The world's archives

2,737–2,784 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 Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Cunningham Heritage 1954 · TV · 27 min · Subtitles The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "The Case of the Cunningham Heritage" Originally aired October 18, 1954. Holmes unravels the mystery surrounding the… Internet Archive Sword And The Dragon (1960) Feature "The Sword and the Dragon" (1960) is the Americanized version of the Russian film "Ilya Murometz" (1956) released by Valiant Pictures and presented by Joseph… Internet Archive A Study Of Educational Inequalities In South Carolina 1936 · Feature · Subtitles A documentary produced by the National Association For the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on the racial disparities in the education provided in South… Internet Archive BLOOD THIRST 1971 · Feature A tale of murder and witchcraft in the Phillipines. Alpha Video has this available but this file wasn't sourced from it. Internet Archive Mr. Moto's Last Warning 1939 · Feature · 1 h 10 min · Subtitles Title: Mr. Moto's Last Warning Summary: Moto thwarts a ruthless band of international agents who try to foment an international incident by mining the… Internet Archive "Children of Hiroshima" [1952] Feature · 1 h 35 min Anti-war films are out numbered by war films but that doesn't mean that their few numbers are irrelevant in the analysis of the philosophy of human… Internet Archive Brain That Wouldn't Die, The 1962 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Inside The Lines 1930 Betty Compson, Ralph Forbes, Montagu Love, Reginald Sharland 1930 · Feature Inside The Lines 1930 Betty Compson, Ralph Forbes, Montagu Love, Reginald Sharland Internet Archive Our Changing Family Life 1957 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles How patterns of family living have changed from the 1880s to the 1950s, shown in dramatized sequences. Internet Archive The Butcher Boy 1917 · Short · 30 min The Butcher Boy Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton (1º movie!!!) IMDB: This Fatty Arbuckle short feature is a historical treasure in that it was the first film… Internet Archive Impact 1949 · Feature · 1 h 51 min · Subtitles Title: Impact Summary: A unfaithful wife plots with her lover to kill her husband, but the lover is accidentally killed instead. The husband stays in hiding,… Internet Archive Santa Fe Bound 1936 · Feature · 54 min When Crenshaw (Tom Tyler) kills a bushwhacker he takes his letter of introduction. This letter saves him from hanging when Stanton (Richard Cramer) thinks he… Internet Archive Test Tube Tale 1941 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles The magic of industrial chemistry and its effects on our immediate environment. Shows new products such as nylon stockings and transparent raincoats, and also… Internet Archive Don't Be Afraid 1953 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Analysis of a child's fear of darkness leads him and us to understand the nature and kinds of fear. Internet Archive Days of Our Years 1955 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Disturbing and sometimes maudlin trilogy of accidents and their effects on railroad workers and their families, shot with virtuosity in working-class Los… Internet Archive Horror Express 1972 · Feature · 1 h 27 min An English anthropologist has discovered a frozen monster in the frozen wastes of Manchuria which he believes may be the Missing Link. - IMDB Description Internet Archive Tom Brown's School Days 1940 · Feature · 1 h 20 min · Subtitles Hollywood's take on the Thomas Hughes' classic about a group of Victorian schoolboys who declare war on the ruthless bullies who run their boarding school… Internet Archive Tarzan the Fearless (1933) Feature · 1 h 25 min Dr. Brooks is captured by followers of Zar, God of the Jeweled Fingers and Tarzan (Buster Crabbe) sets out to save him. AFter seeing a picture of Brooks… Internet Archive The Woman Hunter 1972 · TV · Subtitles Barbara Eden stars in this made-for-TV movie. She looks great, especially frolicking in a bikini and numerous other outfits. There is also some sort of plot… Internet Archive The Lady Refuses 1931 · Feature · Subtitles * Released: March 08, 1931 (USA Eng) * Drama (Risque) * RKO Radio Pictures * PRODUCER: William LeBaron w Bertram Millhauser * DIRECTOR: Geo. Archainbaud *… Internet Archive Jackie Gleason on "Cavalcade of Stars" 1951 · TV · 9 min · Subtitles Jackie Gleason on segment of the popular 50's TV series "Cavalcade of Stars", doing a sketch called "The Honeymooners", which was later turned into a sitcom.… Internet Archive Number, Please? 