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49–96 of 128,643 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

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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.
Commons Cocaine dependence 2017 · Short · 10 min What is cocaine dependence? Cocaine dependence occurs when a person needs cocaine just to feel normal. Cocaine abuse often leads to overdosing and death. Commons Paris lockdown - Vimeo 2020 · Short · 2 min Poetic ballad in the empty streets of Paris DIRECTOR : Jean-luc PERREARD Music: Kraked Unit Singer: Stephane Sénéchal Commons Space Station Live - Cultivating Plant Growth in Space 2015 · Short · 5 min NASA Commentator Lori Meggs at the Marshall Space Flight Center speaks to researchers Robert Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul of the University of Florida about their… Commons Panama Canal Timelapse- Caribbean to Pacific 2014 · Short · 2 min Timelapse video of a January 2014 crossing of the Panama Canal, shot while aboard a cruise from Colombia to Costa Rica visiting the region's natural and… Commons Carnaval Folclórico do Boi Pintadinho no Sitio histórico de Muqui - ES (webm) 2023 · Short · 1 min One of the most traditional Brazil folkloric carnival celebrations in the state of Espírito Santo is the Boi Pintadinho (Painted Ox), which takes place in the… Commons STS-132 Liftoff Space Shuttle Atlantis 2010 · Short · 2 min Space Shuttle Atlantis begins the STS-132 mission as it carries the six-member crew toward the International Space Station. Commons Le cochon danseur (1907) - yt 1907 · Short · 4 min French silent short puppet film, based on a music hall routine, produced by Pathé Frères. Commons NASA's Fermi Links Cosmic Neutrino to Monster Black Hole 2018 · Short · 2 min The discovery of a high-energy neutrino on Sept. 22, 2017, sent astronomers on a chase to locate its source -- a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy.… Commons CanoeTacking 2019 · Short · 1 min Tacking maneuver with a traditional outrigger canoe. They don't change windward and leeward sides, they change bow and stern. Commons Paris Covid19 Avril 2020 2020 · Short · 1 min Journaliste, Alexis Duclos témoigne en nous faisant partager sa vision de Paris pendant le covid19. Avril 2020. Commons Duck And Cover (1951) Bert The Turtle 1951 · Cartoon · 9 min · Subtitles Duck and Cover Famous Civil Defense film for children in which Bert the Turtle shows what to do in case of atomic attack. Commons WASPS-Women-Airforce-Service-Pilots-Training-1943-Army-Navy-Screen-Magazine-No.-16 1943 · Short · 6 min "WASPS": Women Airforce Service Pilots Training 1943 Army Navy Screen Magazine No. 16 Commons Safety Last (1923) 1923 · Feature · 1 h 12 min Safety Last! is an American silent film by Fred C. Newmeyer starring Harold Lloyd. Commons Pepper Introduction 2018 · Short · 5 min Introduction of Pepper the humanoid robot. Incognite Research Group Department of Robotics and Machine Perception Czech Institute of Informatics Robotics and… Commons Visit of the Sierpiński octahedron 20191124 5K 2019 · Short · 7 min This video shows the geometrical properties and specials of the Sierpiński octahedron. Stats: Amount of frame data: 201.835.189.568 Bytes Video frames: 23585… Commons Mru women performing the Chiasotpoi dance 2019 · Short · 3 min One of the biggest social rites of the Mru people is Chesotpoi. At least one cow or more are sacrificed in devotion to the sacred spirit with the intention of… Commons Joaldunak - Puskak biltzen - Ituren (1) 2020 · Short · 3 min Parading joaldunak ("bell bearers") at the beginning of the carnival in a quest for bits, or products, handed over by residents meant to be consumed in a main… Commons 02-Grey Squirrel 2021-09-13 nX2 2021 · Short · 2 min Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) in Norfolk, UK. The 14 November 2021 upload is 60 fps whilst the earlier 22 October 2021 version is identical… Commons Canadian Army Newsreel, No. 01 (1942) 1942 · Newsreel · 11 min The Canadian Army Newsreels were ten-minute films, made up of a number of different stories and produced by the Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit. Dubbed with… Commons Mani Rimdu Festival, Tengboche Monastery, Nepal 2022 · Short · 3 min The Mani Rimdu Festival is a 19-day Buddhist festival celebrated at Tengboche Monastery in the Everest region of Nepal. Commons أداء لفن التقرابت 2025 · Short · 4 min spiritual moment that records the performance of "Tagrabet" through its seated performance style and intimate presentation of the Timimoun "Ahellil" music… Commons Sattriya Group Dance 2026 · Short · 8 min This Sattriya dance performance is set to a Borgeet composed by the Vaishnavite saint-poet Sri Sri Madhavdeva (1489–1596). Beginning with a brief Jhumura… Commons Tokyo to Kyoto on the bullet train by Don Ramey Logan 2024 · Short · 12 min A journey from Tokyo to Kyoto aboard Japan’s high-speed Shinkansen railway, filmed from a passenger window. The video records the changing scenery along the… Commons SNA to AVX flight spring of 2026 by Don Ramey Logan 2026 · Short · 