The world's archives

7,441–7,488 of 563,611 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 The Sentimental Bloke (1919) 1919 · Short The film is based on C.J. Dennis' 1915 Australian poem The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke. The film was produce by a South Australian company, The Southern… Internet Archive The Boy Who Turned Yellow 1972 · Feature John and his class go on a school trip to the Tower of London. While he is there he loses his pet mouse and vows to return and find her later. Back in school,… Internet Archive Hope Is in Your Hand 1960 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Social problems of St. Louis in the late 1950s and how they are being addressed by member agencies of the United Fund. With striking images of the underside… Internet Archive Daniel Boone Cartoon · 14 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 Aristocrats of Fashion 2026 · Film · Subtitles Fashions for active sport and evening wear. Everything made from Bemberg rayon. Narrated by a woman fashion commentator in patronizing, but humorous way, in… Internet Archive La morte viene dallo spazio 1958 · Feature · 1 h 19 min Title: La morte viene dallo spazio Summary: Scientists discover that a group of meteors are hurtling on a collison course with Earth, and if they hit, the… Internet Archive Rupture 1961 · Feature When picking up his mail, a man is excited to see a letter from his sweetheart. His excitement turns to sorrow when he gets home to his flat and sees that it… Internet Archive The Biggest Ever Children's TV Collection (Volume 18) 2021 · Cartoon The Ultimate Collection of a bunch of old and new Children's TV Characters bring endless fun of 26 best episodes. 1. Peppa Pig-Piggy In The Middle. 2. Postman… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Summers Collection: San Francisco, California, 1941] 1941 · Home movie · Subtitles Comprehensive film of San Francisco, California and vicinity shot in the summer of 1941. • 13:57:09:14- 13:57:32:12 Nice aerial series—in every shot we see… Internet Archive Children Galore (1955) 1955 · Feature Children Galore is a 1955 comedy film directed by Terence Fisher . It stars Eddie Byrne and June Thorburn . A village squire offers to give away a cottage to… Internet Archive The Man Who Walked Alone 1945 · Feature · 1 h 11 min A light-hearted P.R.C. film. Internet Archive Song Birds as Neighbors 1920 · Film · Subtitles Great shot of movie cameraman in woods shooting birds at close range. Describes insect pests. Birds are "nature's check against these hardened criminals."… Internet Archive Shadow Of Chinatown Feature · 1 h 11 min · Subtitles Condensed feature length version of the serial. Internet Archive Gaslight (restored) (1940, mystery, imdb score: 7.4) Feature Plot: Twenty years after the murder of Alice Barlow, her house is finally occupied again. Internet Archive Alaska: A Modern Frontier (Revised edition) 1948 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Views of the Territory of Alaska. Internet Archive The Hi-Jackers 1963 colorized 1963 · Feature A self-employed long-distance trucker (Anthony Booth) meets a pretty woman (Jacqueline Ellis) at a roadside cafe and later offers her a lift, but then his… Internet Archive Sussie (1945) 1945 · Feature · Subtitles En romantisk komedi om den nyskilde författaren Harry Hellberg vars senaste bok är ett bittert angrepp på hela kvinnosläktet. Kåsören Sussie Blom skriver en… Internet Archive Under The Cock-eyed Moon (1930 Short, Film Noir, Comedy) 1930 · Feature PLOT : Harve & Chester search for peace & quiet in the Arizona desert, with Lizzy, their personality jalopy. Arriving in town they run into antics and… Internet Archive Shanghai 1935 · Feature Title: Shanghai Summary: Shanghai is a 1935 film directed by James Flood, produced by Walter Wanger, distributed by Paramount Pictures, and starring Loretta… Internet Archive Eyes Under Water 1949 · Film · Subtitles LIFE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN SHOWN IN A VISIT TO THE FLOOR OF THE SEA. MYRIAD FORMS OF STRANGE LIFE ARE ILLUSTRATED BY THE SHOTS OF MANY ODDITIES INCLUDING… Internet Archive The Shadow Strikes 1937 colorized (Rod La Roque) 1937 · Feature Caught lurking at a crime scene, the Shadow is forced to pretend to be an attorney and help an aging millionaire re-write his will. When the old man is… Internet Archive The Great Chase 1962 · Feature The elaborate and fantastic gags that comprised the breathtaking, sidesplitting chase sequences in silent films -- using cars, trains, bicycles, horses and… Internet Archive Bir Tanem, Turkish Movie 1977 · Feature Bir Tanem, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/5036/bir-tanem Internet Archive Great Swindle, The (Part II) 1948 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles Union recruitment film criticizing monopoly control of the U.S. economy and advocating union membership as a defense against corporate power. Internet Archive The Biggest Ever Children's TV Collection (Volume 12) 2021 · Cartoon The Ultimate Collection of a bunch of old and new Children's TV Characters bring endless fun of 26 best episodes. 