The world's archives

2,065–2,112 of 563,904 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 Tombstone Canyon 1932 · Feature · 1 h 2 min Ken Maynard hears the cry of the weird masked "phantom" of Tombstone Canyon. The plot thickens when Maynard discovers a man with a key to his past has been… Internet Archive Sunny 1941 · Feature · 1 h 35 min Anna Neagle plays Sunny O'Sullivan, the star of a small, upscale circus run by Bunny Billings (Ray Bolger). In New Orleans during Mardi Gras she meets by… Internet Archive Le Cake-Walk Infernal 1903 · Short · 4 min Pluto, having seen the earth, comes back home amazed at the success of that well-known dance, the "cake-walk." He has brought back with him two noted… Internet Archive The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie (1976) 1976 · Feature Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep… Internet Archive Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) HD quality print 1936 · Feature Young Ceddie (Freddie Bartholomew) lives with his American mother. His long-dead father was a British earl disowned by his grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt… Internet Archive Kitten.With.A.Whip.1964.1080p.Blu Ray.H264.AAC-RARBG 1964 · Feature · Subtitles Straitlaced senatorial hopeful David Stratton (John Forsythe) has no idea what he's in for when he arrives home from a trip to find sexy teen Jody… Internet Archive Peter Gunn - Lets Kill Timothy 1959 · Short · 25 min Season One Episode 17 (19 January 1959) After a Jewel robbery, a very nervous man hires Gunn to protect someone named Timothy from being murders. Gunn finds… Internet Archive Amazing Mr. X , The 1948 · Feature · 1 h 18 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Tokyo File 212 1951 · Feature · 1 h 23 min · Subtitles From IMDb; A Communist spy ring in Japan is hard at work trying to sabotage the American war effort during the Korean War, using kidnapping, murder and a… Internet Archive A Christmas Carol (1910) Short · 10 min Marc McDermott stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in this silent film version of Dickens' classic ghost story, A Christmas Carol. You can find out more about the film… Internet Archive Curse of the Swamp Creature (1966) Feature · 1 h 20 min A mad scientist is conducting experiments with evolution on the locals deep in the rural swamps of Texas. Listed as PD http://www.archive.org/post/285670/are-t… Internet Archive The Paneless Window Washer 1937 · Cartoon · 6 min Popeye and Bluto are competing, this time not for Olive Oyl's love, but to wash her windows!!! Join Popeye in this classic from the golden age of cartoons and… Internet Archive Groom Wore Spurs, The 1951 · Feature · 1 h 21 min · Subtitles From Imdb; Lawyer Ginger Rogers is hired to keep dumb cowboy Jack Carson out of trouble. Stars: Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson and Joan Davis Internet Archive Operation Correction (Part I) 1961 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles In May 1960, students and progressive activists opposed to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) demonstrated when HUAC held hearings in San… Internet Archive An Autumn Afternoon 1962 · Feature The last film by Yasujiro Ozu was also his final masterpiece, a gently heartbreaking story about a man’s dignifed resignation to life’s shifting currents and… Internet Archive Mother Goose: Little Miss Muffet Cartoon · 2 min An animated version of the Mother Goose Story of Little Miss Muffet, using what is called "3 dimensional" animation. Part of the Nursey Rhyme Review series. Internet Archive Master Hands (Part I) 1936 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles Classic "capitalist realist" drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolets from foundry to finished vehicles. Though ostensibly a tribute to the "master hands"… Internet Archive Fiesta 1941 · Short Cholita (Ann Ayars), after a long absence in Mexico City, is returning home to take up her duties as head of the rancho and, as everyone expects, to marry her… Internet Archive Control Your Emotions 1950 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Well-balanced emotions help to create a well-rounded personality, especially in teenagers. Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Shy Ballerina 1954 · TV · 27 min · Subtitles The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "The Case of the Shy Ballerina" Originally aired November 22, 1954. A simple case of mistakenly switched coats suddenly… Internet Archive Wild Guitar 1962 · Feature · 1 h 29 min Except for the fact that it stars Arch Hall, Jr., who's as cute as a warthog and as convincing an actor as Tor Johnson, this is a fairly entertaining little… Internet Archive Singing Cowgirl 1939 · Feature · 56 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive A Flawed Family Flick - The Balloonatic 2006 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles This is a project that was put together in just a few hours. Many young children have no interest