The world's archives
2,785–2,832 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 Ones | Films for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool. |
|---|---|
| Kids | Cartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature. |
| Tweens | Documentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures. |
| Teens | Everything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower. |
| Adult | Sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage. |
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West Wing Week 11-24-11 or "Your Best You"
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, the President wrapped up an 8-day tour…
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West Wing Week- 10-10-14 or, "Is Anybody Here Over 25-"
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and beyond. This week, the President traveled to Indiana…
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West Wing Week- 3-18-11 or "Punching Above Your Weight"
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, Education Month continued, with President…
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West Wing Week- 3-22-12 or "Slainte!"
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President celebrated his fourth St Patrick's…
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West Wing Week- 02-26-2015 or, “’Where Are My Hawaiians-’”
This week, the President hosted civil rights and consumer protection advocates, filmed a Let's Move sketch with the First Lady, sat down for a heart- to-heart…
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West Wing Week- 12-30-16 or, "Thanks, Obama!"
Welcome to the "best of" edition of your West Wing Week. This week, we're bringing you our favorite moments that we at the White House caught on camera in…
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On Board- Travels with Dr. Biden in Asia
Go behind the scens of Dr. Biden's diplomatic trip to Vietnam, Laos and the Republic of Korea as the delegation advocates for the expansion of economic and…
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In Performance at the White House- The History of Gospel
President Obama speaks at a gospel performance at the White House. April 14, 2015.
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What is Creative Commons?
When you take a photo, make music or shoot a video it’s yours, you own it. You also own the copyright. Which means you decide how it is used and who can use…
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The Engineering of the Drinking Bird
Bill reveals the operation and engineering design underlying the famous drinking bird toy. In this video he explores the role played by the water the bird…
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Greenwich Post Office - President's Award for National Leadership in Historic Preservation
Greenwich Retail, LLC and Restoration Hardware's transformation of the Greenwich Post Office into a home furnishings gallery now serves as a model solution to…
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Forum Open-Education - Offene Bildung - Politik und Zivilgesellschaft im Dialog
Forum Open:Education | Open Education - A Dialogue between Politics and Civil Society On June 6, the Spreewerkstätten Berlin hosted the Forum Open:…
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Emil Ferris - Moi, ce que j'aime, c'est les monstres, Livre premier
An interview with Ferris speaking by herself in English at Festival America 2018, discussing My Favorite Thing is Monsters.
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Blue Holes auf den Bahamas (CC BY 4.0)
Blue holes are cave systems, flooded with sea water. How did the geological treasures develop thousands of years ago?
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Kunst in der Steinzeit
One of the first figurative representations of man is Venus vom Hohle Fels. The six-centimeter sculpture is approximately 40,000 years old. Homo sapiens also…
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Warum mäandern Flüsse?
A river flows because water on the surface of the earth always follows the natural gradient. All flowing waters take the path of least resistance. River…
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Die Fotosynthese der Bäume
With photosynthesis, trees control one of the most important biological processes in the world. With the help of their leaves and the dye chlorophyll, they…
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Communications Department Highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation 2021-2022 Annual Plan
Heather Walls, Chief Creative Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation gives a quick overview of what is coming up for the Communications department. Learn more…
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How is our sick planet making us sick
Our planet is in a terrible state due to climate change, and overconsumption. This has a great impact on human life - billions of people are affected by…
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Was bedeutet politische Immunität?
Politicians in the Bundestag are under special protection: "Political Immunity". This means, for example, that the police cannot simply investigate them. But…
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What happens when you are allergic
Are you suffering from an allergy? Millions of people are. But what exactly is an allergy? Analytical chemist Georgina Ross (Wageningen University & Research)…
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Warum hat ein Zebra Streifen?
