The world's archives

1,537–1,584 of 128,642 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.
Commons Video Spot – Fire Prevention Week Open House (without graphics) (1026764) 2026 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles The 86th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight held an open house at the end of Fire Prevention Week on Oct. 10, 2026, on Ramstein Air… Commons 2011-07-23 President Obama's Weekly Address 2011 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles Weekly Address: A Bipartisan Approach to Strengthening the Economy. President Obama discusses the urgency of Democrats and Republicans coming together to take… Commons 2011-02-26 President Obama's Weekly Address 2011 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles Weekly Address: "Investments in Education, Innovation, and Infrastructure are an Essential Down Payment on our Future." The President discusses his recent… Commons 2011-03-26 President Obama's Weekly Address 2011 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles Weekly Address: President Obama Says the Mission in Libya is Succeeding. The President says that thanks to our men and women in uniform, the military mission… Commons 2009-04-25 President Obama's Weekly Address 2009 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles President Barack Obama's Weekly Address "Creative" from April 25, 2009. The President announces steps to reform Government and promote fiscal discipline. Commons 2010-01-02 President Obama's Weekly Address 2010 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles Weekly Address: President Obama Outlines Steps Taken to Protect the Safety and Security of the American People. The President discusses the recent attempted… Commons 2010-01-23 President Obama's Weekly Address 2010 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles Weekly Address: President Obama Vows to Continue Standing Up to the Special Interests on Behalf of the American People. In this week’s address, President… Commons 2010-02-27 President Obama's Weekly Address 2010 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles Weekly Address: President Obama Says Washington Must Use This Opportunity to Enact Health Reform. The President takes a moment to congratulate our Olympic… Commons 2009-08-01 President Obama's Weekly Address 2009 · Short · 5 min · Subtitles President Barack Obama's Weekly Address "This Economic Storm Will Pass" from August 1, 2009. Original description of the speech: "The President said the newly… Commons 2009-09-19 President Obama's Weekly Address 2009 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles President Barack Obama's Weekly Address "Progress in the Global Economy" from September 19, 2009. Original description of the speech: "The President… Commons 2009-10-24 President Obama's Weekly Address 2009 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles President Barack Obama's Weekly Address "Working with Small Business to Drive Recovery" from October 24, 2009. Original description of the speech: "The… Commons 2009-11-21 President Obama's Weekly Address 2009 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles President Barack Obama's Weekly Address "Traveling Abroad for Our Economy at Home'" from November 21, 2009. Original description of the speech: "The President… Commons 2010-03-06 President Obama's Weekly Address 2010 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles Weekly Address: Health Reform Will Benefit American Families and Businesses This Year. In this week’s address, President Obama describes how American families… Commons 2010-03-27 President Obama's Weekly Address 2010 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles Weekly Address: Reforms Will End Student Loan Bank Subsidies and Expand Access to College. The President looks back on a week that saw the passage of two… Commons 2010-06-12 President Obama's Weekly Address 2010 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles Weekly Address: President Obama Calls on Senate Republicans to Allow a Vote to Protect Medicare Reimbursements. With doctors facing deep cuts in their… Commons 2010-07-10 President Obama's Weekly Address 2010 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles Weekly Address: President Obama Announces Changes to Help Veterans with PTSD Receive the Benefits They Need. President Obama announces that the Department of… Commons 2010-11-13 President Obama's Weekly Address 2010 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles Weekly Address: President Obama Calls for Earmark Reform. The President explains his push for exporting American goods in Asia, and urges Congress to address… Commons Share Your Knowledge 2 How glamwiki 2012 · Educational · 3 min · Subtitles A video dedicated to the GLAMs (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) about HOW they can share their knowledge through Creative Commons and Wikipedia.… Commons The Impact of Wikipedia Peter Coti 2012 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles 'The Impact Of Wikipedia' -- how Wikipedia works, in the voices of a few of those who make it. Produced during Wikimania 2012 by the Wikimedia Foundation for… Commons Den Zugang öffnen (Subtitles) 2014 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles "Den Zugang öffnen" Das Videomaterial ist auf der Konferenz "Zugang gestalten" 2013 entstanden. Commons The Way We Dress - The Transformative Power of Clothes 2015 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles In the last of our series The Way We Dress, four women reveal how clothes enable them to express different sides of their personalities. Read the full… Commons WIKITONGUES- Sanjoy speaking Bengali 2016 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Bengali, also known as Bangla, is spoken by nearly 200,000,000 people, primarily in the South Asian nation of Bangladesh, as well as in the Indian states of… Commons The Wikipedia Content Translation Tool reaches 100,000 translations (no subtitles) 2016 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles The Wikipedia Content Translation Tool reaches 100,000 translations (no subtitles). See here for more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Conten… Commons President Obama with Stephen Colbert 2009 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Watch President Obama backstage as he records his cameo appearance on "The Colbert Report." In this pre-taped segment, he orders Colbert's head shaved, which… Commons On Board- Travels