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8,641–8,688 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 Wheels A-Rolling: 100 Years of Railroad Progress 1948 · Film · Subtitles Documentation of pageant at Chicago Railroad Fair (1948). From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Railroad_Fair The Chicago Railroad Fair was an… Internet Archive PD Cartoon Classics Vol 5 25 Favorite Cartoons 3 Hours Cartoon 3 hours of PD classic cartoons! Includes Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Betty Boop, Popeye, Little Lulu, Little Audrey, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Felix… Internet Archive Particle Dreams 1988 · Cartoon · 1 min This short computer animation from 1988 contains a collection of dream sequences created using 3D particle systems techniques. Behavior rules are applied to… Internet Archive The Infernal Cauldron Short · 1 min Georges Melies, 1903. (Also refereed to as the infernal Boiling Pot) Here is a description from Wikipedia. "The film shows a green-skinned demon who places a… Internet Archive The Blue Lamp with Dirk Bogarde (1950) Feature The Blue Lamp with Dirk Bogarde (1950). british, english, england, uk, united kingdom, black and white, film, crime, murder, noir, dirk bogarde, police,… Internet Archive 1940 - Der Feldzug in Polen (1h 07m, 640x480) Feature · 1 h 7 min · Subtitles 1940 - Der Feldzug in Polen (1h 07m, 640x480) Internet Archive The Front Page 1931 colorized (Pat O'Brien) 1931 · Feature Chicago's top newspaper reporter (Pat O'Brien) plans to move to New York to take a higher paying advertising job and marry his sweetheart (Mary Brian). But he… Internet Archive Once Upon a Dream 1949 · Feature Title: Once Upon a Dream Summary: Chaos ensues when a woman wakes up believing that a romantic dream about her new servant is reality. Directed by: Ralph… Internet Archive Cougar Hunt, The 1928 · Film · Subtitles On predator control in Mountain states. Many shots to be logged. 08:01:08:24 Cougar spotting prey from a tree limb. 08:02:07:01 Flock of sheep scattered all… Internet Archive Dziga Vertov Soviet Toys ( 1924) Feature David Abelevich Kaufman (January 2 1896 – February 12, 1954) also known as Denis Kaufman or his pseudonym Dziga Vertov or Vertof was a Soviet pioneer… Internet Archive The Stolen Jools 1931 · Short · 20 min The Stolen Jools is a short comedy film made in 1931. It features many cameo appearances by the film stars of the day. They appeared to help raise funds for… Internet Archive Anders als die Andern AKA Different from the Others 1919 · Feature Internet Archive Anger at Work: The Story of the Headache Switch 1956 · Film · Subtitles ANGER AT WORK explains the "headache switch," one of the mental mechanisms of man's personality which induces displacement of anger onto other men and impairs… Internet Archive As the Wheels Turn 1950 · Film · Subtitles FAMILY AT PICNIC. FATHER USES TABLEWARE TO BUILD MODEL OF CHEVROLET, SHOWING CENTER POINT STEERING, SPRINGS & SHACKLES, SHOCK ABSORBERS & VENTILATION SYSTEM.… Internet Archive [Much Ado About Hair-Do’s] 1950 · Newsreel · Subtitles San Mateo, California hairstylist Grivee demonstrates novelty hairdos, including the "Parakeet," "Number 9," and the "Swept-Wing." Newsreel story. Internet Archive The Bride of Frankenstein. HD 1935 · Feature Internet Archive BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TV Theme (1978) 1978 · TV · Subtitles BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TV Theme (1978) Watch for free! https://tubitv.com/series/3711/battlestar-galactica-classic?start=true Download shows for free!… Internet Archive Cry Of The Banshee 1970 1970 · Feature In 1500s England, a cruel witch-hunting magistrate, who often tortures innocent villagers for his entertainment, condemns a witch to death who conjures a… Internet Archive "The Taming of the Shrew" (1908) director D. W. Griffith starring Florence Lawrence 1908 · 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 How the Ear Functions 1940 · Film · Subtitles OUTLINES STRUCTURE & FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN EAR, SOUND WAVES ARE BRIEFLY EXPLAINED. ANIMATION REVEALS FUNCTION OF TYMPANIC MEMBRANE & OSSICLES OF EAR BONES &… Internet Archive Drinking Health 2026 · Film · Subtitles Good shots to be logged Great ECU of woman's eyes looking up and down, back and forth, and into camera. Old-fashioned ornate clock hands (white against black… Internet Archive Burn Em' Up Barnes: Chapter 1 - King of the Dirt Track 1934 · Short Taken from IMBD : Marjorie Temple, owner of a bus line and an apparently worthless plot of land, is set upon by rich oil speculators who know her land… Internet Archive Pontiac Styling Picture 1954 · Film · Subtitles 00:10:51:01 - 00:20:00:16 Color Silent 1954 1955 PONTIAC SALES FILM. VS EXT & INT of 1955 Pontiac Star Chief Sedan. 