in silent movies, which means they are missing some of the… Internet Archive The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950) 1950 · Feature · 1 h 11 min · Subtitles Reporters gather as a young man who may be innocent waits to be the first in the prison's history to be killed by the electric chair. Internet Archive Gangster's Boy 1938 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles From IMDb : Senior Larry Kelly has been chosen valedictorian and is looking forward with best friend Bill Davis to a West Point appointment. In addition, he… Internet Archive At the End of the Rainbow (Part I) 1946 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Sponsored film promoting ultraviolet light: its history, physics and health-giving properties. Internet Archive The Wasp Woman 1959 16:9 Version Feature · 1 h 12 min · Subtitles The Roger Corman drive-in classic presented in widesreen. Starring Susan Cabot with Corman appearing in a small role(see if you can spot him). Internet Archive DOUBLE FEATURE HELL 7 (Teen Terrors) Feature · 2 h 55 min · Subtitles The 2am Theater crawls out from under its rock to bring you another sure-fire insomnia cure. This cinematic version of Ambien opens with coming attractions,… Internet Archive The Adventures of Dr Fu Manchu S1E9 1956 · Short · 26 min · Subtitles An Episode of the Fu Manchu TV Series "The Death Ships of Fu Manchu" (air date - Oct 29 1956) Starring Glen Gordon as Fu Manchu and Lester Matthews as Nayland… Internet Archive Revolutionary New Triumph in Tape, A 1958 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Introducing the giant four-track tape cartridge, an obsolete consumer recording format that survived for eight years. Internet Archive The Ghost and the Guest 1943 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles Short, so-so old house mystery with James Dunn. Video quality on the DVD not the best. You've seen better, you've seen worse, but have you seen this old house… Internet Archive Scarlet Street 1945 HD Feature · Subtitles A bank teller thinks he's having an affair but is really getting himself scammed and used, and winds up becoming a criminal. Internet Archive Flight to Nowhere 1946 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Zombie Nation(2004) 2004 · Feature DVD RIP DISCLAIMER: THIS FILM IS SO AWFUL! WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK! Plot: A psychotic police officer who murders his female arrestees gets what's coming to him… Internet Archive Youth On Parole 1937 · Feature · 53 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Bill and Coo (1948) Feature · 1 h Welcome to Chirpendale. There's plenty of parking space, plus it has everything: a bar where bird citizens can drink junebug sundaes and listen to jazzy… Internet Archive Breaking the Ice 1938 · Feature · 1 h 19 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Entre Monjas Anda El Diablo(1973) 1973 · Feature Plot: A man called "The Devil" makes a living in cock-fights. He falls for a girl who's about to enter the monastery. Internet Archive Brink of Disaster 1972 · Film · Subtitles Film opens with montage of scenes of student protest. Credits occur over this sequence. Loosely structured as a narrative in which John Smith (a college… Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes - The Case of Lady Beryl 1954 · TV · 27 min · Subtitles The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "The Case of Lady Beryl" Originally aired October 25, 1954. Lady Beryl admits to a crime she did not commit. Holmes not… Internet Archive Les Cinq Dernières Minutes - Un poing final (1960) 1960 · Feature · Subtitles Un poing final (première diffusion : 26 avril 1960) Avec Raymond Souplex (l'inspecteur principal Antoine Bourrel) et Jean Daurand (l'inspecteur Dupuy) Les… Internet Archive Man Bites Dog 1992 · Feature Documentary filmmakers André and Rémy have found an ideal subject in Ben. He is witty, sophisticated, intelligent, well liked—and a serial killer. As André… Internet Archive The Last Time I Saw Paris 1954 · Feature UPDATE This movie has been re-uploaded, you can find it here: The Last Time I Saw Paris NOTE: Apparently this is another movie that didn't fully upload for… Internet Archive Courageous Dr. Christian, The 1940 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Buster Keaton's "The Play House" (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 Amadeus (1984) Short · 3 min Synopsis For this film adaptation of Peter Shafferâs Broadway hit, director Milos Forman returned to the city of Prague that heâd left behind during the Czech… Internet Archive The Ghoul - better copy Feature · 1 h 20 min · Subtitles better resolution and 12 minutes longer than the previously uploaded version. Written by Rupert Downing (adaptation), Leonard Hines (play) Internet Archive Bugs Bunny - All This and Rabbit Stew 1941 · Cartoon All This and Rabbit Stew is a one-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Merrie Melodies series, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on…