with the First Lady in China, Beijing 2014 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Hear from the First Lady Michelle Obama as she recaps day one of her trip to China and previews her upcoming address on study abroad and connecting students… Commons President Obama and Prime Minster Yingluck Speak Before Bilateral Meeting 2011 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles President Obama and Prime Minister Yingluck of Thailand talk about the relationship between their two countries before a bilateral meeting in Bali. November… Commons President Obama Tweets from the White House 2011 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles President Obama kicks off the Twitter Town Hall with a Tweet asking the American people for their ideas on reducing the deficit. July 6, 2011. Commons Smokey Robinson & Jennifer Hudson Perform at the White House- 2 of 11 2010 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Smokey Robinson and Jennifer Hudson share the stage at the White House performing "People Get Ready" at the White House Celebration of Music from the Civil… Commons Jennifer Hudson Performs at the White House- 6 of 11 2010 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Recording artist and actress Jennifer Hudson sings "Someday We'll all be Free" at the White House Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement. Commons Weekly Address- Celebrating Independence Day 2013 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles President Obama commemorates our nation's Independence Day, and recognizes the generations of Americans— from farmers to teachers to entrepreneurs—who worked… Commons Remarks from 61st Secretary of State James A. Baker, III 2017 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Secretary Kerry, joined by former Secretaries of State Madeleine K. Albright, Colin L. Powell, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, deliver remarks celebrating… Commons WIKITONGUES- Ljóni speaking Icelandic 2016 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles Icelandic is spoken by around 330,000 people, primarily in the Nordic island nation of Iceland, where it is the only official language. An offshoot of Old… Commons 20160725 總統接見索羅門群島總理蘇嘉瓦瑞伉儷訪華團 2016 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles President Tsai meets Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare During a meeting on the morning of July 25 with a delegation led by Solomon Islands… Commons NASA - Measuring Mars' Ancient Ocean WH8kHncLZwM 2015 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles http://www.nasa.gov/press/2015/march/nasa-research-suggests-mars-once-had-more-water-than-earth-s-arctic-ocean/ For decades, planetary scientists have… Commons COVID-19 Earth Observation Dashboard Tutorial 3jjaJcSl9GI 2020 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles COVID-19 led to changes in human activities around the globe. Some bodies of water have run clearer, emissions of pollutants have temporarily declined, and… Commons Alaska’s Bubbling Lakes 5CV2bz g3u8 2016 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Bubbles, bubbles, and more bubbles, in a steady stream. Many lakes in the boreal regions of Alaska are emitting methane, the product of decomposing organic… Commons A Drier Future Sets the Stage for More Wildfires q6FlcuBMVWU 2019 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Droughts can create ideal conditions for wildfires. Dry trees and vegetation provide fuel. Low soil and air moisture make it easier for fires to spread… Commons Indígenas e quilombolas brasileiros contam sua história - Povo Gavião - parte 04 2022 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Documentário "Indígenas e quilombolas brasileiros contam sua história" Conversa com Valtorino Gavião. FILMAGEM: José Palahv Gavião, Debóra R. Suruí… Commons Indígenas e quilombolas brasileiros contam sua história - Povo Gavião - parte 27 2022 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Documentário "Indígenas e quilombolas brasileiros contam sua história" Conversa com Alison Gavião. FILMAGEM: José Palahv Gavião, Debóra R. Suruí ROTEIRO:… Commons Explaining the Circular Economy and How Society Can Re-think Progress - Animated Video Essay 2011 · Cartoon · 3 min · Subtitles There's a world of opportunity to re-think and re-design the way we make stuff. 'Re-Thinking Progress' explores how through a change in perspective we can… Commons Board of Trustees informational video 2023 update short 2023 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles This is an updated and shortened version of Board_of_Trustees_informational_video.webm Commons هل يعكس محتوى ويكيبيديا المحتوى العالمي – A WIKI MINUTE 4-5 2023 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Do you ever wonder why content on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia sites, like Wikimedia Commons, is not representative of the whole world’s knowledge and… Commons El contenido de Wikipedia refleja la diversidad del mundo – A WIKI MINUTE 4-5 2023 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Do you ever wonder why content on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia sites, like Wikimedia Commons, is not representative of the whole world’s knowledge and… Commons WP25 Anthem video - alternate cut 2025 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Wikipedia was once an impossible dream. Today, it is 25 years of humanity at its best. This promotional, thematic video was produced by the Wikimedia… Commons Kin Wikipedia 25 Anthem 90" 9x16 2025 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Wikipedia was once an impossible dream. Today, it is 25 years of humanity at its best. This promotional, thematic video was produced by the Wikimedia… Commons Hymno WP25 Interlingua 2026 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Wikipedia: 25 annos de humanitate in optime forma. Le Fundation Wikimedia ha producite iste video pro le 25te anniversario de Wikipedia, e le Union Mundial… Commons NASA Minute March 6, 2026 2026 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles In this week’s NASA Minute: NASA partners with the Office of Personnel Management to recruit top talent, teams complete Artemis II repairs, and ESCAPADE… Commons NASA Minute March 20, 2026 2026 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Moon missions, space telescopes, supersonic aircraft, and more — this week, NASA continued building the next era of American leadership in space. Here’s…