The world's archives

9,553–9,600 of 10,816 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.
Open Images BP300_Spiegelingen van winkelend publiek 2011 · Short · 1 min Bits & Pieces nr. 300: Spiegelingen van winkelend publiek Open Images is not answering just now Open Images BP113_salon, man luistert anderen af, kijkt triest, denkt na 2011 · Short · 2 min Bits & Pieces nr 113: salon, man luistert anderen af, kijkt triest, denkt na Open Images is not answering just now Open Images BP26_boeren op land, hooien, picknick 2012 · Short · 3 min Bits & Pieces nr. 26: boeren op land, hooien, picknick Open Images is not answering just now Open Images BP374_helicopter testvlucht opvliegveld en in hangar 2012 · Short · 1 min Bits & Pieces nr. 374: helicopter, testvlucht op vliegveld en in hangar Open Images is not answering just now Open Images BP185_Vlaamse wielertour 2011 · Short · 1 min Bits & Pieces nr. 185: Wielertour door Vlaanderen Open Images is not answering just now Open Images BP52 Man dresseert kip 2011 · Short · 1 min Bits & Pieces nr 52: Man dresseert kip Open Images is not answering just now Open Images BP398 Man aan kaarttafel 2011 · Short · 1 min Bits & Pieces nr. 398: Man aan kaarttafel Open Images is not answering just now Open Images BP315_straatbeelden van Asheville (VS), natuur, zwembad 2011 · Short · 1 min Bits & Pieces nr. 315: straatbeelden van Asheville (VS), natuur, zwembad Open Images is not answering just now Open Images BP261_Stel in luxe auto en aan tafel in lunchroom American 2011 · Short · 1 min Bits & Pieces nr. 261 Stel in luxe auto en aan tafel in lunchroom American Open Images is not answering just now Open Images BP230_winters landschap, diverse shots, sneeuw 2011 · Short · 2 min Bits & Pieces nr.230: winters landschap, diverse shots, skiërs, sneeuw Open Images is not answering just now Open Images BP159_ Brand blussen, man in bed zakt door vloer 2011 · Short · 1 min Bits & Pieces nr. 159: Brand blussen, man in bed zakt door vloer Open Images is not answering just now Open Images BP152_worsteling man vrouw bij deur, arrestatie 2011 · Short · 1 min Bits & Pieces nr. 152: worsteling man vrouw bij een deur, arrestatie Open Images is not answering just now Open Images BP125_ridders op paarden, lichtgevende heilige vrouw op berg 2011 · Short · 1 min Bits & Pieces nr.125: Ridders op paarden, lichtgevende heilige vrouw op berg Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Interview with Nan Hoover by Willem van Weelden 1997 · Interview · 22 min Willem van Weelden interviews Dutch video art pioneer Nan Hoover. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images GLAMcamp Amsterdam - Lightning Talks 4 2011 · Short · 4 min Ziko van Dijk presenting "Wikimedia issues, some tips from practice". Open Images is not answering just now Open Images GLAMcamp Amsterdam - Lightning Talks 5 2011 · Short · 4 min Pat Hadley presenting "Archeology and Wikipedia". Open Images is not answering just now Open Images GLAMcamp Amsterdam - Lightning Talks 10 (part 2) 2011 · Short · 2 min Mietchen presenting "Commons Open Access File of the Day", part 2. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images GLAMcamp Amsterdam - Lightning Talks 10 (part 1) 2011 · Short · 2 min Mietchen presenting "Commons Open Access File of the Day", part 1. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images GLAMcamp Amsterdam - Lightning Talks 8 2011 · Short · 4 min Maarten Dammers presenting Wiki Loves Monuments 2011. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images GLAMcamp Amsterdam - Lightning Talks 9 2011 · Short · 3 min Holger Motzkau presenting museia.net, search interface for Wikimedia Commons. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images GLAMcamp Amsterdam - Lightning Talks 7 2011 · Short · 3 min Johnbod talking about issues with the Infobox for UNESCO heritage sites. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images GLAMcamp Amsterdam - Lightning Talks 6 2011 · Short · 2 min Jo Pugh about the National Archives in the UK. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images GLAMcamp Amsterdam - Lightning Talks 3 2011 · Short · 3 min Rémi Mathis talking about the issues with Freedom of Panorama in France. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images GLAMcamp Amsterdam - Lightning Talks 2 2011 · Short · 5 min Dominic presenting WikiProject NARA. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Toto Brothers 1918 · Short · 5 min Film from the AFI/Peters (S.E.) Collection of the Library of Congress. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Three jumping Tommies 1920 · Short · 2 min Film from the AFI/Peters (S.E.) Collection of the Library of Congress. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Kruger and Ward 1918 · Short · 3 min Film from the AFI/Zouary (Maurice) Collection of the Library of Congress. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Kawana Trio 1919 · Short · 3 min Film from the AFI/Zouary (Maurice) Collection of the Library of Congress. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Treloar and Miss Marshall, prize winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden 1904 · Educational · 2 min Film from the Paper Print Collection of the Library of Congress. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Japanese acrobats 1904 · Short · 1 min Film from the Paper Print Collection of the Library of Congress. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Gordon Sisters boxing 1901 · Short · 1 min Film from the Paper Print Collection of the Library of Congress. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Expert bag punching 1903 · Educational · 1 min Film from the Paper Print Collection of the Library of Congress. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Fight of nations 1907 · Short · 11 min Film from the Paper Print Collection of the Library of Congress. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Peter Bogers: The Unified Field 2006 · Short · 3 min A multi-channel video and audio installation by Peter Bogers. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Bill Spinhoven: I/Eye 1993 · Short · 1 min A classical interactive installation about privacy and being watched. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Ringen om Amsterdam 2011 2011 · Short · 1 min Video ter promotie van het ringen om Amsterdam project. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images VideoVortex #3 16.Mehmet Ali Koksal 2010 · Talk · 1 h 3 min Closing session of the Video Vortex #3 conference in Ankara, October 2008. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images VideoVortex #3 1.Andreas Treske 2010 · Talk · 8 min Welcome note at the Video Vortex conference in Ankara, October 2008 Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Images for the Future promo 2010 2010 · Short · 1 min Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Handbal training schuimbalken 2010 · Short · 3 min Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Running against time 2010 · Short · 1 min Video remix gemaakt tijdens een workshop op het StrangerFestival 2009. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images 3 amigos from Hungary 2010 · Short · 2 min Video remix made during a workshop of the StrangerFestival 2009. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Fishy business 2010 · Short · 1 min Video remix made during a workshop of the StrangerFestival 2009. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Loving nature 2010 · Short · 3 min Video remix gemaakt tijdens een workshop op het StrangerFestival 2009. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Flying monsters from the sky 2010 · Short · 2 min Video remix gemaakt tijdens een workshop op het StrangerFestival 2009. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Smetteloos 2010 · Short · 2 min Video remix made during a workshop of the StrangerFestival 2009. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Van steenkool tot gas (1924) 2010 · Short · 7 min Bedrijfsfilm van de Gemeente Gasfabrieken in Den Haag in twee delen. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Rotterdam en z'n havens (1925) 2010 · Short · 8 min Deze documentaire schetst Rotterdam als een wereldhaven Open Images is not answering just now