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6,961–7,008 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 Messe noire 1928 · Feature Internet Archive The Unholy Garden 1931 · Feature Title: The Unholy Garden Summary: A bunch of crooks team up to find and steal money from an old man and his daughter. Directed by: George Fitzmaurice Actors:… Internet Archive The Bigamist 1953 ★★★½ CC: Drama/Film-Noir [1:19:31] Joan Fontaine , Edmond O'Brien, Ida Lupino 1953 · Feature · 1 h 20 min · Subtitles The Bigamist is a 1953 American drama film noir directed by Ida Lupino starring Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino, Edmund Gwenn and Edmond O'Brien.… Internet Archive It Happened in Norristown (Part I) 1937 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles Advertising film presenting landmarks, businesses and people of a town outside Philadelphia during the Depression. Producer and director: Edwin Cooper. Internet Archive China Doll 1958 · Feature Title: China Doll Summary: American pilot Cliff Brandon, fighting the Japanese in China, finds himself the unintentional "owner" of a Chinese housekeeper,… Internet Archive Footsteps In The Fog (1955) Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons 1955 · Feature Footsteps in the Fog is a 1955 British Technicolor FILM NOlR crime film starring real-life husband and wife team, Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons. The… Internet Archive Vista Stock Shots: Entertainment 1962 · Film · Subtitles 16:23:16:26 VS three women wearing matching costumes doing choreographed theatrical cabaret style dance on stage; woman in ornate gold dress singing on stage;… Internet Archive The Vanishing Shadow 1934 colorized cliffhanger serial 1934 · Feature A young engineer (Onslow Stevens) and a professor (James Durkin) use a variety of amazing inventions (an invisibility vest, a ray gun and a robot) to fight… Internet Archive Miracle on the Delaware 1953 · Film · Subtitles PA-0807 shotlist: 07:10:56:15 Philadelphia as seen across Delaware River. 07:11:07:23 Great shot from car on Delaware Bridge. 07:11:13:10 Pan up industrial… Internet Archive "TRÊS DESCONHECIDOS" (1946), filme de Jean Negulesco, com legendas em português 1946 · Feature "Three Strangers", film Noir com Peter Lorre, Sidney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald. Roteiro de John Huston e Howard Koch. Internet Archive The Girl Who Dared 1944 · Feature Title: The Girl Who Dared Summary: OUT OF THE FOGS OF FEAR! STORMS OF TERROR!...came this amazing person...to thrill you! Directed by: Howard Bretherton… Internet Archive COMEDY NIGHT AT THE BIJOU (double feature) Feature In keeping with the season in the US (and maybe in the UK) the 2am Theater presents two lively political comedies -- one from each side of the Atlantic. First… Internet Archive We Work Again 1937 · Film · Subtitles 05:11:27:00 We Work Again Amazing glimpse of African-American life during the Great Depression. This film acknowledges the fact that African-Americans were… Internet Archive Loaded Gun, The 1958 · Film · Subtitles Two boys in cowboy outfits find a loaded gun and struggle over possession of it. An adult takes it away from them and fires it into the air. Some great POV… Internet Archive College (1927) HD with Score 1927 · Feature Brilliant in his studies and dismissive of athletics, Ronald finishes high school at the top of his class. But in college his uptight attitude doesn't win him… Internet Archive Zillion Vol. 3 (English Dub) 1991 · Cartoon Full VHS rip. Ripped with a Panasonic DMR-EZ48V and Elgato Game Capture HD. Back of Sleeve Copy: IT IS THE YEAR 2387... The most successful of mankind's… Internet Archive Golden Gate City: San Francisco 1939 · Film · Subtitles The following shotlist is keyed to the PA-0659 transfer: 08:31:42:11 LS Golden Gate bridge, steamship passes under the bridge; aerial of the Golden Gate… Internet Archive 1945 - Geburtstagsparaden fuer Adolf Hitler - Jahre 1933, 1936, 1939, 1942-45 (1h 04m, 352x272) Feature · 1 h 4 min 1945 - Geburtstagsparaden fuer Adolf Hitler - Jahre 1933, 1936, 1939, 1942-45 (1h 04m, 352x272) Internet Archive The Abominable Snowman (1957) 1957 · Feature "The Abominable Snowman" is a British horror film directed by Val Guest , released on August 26, 1957 , in the UK and later in November in the U.S. This film… Internet Archive Shanghai Express 1932 colorized (Marlene Dietrich) 1932 · Feature A woman who is notorious on the China coast takes a train through an area where a dangerous civil war is raging. On board she encounters a British Army doctor… Internet Archive Lease of Life 1954 · Feature The wife of a Yorkshire vicar sees a chance for her husband to increase his status and income. But there are more pressing concerns for the gentle,… Internet Archive Useful Prophecies: An Archival Compilation 2019 · Educational · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles Useful Prophecies, an archival compilation made for the opening night of Punto De Vista Festival (Pamplona/Iruñea), March 11, 2019. While the distance between… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 