The world's archives

7,873–7,920 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 Dragnet: The Big Actor TV · 25 min · Subtitles Friday and Romero investigate the theft of narcotics from a Catholic Hospital. Season 1, Episode 2 (1952) Last appearance by Barton Yarborough, who had died… Internet Archive THE RUNAWAY BUS video quality upgrade Feature “Fun in the fog” “Frothy comedy” “A first class load of spooky fun” (IMDB reviews quotes). NOTE: This is the best print I’ve seen that also is in the correct… Internet Archive Look at Pontiac for 1954! 1953 · Film · Subtitles 1954 Pontiac advertising film. Great shots of Pontiac showroom cars on rotating platforms. VS POV from inside Pontiac driving on race tracks and open road.… Internet Archive The Biggest Ever Children's TV Collection (Volume 31) 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-Trouble In The… Internet Archive Boarding House Blues 1948 ★★★ CC: Musical/Comedy [1:26:35] 1948 · Feature · 1 h 30 min · Subtitles Boarding House Blues is a 1948 American musical race film directed by Josh Binney which featured the first starring film role by Moms Mabley. It was the… Internet Archive Protecting Poultry Profits (Part II) 1952 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Drugs to keep chickens healthy. Includes disturbing images of necropsies and sick chicks. Internet Archive Cooking: Terms and What They Mean 1949 · Film · Subtitles EXPLAINS & DEMONSTRATES SOME OF THE MOST COMMON TERMS USED IN COOKING. DEMONSTRATES THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS: TO CREAM, STIR, FOLD, BOIL, BEAT,… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 2) (Part III) 1939 · Home movie · 17 min · Subtitles Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. Internet Archive Operation TEAPOT Military Effects Studies 1955 · Short · 30 min Operation TEAPOT consisted of 14 nuclear tests detonated from February 18 to May 15, 1955. The goal of the series was to test nuclear devices for possible… Internet Archive Mosquito, The 1947 · Film · Subtitles Shows the life cycles of the common (Culex) and the malaria (Anopheles) mosquito. Depicts methods of exterminating larvae and adult mosquitoes. Includes… Internet Archive Brighter Day in Your Kitchen, A 1949 · Film · Subtitles Focus on meal preparation with our own home economist talking to American women about food; some great kitchen and cooking shots. Internet Archive Precipitins 1930 · Educational · Subtitles Identification of human vs. animal blood, stains through chemical tests - scientists, labs, chemists, rabbits, experiments, blood, nurses, lab technicians,… Internet Archive Microscopic Life: The World of the Invisible 1958 · Film · Subtitles A study of the plant and animal life found in a jar of ordinary pond water. Illustrates and explains the difference between microscopic plants and animals;… 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 Europe At Your Window 1950 · Film · Subtitles Reel contains two films: The first is a sponsored film about the travel adventures of a couple who take a trip from Sweden to Paris by bus; the second film is… Internet Archive La Colle Universelle 1907 · Short · 5 min A peddler of "the best glue" sets up his outdoor stall. A crowd gathers for a demonstration. As he gives his pitch, two observant cops decide drive off his… Internet Archive From Trees to Tribunes (Part III) 1931 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Everything that happens to produce an issue of the Chicago Tribune, from logging to newswriting and cartooning. Internet Archive Sentinel in the Sky 1955 · Film · Subtitles Peacetime airborne radar installations perform several most useful functions. They are an aid to navigation, they provide early warning against storms, they… Internet Archive Boom Boom Cartoon · 7 min An early Porky war cartoon, with Porky as a doughboy in World War I. This one also has Beans, an early character who was in a few shorts, but didn't pan out… Internet Archive BOOTLEGGER'S DRIVE-IN SATURDAY NIGHT: TEENAGE ZOMBIES & THE SCREAMING SKULL Feature A COMPLETE DVD. Features a custom menu with either poster art or a stills photo from one of the movies overlayed with drive-in style audio. Burning the disc… Internet Archive Airbag 1997 Karra Elejalde, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Alberto San Juan, Maria De Medeiros, Rosa Maria Sarda, Raquel Mernon, Gabriella Roy, Pilar Bardem + Juanma Bajo Ulloa 1997 · Feature Spanish variation on the lost ring during bachelor party theme. Wonderfully odd movie with car crashes, A Team Shooting (lots of bullets, not much damage),… Internet Archive Max Linder in: A Farm-house Romance (Idylle a la ferme), 1912 1912 · Short · 9 min Pathe comedy by Max Linder. Premiered in Vienna June 14, 1912 and released in the US Dec. 20, 1912. "Max, who has sponged upon a wealthy uncle, is told by… Internet Archive The Dick Van Dyke Show (The Complete Series) [1961 - 1966] 1961 · TV The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American sitcom created by Carl Reiner that initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961, to June 1, 1966, with a total of 158… Internet Archive New Note in Music, A (Harry Partch at Mills College) Short · 1 min · Subtitles Universal Newsreel story (undated) showing Harry Partch conducting a student performance of his music on his instruments at Mills College, Oakland,… Internet Archive Our Gang Silent Boys will be Joys Short · 18 min Our Gang Silent Boys will be Joys 1925: The gang has big plans to create an amusement park of their own, but when a surveyor shows up, he lets them know that… Internet Archive "Waking Up the Town" (1925) starring Jack Pickford, Norma Shearer 1925 · 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 1979 Eddie and Lutz 1979 · Feature Test filming with Eddie Constantine in Wiesbaden for the movie "Tango through Germany". For years I was looking for an actor who strives steadfastly afar.