The world's archives

1,105–1,152 of 609,162 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 The Private Life of Henry VIII. 1933 · Feature · 1 h 30 min The film follows the private life of the infamous 16th century British monarch, King Henry the VIII, and his misadventures in his various marriages. Henry the… Internet Archive Come and See (1985) 1985 · Feature Come and See is a 1985 Soviet epic historical anti-war tragedy film directed by Elem Klimov and starring Aleksei Kravchenko and Olga Mironova. Its screenplay,… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "The Knockout" 1914 · Short Charlie Chaplins 17th Film Released June 11 1914 The Knockout was Charlie Chaplin's seventeenth film for Keystone Studios. Chaplin only has a small role, and… Internet Archive The Kid Auto Race in Venice 1914 · Short · 6 min Charlie the Tramp comes to a kid auto race, which a director just happens to be filming. Charlie constantly gets in the way, annoying the director, cameraman,… Internet Archive Billy the Kid Wanted 1941 · Feature · 1 h The first movie in which Buster Crabbe plays Billy the Kid. Don't bother downloading the h.264 file. The Cinepack file from which it is derived is smaller. Internet Archive Manhattan Tower 1932 Restored 1932 · Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles Manhattan Tower 1932 This is a partially restored version of a public domain movie Manhattan Tower, an entertaining depression era film. The movie has several… Internet Archive BRIDE OF THE GORILLA complete & video quality upgrade Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles With a runtime of 65 minutes this is the most complete version presently available. The other version here at IA is 9 minutes shorter with a 56 minute… Internet Archive Kiki 1931 · Feature · 1 h 25 min Mary Pickford plays a French chorus girl in New York trying to make good and survive. Internet Archive Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory 1961 · Feature · 1 h 23 min · Subtitles Title: Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory Summary: At a girls' school, several students are murdered by a snarling, wolf-man-like creature. Suspicion falls upon a… Internet Archive Won In The Clouds 1928 · Feature · 53 min · Subtitles Early aviation barnstormer Al Wilson became an acttion star in silent movies with films like this, using a simple adventure story about stolen diamonds in… Internet Archive His Girl Friday 1940 · Feature · 1 h 28 min A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying. - IMDB Description Internet Archive PARLOR, BEDROOM AND BATH video quality upgrade Feature · 1 h 12 min · Subtitles This print is much sharper than the existing IA copy. A sound era Buster Keaton comedy adapted from a 1917 Broadway play by C. W. Bell. It starts off slowly,… Internet Archive The Lost World 1925 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam. Internet Archive The Virginian 1914 · Feature · 55 min · Subtitles Cecil B Demille's silent feature film version of Owen Wister's novel "The Virginian" starring Dustin Farnum. A cowboy romances the local school teacher and… Internet Archive The Conquering Power 1921 · Feature · 1 h 29 min From the Wikipedia entry for "The Conquering Power": "The Conquering Power is a silent film made in 1921, directed by Rex Ingram and starring Rudolph… Internet Archive Esther and the King 1960 · Feature The story of Esther and her relationship with King Ashuarius (Xerxes) of Persia. Internet Archive Z (1969) (ENG Sub) 1969 · Feature Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a… Internet Archive God's Gun 1976 · Feature Israeli-Italian western starring Jack Palance, Lee Van Cleef, Sybil Danning, and teen idol, Leif Garrett. A priest turns gunfighter to avenge his brother's… Internet Archive Broken Stings 1940 · Feature · Subtitles Taken from IMDB: Arthur Williams is a well-known violinist but he has an accident that injures his left-hand fingers and he can no longer play. Being a… Internet Archive 11 Neath Brooklyn Bridge 2015 · Feature · Subtitles ' Neath Brooklyn Bridge is a 1942 film released by Monogram Pictures . The film is the eleventh installment in the East Side Kids series and one of the more… Internet Archive Detour 1945 · Feature · 1 h 7 min · Subtitles In a classic poverty-row noir, the protagonist struggles helplessly in the grip of inexorable fate. Currently rated 7.4 at the IMDB . This was the first… Internet Archive Nevada City 1941 · Feature Stagecoach drivers Roy and Gabby go up against the evil Black Bart who is trying to pit the stage and train lines against each other. Internet Archive King Lear 2008 · Feature · Subtitles A feature length adaptation of King Lear. Prior familiarity with the play is probably necessary to enjoy this film. If you would like to watch Lear on your… Internet Archive T-Bird Gang 1959 · Feature · 1 h 5 min After