The world's archives

1,873–1,920 of 609,160 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 Inspector General, The 1949 · Short · 1 min Georgi (Danny Kaye) an illiterate member of a gypsy medicine show, is mistaken for the feared and cruel Inspector General. Internet Archive Freedom Highway (Part I) 1956 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles A Greyhound bus transports us through the landscape of American mythology. Directed by Harold Schuster. Director of Photography: Jerry Fairbanks. Screenplay:… Internet Archive The Wizard Of Oz 1925 Feature · 1 h 25 min · Subtitles Larry Semon's 1925 film of The Wizard Of Oz. Features Oliver Hardy. Internet Archive Shadows of the Orient 1935 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL widescreen & video quality upgrade Feature · 1 h 14 min · Subtitles This is the original true-widescreen theatrical release. The glitch-free print is significantly sharper than the other prints here at IA. Vincent Price throws… Internet Archive I Thank You 1941 · Feature · 1 h 17 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : Set in London during World War II Blitz period, the story sees Askey & Murdoch as a couple of variety entertainers who find themselves out… Internet Archive Duck and Cover 1951 · Film · Subtitles This film, a combination of animated cartoon and live action, shows young children what to do in case of an atomic attack. The film opens with "Bert the… Internet Archive Cowboy Counsellor 1932 · Feature · 1 h 2 min · Subtitles A con man posing as a lawyer winds up defending a man falsely accused of robbery. An ex-con is employed by the man who framed him for bank robbery. You can… Internet Archive Ride Ranger Ride 1936 · Feature · 53 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : Gene is a Texas Ranger working under cover to protect an Army wagon train full of ammunition and supplies. Internet Archive Stay Safe, Stay Strong: The Facts About Nuclear Weapons 1960 · Cartoon · 22 min · Subtitles Instructional film on nuclear weapons for U.S. Air Force personnel. This part-animated film includes an explanation of nuclear physics; footage of atmospheric… Internet Archive Savage Weekend 1979 · Feature · 1 h 20 min Several couples head upstate to the country to watch a boat being built. Unfortunately they are stalked by a murderer behind a ghoulish mask. Internet Archive A Boy And His Dog (1975) Full HD version 1975 · Feature Vic (Don Johnson) is a libidinous 18-year-old traversing the post-apocalyptic desert of 2024, in the company of his telepathic dog, Blood. When the pair… Internet Archive Her Favorite Patient 1945 · Feature · 1 h 19 min A beautiful female doctor (Ruth Hussey) visits her small hometown on her way back to Chicago. Her overworked uncle (Charles Ruggles), who is the town's… Internet Archive American Empire 1942 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Moonlight Sonata 1937 · Feature · 1 h 25 min · Subtitles From Imdb; In this romantic tale Paderewski, the famed pianist, and two other plane crash survivors are guests of a Swedish baroness. Interwoven throughout… Internet Archive Red Chinese Battle Plan 1964 · Short · 25 min · Subtitles Cold War-era anti-Chinese propaganda film featuring footage of revolutionary activities and combat, 1921-64. Internet Archive I Eat Your Skin MPEG 1971 · Feature · 1 h 20 min · Subtitles Writer Tom Harris travels to Voodoo Island to do research for his next novel, but he discovers the islanders' sacrificial traditions may be more literal than… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "The Masquerader" 1914 · Short Charlie Chaplins 24th Film Released Aug.27 1914 The Masquerader is a 1914 film written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin. Its running time is only 16… Internet Archive 1978 Mehr als zwei (More than Two) 1978 · Feature · Subtitles With Margret Gloddek and Ingrid Lutz With three in Greece. Multiple relationship as a way of life. The entire trilogy: 1976 Flügelschlagen (Wing flapping)… Internet Archive Devil Girl from Mars 1954 · Feature Title: Devil Girl from Mars Summary: An uptight, leather-clad female alien, armed with a ray gun and accompanied by a menacing robot, comes to Earth to… Internet Archive Buster Keaton's "The Goat" (1921) 1921 · 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 The Monster That Challenged the World 1957 colorized (Tim Holt) 1957 · Feature An earthquake in the Salton Sea unleashes a horde of prehistoric mollusk monsters. Discovering the creatures, a Naval officer (Tim Holt) and several… Internet Archive Teenagers in the Universe (Otroki vo vselennoj) 1974 · Feature · 1 h 19 min The best Soviet fantastic film for children. Film continuation "From Moscow To Cassiopeia" (Moskva-Kassiopeya) Director: Richard Viktorov Cast: Misha Ershov,… Internet Archive The Day the Earth Caught Fire 1961 · Feature Title: The Day