Even the common ancestor of horse and zebra wore a subtle pattern. Over time, the stripes became established in the offspring. The tsetse fly ensured this…
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Indígenas e quilombolas brasileiros contam sua história - Povo Gavião - parte 23
Documentário "Indígenas e quilombolas brasileiros contam sua história" Conversa com Amarildo Gavião. FILMAGEM: José Palahv Gavião, Debóra R. Suruí ROTEIRO:…
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Indígenas e quilombolas brasileiros contam sua história - Povo Gavião - parte 12
Documentário "Indígenas e quilombolas brasileiros contam sua história" Conversa com José, Laís e Sabrina Gavião. FILMAGEM: José Palahv Gavião, Debóra R.…
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Will we all be forced to share houses in the future
I'll be there for you - Friends sharing sounds ideal. But with a worldwide housing crisis, will we all end up sharing housing? Urban Geographer Oana Druta…
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How to upload images for Wiki Loves Wikimedia UK
This video is part of the video tutorial series for the Small wiki toolkits initiative. It's focusing on developing technical capacity in smaller language…
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President Biden Announces Actions to Continue to Hold Russia Accountable
President Biden Announces Actions to Continue to Hold Russia Accountable for its Unprovoked and Unjustified War on Ukraine
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So funktioniert die Atmung
Everyone breathes in and out continuously. We suck air through the trachea into the lungs via the nose or mouth. Oxygen can be absorbed into the blood through…
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Landkarte des menschlichen Mikrobioms
The human microbiome is the totality of all the approximately 40 trillion microorganisms that colonize the human body. The main habitat of these tiny…
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How does your memory work
Can't remember where you put your keys or left your phone? It has to do with the way you remember. Dr. Lisa Genzel (Radboud University) explains how our brain…
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Wikimedia Movement Charter - Roles and Responsibilities presentation - November 2022
Movement Charter Drafting Committee presentation of the Roles and Responsibilities chapter draft in November 2022 by Manavpreet Kaur
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Ikusgela – Txillardegi eta XX. mendeko eleberrigintza
Txillardegiren obra mugarri bat da euskal literaturan. Berak idatzia da euskal literaturako lehen eleberri modernoa: Leturiaren egunkari ezkutua. •…
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QUIZ Are you a Genuine Introvert
Have you ever found yourself relating to traits of both extroversion and introversion? Introverts tend to focus on their thoughts and feelings. Extroverts act…
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Ikusgela - Nietzsche - ca
El Superhome? És un ocell? És un avió?? No, el Superhome és un concepte filosòfic i va ser desenvolupat per Nietzsche. Nihilisme, vitalisme, superhome, desig…
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WikiCon 2023 - Wikifunctions – Ein neues Wikimedia Projekt
WikiCon 2023 - Wikifunctions – Ein neues Wikimedia Projekt. Eine kurze Einführung zu dem neuen Wikimedia Project Wikifunctions mit der Gelegenheit, Fragen zu…
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WikiCon 2023 - Wikivoyage und Wikidata – zusammen stark
WikiCon 2023 - Wikivoyage und Wikidata – zusammen stark. Seit 2008 setzt Wikivoyage auf eine Datenbank für die Nutzung in den Artikeln und zwischen den…
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WikiCon 2023 - kuwiki new agendas
WikiCon 2023 - kuwiki: new agendas. 2021 gegründet, hat sich die AG Kuwiki Wikipedia:Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kunstwissenschaften + Wikipedia zu einem gut…
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Kindred Zia - No Matter How Hard It Is, Thank You (2023)
No Matter How Hard It Is, Thank You is a Filipino 2D animated music video created by Kindred Zia. This is a song to thank everyone for 2022, 2023, and the…
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OpenRefine Commons Extension - start project from categories
Brief demo video of the OpenRefine Commons Extension - starting an OpenRefine project from one or more Commons categories
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OpenSpeaks-Hoc-Ruum Sakam-Sunaram Singh Tiyu-Cultivation
In this interview, Sunaram Singh Tiyu, a farmer from Keshpada, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, India, shares with Lalit Singh Banra about his occupation.…
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Best of Bloopers from Sam & Cat, iCarly & Victorious! 🤣 NickRewind
The sets of '00s Nickelodeon shows always looked like so much fun, and these bloopers prove it! Featuring your fave weirdos like Ariana Grande, Liz Gillies,…
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Ikusgela - Hegoak ebaki banizkio, planeatuko luke
Kreazionistek askotan diote eboluzioa egia izango balitz, gizakiek hegoak garatuko genituzkeela. Baina errealitatea bestelakoa da.
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OpenSpeaks-rji-Raji-Uday Raj Aaley-Kaliprasad Raji-Introduction and Use of Raji
In this video, Kaliprasad Raji, a speaker of the Raji language from Bardiya district, Nepal, introduces himself and discusses how his language is used every…
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Space Station Astronauts Offer Holiday Greetings – Monday, December 22, 2025 (jsc2025m000043)
Expedition 74 commander Mike Fincke of NASA, along with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Chris Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospsace Exploration Agency)…
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How To Eat In Space (jsc2025m000036)
During their mission around the Moon and back, the Artemis II crew will need to be nourished inside their Orion spacecraft. The food the four astronauts will…
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Artemis Lunar Spacesuit Testing Resource Reel March 2026 (jsc2026m000052)
A short resource reel of human-in-the-loop testing of Axiom Space’s lunar spacesuit called the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU). NASA astronauts…
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Agency Photographers Capture NASA Marshall Campus with Drones (MSFC 2025 2028 DronePhotography 1080p)
NASA photographers used drone photography to get a bird’s eye view of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, in late 2024. Facilities and…
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SPHEREx Spacecraft Uncrating at Astrotech, VSFB (KSC-20250115-MH-CAO01-0001-M11096)
SPHEREx Spacecraft Uncrating at Astrotech at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California