35, Release 53, 06/28/1962 1962 · Newsreel · Subtitles National Archives description: "The original release sheet reads: PRAY AT HOME: KENNEDY ANSWER TO COURT DECISION: In a six-to-one decision, the Supreme Court… Internet Archive The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) 1964 · Feature The Tomb of Ligeia is a 1964 American-British horror film directed by Roger Corman. Starring Vincent Price and Elizabeth Shepherd. It follows Verden Fell, a… Internet Archive "Your Show Time" The Adventure of the Speckled Band 1949 · Short · 26 min Title: "Your Show Time" The Adventure of the Speckled Band Summary: Sherlock Holmes gets the clues he needs to solve a murder, and to prevent another one from… Internet Archive Desperate Moment 1953 · Feature Title: Desperate Moment Summary: About a man accused of murdering a British soldier during post WW2 mayhem. His girlfriend works on his behalf to expose the… Internet Archive Mel-o-toons Volume 2 Cartoon · 46 min Mel-O-Toons sometimes erroneously called "Mello Toons", was a series of animated cartoons produced in 1960 by New World Productions and syndicated by United… Internet Archive EL ESQUELETO DE LA SEÑORA MORALES – (1960) [VOE] 1960 · Feature · Subtitles El esqueleto de la señora Morales es una película de comedia negra y suspenso psicológico mexicana de 1960, dirigida por Rogelio A. González . Está… Internet Archive The Torch 1950 · Feature · 1 h 15 min Title: The Torch Summary: A revolutionary and his band take over a small Mexican town. The townspeople begin to take sides over whether to fight him, join… Internet Archive [Parade Celebrating Chinese Republic] 1912 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles San Francisco, California: Parade celebrating the formation of the Chinese Republic under Sun Yat-Sen. Internet Archive The Emperor Jones 1933 · Feature Unscrupulously ambitious Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and through bluff and bravado finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.… Internet Archive Caravan 1946 · Feature Title: Caravan Summary: During the last half of the 19th century writer Richard Darrell saves Don Carlos from two robbers, and is entrusted by Don Carlos to… Internet Archive Già dimanche 1935 · Feature In Già dimanche (Joyful Sunday) Jacques Tati and his friend Rhum star as down-and-outs (very much their situation in reality at the time) who try to generate… Internet Archive Taking the "X" out of X-Rays 1940 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Demystifies X-rays and radiation. Internet Archive On the Air 1937 · Film · Subtitles "A CHEVROLET RADIO PROGRAM FEATURING RUBINOFF IS SENT OVER THE AIR, & AN EXPLANATION IS MADE OF HOW RADIO BROADCASTING WORKS." 00:00:45:00 On the Air 07842… Internet Archive THE MUSGRAVE TREASURE (1912) 1912 · Feature Georges Treville stars as Sherlock Holmes in an adaptation of Conan Doyle's "The Musgrave Ritual" Internet Archive Daybreak - 天明 1933 · Feature Perhaps an over-the-top example of Lianhua Studio's Output. Lily Li, one of the biggest stars of the day, plays an innocent country girl who is forced into a… Internet Archive It Takes a Thief - Complete Series 1968 1968 · TV It Takes a Thief is an American action-adventure television series that aired on ABC for three seasons between 1968 and 1970. It stars Robert Wagner in his… Internet Archive Kill Cruise 1990 Elizabeth Hurley Feature A washed-out German sailor, in a drunken state, agrees to take two British women from Gibraltar to the West Indies in his sail boat. Early into the voyage,… 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 Platinum Blonde 1931 · Feature https://web.archive.org/web/20230322225157/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_Blonde_%28film%29 Internet Archive Insect Zoo 1950 · Film · Subtitles Pictures the parts and eating habits of the katydid, caterpillar, and ladybird. After pointing out the relationship of ants to bees and wasps, the film… Internet Archive Borrowed Power 1952 · Film · Subtitles Jerry, a high school student, misuses the 'BORROWED POWER' of a car and is arrested on suspicion of hit and run manslaughter. With the help of the judge,… Internet Archive Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Feature Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Internet Archive Anything but Love (1989–92) sitcom - Jamie Lee Curtis 1989 · TV · Subtitles Anything but Love (1989–92) sitcom - Jamie Lee Curtis All I could find over the internet - If anyone has more episodes let me know! Complete Season 1, partial… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin . A Night In The Show (1915, Classic, Silent, Short, Colorized Film noir) 1915 · Feature AKA: Charlie at the Show PLOT : Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby… Internet Archive "Ashes of Vengeance" (1923) director Frank Lloyd with Norma Talmadge 1923 · 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 Close Harmony 1942 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Discussion on the need for unity between labor and management as the U.S. mobilizes for World War II.