The world's archives

7,297–7,344 of 609,145 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 Mom Is That You?! (2023) 2023 · Feature Akio Kizaki who spends his days as head of the Human Resources Department of a large company is nervous about his wife's divorce and concerned about the… Internet Archive General Motors Around the World (Part II) 1927 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles How one of the first multinational corporations organized itself to sell to the world under the leadership of Alfred R. Sloan. With excellent images of… Internet Archive The Tattered Wings 1955 · Feature First love is often hot and heavy, but short-lived. A woman endures the hardships of an abusive husband for too long, and when an old lover returns she begins… Internet Archive Quicksand {1950 Excellent Quality} Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Peter Lorre & Barbara Bates 1950 · Feature · 1 h 9 min · Subtitles Dan Brady (Mickey Rooney), a young auto mechanic in California, "borrows" $20 ($243 today) from the cash register at his job to pay for a date with blonde… Internet Archive [UC Berkeley outtakes] 1960 · Film · Subtitles Summary: Campus footage of UC Berkeley buildings, classes, athletic events, rituals, landscapes. Brief visit to San Francisco park attractions. Needs improved… Internet Archive How Friendly Are You? 1952 · Film · Subtitles Introduces Ray in number of social situations that are used to trace growth in his understanding and practice of friendliness. Demonstrates how Ray corrects… Internet Archive Wheat Farmer, The 1938 · Film · Subtitles Contents. The story of the growing of wheat and of some aspects of life on a large-scale wheat farm. Preparation of the soil is the theme of the first… Internet Archive A Scandal in Paris 1946 · Feature Title: A Scandal in Paris Summary: Born in a French prison in 1775, François Eugène Vidocq becomes a professional thief and is later appointed chief of… Internet Archive The Mysterious Retort 1906 · Short · 2 min The original French title of the colored and shortened print is Alchimiste Parafaragaramus ou la cornue infernale . IMDb Page Internet Archive The Next of Kin 1942 · Feature Title: The Next of Kin Summary: Wartime propaganda piece giving the warning "Be like Dad, Keep Mum". A gossipy housewife is overheard talking about what her… Internet Archive Submarine Base (1943) Feature · 1 h 4 min Submarine Base (1943) PD - Copyright Not Renewed Internet Archive Esquadrão Classe A 1983 · TV Quatro desertores da Guerra do Vietnã, liderados por John 'Hannibal' Smith, trabalham como mercenários em defesa de causas justas. Internet Archive The Animal Kingdom (restored, colorized) (1932, pre-code controversial drama, imdb score: 6.4) 2021 · Feature The Animal Kingdom (also known as The Woman in His House in the UK) is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy-drama filmdirected by Edward H. Griffith based upon a… Internet Archive Three Smart Daughters (Singer Screen Ad) 1940 · Film · Subtitles Three young women impress their men with their home sewing skills. Internet Archive So Much For So Little (1949) 1949 · Feature So Much for So Little is a 1949 American animated short documentary film directed by Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng. In 1950, it won an Oscar at the 22nd… Internet Archive The Four Just Men 1939 · Feature The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country, but they aren't above a bit of murder or… Internet Archive How Do You Know It's Love? 1950 · Film · Subtitles Gives students a basis for thinking clearly about real love and shows that mere conviction of love is not enough to insure lasting happiness. Internet Archive Phantom Carraige Feature · 1 h 46 min The Phantom Carriage (Swedish: Körkarlen) is a 1921 Swedish romantic horror film, generally considered to be one of the central works in the history of… Internet Archive Il coltello di ghiaccio 1972 · Feature Title: Il coltello di ghiaccio Summary: As a thirteen year old, Martha Caldwell witnessed the death of her parents in a terrible railway accident. Barely… Internet Archive The Phantom of the Air 1933 colorized cliffhanger serial (Tom Tyler) 1933 · Feature After inventing an anti-gravity device, a scientist (William Desmond) and his daughter (Gloria Shea) recruit a pilot (Tom Tyler) to demonstrate it in action.… Internet Archive Edge of Doom [1950] Dana Andrews, Farley Granger, Joan Evans 1950 · Feature Edge of Doom is a 1950 black-and-white Film Noir directed by Mark Robson and starring Dana Andrews, Farley Granger, and Joan Evans. When the film was… Internet Archive Federal Operator 99 (1945) colorized cliffhanger serial 1945 · Feature The FBI's daring and resourceful Operator 99 (Martin Lamont) goes into action, assisted by his gal Friday (Helen Talbot), when a criminal mastermind (George… Internet Archive New Horizons 1948 · Film · Subtitles 01:01:13:00 Low-angle Black boy picking cotton. 01:01:34:34:21 Washington Monument. 