The world's archives

7,777–7,824 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 Close-Up Feature “Good little thriller, well worth a watch” “Great atmosphere, some suspenseful moments” (IMDB reviews quotes). A low-budget crime drama with unnecessary comic… Internet Archive 'Your Hit Parade' - December 4, 1954 1954 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles Episode of the TV series 'Your Hit Parade', originally aired December 4, 1954. All music in this program is 'Live', performed by the shows cast. Featured… Internet Archive I Believe In You 1952 · Feature Cecil Parker, Celia Johnson, Harry Fowler and Joan Collins star in the story of an unlucky girl, a troubled young man and their sympathetic probation officers. Internet Archive The Wasp Woman 1959 (HD) ★★½ CC: Horror/Sci-Fi [1:01:05] 1959 · Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles The Wasp Woman (also known as The Bee Girl and Insect Woman) is a 1959 American independent science-fiction horror film produced and directed by Roger Corman.… Internet Archive Computer Savvy 2003 · Cartoon · 8 min After breaking Max's "leprechaen-free"television,Companion and That Guy From The Coast of The East decide to work at the computer store to pay for a new… Internet Archive See (No. 6) 1930 · Film · Subtitles Monkey Whoopee! Monkey circus. Costumed chimpanzees. A modern William Tell. Archer shoots balloon out of woman's mouth Giants Tumble! Daredevil lumberjacks… Internet Archive Glacier International Park 1930 · Film · Subtitles Great scenic footage in Glacier National Park Montana. 1930s (?) tourism in the National Park, and modern hotels. 15:42:13:22 Great shot CU spinning… Internet Archive Great Railroad at Work, A 1942 · Film · Subtitles Excellent film of a Southern New England railroad in early 1940s. Superb shots of steam engines in motion, "ALL ABOARD!" yelled by the conductor (some of our… Internet Archive Doctor in Industry (Part III) 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 Starsky & Hutch Season 2 1975 · TV · Subtitles The Complete Second Season Internet Archive How to Buy Meat (Part II) 1970 · Film · Subtitles Presents a U. S. Department of Agriculture's consumer meat specialist who gives valuable tips on buying and preparing meat by using the USDA grades of… Internet Archive Raymond Chandler's THE LONG GOODBYE 1973 · Feature The Long Goodbye is a 1973 American neo-noir satirical mystery crime thriller film directed by Robert Altman and based on Raymond Chandler's 1953 novel. The… Internet Archive The Big Lebowski 1998 Feature The Big Lebowski 1998 Internet Archive The Eruption of Mt St Helens Short · 22 min documentary about the eruption of Mt St Helens Internet Archive The Romantic Age Feature “Would not be allowed today” “Not so romantic” “There’s no fool like an old fool” (IMDB reviews quotes). An English girls boarding school comedy where most of… Internet Archive Dersu Uzala (1975) 1975 · Feature Dersu Uzala is a 1975 epic biographical adventure drama film directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa. Shot in Russian, it is his only non-Japanese-language… Internet Archive Foreign Agent 1942 colorized (Gale Storm) 1942 · Feature A Hollywood starlet (Gale Storm) becomes aware of a plot to steal her late father's searchlight filter plans. She joins forces with her friend Jimmy (John… Internet Archive The Roy Rogers Show - Outlaw's Girl TV · 25 min The Roy Rogers Show ws an American Western television series that broadcast 100 episodes on NBC for six seasons between December 30th, 1951 and June 9th,… Internet Archive Safe Roads 1935 · Film · Subtitles The driving of an automobile is compared with running a train on the railroad. The driver is an engineer on whose observance of the rules of driving and the… Internet Archive The Ascent (1977) 1977 · Feature The Ascent is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko and made at Mosfilm. Shepitko and Yuri Klepikov's screenplay was adapted from the 1970… Internet Archive Me Caíste Del Cielo ( 1975) 1975 · Feature Una interesante producción, matizada por la tragi-comedia en la que un hombre rescata al dueño de una taquerÍa, quien se encuentra en una situación de… Internet Archive Westinghouse Traveler's Choice 66 1966 · Film · Subtitles Promotional film aimed at retail sales outlets of air conditioners; many different models are shown. Trips are promised to successful salespeople. Clips are… Internet Archive Ways of Seeing: Fine Arts and Commerce 1974 · Commercial · 31 min Produced by the BBC Art critic John Berger discusses the nature of advertising in relation to the tradition of oil painting. Points out that advertising… Internet Archive Father 1988 · Feature A middle-aged man's