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7,921–7,968 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 River's Edge (1957) Ray Milland, Anthony Quinn & Debra Paget 1957 · Feature The River's Edge is a 1957 FILM NOlR adventure, crime, and drama DeLuxe CinemaScope film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Ray Milland, Anthony Quinn and… Internet Archive Loyola Students Compete For Keg, 1933/11/15 1933 · Newsreel · Subtitles Chicago, IL: Exclusive pictures of a hectic pushball game in which the Freshmen of Loyola University defeat the Sophomores in a wild battle for a prize beer… Internet Archive The Big Combo - Vostr-fr Feature · 1 h 23 min Realisation de Joseph H. Lewis . Avec Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy Long-metrage americain . Genre : Policier Duree : 01h29min Annee de… Internet Archive THE PERILS OF PAULINE ( 1914) Ch. 1 Pearl White Feature THE PERILS OF PAULINE (1914) - chapter 1 Starring: Pearl White, Crane Wilbur, Paul Panzer Directed by Louis J. Gasnier, Donald MacKenzie Eclectic Film… Internet Archive Son of the Renegade 1942 · Feature · 56 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Her Secret 1933 · Feature · 52 min Title: Her Secret Summary: In "Her Secret" (aka "The Girl from Georgia" in the UK in 1934 when shown there)Johnny, the son of a rich-man, is an idling,… Internet Archive Here, I Grew Up Short · 27 min · Subtitles Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen talks about the places where Abraham Lincoln lived during his formative years. Internet Archive Airheads 2001 · Cartoon ''Airheads'' depicts a relationship between creatures who are interconnected in an absurdist manner. Internet Archive Reasons Why, The 1959 · Film · Subtitles Television manufacturing at RCA's New Jersey plant. Includes scenes of design, engineering and quality control. Great scenes of TVs with flickering test… Internet Archive We Learn About the Telephone I 1965 · Film · Subtitles Tells the history of communications, from smoke signals to telephones. Part live-action and animation. CU color Western Electric 500 handset ringing; little… Internet Archive Teenage Road-e-o 1957 · Film · Subtitles 03:39:17:09 Title credit high-angle shot of 1950s car weaving between barrels in car handling test. 03:39:39:17 VS Great moving camera shot through 1950s soda… Internet Archive NEW YORK NIGHTS ( 1929) Norma Talmadge Talkie Feature NEW YORK NIGHTS (1929) Starring: Norma Talmadge, Gilbert Roland, John Wray, Lilyan Tashman Directed by Lewis Milestone Joseph M. Schenck Productions William… Internet Archive "The Widow And The Only Man" (1904) cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1904 · 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 Golden Gate City: San Francisco 1939 · Film · Subtitles \08:31:42:11 LS Golden Gate bridge, steamship passes under the bridge; aerial of the Golden Gate Bridge; great high-angle shot from atop the one of the… Internet Archive Lebender Marmor AKA Living Marble 1908 · Feature Internet Archive 1970 Edinburgh STRATEGYGETARTS 1970 · Feature 1970 Edinburgh STRATEGYGETARTS Das Meer ist unendlich schön - Beschreibung einer Filminstallation mit 5 Projektoren auf 3 Wände Das Atem des Schafes 9,35’ N8… Internet Archive Jubilation Street 1944 · Feature As World War II escalates, the tight-knit inhabitants of a street in Tokyo must relocate from their homes so the government can use the space. Kinoshita’s… Internet Archive Charles Chauvel's "IN THE WAKE OF THE BOUNTY" 1933 Feature Very first adaptation of the Bounty adventure. Very first acting effort for futur star Errol Flynn too, just before making his decisive move from his native… Internet Archive [Missouri Pacific Railroad film] 2026 · Film · Subtitles VS railroad operations with station platform, passengers in train, dining car and coach services, etc. ca. late 1930s-early 1940s Internet Archive "The Brotherhood of the Bell" - Full Movie (1970) 🎬 1970 · Feature 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙡 is a 1970 made-for-television movie produced by Cinema Center 100 Productions and starring Glenn Ford . The director Paul Wendkos… Internet Archive [News Magazine of the Screen, December 1950] (Part II) 1950 · Newsreel · 5 min · Subtitles Newsreel stories reformatted for educational presentation, including the assassination attempt on President Harry S. Truman. Internet Archive Portrait In Black (1960) Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart 1960 · Feature Portrait in Black is a 1960 American neo-noir FILM NOlR thriller film directed by Michael Gordon, and starring Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn and Richard… Internet Archive Les Enquêtes De Maigret - ep 02 - La Tête D'un Homme 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 You're Only Young Twice 1952 · Feature Title: You're Only Young Twice Summary: Ada Shore is mistaken for a new secretary, she brings a breath of fresh air to the traditional university. Directed… Internet Archive Decorating Unlimited 1961 · Film · Subtitles "While today's home phone decor might include an understated mobile device dock and maybe an old cordless, back in the 1950s the new mode was candy-colored… Internet Archive Twice Told Tales (1963) 1963 · Feature Twice-Told Tales is a 1963 American horror anthology film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Vincent Price. The film features three stories based on the… Internet Archive Ingenuity in Action 1959 · Film · Subtitles This informative film made for hot rod fans explains the process involved in preparing and entering a car show, but at times comes across as an ethnographic… Internet Archive 1979 Auf'm Send (On the Send) 1979 · Feature Testimony on the fairground with Bernd Rickfelder, Herbert Baumann, Harald Balke, Anja Schimanski, Horst Neumann, Rainer Klaholz The Art Academy Münster /… Internet Archive Lauro Puñales ( 1969) WIDESCREEN VERSION 1969 · Feature In Emiliano Zapata's hometown of Anenecuilco lives Lauro Puñales, a famous revolutionary leader and agrarian. The town's political boss and municipal… Internet Archive The Daffy Duckaroo (1942) 1942 · Feature The Daffy Duckaroo is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Norman McCabe. The cartoon was released on October 24, 1942, and stars Daffy Duck. The… Internet Archive Primordial Dance 1991 · Cartoon · 1 min This short computer animation is an experimental progression of abstract textures and colors created using an interactive process of "artificial evolution."… Internet Archive Alias Smith And Jones (1971-1973) - Complete Series TV All 50 episodes across 3 seasons. Alias Smith and Jones was a western show that aired between the years 1971 and 1973 on ABC. Internet Archive Day Called X, A (Part II) 1958 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Dramatized atomic evacuation of Portland, Oregon. Internet Archive Woman on the Run 1950 · Feature · 1 h 16 min Title: Woman on the Run Summary: Frank Johnson flees police after becoming an eyewitness to murder. He is pursued around scenic San Francisco by his wife, a… Internet Archive Great Swindle, The 1948 · Film · Subtitles Harassed by shortages, Tom Grey votes for the removal of price control after reading propaganda issued by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).… Internet Archive Nicky Rides Again 1938 · Film · Subtitles Animated cartoon. Indians attack stockade, and just as all seems lost, Nicky Nome comes to the air of the hero with a new Chevrolet. Contains racist… Internet Archive Count Schlockula's Shock Show New Years Special Feature · 1 h 39 min The Count Wishes you a Happy New Year. No shorts or serials this time, but a very special presentation in deed. Our feature is the letterboxed version of… Internet Archive MIT 18.01 Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2007 2007 · Talk · Subtitles Instructor: Prof. David Jerison This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, with applications.… Internet Archive Apollo 13: Houston, We've Got A Problem 1972 · Short · 28 min NASA documentary of the near-fatal Apollo 13 mission in 1972. Includes the onboard explosion and efforts by the ground crew and flight crew to troubleshoot… Internet Archive Midnight Phantom 1935 · Feature · 56 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Alexandra 1934 · Feature Title: Alexandra Summary: Revolution breaks out in a small European kingdom, and a young princess is forced to flee for her life. She heads for the… Internet Archive Ben Hur, A Tale Of The Christ (1925) 1925 · Feature Internet Archive "Flaming Waters" (1925) starring Malcolm McGregor, Pauline Garon 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 1992 Zehn Kleine Stücke (10 little Pieces) 1992 · Feature Community performance with guests. Drama on the stage of the Aalto Theatre in Essen / Germany with simultaneous film projections on the canvas in the… Internet Archive The Last Man on Earth (1964) 1964 · Feature When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive The Tenth Man (1988) 1988 · Feature The Tenth Man is a television movie of 1988 based on the novel The Tenth Man by Graham Greene. In the movie, a wealthy Paris lawyer named Chanel is sentenced… Internet Archive Woman On The Run 1950 ★★★½ (CC) Crime/Film-noir [1:18:31] 1950 · Feature · 1 h 17 min · Subtitles Woman on the Run is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Norman Foster and starring Ann Sheridan and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was based on the April… Internet Archive Voyagers - Complete Series 1982 1982 · TV Voyagers! is an American science-fiction television series about time travel that aired on NBC from October 3, 1982, to July 10, 1983, during the 1982–1983…