00:10:51:01 - 00:16:12:26 Color Silent… Internet Archive Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place 1970 · Film · Subtitles Some good images of suburban homes, patients in hospitals, high schools and parties. Internet Archive Count Schlockula's Shock Show Volume 11 Feature · 1 h 4 min Greetings. The Count is Back for the Attack with Volume 11 of Shock Show. Our Creature feature is the thriller THE BOWERY AT MIDNIGHT starring Bela Lugosi.… Internet Archive Madar - Mother (1989) Short · 2 min Madar - Mother (1989) Synopsis The film progresses alonge two distinct but interwoven series of events. The first series involves young members of a family… Internet Archive SHAZAM! Theme (1974) 1974 · TV · Subtitles SHAZAM! Theme (1974) Watch and download for free episodes of Shazam! https://m4uhd.tv/watch-tvseries-shazam-19741977-231374.html To Download and save video,… Internet Archive Modern Centaurs 1920 · Film · Subtitles "Centaurs -- Half horse and half man, the Centaurs of ancient Greek Mythology have become the symbol of the modern cavalryman." About cavalry soldiers. Internet Archive Colorado Kid 1937 colorized (Bob Steele) 1937 · Feature The Colorado Kid ( Bob Steele), foreman at Colonel Gifford's ranch, is arrested for Gifford's murder. His friend Bibben Tucker (Ernie Adams) breaks him out of… Internet Archive "LES VAMPIRES" (1915) Episode 2-The Ring That Kills Short "The Ring That Kills" Second episode of Louis Feuillade's serial concerning gangsters called "les vampires" in the 1910s in Paris. More info… Internet Archive Trouble In Texas 1937 colorized (Tex Ritter, Rita Hayworth) 1937 · Feature With rodeo champions mysteriously dying just before important competitions, government agent Carmen Serano (Rita Hayworth) joins a gang of racketeers in hopes… Internet Archive How to Use Classroom Films 1963 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles How to choose, preview, present and discuss classroom films. Internet Archive A Double Life (1947) Directed by George Cukor, Starring Ronald Colman, Signe Hasso, Shelley Winters, Edmond O'Brien 1947 · Feature A Double Life is a 1947 FILM NOlR which tells the story of an actor whose mind becomes affected by the character he portrays. It stars Ronald Colman, Signe… Internet Archive 1949 1949 · Cartoon Public domain cartoons of 1949. Work in progress. Corrections on copyright status welcome. Internet Archive Night Of The Scorpion 1972 1972 · Feature A young widower with his new wife returns to the mansion in which his first wife died under strange and unexplained circumstances. Internet Archive Classic Commercial for Kellogg's Sugar Smacks 1954 · Commercial · 2 min A Classic Commercial for Kellogg's Sugar Smacks that aired during 1954. This is from an episode of "Super Circus", the complete telecast can also be found on… Internet Archive WKRP In Cincinnati: Season 04 Episode 13 Changes 2021 · TV · Subtitles SONGS: "MAGNOLIA" - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS, "SO WHITE AND SO FUNKY" - TOM SCOTT FEAT. DR. JOHN, "REAL SITUATION" - BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS, "LOVE IS… Internet Archive Code of Scotland Yard 1947 · Feature · 1 h 27 min Title: Code of Scotland Yard Summary: Descius Heiss is a French expatriate, and former Devil's Island prisoner, with two passions; driving shrewd bargains in… Internet Archive Cowboy from Sundown 1940 · Feature · 53 min A Tex Ritter western. Dave O'Brien appears also. Internet Archive Social Courtesy 1951 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Dramatic film offering instruction in basic social graces. Internet Archive Agricultural Aviation 1955 · Film · Subtitles About using general aviation in agriculture. VS cropduster over cotton fields CU boll weevil on cotton boll CU Cartoon of boll weevil on airplane rudder GS US… Internet Archive America in Turmoil 1967 · Film · Subtitles Documentary produced to support Liberty Lobby and explain the Lobby's positions against crime, drug culture, the liberal media, and socialism; in favor of law… Internet Archive Overcoming Fear 1950 · Film · Subtitles Content warning: Voiceover narration uses an outdated and non-preferred term for disability. "Tells how Bill overcomes his fear of the water. Shows Mr.… Internet Archive Original Films of Frank B. Gilbreth 1945 · Film · Subtitles Essentially a summary of work analysis films which were taken by Frank B. Gilbreth between 1910 and 1924 showing a number of industrial operations from which… Internet Archive The Phantom Planet 1961 · Feature · 1 h 22 min Title: The Phantom Planet Summary: After an invisible asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's… Internet Archive Ed Gardner's DUFFY' S TAVERN (1945 All Star Cast, Tavern) 1945 · Feature · 1 h 32 min TAGLINES : 01) Biggest Star Party in Hollywood History 02) Radio Riot Show Screened by Paramount 03) Meet Archie and the Gang at DUFFY'S TAVERN (print ad -… Internet Archive The Jazz Singer 1927 · Feature Internet Archive The Liberace Show - 1954 Christmas episode 1954 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles A Christmas episode of "The Liberace Show" from 1954. This series featured piano player Liberace. The episode contains him mostly playing the piano with a…