family loses patience with him as he struggles with his seemingly directionless life. Internet Archive "The Failure" (1911) director D. W. Griffith cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1911 · 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 Speedy Feature · Subtitles silent Internet Archive A Gift 2003 · Cartoon · 2 min About "A Gift" -UnWords to set you free. The Dr. presents "A Gift" (a pleasant and well-compressed cartoon) to all his friends. Tesla-K's "A Gift" consists of… Internet Archive Les Enquêtes De Maigret - Ep 01 - Cécile Est Morte 1967 · Feature Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret est une série télévisée française en 88 épisodes, dont 18 en noir et blanc, d'une durée de 90 minutes en moyenne, créée… Internet Archive Lovers And Lollipops ( 1956) 1956 · Feature Plot: Ann, an attractive widowed New York model, lives in an apartment with her daughter Peggy. The courtship of Ann by visiting engineer Larry, and… Internet Archive The Bloody Brood 1959 · Feature · 1 h 8 min Two beatniks get their kicks by dealing drugs and violence. Internet Archive Home Electrical Appliances 1944 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Principles and maintenance of everyday appliances. Internet Archive On the Run 1956 · Film · Subtitles About well-behaved teenagers who compete in the Mobilgas Economy Run. Excellent teens dancing in San Francisco malt shop. This film, narrated by a teen-age… Internet Archive Born To Be Wild 1938 · Feature · 53 min Ralph Byrd and Ward Bond in a movie about truckers. Don't bother downloading the h.264 file; the Cinepack file from which it is derived is smaller. Internet Archive The Housemaid (1960) 1960 · Feature The Housemaid Film Noir (1960) I Remastered With English Subtitles See Noir Alley - The Housemaid (1960) Review by the Czar of Noir Eddie Muller shown on Jul… Internet Archive Hired! 1940 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Quirky Chevrolet sales film. Internet Archive 1944 - Das Leben der Juden im Konzentrationslager Theresienstadt (15m 37s, 688x512) Short · 15 min 1944 - Das Leben der Juden im Konzentrationslager Theresienstadt (15m 37s, 688x512) Internet Archive Long Street, The 1957 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles How the Salvation Army responds to human needs. Includes many images of depressed neighborhoods and skid rows in San Francisco and other California cities, as… Internet Archive SATURDAY MATINEE AT THE BIJOU (kiddie matinee) Cartoon Saturday matinees (kiddie matinees) were a summertime institution in thousands of US movie theaters. They lasted into the late ‘50s when they were finally… Internet Archive Beyond Tomorrow 1940 · Feature · 1 h 23 min Title: Beyond Tomorrow Summary: The ghosts of three elderly industrialists killed in an airplane crash return to Earth to help reunite a young couple whom… Internet Archive Where The West Begins (1938) Feature · 54 min Lynne Reed (Luana Walters) is in danger of being tricked out of her ranch. It's up to Jack and Fuzzy to find the truth. PD - No copyright renewal Internet Archive Tokio Jokio (1943) 1943 · Feature Tokio Jokio is a 1943 Looney Tunes propaganda short directed by Norman McCabe. The cartoon is notorious and controversial for its racist depictions of… Internet Archive BOOTLEGGER'S DRIVE-IN SATURDAY NIGHT: SNOW CREATURE & THE PHANTOM PLANET Feature A COMPLETE DVD. Features a custom menu with either poster art or a still photo from one of the movies and drive-in style audio. Burning this DVD is really… Internet Archive WILD JUNGLE - Motion Ride 2001 · Cartoon · 3 min A jungle tour filled with downhill bumps,cliff-hangers,bridge-collapsing moments,the discovery of an ancient burial site,plus an unpredictable ending turns… Internet Archive Midnight 1934 · Feature Title: Midnight Summary: The foreman of a jury asks questions that send a woman to the electric chair for a murder committed in the heat of passion. On the… Internet Archive Trail of the Rocket 1951 · Film · Subtitles Mary Kay and Johnny; Johnny is suspicious of whom he considers to be Martian spies. Internet Archive Murder Of Lee Harvey Oswald 1963 · TV · Subtitles TV news footage - the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby. National Archives Identifier: 13232 Internet Archive [San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Groundbreaking] 1932 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles Dignitaries celebrate the beginning of construction on this important structure. Internet Archive Rented Lips 1987 1987 · Feature Martin Mull's attempt at big movie making with lots of help from Robert Downey Sr. Not the best film, Mull, like a lot of comics, just did not quite have what…