… Internet Archive Confusions of a Nutzy Spy (1943) 1943 · Feature Confusions of a Nutzy Spy is a 1943 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Norman McCabe. The short was released on January 23, 1943, and stars Porky… Internet Archive Bicycle Today - Automobile Tomorrow 1969 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Shows graphically how one should check his bike for mechanical soundness and how to keep it in good running condition. Pictures a boy and a girl demonstrating… Internet Archive Le Courant Eléctrique 1906 · Short · 1 min A grocer electrifies his goods to prevent thieves from running off with his ware. Unfortunately, the current can't tell the difference between thieves and… Internet Archive "Girl Shy" (1924) starring Harold Lloyd 1924 · 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 The Ghost 1963 Barbara Steele Feature A woman and her lover murder her husband but soon after, strange things start happening and they wonder if they really killed him or if he is coming back from… Internet Archive Devil Times Five - Upgrade Feature · Subtitles Variously known as “Peopletoys” (original title), and “Devil Times Five” (elsewhere in the Archive), this print is titled “The Horrible House on the Hill.” My… Internet Archive Shocker Internet Drive In - Week 22: "Woof Woof" A Father's Day Special Feature · 3 h 27 min · Subtitles Hello and Welcome Back! We may be a day or two late, but we are proud to bring our own special tribute to all the fathers out there. For today only, all you… Internet Archive The Atomic Man (1955) 1955 · Feature "The Atomic Man" is a 1955 science fiction film set against the backdrop of atomic experimentation during the Cold War. The story revolves around the… Internet Archive The Goddess Feature · 1 h 12 min The Goddess a silent film from China made in 1934 and starring Ruan Lingyu in a stunning performance is the story of a prostitute and her son. (The word for… Internet Archive The Mad Magician (1954) 1954 · Feature The Mad Magician is a 1954 American horror film directed by John Brahm starring Vincent Price, Mary Murphy and Eva Gabor. It follows Don Gallico, a master… Internet Archive Battery Electricity 1957 · Film · Subtitles Part of the Junior Science Film Series. Based on the books After Dinner Science and Science Magic by Kenneth M. Swezey. Explains how electricity works and… Internet Archive I Spy 1933 · Feature In a mix-up following a drunken night out, a wisecracking American is mistaken for an international spy! Internet Archive The Power Of The Whistler 1945 ★★★ Film-noir/Mystery [1:06:35] 1945 · Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles The Power of the Whistler is a 1945 film noir thriller film based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by Lew Landers, the production features Richard… Internet Archive Violent Saturday (1955) Directed by Richard Fleischer, Starring Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Stephen McNally 1955 · Feature Violent Saturday is a 1955 American FILM NOlR crime film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Victor Mature, Richard Egan and Stephen McNally. In… Internet Archive Aufregende Lektre AKA Stimulating Reading 1908 · Feature Internet Archive 1940 - 1945 - Eva Braun - Private Filmrollen - 1 von 8 (44m 13s, 512x384, ohne Ton, Farbe) Feature · 44 min 1940 - 1945 - Eva Braun - Private Filmrollen - 1 von 8 (44m 13s, 512x384, ohne Ton, Farbe) Internet Archive Butterick Clothes-Ups Of 1942 1942 · Film · Subtitles A silent look at clothing made from Butterick dress patterns Photographed by Neil P Horne. Internet Archive The Night They Took Miss Beautiful Feature Criminals hijack an airplane that not only carries a dangerous organism that is to be used in bacterial warfare, but also five beauty contest finalists. Internet Archive One Step Beyond : Earthquake ( Season 2, Episode 17) 1960 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles In this Episode of the Sci-Fi/Mystery Show, a San Franciscan Bellboy has vision of a terrible impending earthquake. See IMDB for more details:… Internet Archive 1982 Dreharbeit (No Subtitel) 1982 · Feature Mit Bernard Pavel Woschek Lutz und Berni albern auf hintergründige Weise über das, was sie gerade machen: Einen Film. The subtitled version can be found here:… Internet Archive Tragedia En Waco, Texas(1993) 1993 · Feature AKA Tragedia: Sucedio En Monte Carmelo Waco, Texas PLOT: Mexploitation film loosely based on the Waco siege