The world's archives

2,545–2,592 of 563,648 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 Stimpy's Cartoon Show (Original 1994 Airing) 1994 · Cartoon The rare, original 1994 Snick airing of The Ren And Stimpy Show episode "Stimpy's Cartoon Show" containing the scenes that were cut in later airings, and the… Internet Archive Dreaming Out Loud 1940 · Feature · 1 h 21 min · Subtitles The first film adaptation of the "Lum and Abner" Radio Program. Internet Archive Who's Boss? 1950 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Husband and wife struggle to attain a balance of power in their marriage. This neorealist social guidance film was directed by Alexander Hammid. Internet Archive The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1939 · Feature The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century. Internet Archive Here's Flash Casey 1938 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Mil Gritos Tiene La Noche ( 1982) 1982 · Feature AKA Pieces The co-eds of a Boston college campus are targeted by a mysterious killer who is creating a human jigsaw puzzle from their body parts. Internet Archive A Flawed Family Flick - The Boat 2006 · Short · Subtitles This is the second "Flawed Family Video" we have added to the collection. We hope that it will give a new life to a great old movie. Buster has a new boat,… Internet Archive No Regrets For Our Youth 1946 · Feature In Akira Kurosawa's first film after the end of World War II, future beloved Ozu regular Setsuko Hara gives an astonishing performance as Yukie, the only… Internet Archive Nuremberg Trials 1946 · Feature · 57 min Title: Nuremberg Trials Summary: A look at the trials of Nazi leaders. Directed by: Roman Karmen, Elizaveta Svilova Actors: Production Company: Tsentralnaya… Internet Archive Long Distance 1941 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles The film "Long Distance" explores the significance of long-distance communication in America, highlighting the intricate network of wires and technologies… Internet Archive Coffee House Rendezvous (Part I) 1969 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Shows coffeehouses sponsored by churches and community organizations and how they function as gathering places for countercultural youth. Internet Archive Riders of the Sage 1939 · Feature · 52 min In an effort to get Jim Martin (Frank LaRue) to sell his ranch, the Halsey brothers have kidnapped his son Tom (Dave O'Brien). When Bob Burke (Bob Steele)… Internet Archive Sepia Cinderella 1947 · Feature · 1 h 7 min In this all-black cast musical romance, Barbara (Sheila Guyse) must compete with a rich woman (Tondaleyo) for the man she loves. The man, singer and band… Internet Archive Henry Ford's Mirror of America (Part I) 1962 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles Compilation of images and sequences from the Ford Film Collection, with excellent footage of United States history, culture, industry and daily life between… Internet Archive In Melbourne Tonight (Incomplete episode dated 29 December 1961) 1961 · Feature · 52 min · Subtitles An incomplete episode of the long running Australian nightly variety show IMT, Starring Graham Kennedy and Bert Newton. The copyright in Australian television… Internet Archive LOST IN SPACE AT THE BIJOU (double feature) Feature · 2 h 39 min · Subtitles This is a simulated double feature program at a inner-city second-run movie house in the '60s. Rocket into the future with previews of coming attractions… Internet Archive This Gun For Hire (1942) Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar 1942 · Feature This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American FILM NOlR crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd. It… Internet Archive [Amateur films: Ivan Besse collection: Britton, South Dakota 1938-39] (Part I) 1938 · Home movie · 19 min · Subtitles Daily life in a South Dakota town during the Great Depression, shot by Ivan Besse. This footage is on 0692_HM_Ivan_Besse_collection_Britton_South_Dakota_1938-3… Internet Archive The Majorettes(1986) 1986 · Feature A high school majorettes are being methodically killed by a mysterious masked figure. Meanwhile, a local gang are involved in suspicious activities around the… Internet Archive From Dawn to Sunset (Part I) 1937 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own… Internet Archive Robbery Under Arms 1920 · Feature · 55 min This 1920 silent film was made by Kenneth Brampton, who wrote, produced, directed and starred in it. The story concerns a real life bushranger (outlaw) named… Internet Archive 3.Paula - Scenes from a Marriage (1973) 1973 · Feature · Subtitles TV Mini Series: Scener ur ett äktenskap (1973) Johan came home unexpectedly and told Marianne that he'd been in a love affair with someone named Paula. After… Internet Archive Moon of The Wolf [1972] Feature · 1 h 14 min This Is a slightly remastered version i made myself. The movie has more color in it, and the sound has been upgraded a bit. Please note that this movie was… Internet Archive Day In The Death Of Donny B. 1969 