the Earth Caught Fire Summary: When the U.S. and Russia unwittingly test atomic bombs at the same time, it alters the nutation (axis of… Internet Archive From Here To Eternity (1953) A Um Passo da Eternidade 1953 · Feature · Subtitles Em um alojamento do exército havaiano, nos dias que antecedem o ataque ao Pearl Harbor, um soldado solitário e campeão de boxe, "Prew"' Prewitt (Montgomery… Internet Archive The Sadist 1963 · Feature · Subtitles From IMDb : Three people driving into Los Angeles for a Dodgers game have car trouble and pull off into an old wrecking yard where they are held at bay by a… Internet Archive Studio One - Two Sharp Knives 1949 · Feature · 52 min · Subtitles This is Season 2 Episode 10 Original Air Date 14 November 1949 Based on a story By Dashiell Hammet CAST Stanley Ridges Wynne Gibson Theodore Newton Peggy… Internet Archive El Hotel Eléctrico 1908 · Short · 9 min The Electric Hotel starring Segundo de Chomón and Julienne Mathieu http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000516/ Internet Archive Popeye the Sailor: Nearlyweds 1956 · Cartoon · 6 min Popeye and Olive have finally decided to get married. But that doesn't mean that Bluto is through trying to stop them. You can find more information regarding… Internet Archive Border Patrolman 1936 · Feature · 58 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Dr. Christian Meets The Women 1940 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Picture Brides-1934 Feature · Subtitles Four mail order brides from New Orleans and a young girl conned into a non-existing job in Brazil find adventure, danger and romance in the jungle. Internet Archive The Big Cat 2016 · Feature · Subtitles 1949 directed by Phil Karlson starring Preston Foster, Lon McAllister, Forrest Tucker, Peggy Ann Garner, Irving Bacon, Sara Haden, Skip Homeier and Gene… Internet Archive What Makes A Good Party? 1950 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Shows teenagers how to plan and attend a party, suggesting games to play and songs to sing ("Jimmy Crack Corn"). Internet Archive Fresh From Paris 1955 · Feature · 1 h 12 min · Subtitles Musical Romance starring Forrest Tucker from F-Troop. Internet Archive 1977 Der Garten Eden (the garden Eden) 1977 · Feature Bundesfilmpreis: Filmband in Silber Camera: Dieter Fietzke and Lutz Mommartz, Sound: Herbert Baumann, Important help: Ingrid Lutz, Henning Brandis, Franz van… Internet Archive Fear in the Night 1947 · Feature · 1 h 12 min DeForest Kelley in a Cornell Woolrich story. This is a better copy than what is already on this site. Internet Archive Between Men 1935 · Feature · 56 min · Subtitles Title: Between Men Summary: When his young son is shot, John Wellington kills the culprit and flees. But his son Johnny recovers and is raised by Sir George.… Internet Archive Great Gabbo 1929 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Fugitive of the Plains 1943 · Feature · 50 min Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) learns that someone in Red Rock is impersonating him, causing a warrant to be issued for his arrest. On the way there he and… Internet Archive The Yellow Rose of Texas 1944 · Feature · 54 min Insurance Investigator Roy is looking for Weston (Harry Shannon) and the missing money he supposedly obtained in a robbery. When he catches him and listens to… Internet Archive The Skin Game UK Feature · 1 h 18 min · Subtitles An early sound-film melodrama of two British families in conflict. Solid cast led by Edmund Gwenn. Filmed before in 1921 as an adaptation of the play by John… Internet Archive World at War (Part I) 1942 · Short · 25 min · Subtitles Portrayal of the steps that led up to Pearl Harbor and total mobilization of World War II. Internet Archive Devil Diamond 1937 · Feature · Subtitles A group of thugs tries to steal the cursed title gem from a jeweler who has been hired to cut it into small, saleable pieces. You can find more information… Internet Archive Earthworm Tractors 1936 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles A better copy than the one already on this site. Joe E. Brown in an old-fashioned comedy. You can load the mpeg2 file into DVDAuthorGUI (a free program) and… Internet Archive Driller Killer (1979) Feature · 1 h 32 min · Subtitles Abel Ferrara began filming Driller Killer in 1977 and finished the film in 1978, but it was not released until 1979. Then in 1982 the UK distributors of the… Internet Archive Sunset Carson Rides Again 1948 · Feature · 1 h 3 min Sunset Carson is trying to raise money for a new school and his partner Sam Webster (John L. Cason) is out to stop him. When Carson plans a benefit… Internet Archive Tales of Tomorrow #9: The Crystal Egg 1951 · TV · 23 min · Subtitles From the live tv anthology series Tales of Tomorrow. After a customer is overly eager to buy a crystal egg, an antique shop owner does the only logical thing:…