The world's archives

9,457–9,504 of 609,142 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 Porky's Pooch (1941) 1941 · Feature Porky’s Pooch is a 1941 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on December 27, 1941, and stars Porky Pig. Watch on… Internet Archive Ugetsu (restored, Eng sub) (1953, Japan, drama, imdb score: 8.2) Feature Ugetsu , also known as Tales of Ugetsu , The Tales of the Wave after the Rain Moon and Ugetsu Monogatari ( 雨月物語 ), is a 1953 Japanese romantic fantasy drama… Internet Archive Rhythm of Production: Automatic Mass Production with Progress Through Machinery, The 1957 · Film · Subtitles PA-1238 Rhythm of Production: Automatic Mass Production w/ Progress Through Machinery 00:20:18:23 - 00:28:51:11 Color Silent 1957 Title credits: "The Rhythm… Internet Archive Three Blondes in His Life 1961 · Feature Title: Three Blondes in His Life Summary: An insurance investigator goes to Los Angeles to investigate the disappearance of a colleague. Directed by: Leon… Internet Archive The Glorious Lady 1919 · Feature · Subtitles https://web.archive.org/web/20230310193739/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glorious_Lady Internet Archive American Look 1958 · Film · Subtitles A "tribute to the American stylist," American Look shows families at leisure, children dressed in cowboy and cowgirl outfits watching television, a father… Internet Archive The Ballad of Smokey the Bear 1966 · Cartoon The Ballad of Smokey the Bear tells the story, or a story of Smokey the Bear. The premise has Smokey’s big brother, voiced by James Cagney, telling the story… Internet Archive House on Haunted Hill (1959) 1959 · Feature House on Haunted Hill is a 1959 American cult classic horror film produced and directed by William Castle, written by Robb White and starring Vincent Price,… Internet Archive 500,000 to One 1954 · Film · Subtitles Did you know that if a pair of flies was left to breed unhindered for six months, the contiguous U.S. would be buried beneath a stratum of files 4 1/2 feet… Internet Archive Brick Bradford 1947 · Feature Title: Brick Bradford Summary: An adventurer travels to the moon to stop a madman from getting hold of the Interceptor Ray, a weapon that could destroy Earth.… Internet Archive Le petit café 1931 · Feature Title: Le petit café Summary: Directed by: Ludwig Berger Actors: Maurice Chevalier, Yvonne Vallée, Tania Fédor Production Company: Paramount Pictures Release… Internet Archive Nobody's Children 1952 · Feature Nobody’s Children is the first half of an overflowing diptych of melodramas chronicling the labyrinthine misfortunes of a couple torn cruelly apart by fate… Internet Archive Tomorrow Always Comes (Part I) 1941 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Time-travel story promoting rayon lingerie. Internet Archive Threading the RCA Projector 1950 · Film · Subtitles The film provides a detailed guide on how to thread an RCA 400 projector. It explains the steps to properly place the film on the feed arm, check the winding,… Internet Archive Berlin Alexanderplatz Pt X ( Lonliness Tears Cracks Of Madness Even In Walls) 1980 · Feature As Mieze cannot have children, Eva tells her she will have a child with Franz that Mieze can then raise. Mieze is delighted. Eva also tells Mieze she's… Internet Archive Lux Video Theatre - Holiday Affair 1955 · TV · 53 min · Subtitles A holiday episode (Season 6, Episode 13) of the “Lux Video Theatre.” Connie Ennis (Phyllis Thaxter), widowed mother to young son Timmy (Christopher Olsen),… Internet Archive The Ducktators 1942 · Film · Subtitles Content warning: contains harmful ethnic and cultural stereotypes. "A wartime cartoon that satirizes the Axis leaders of World War II."… Internet Archive City Across the River (1949) Tony Curtis, Stephen McNally 1949 · Feature City Across the River is known for being the film that kick-started Tony Curtis' screen career. It was also the template for such crucial 1950s movies as… Internet Archive PD Cartoon Classics Vol 2 25 Favorite Cartoons 3 Hours Cartoon Over 3 hours of Public Domain Classic Cartoons including Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Betty Boop, Popeye, Little Lulu, Woody… Internet Archive Movie Trailers ("Independence Day, 1940" Promotion) 1940 · Film · Subtitles Patriotic trailer shown in theaters prior to the fourth of July, 1940. Internet Archive "East Is East" (1916) starring Florence Turner 1916 · 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 En skön historia (1940) 1940 · Feature · Subtitles En romantisk komedi om societetskvinnan Tracy som står inför sitt andra bröllop när hon oväntat får besök av tre personer: sin första make, en… Internet Archive Aviation Vacation Cartoon · 7 min This is a banned Marrie Melodies cartoon This is part of my collection of banned and censored cartoons. When a group of people work to ban a certain media… Internet