6 min SNA to AVX 2026 by Don Ramey Logan with Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, Hob.VIIe-1 - I. Allegro by Real Filharmonía de Galicia Commons Alexander Gerst’s Earth timelapses (2017 reissue) 2017 · Short · 5 min Alexander Gerst’s Earth timelapses clip. (2017 reissue) This is a reissue of Alexander Gerst’s highly popular Earth timelapses clip, originally published in… Commons His Girl Friday 1940 · Feature · 1 h 31 min Hilarious romantic comedy film directed by Howard Hawks starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Hildy Johnson (Russell) is a rough and tumble reporter… Commons Restored Apollo 11 Moonwalk - Original NASA EVA Mission Video - Walking on the Moon 1969 · Feature · 3 h 2 min Original Mission Video as aired in July 1969 depicting the Apollo 11 astronauts conducting several tasks during extravehicular activity (EVA) operations on… Commons Container Ship Dashcam Around The World In 70 Days Timelapse, 4k, 60fps 2018 · Short · 28 min Over 250,000 combined over a 70 day period documenting the voyage of a neopanamax container ship. The route starts at Hong Kong in mid-November 2017, and is… Commons The Cameraman (1928) 1928 · Feature · 1 h 9 min From a reconstructed version. As the version that exists it is considered to be public domain. Commons The Kid (1921) 1921 · Feature · 1 h 9 min American silent comedy-drama film The Kid, by Charlie Chaplin, in its original 1921 cut. Commons First 8K Video from Space - Ultra HD VP9 2018 · Short · 3 min Science gets scaled up with the first 8K ultra high definition (UHD) video from the International Space Station. Get closer to the in-space experience and see… Commons Mandelbrotzoom 20191023 2019 · Short · 9 min A video illustrating the depth of the Mandelbrot set. The zoom is equivalent to the zoom factor of 2.18E163. While a factor of 2 shows 1/4 of the whole… Commons 2016 State of the Union Address – Barack Obama Presidential Library 2016 · Feature · 1 h 26 min President Barack Obama delivers the 2016 State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress on January 12, 2016. Commons Reentry video as Orion returns from Artemis I 2022 · Short · 25 min Dec. 11, 2022, NASA’s Orion spacecraft reenters the atmosphere after completing a 1.4 million-mile, 25.5 day Artemis I mission to the Moon. Commons Nationale zwemkampioenschappen 1948 1948 · Short · 1 min Weekly journal of the Polygoon Hollands Nieuws, week 29 from 1948. In The Hague the national swimming championships are held. Kees Hoving wins the men's 100… Commons Humpbackwhale singing 2014 · Short · 1 min Young humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sings in the water of Vava'u, Tonga. Commons Hindenburg Explodes (audio extracted) 1937 · Short · 5 min Footage from Castle and Pathé coverage of the Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst. Also shots of the big ships over New York. Commons Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, 1969 1969 · Short · 7 min Fred Rogers speaks before a United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications hearing in support of public broadcasting, May 1, 1969 Commons Printing in progress in a 3D printer 2013 · Short · 1 min Printing in progress in a 3D printer during Makers Party. Makers Party is a collaborative event cohosted by Mozilla India and Hive Learning Network for… Commons Artisan making a coir toy 2014 · Short · 2 min Artisan making a coir toy, Basudeipur, Puri district, Odisha. Coir toy making is an old and traditional craft of the Indian state of Odisha. Families over… Commons Flight landing IGI Airport New Delhi.theora 2012 · Short · 3 min An IndiGo Airbus A320 landing in Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India. Commons A Trip Down Market Street (High Res) 2015 · Short · 11 min A Trip Down Market Street in San Francisco. DV25 version (editable quality) of the famous film. Feel free to reedit/recombine/remix. Please consider uploading… Commons Lorentz сhaos as black hole 2015 · Short · 1 min This video shows absorption process by Lorentz's attractor of a surrounding matter.:) There are 25 000 "mass points" (initial conditions) on the shpere of… Commons Haltern - Naturwildpark Granat - Dama dama dama 15 (1) ies Short · 2 min Damwild Dama dama dama im Naturwildpark Granat in Haltern am See. 51°46′36.05″N 7°5′35.79″E / 51.7766806°N 7.093275°E / 51.7766806; 7.093275 Commons Time lapse flight along the Southern California coast by Don Ramey Logan Short · 3 min Flight from Fullerton airport down to San Clemente Pier then up the coast via the LAX VFR special flight rule channel over LAX. Flying a 1977 Cessna 177rg… Commons 1961-04-13 Tale Of Century - Eichmann Tried For War Crimes 1961 · Newsreel · 1 min · Subtitles · Low resolution Universal-International News Guilty! Eichmann to Hang Voice: Ed Herlihy Dramatized US news story on the trial of Adolf Eichmann. Commons So funktionieren Geysire (CC BY 4.0) 2020 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles A video about geysers on Iceland. Commons Wikipedia Edit 2014 2014 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Wikipedia: #Edit2014