1. Thomas The Tank Engine-Rusty & The… Internet Archive Adventures of Junior Raindrop, The 1948 · Cartoon · 7 min · Subtitles Delinquent raindrop explains the need for good watershed management. Internet Archive Nonesuch Coffee Ad 1934 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Screen ad for Nonesuch Coffee, featuring "Movie Week" special. Internet Archive Kansas City Confidential 1952 colorized (John Payne) 1952 · Feature An ex-con trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to Mexico and make his way past a web of hired thugs and a… Internet Archive 1996 Painting 1996 · Feature · Subtitles A digitized mountain stream. Internet Archive I Dream of Jeanie (with the Light Brown Hair) Feature · Subtitles This is a biopic of composer Stephen Foster. For more information, please go to http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044735/ Internet Archive The Giants of Thessaly 1960 · Feature · 1 h 27 min Title: The Giants of Thessaly Summary: In order to placate the angry gods, who have allowed Thessaly to be overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with… Internet Archive A Blonde for a Night Feature “An amusing farce” “As fluffy as Marie’s hair” (IMDB reviews quotes). A breezy marital comedy in which newlywed Marie Prevost tests her husband’s fidelity by… Internet Archive Max Linder in: Max wants a divorce (1917) Short · 22 min Cast: Max Linder, Marthe Mansfield [billed as: Martha Ulrich], Francine Larrimore, Mathilde Comont. Produced by Essanay, the film premiered at "The Strand"… Internet Archive Harvest of the Years: A Story of the Triumph of an Idea, The 1938 · Film · Subtitles Shows mass production of Ford cars in an assembly line; the research necessary to carry on the work; design, styling and modeling of new automobile models;… Internet Archive The Runaway Bus 1954 · Feature Title: The Runaway Bus Summary: When heavy fog prevents all aircraft from leaving London airport, a group of passengers take an airline bus to get them to an… Internet Archive And Then There Were Four 1950 · Film · Subtitles 05:19:16:13 Carnation Ice Cream truck drives down suburban neighborhood street in the City of Los Angeles; VS Los Angeles residential neighborhoods.… Internet Archive Western Mail 1942 · Feature · 54 min Title: Western Mail Summary: Just as Lucky Webster (Fred Kohler Jr). is being questioned about a recent train robbery, Tom Allen (Tom Keene) appears at his… Internet Archive The Silk Road (1980) 1980 · TV The Silk Road is a documentary television series produced by Japan Broadcasting Corporation that first aired throughout the 1980s. The travelogue traced the… Internet Archive In Search Of Ozu 2018 · Feature Oscar-nominated filmmaker Daniel Raim took a pilgrimage to Japan to get his own firsthand look at some of these iconic items, among them the bright-red… Internet Archive Fighting Man of the Plains 1949 · Feature Title: Fighting Man of the Plains Summary: Former bandit Jim Dancer becomes marshal of a Kansas town and cleans up the criminal element - with the help of his… Internet Archive The Criminal Code (1931) 1931 · Feature · Subtitles The Criminal Code is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic crime drama film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Walter Huston and Phillips Holmes. The… Internet Archive Maid For Pleasure, Rotte A Tutte Le Esperienze 1974 Marcel Charvey, Olivier Mathot, Valerie Boisgel, Brigitte Borghese, Catherine Laurent, Bob Asklof + Guy Maria Feature Low Res Telemundo broadcast of film. Internet Archive Comando Marino ( 1990 ) 1990 · Feature Ellas fueron las primeras mujeres admitidas en la Escuela Naval Militar. Demostraron su capacidad y valentía acabando con una banda de secuestradores. Internet Archive Ulzanas Raid (1972) 1972 · Feature Ulzana's Raid is a 1972 American revisionist Western film starring Burt Lancaster, Richard Jaeckel, Bruce Davison, and Joaquin Martinez. Filmed on location in… Internet Archive Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round Feature “A whole amusement park” “Great film from the ‘30s” (IMDB reviews quotes). Comedy, romance, drama, crime drama; murder mystery, plus major musical production… Internet Archive Laburnum Grove 1936 · Feature A respectable suburban householder shocks unwelcome visiting relatives by telling them that he is now a forger working for a criminal gang. Internet Archive The Adventures of Jim Bowie 1951 · TV · Subtitles Birth of the Blade (1951). The show opens with Jim Bowie riding home. He stops to drink at a pond and his horse suddenly becomes jittery. Jim soon discovers… Internet Archive Canadian Film Archive Feature An archive of Canadian films.