Archive Late Extra 1935 · Feature Title: Late Extra Summary: A newspaper reporter sets out to track down a cop killer. Directed by: Albert Parker Actors: James Mason, Virginia Cherrill,… Internet Archive 'Beulah' - The New Arrival (50's Sitcom) (Classic Television) 1952 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Episode 'The New Arrival' of the popular though controversal 50's sitcom "Beulah". Louise Beavers played Beulah. Cast: Louise Beavers: Beulah David Bruce:… Internet Archive The Odyssey - 1997 - Part 2 of 2 - MKV 1997 · TV The Odyssey - 1997 - Part 2 of 2 - MKV The Odyssey is a 1997 American mythology–adventure television miniseries based on the ancient Greek epic poem by Homer,… Internet Archive Day in America, A (Part I) 1968 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Patriotic mosaic of American scenes at the height of the Vietnam War. Internet Archive The Clairvoyant (1935) 1935 · Feature "The Clairvoyant" is a 1935 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey, featuring Claude Rains as a mind reader who discovers he has genuine psychic… Internet Archive Shanghai Express (restored, tinted color) (1932, drama, imdb score: 7.3) Feature .Shanghai Express is a 1932 American pre-Code film about a group of (mostly) European and American first-class travelers on a train who are held hostage by a… Internet Archive The Mystery Man 1935 · Feature · 1 h 1 min A fun little comedy/romance/mystery from Monogram. Internet Archive The Years Between 1946 · Feature Title: The Years Between Summary: An MP who had been reportedly killed in action during the war, unexpectedly returns to his family, only to find that his… Internet Archive "Love Among the Roses" (1910) 1910 · 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 Earth asteroid impact animation. Cartoon 8 second animation of an impact on the earth by a near-earth object Internet Archive New York World's Fair, 1964/03/02 1964 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) New York World's Fair, symbolized by Unisphere, many bldgs yet to be completed, theme "peace through understanding" with 58 nations to participate, on… Internet Archive The Right Age to Marry Feature “North South divide” (IMBD review quote). A Lancashire cotton mill owner retires to southern England setting off an unfortunate series of events in this… Internet Archive Desert Escape 1940 Colorized 1940 · Feature Aka 'Marked Men'. From IMDB: Bill Carver is a young medical-school graduate wrongly confined in prison. He escapes and finds a haven and romance in an Arizona… Internet Archive The Last Warning (1928) 1928 · Feature "The Last Warning" (1928) is a horror film directed by Paul Leni . The film is notable for being an early example of the horror genre during the silent… Internet Archive Law and Social Controls 1949 · Film · Subtitles EXAMINES THE 3 AREAS OF SOCIAL CONTROL--CUSTOMS, MORAL CODES & LAWS. EXPLAINS SOME OF THE LEVELS OF LAW, SUCH AS LOCAL & NATIONAL. Internet Archive Man in the Attic (restored) (1953, thriller, imdb score: 6.2) 2021 · Feature Man in the Attic is a 1953 mystery film directed by Hugo Fregonese. It was released in the United States on December 23 by Twentieth Century Fox. The movie is… Internet Archive Day of Thanksgiving, A 1951 · Film · Subtitles [Educational Screen, Oct 1951] This film relates the experiences of a middle-class American family when they are stimulated to review the things for which… Internet Archive Man and His Culture 1954 · Film · Subtitles Shows, in the imaginative form of a 'REPORT FROM OUTER SPACE,' how the ways of mankind might appear to visitors from another planet. Considers the things most… Internet Archive Angry Boy 1950 · Film · Subtitles This simple and affecting story tells how Tommy Randall comes to understand the anger that has led him to steal money from his teacher's purse. It shows how… Internet Archive Vision in the Forest 1957 · Film · Subtitles A family camps in a beautiful forest, and Smokey Bear teaches them to prevent forest fires. Internet Archive The Earth Belongs to the People 1971 · Film · Subtitles Newsreel #57. From the Newsreel catalog, 1971-72: "A radical analysis of the ecology crisis, the film dispels the myths that big business and big government… Internet Archive rapacità (greed, 1924) Feature erich von stroheim, "greed" (1924) [title charts in italian] Internet Archive Miracle Kid, The 1941 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Carnival of Souls (1962) Restored Public Domain Horror Classic 1962 · Feature Carnival of Souls (1962) Directed by Herk Harvey Starring Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger After surviving a mysterious drag-race accident, a… Internet Archive Rainbow Over Texas 1946 · Feature Title: Rainbow Over Texas Summary: Roy visits his home town while on a personal appearance tour. While there he enters a pony express race. To keep him from…