Frank's father, a night watchman, was murdered in the robbery of the warehouse that he was guarding, with the police knowing that it was the Hendricks… Internet Archive A Shriek in the Night 1933 · Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles A madman shrieks as the body of a man falls from an upper floor of an apartment building, bringing unwanted attention from a rival reporter to a racketeering… Internet Archive The General Line 1929 · Feature · 2 h · Subtitles The General Line aka Old and New (translit. Staroye i novoye) is a 1929 Soviet film directed by Sergei Eisenstein. Internet Archive Noveltoon: Caspar The Friendly Ghost in There's Good Boos Tonight 1948 · Cartoon · 8 min Caspar makes friends with a little fox. Animation by Myron Waldman, Morey Reden and Nick Tafuri. Scenics by Anto Loeb. Story by Bill Turner and Larry Reilly.… Internet Archive Le voyage dans la lune Short By George Melies, an old 1902 film from france about a small group of scientists that travel to space on a rocket to get to the moon. Internet Archive The Night of Counting the Years (DVD) 1969 · Feature · Subtitles Egyptian critics consistently list "The Night of Counting the Years" (also known as "The Mummy") as one of the most important Egyptian films, and perhaps the… Internet Archive It's A Joke, Son 1947 · Feature · 1 h 3 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive I Love Trouble 1948 · Feature · 1 h 34 min A noirish detective yarn. The script is by Roy Huggins. Please be aware that the video quality is poor. Internet Archive Last Man on Earth-hd Feature · Subtitles sole survivor in a world of vampires staring vincent price, first of three movies based on this story. Internet Archive The Playhouse 1921 · Short · 22 min The opening scene, a dream sequence prior to the vaudeville routines which follow, is what makes this film famous. In it Keaton plays everyone in a theatre… Internet Archive Fresh From Paris 1955 · Feature · Subtitles Also known as "Paris Follies of 1956" You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Killers from Space 1954 · Feature · 1 h 10 min A scientist monitoring atomic tests, killed in a plane crash, is revived by aliens so he can spy on the tests and help them conquer the world. - IMDB… Internet Archive The Black Pirate 1926 · Feature · 1 h 22 min A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father at the hands of pirates. To this end he infiltrates the pirate band. Acting in character he is instrumental… Internet Archive 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1916 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles 1916 film adaptation of the Jules Verne classic. Internet Archive American Aristocracy 1916 · Feature · 52 min A young man (Douglas Fairbanks) fights to overcome a piratical arms smuggler and to win the heart of a rich man's daughter. Internet Archive Curse Of Bigfoot 1975 · Feature Originally the movie Teenagers Battle the Thing (1958), this 1975 version is colorized and features additional footage. Generally about a group of students… Internet Archive The Fabulous Dorseys 1947 · Feature · 1 h 28 min http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039365/ The rise and rise of the Fabulous Dorsey brothers is charted in this delightful whymsical step down memory lane. Lots of… Internet Archive Popeye: Cooking With Gags 1954 · Cartoon · 6 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Bluto plays all sorts of gags on Popeye and Olive on April Fool's Day. Internet Archive Carnival of Souls (1962) Feature · 1 h 22 min · Subtitles A car crashes through the railings of a bridge and down into the cold waters below. Of the three girls in the car only Mary survives, but from that moment on… Internet Archive Midnight Manhunt 1945 · Feature · 1 h 3 min · Subtitles Reporter Sue Gallagher (Ann Savage from Detour) finds an infamous gangster's corpse in a wax museum. Her desire for a scoop is hindered by a meddling rival… Internet Archive 1967 Der Finger (The Finger) 1967 · Feature With Günther Uecker and Brigitte Stöckhert Male finger between two female fingers. Addicional eroctic giggling. In "The Finger" we see a male finger moving… Internet Archive Something to Sing About 1937 · Feature · 1 h 26 min A New York bandleader journeys to Hollywood when he is offered a contract with a studio, but he is determined to do things his way and not theirs. Internet Archive Cleopatra (1963) 1963 · Feature The film Cleopatra (1963), directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, dramatizes the life of the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII.… Internet Archive Johnny One-Eye 1950 · Feature · 1 h 17 min Story of a gangster (Pat O'Brien) who isn't quite the tough guy everybody thinks he is. Internet Archive General Health Habits 1928 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Personal hygiene, 1920s-style.