The world's archives

9,505–9,552 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 Too Late For Tears ( 1949) 1949 · Feature Movie. Public Domain. Film Noir Internet Archive Flash Gordon VCD TV · Subtitles Intergalactic super-hero Flash Gordon teams up with the brilliant Dr. Zharkov and the lovely Dale Arden to fight evil-doers wherever they are. They take on… Internet Archive Daffy Duck & Egghead 1938 · Cartoon A very early appearance of a barely recognisable Daffy Duck, seen here tormenting Egghead, a prototype Elmer Fudd who is just as unsuccessful with ducks as he… Internet Archive Cataclysm. Volcano, Tidal Waves, Devastate Pacific Area, 1960/05/27 1960 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) aerial view of Chile, destroyed buildings and cities due to earthquake; tidal waves at 500 mph raced across the Pacific, hit Californai coast, hit Japan,… Internet Archive The Far Frontier 1948 · Feature · 1 h 6 min Title: The Far Frontier Summary: Willis Newcomb and Bart Carroll head a gang engaged in smuggling wanted-American criminals back into the United States from… Internet Archive Introduction to Foreign Trade 1951 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Cold War-era treatise on globalization. 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 Ellis Island 1936 · Feature · 1 h 6 min Title: Ellis Island Summary: It opens in 1926 when three bank robbers, Theodore Kedrich, Jan Imarski, and Petra Lonelli, stage a daring daylight bank robbery… Internet Archive I Killed That Man 1941 · Feature · 1 h 9 min Title: I Killed That Man Summary: A condemned murderer on the eve of his execution decides to tell the authorities who hired him to commit the murder.… Internet Archive The Halliday Brand 1957 · Feature Title: The Halliday Brand Summary: Sheriff Halliday doesn't approve of his children dating or marrying half-breeds and his blind hate threatens to alienate… Internet Archive 1936 - Ewiger Wald - Bedeutung der Natur im Dritten Reich (54m 19s, 416x320) Feature · 54 min · Subtitles 1936 - Ewiger Wald - Bedeutung der Natur im Dritten Reich (54m 19s, 416x320) Internet Archive Witness To Murder (1954) Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders, Gary Merrill 1954 · Feature Witness to Murder is a 1954 American FILM NOlR crime drama directed by Roy Rowland and starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders, and Gary Merrill. While the… Internet Archive At War With The Army 1950 Feature Alvin Corwin is low man on the totem pole, and goes from one mishap to another at an army training camp in World War II. Internet Archive Self Preservation In An Atomic Attack 1950 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles Soldiers prepare themselves, just in case the big one hits. Internet Archive Cartoon Felix The Cat ( 1926) Two Lip Time Cartoon This is several Felix the cat cartoons from one of the encrypted drives. Some are educational cartoons. Internet Archive "Corner in Wheat" (1909) director D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1909 · 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 No Date, No Signature Feature Iranian Film ‘No Date, No Signature’ Venice Film Festival Review By Vahid Jalilvand Internet Archive Hawaiian Holiday Cartoon · 7 min This is another banned cartoon. I originally seen this one on "The Wonderful World of Disney." This one is from my Banned Media Library. Internet Archive MIT 6.0001 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python, Fall 2016 2016 · Talk · Subtitles MIT 6.0001 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python, Fall 2016 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/6-0001F16 Instructor: Dr. Ana… Internet Archive "Annie Laurie" (1927) director John S. Robertson starring Lillian Gish 1927 · 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 Sally Sargent (1968) 1968 · Feature Sally Sargent, the high school girl and secret agent, and Boris Bartok, the monster movie actor, are in danger of the revenge-seeking gangster, Rico Stark.… Internet Archive Our Living Constitution 1949 · Film · Subtitles Shows how the Constitution operates in our society. Points out the various elements written into the Constitution and the changes and additions made by our… Internet Archive Invisible Man ( 1933) Doblada Al Español FULL HD 1933 · Feature Adaptación de una novela de H.G. Wells sobre un hombre que posee la facultad de hacerse invisible. Internet Archive Dora's Dunking Doughnuts 1933 · Short · 19 min Title: Dora's Dunking Doughnuts Summary: A schoolteacher helps his friend Dora by getting his students to help him to make a radio commercial. Directed by:… Internet Archive The 39 Steps (1935) 1935 · Feature Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to… Internet Archive The Lodger - A Story Of The London Fog Feature · 1 h 10 min From IMDb : "A landlady suspects her new lodger is the madman killing women in London." This is a complete version Internet Archive Your Chance of a Lifetime! 