1920 · Short · 25 min From IMDb : While at an amusement park, trying vainly to forget the girl he has lost, a young man sees the girl with her new boyfriend. When her dog gets… Internet Archive The Vampire Bat (1933) Feature · 59 min The Vampire Bat takes a different route from most other vampire films of its day and there is as much science in the story as their is supertition. In this… Internet Archive Trauma (1962) Feature · 1 h 33 min As a teenager, Emmaline witnesses the murder of her aunt, who was drowned in her swimming pool. The shock of this causes amnesia. She returns to the estate at… Internet Archive Vengeance of Rannah 1936 · Feature · 56 min Insurance Agent Ted Sanders (Bob Custer) has been called in to investigate a robbery and murder. A deputy (Ed Cassidy) also arrives to investigate. But… Internet Archive Ucan Daireler Istanbulda (Flying Saucers Over Istanbul) (English Subtitles) 1955 · Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles Ucan Daireler Istanbulda (Flying Saucers Over Istanbul) is a Turkish sci-fi comedy from 1955. It's recommended for fans of old Turkish movies and psychotronic… Internet Archive Final Justice(1984) HD 1984 · Feature NOW IN WIDESCREEN AND HD Homicidal sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo is tasked with escorting a mobster to Malta. When the prisoner escapes, Geronimo goes to… Internet Archive Topper Returns Carole Landis Joan Blondell 1941 · Feature · Subtitles The 1941 Hal Roach comedy Topper Returns starring Carole Landis, Joan Blondell, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Patsy Kelly, and Dennis O'Keefe ~ Learn more about… Internet Archive Waterfront 1944 · Feature · 1 h 3 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive High Powered 1945 · Feature · 1 h 22 min Stars - ROBERT LOWERY - PHYLLIS BROOKS - MARY TREEN - JOE SAWYER - ROGER PRYOR - RALPH SANFORD - EDWARD GARGAN 'A BLOCK-BUSTER OF HIGH TENSION THRILLS!'… Internet Archive Beast Of Borneo 1934 Feature Jungle thriller about a Russian scientist who believes he can create a youth formula from the glands of orangutans. Marginally a horror film. Internet Archive 1996 Fenster zum Hof (window to the yard) 1996 · Feature · Subtitles Digitized video painting: April weather in the back yard: roofs, balconies, windows. View from a balcony window with excerpts from buildings in rhythmic… Internet Archive Curse of the Aztec Mummy (La Maldicion De La Momia Azteca) 1957 - English Feature · 1 h 3 min · Subtitles Second in the Aztec/Mayan mummy series about the walking dead Popoca. Here we also have mobsters led by a tough guy called The Bat and his enemy a masked… Internet Archive Original Films Of Frank B Gilbreth (Part I) Film · Subtitles Essentially a summary of work analysis films which were taken by Frank B. Gilbreth between 1910 and 1924 showing a number of industrial operations from which… Internet Archive Hanawa Hekonai meitô no maki (1917) 1917 · Feature Namakura Gatana, meaning “dull-edged sword,” is a four-minute comedy about a samurai who, thanks to his dull instrument, loses every time he attacks a weak… Internet Archive The Fat Spy 1966 · Feature · Subtitles Internet Archive Big Train, The (Part II) 1950 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Operations of the New York Central Railroad. Producer and director: Victor Solow. Introduced by NYCRR president Alfred E. Perlman. Internet Archive MYSTERY NIGHT AT THE BIJOU (double feature) Feature · 2 h 26 min · Subtitles This is a simulation of a double feature program at a second-run movie house in the 1940s. The sleuthing begins with coming attractions and a cartoon,… Internet Archive Code Name Zebra 1976 · Feature · 1 h 20 min After the war, the former leader of a crack commando team decides to lead his men on a personal battle against organized crime. When "Zebra Force" strikes,… Internet Archive Prison Break 1938 · Feature · 1 h 12 min · Subtitles Movie depicting wronfully accused man who is put in prison. Internet Archive Idaho 1943 · Feature · 53 min The story concerns a respected judge (Harry Shannon) who is trying to clean up a saloon run by the notorious Belle Bonner (Ona Munson). Belle has discovered… Internet Archive [Besler Corporation Promo Film: Steam-Driven Vehicles] 1932 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Demonstrates the practicality of steam-driven automobiles, airplanes and trains. Internet Archive The Amazing Adventure 1936 · Feature · 1 h 1 min A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for year without touching his inheritance. Internet Archive The Time Travelers (1964) 1964 · Feature The Time Travelers follows a group of scientists who successfully develop a time machine. Led by Dr. B.P. Hume, they embark on a journey to the distant… Internet Archive The Rogue's Tavern 1936 · Feature · 1 h 9 min · Subtitles I was annoyed that files derived from this movie lost audio after 17 minutes of play, so that it was necessary to download or play the 3.8 GB MPEG-2 file. The… Internet Archive [Television Commercials: Telephone] 1970 · Commercial · 4 min · Subtitles Three TV commercials; one set in St. Louis, Missouri, another on Mount Washington, New Hampshire, and a quick review of telephone history. Internet Archive Headin Home 1920 · Feature · Subtitles Heading Home is a 1920 Silent feature starring Babe Ruth. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011267/ Internet Archive Four Roads (2021) 2021 · Feature · Subtitles During the COVID-19 pandemic, filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher gets in touch with her neighborhoods through her photographic lenses.