] 1961 · Home movie · Subtitles Shot list exists in can but not transcribed into database. Streetcars on streets of central Los Angeles Faux-Western town (Knott's Berry Farm?) Driving POV… Internet Archive Immigration 1946 · Film · Subtitles Map-Chart technique surveys chronologically and compactly the history of immigration up to the restrictive law of 1924. Economic, political and religious… Internet Archive Rough Shoot Feature “Not so bad espionage yarn” “Almost like Hitchcock” “Act three is worth the wait” (IMDB reviews quotes). Joel McCrea is caught up in this entertaining British… Internet Archive Quatermass and the Pit - Episode 3 1958 · TV · 31 min · Subtitles The third episode of Nigel Kneale's third Quatermass serial from 1959 Other episodes can be viewed at the following links. Episode 1 (start) Episode 2… Internet Archive "Cheer Up, Good Times Are Coming!" 1930 · Feature Ted Weems and His Orchestra with a row of "Bathing Beauties" on the beach of Atlantic City, New Jersey performing, " Cheer Up, Good Times Are Coming " - one… Internet Archive Anti-War Demonstrators Storm Pentagon, 1967/10/24 1967 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Mass protest against Vietnam war in Washington DC, on mall, across Potomac river to Pentagon, MPs with bayonets emerge from Pentagon, tear gas used, next… Internet Archive Narcotics Feature · Subtitles film Internet Archive That Gang of Mine Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Spring Dreams 1960 · Feature An elderly sweet potato vendor collapses in the home of a self-absorbed wealthy family. He must be allowed to remain there while he recovers, and a screwball… Internet Archive Last Woman On Earth (1960 Time Travel, Drama, Mys) 1960 · Feature · 1 h 4 min MOVIE TAGLINE : They fought for the Ultimate Prize! PLOT : Ev, along with her husband, Harold, and their lawyer friend Martin, are scuba diving while on… Internet Archive Communism In Action: Part Two 1962 · Film · Subtitles Part 2 of a polemical political documentary detailing the birth and rise of Soviet-style Communism in the twentieth century. See item 201343 for Part 1.… Internet Archive Hoopla 1933 · Feature · 1 h 20 min Title: Hoopla Summary: A hula dancer at a carnival sets out to seduce the son of the show's manager. Directed by: Frank Lloyd Actors: Clara Bow, Preston… Internet Archive Industrial Worker 1928 · Educational · Subtitles Silent film that looks at the educational path for a child who will eventually become an industrial worker. Internet Archive Ladies Courageous 1944 · Feature Title: Ladies Courageous Summary: The story of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, a unit of female pilots during WW II who flew bombers from the… Internet Archive Labor and Childbirth 1950 · Film · Subtitles Diagrams show the main muscles involved in labor. Explains the three stages of labor, emphasizing when to go to the hospital, what to expect there, and the… Internet Archive San Francisco Earthquake footage Home movie · Subtitles Internet Archive [Home Movies: Wathen collection: Greenwich Village, New York Snowstorm, and Coney Island] 1944 · Home movie · Subtitles TITLE: "Greenwich Villiage [sic] Artists Street Exhibition" [Greenwich Village, New York City] This sequence approx. 50 feet. VS Washington Square Arch area,… Internet Archive 1953 - Inferno - Infierno - Roy Ward Baker - VO 1953 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com t.me/agendasociocultural Internet Archive Felix: Doubles for Darwin 1924 · Cartoon · 4 min Hungry Felix responds to an advertisement in the newspaper promising a reward for proof that "Man Comes from Monkey". His search for proof takes him to South… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 2) (Part II) 1939 · Home movie · 18 min · Subtitles Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. Internet Archive Big House Blues (1990) 1990 · Feature Ren and Stimpy, on the streets starving, are captured by the dog catcher. They end up in the pound and become frightened when one of the dogs tells them of… Internet Archive Teenage Wolfpack Feature · 1 h 29 min Violence, robbery, and worse make up this juvenile delinquent movie from Germany. Internet Archive Last Three, The 1942 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Go Natural 1970 · Film · Subtitles San Francisco and California scenes, including hippie types A few San Francisco shots, including Transamerica Pyramid (drive by from below) Internet Archive Discipline During Adolescence 1958 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles Tells story of an adolescent who returns home late at night and neglects his school work. Pictures alternate methods of discipline being tried by his parents…