1941 · Film · Subtitles In 1941, the United States is experiencing an unprecedented industrial boom fueled by government investments exceeding $44 billion. This surge in production… Internet Archive The Flame Barrier Feature “Plot loaded with loose ends” “Hollywood’s worst 'Blob' entry” (IMDB reviews quotes). You are expecting ‘50s drive-in sci-fi, but what you get is a… Internet Archive BloodSpell Episode 2 2006 · Cartoon · 8 min As the raid progresses, the novice Jered sees the power of blood magic firsthand. Later the Master of the Black Monks explains to him the consequences of his… Internet Archive Cloning - 1999 - Khun Copy Khun - Thai Movie 1999 · Feature When Dr. George brings his Human Cloning Experiment to Thailand, he is secretly funded by hospital support. He hopes that if the experiment succeeds, he will… Internet Archive The Promoter 1952 · Feature Title: The Promoter Summary: A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing, some… Internet Archive Cooper The Creeper (Animation) 2011 · Cartoon · Subtitles Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmRa_eRvNpU Video uploaded by Machinima . Rights to the video belongs to Machinima. Description by… Internet Archive ''Stage 7'' - The Time of Day 1955 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles An episode of dramatic anthology series "Stage 7". This episode stars Peggy Ann Garner, Charles Bronson, Irene Hervey and Grandon Rhodes. Originally broadcast… Internet Archive The Cousteau Odyssey DVD ISOs 1977 · TV This set includes all 12 episodes from the TV series The Cousteau Odyssey, which covers multiple Cousteau explorations including shipwrecks, mystery islands,… Internet Archive WEREWOLF OF LONDON. 1935 (english) colorized 1935 · Feature After botanist Wilfred Glendon travels to Tibet in search of a rare flower, the Mariphasa, he returns to a London haunted by murders that can only be the work… Internet Archive As The World Turns TV · Subtitles Long running CBS soap opera.From November 22,1963,so there will be interuptions. Internet Archive The High Sign 1921 · Feature A drifter cons his way into working at an amusement park. But he soon finds himself hired as a hit man by both a criminal gang and the man they want to kill. Internet Archive Waves of Green 1950 · Film · Subtitles TRIBUTE TO AMERICA'S LAND-GRANT COLLEGES. GOOD AGRICULTURE and FARM MATERIAL. SHIPS, MARINE, SEA SHOTS. SAILORS DISCUSS GREATNESS OF AMERICA. Internet Archive Studio One - The Nativity 1952 · TV · 59 min · Subtitles Season 5, Episode 13 of the Westinghouse Studio One staging a medieval mystery play about the Nativity. Internet Archive Shadows on the Stairs 1941 · Feature · 1 h 3 min A U.S. film set in a London boarding house in the year 1937. Internet Archive Land of the Lost S01-S02 (1991) Web-DL 480p 2025 · TV · Subtitles Land of the Lost is a half-hour Saturday-morning children's television series that debuted on ABC in the fall of 1991, a remake of the original series of the… Internet Archive Building a Highway 1948 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Major steps in the construction of a two-lane (pre-Interstate) highway. Internet Archive Lady from Louisiana 1941 · Feature · 1 h 22 min Title: Lady from Louisiana Summary: Northern lawyer John Reynolds travels to New Orleans to try and clean up the local crime syndicate based around a lottery.… Internet Archive Fifties Advertising: UNIVAC Computer Commercial (5 February 1956) (Ad 2 of 2) 1956 · Commercial Another curious example of 1950's advertising, in this case a promo for the UNIVAC computer, produced by Remington Rand. This commercial interestingly aired… Internet Archive Pontiac GTO 1966 car commercial TV ad 1966 · Commercial · 1 min Fun television advertisement for the spiffy 1966 Pontiac GTO convertible with "tiger" theme and jungle noises. "It's all nimble, all tiger, all wide-track".… Internet Archive Poultry on the Farm 1937 · Film · Subtitles Appraisal. Reported very good for (1) giving information about various types of poultry and (2) showing the incubation and hatching of an egg. Found useful in… Internet Archive Five Mile Dream, The 1958 · Film · Subtitles building of the Mackinac Bridge, Michigan Internet Archive Kentucky Pioneers 1941 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Follows pioneer families along wilderness road to Kentucky. Shows their schools, recreation and everyday tasks, such as weaving, soap-making, cooking,…