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Docudrama, shot Cinema-Verite style, which follows a junkie on his never-ending quest for money, and ultimately, his fix. Internet Archive PD Cartoon Collection Cartoon a mishmosh of early animation. Internet Archive THE RISE OF CATHERINE THE GREAT video quality upgrade Feature · 1 h 33 min · Subtitles This print is significantly sharper than the other copy here at IA. A historical drama about the early trials and tribulations of the German princess who was… Internet Archive Career Girl 1944 · Feature · 1 h 7 min Joan Terry (Frances Langford), a girl from the country wants to become a Broadway Star, but this proves to be not so easy. Internet Archive A Matter of Life and Death 1946 · Feature Title: A Matter of Life and Death Summary: A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court. Directed by: Michael… Internet Archive Visit to Wurlitzer, A (Part I) 1950 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Tour of the Wurlitzer factory located at North Tonawanda, N.Y., showing the manufacture of "coin-operated phonographs." A color sequence introducing the… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Texas Farm Family] 1952 · Home movie · 10 min · Subtitles Scenes from the daily life of a Texas farm family. Internet Archive Frankenstein Created Woman 1967 · Feature After being reanimated, Baron Frankenstein transfers the soul of an executed young man into the body of his lover, prompting her to kill the men who wronged… Internet Archive ORPHANS OF THE STORM ( 1921) D. W. Griffith, Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish Feature ORPHANS OF THE STORM (1921) Starring: Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Joseph Schildkraut, Lucille La Verne, Creighton Hale, Sheldon Lewis, Monte Blue, Sidney… Internet Archive Law Men 1944 · Feature · 54 min Marshals Nevada (Johnny Mack Brown) and Sandy (Raymond Hatton) are sent to investigate a series of bank robberies. Nevada joins the outlaw gang while Sandy… Internet Archive Freedom Highway (Part II) 1956 · Short · 13 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 Headless Horseman Feature · 1 h 10 min · Subtitles The town of Sleepy Hollow received a new teacher, Ichabod Crane (Will Rogers), from New York. Crane already knows of the legend of the phantom Headless… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "His Trysting Place" 1914 · Short Charlie Chaplins 32nd Film Released Nov. 09 1914 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004108/ Charlie Chaplin In The Internet Archive… Internet Archive Make a Million 1935 · Feature · 1 h 6 min A college economics professor's (Charles Starrett) "radical" ideas about capitalism get him fired. When he decides to put those ideas into practice, he finds… Internet Archive Battleship Potemkin 2005 · Feature · 1 h 15 min Barbara Schubert and the University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform Edmund Meisel's original score to director Sergei Eisenstein's historical film… Internet Archive Something for Nothing 1940 · Cartoon · 8 min · Subtitles Cartoonist Rube Goldberg creates a little animation to explain how fuel is converted to power in the modern automobile engine. Internet Archive Blast of Silence 1961 · Feature Title: Blast of Silence Summary: A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York. But a special girl from his past, and… Internet Archive Death Wish (1974) 1974 · Feature Death Wish is a 1974 American vigilante action film directed by Michael Winner, starring Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, an architect and urbanite who becomes… Internet Archive Kansas City Confidential 1952 · Feature · 1 h 39 min · Subtitles Derived from the 4.4 GB high-definition version found here on this site. Internet Archive The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle 1963 · Feature Title: The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle Summary: A strangler is loose on a British estate, and he not only strangles his victims but brands an "M" onto their… Internet Archive In Love With Life 1934 · Feature · 51 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Double Incarnation of William Sheep 1913 · Feature · Subtitles For many years believed to be a lost film. Digitally remastered from a misidentified8mm home movie print. A young gambler plays a game of chess against his… Internet Archive Big Bounce, The 1960 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles The story of the Echo communications satellite project, and how scientists learned to bounce a radio signal off a big balloon. Written by Robert Engel and Leo… Internet Archive Nora Helmer (1974) 1974 · Feature A beautiful young housewife, Nora, is trying to convince her tight-laced, bourgeois husband, Torvald, to give her some extra money for the holidays, even if… Internet Archive Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves 1937 · Cartoon · 16 min The classic Arabian adventure, adapted for Popeye and Olive Oyl. Cartoon originally produced in 1937 by Fleischer Studios, now in the public domain. More…