01:01:48:09 Group of teenage girls look up at statue of Pocahontas; pan up… 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 The Last Man on Earth (1964) 1964 · Feature The Last Man on Earth is a 1964 post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film based on the 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. It follows Dr. Robert… Internet Archive Zydereen Of Neptune 2015 · Feature Following the example of Davidgc here on the archive, I have taken three episodes of the Flash Gordon TV show of the 1950s, and edited them into a… Internet Archive Protecting Poultry Profits (Part I) 1952 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Now available as a better-quality one-part file. Drugs to keep chickens healthy. Includes disturbing images of necropsies and sick chicks. Internet Archive Give Yourself the Green Light 1954 · Film · Subtitles EXPRESSES NEED TO MODERNIZE AMERICA'S ANTIQUATED HIGHWAY SYSTEM. SHOWS FRUSTRATED DRIVERS (WHO TURN INTO SHEEP), EXCELLENT STREET AND HIGHWAY DRIVING… Internet Archive The Little Princess 1939 · Feature · 1 h 31 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Southwestern States, Second Edition 1953 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Portrays life in areas of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. Refers to the topography, rainfall, stock raising and mining industries. Internet Archive Betty Boop in Poor Cinderella Cartoon · 10 min This is the best copy available. Thanks Dave from San Francisco for the video. I know that this one is available on this site so, don't tell me about it. This… Internet Archive I'm in the Army Now 1936 · Cartoon · 6 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Lego Wars: Part II: The Staff of Maniac 2004 · Cartoon · 34 min This took one year to make, all by myself, through summer, school, and work. This is my second movie. My Lego Wars Part I was nothing compared to this. They… Internet Archive Island Of Doomed Men (1940) 1940 · Feature Madman Stephen Danel (Peter Lorre) presides over a prison on a remote island in the Pacific, where he works the convicts to death and profits from their… Internet Archive Polaroid Dealer Announcement (1964) 1964 · Film · Subtitles The film presents a detailed report on the Polaroid Corporation's growth and product offerings in 1964 and its anticipated success in 1965. It highlights the… Internet Archive Highway Hearing (Part II) 1956 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Produced to garner support for the 1956 Federal Aid-Highway Act, the law that enabled the Interstate Highway system. After a small town learns that it is to… Internet Archive Stateline Motel, L'ultima Chance 1973 · Feature Canadian film about the aftermath of a jewel heist with a bit of a twist at the end. Ursula Andress stars with Barbara Bach in a bit role from early in her… Internet Archive Survival Under Atomic Attack 1951 · Film · Subtitles Explains the dangers of the atomic bomb, the effects of radiation and what the individual should do to protect himself if caught in the open or in his home.… Internet Archive Compelling Thirst: Alcoholism, The 1965 · Film · Subtitles On alcoholism Stock shots to be logged. Apparently filmed in New York City and St. Louis, Missouri Tracking shot down New York city street past bars and… Internet Archive RAF Sinks Tirpitz, 1944/11/22 1944 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) "RAF Lancasters converge on the 45,000 ton Nazi Battlewagon, hidden in Tennsue Fjord in Norway. She is throwing tons of bursting steel skyward, but super… Internet Archive The Big Tip Off 1955 · Feature Title: The Big Tip Off Summary: Richard Conte plays two-bit newspaper columnist Johnny Denton, who gains notoriety by printing tips on upcoming gangland… Internet Archive Men and Jobs 1944 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles How the U.S. government tried to match every person to a job during World War II. Internet Archive The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) 1934 · Feature The 1934 film adaptation of "The Count of Monte Cristo," directed by Rowland V. Lee , is one of the earlier cinematic takes on Alexandre Dumas's classic… Internet Archive Dressed To Kill 1946 · Feature Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and… Internet Archive The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen 1937 · Feature · 59 min Title: The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen Summary: Tex is up against a group of hooded outlaws. When he shoots one, he uses the hood to infiltrate the gang.… Internet Archive The Invisible Wall 1947 · Feature Title: The Invisible Wall Summary: When a mob boss sends gambler Harry Lane to Vegas to deliver 20K to a contact, Harry gambles the money away and must… Internet Archive How to Say No (Moral Maturity) 1951 · Film · Subtitles This film deals with such teen-age behavior problems as smoking, drinking, and love-making and discusses the ways of saying "no" in such situations and still… Internet Archive La Tentacion Desnuda (1966) 1966 · Feature La tentación desnuda es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Armando Bó según su propio guion que se estrenó el 3 de noviembre de 1966 y…