The world's archives
2,977–3,024 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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President Obama Pardons the National Thanksgiving 2016
President will pardon the National Thanksgiving Turkey in a ceremony in the Rose Garden. The President will celebrate the 69th anniversary of the National…
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West Wing Week- 05-01-2015 or, “I Think That Works!”
This week, the President hosted the Japanese Prime Minister, joked around at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, sat down for an interview with the Wall…
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West Wing Week- 03-20-2015 or, “See ya, Sparkle!”
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, the President dropped by the new home of a…
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West Wing Week 09-13-13 or, "My Fellow Americans..."
This week, the President represented the US at the G20 in St. Petersburg, addressed the nation on the ongoing crisis in Syria, and honored the 12th…
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West Wing Week- 9-12-14 or, "Meeting Those Threats with Strength and Resolve"
This week the President concluded a summit in Wales with NATO allies, hosted a White House meeting with Congressional leadership on foreign policy, addressed…
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West Wing Week 03-28-14 or, "The 2014 European Edition"
Welcome to a special, travel edition of the West Wing Week. The President spent this whirlwind week working in Europe, where he attended the third, biennial…
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West Wing Week- 10-11-13 or "The Shutdown Edition- Week Two"
Welcome to your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, the President continued to call for the House to reopen the…
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West Wing Week- 06-25-10 or "Mailbag Day"
Mailbag Day! We decided to make episode thirteen of West Wing Week a chance to respond to some of your letters and emails. This week, find out if the White…
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West Wing Week- 03-08-13 or "Jedi Mind-Meld"
This week, the President urged Congress to resolve harmful budget cuts and reduce the deficit in a way that helps grow the economy and strengthen the middle…
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West Wing Week 06-13-14 or, "I Am Hip To All These Things"
This week, the President commemorated the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, hosted his first Tumblr event, and spoke to graduates of Worcester Technical…
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West Wing Week 12-30-11 or "Best of the West (Wing Week)"
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, we're taking a look back at the President's…
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West Wing Week- 9-17-10 or "Back to School"
Welcome to West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, walk step by step with the President as he travels…
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West Wing Week 10-30-15 or, “The Presidential Wave”
This week, the President welcomed President Widodo of Indonesia, Prince Harry of Wales, and the World Cup-winning U.S. Women's Soccer Team to the White House.…
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West Wing Week- 08-09-13 or "Rock Solid Foundation"
This week, the President embarked on a two-day trip west, to Arizona and California, to continue talking with Americans about his better bargain for the…
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West Wing Week- 06-02-11 or "One Step at a Time"
This week, President Obama traveled to Joplin, Missouri to see the devastation first hand. He finished his week-long trip to Europe in Poland and on Memorial…
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West Wing Week- 4-20-12 or "Roll Tide"
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President visited one of the Sunshine…
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President Obama Speaks on Domestic Energy Production
Domestic oil and gas production, which has increased each year President Obama has been in office, is part of his all-of-the-above strategy to develop every…
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West Wing Week- 10-03-14 or "If the Body is Strong"
This week, the President convened summits on global public health and on the BRAIN Initiative, hosted the Prime Ministers of India and Israel, welcomed the…
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President Obama Signs the STOCK Act
The STOCK Act makes it clear that if members of Congress use nonpublic information to gain an unfair advantage in the market, then they are breaking the law,…
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Yes We Can- People Share Their Most Memorable Moments from the Obama Presidency
Americans and people from around the world reflect on moments that meant the most to them. Share your memory with us here: wh.gov/farewell
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The President Tours Faubourg Lafitte Neighborhood in New Orleans
President Obama delivers remarks after touring the Faubourg Lafitte Neighborhood in New Orleans, LA. August 27, 2015.
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Remarks 67th Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Introduced by Under Secretary Kennedy, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks celebrating the completion of the U.S. Diplomacy…
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West Wing Week 02-21-14 or "Don't Make Small Plans, Make Big Plans"
This week, the President traveled to the North American Leaders Summit in Toluca, Mexico, to California to address the current drought and to meet with the…
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Vice President Pence Participates in a Swearing-in for the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman
Swearing-in ceremony of David M. Friedman being sworn in as United States Ambassador to Israel by Vice President Mike Pence in the Indian Treaty Room.
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"Gualtier Maldè! Caro nome” - Rigoletto (2016-17) HD
Désiré Rancatore interpreta "Gualtier Maldè Caro nome” de 'Rigoletto', de Verdi, al Gran Teatre del Liceu el 21 de març de 2017. Direcció d'escena: Monique…
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Free Software Foundation Europe - Public Money, Public Code
Why is software that is programmed with taxpayers’ money not released as Free Software? We want legislation requiring that publicly financed software…
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Hubblecast 10 – Making the Universe come to life - behind the Hubble images (astronomical image processing explained)
We live in a Universe of unimaginable scale and almost incomprehensible beauty. How is the light from the Universe transformed into the images that have…
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Max Andersson and Julia Reda talking about copyright
Max Andersson, Member of the European Parliament, talks with Julia Read, also MEP, about the proposed upload filter and link tax in the copyright reform.
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Wikidata Editing with OpenRefine - Part 2
Tutorial: Wikidata Editing with OpenRefine, Part 2 This tutorial series walks you through the entire process of importing a dataset into Wikidata with…
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Punjabi Wikipedia Tales - A Trip To Lahore!
A trip of students from Indian Punjab visit Lahore which turns out to become once in a lifetime journey for them. Find out how Wikipedia helps them to learn…
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Internet Hall of Fame 2014 Michael Kende interview
Michael Kende, chief economist for the Internet Society, previously with the US Federal Communications Commissions, discusses Internet evolution and shares…
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NASA - Highlights from SOHO's 20 Years in Space LJAcrorHx8I
Dr. Joe Gurman of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center provides commentary on selected shots from SOHO's 20 years in space. After 20 years in space, ESA and…
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Episode 1- Driving The Telescope (Hubble – Eye in the Sky miniseries) WuVYVXdV0vQ
Episode 1: Driving the Telescope – Visit Hubble’s control center to learn about the challenges and techniques of performing extraordinarily detailed…
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Shedding Light on Black Holes (NASA ScienceCasts)
NASA ScienceCasts: Shedding Light on Black Holes "Black Holes" is one of the most highly searched terms about our universe. How much of what we think we know…
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Kennedy Space Center 2012 and Beyond XMCr04GXQeM
NASA's Kennedy Space Center has been the starting point for many of humanity's greatest adventures. Now, it is adjusting its unique facilities to continue to…
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Wie funktioniert eine Lithium-Ionen-Batterie?
A lithium-ion battery is made up of a cathode, the plus pole and an anode, the minus pole. The separating layer in the middle prevents a short circuit from…
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Impfstoffvarianten
To build up immunity against viruses, there are different vaccine variants: dead vaccines, vector vaccines and mRNA vaccines.
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Die Entstehung der Alpen
The Alps are Central Europe's highest mountains. They rise up to 4800 meters. Today it is mainly the rough weather that shapes the Alps. But the forces that…
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Advancement Department Highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation 2021-2022 Annual Plan
Lisa Seitz Gruwell, Chief Advancement Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation gives a quick overview of what is coming up for the Advancement department. Learn…
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Product Department Highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation 2021-2022 Annual Plan
Toby Negrin, Chief Product Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation gives a quick overview of what is coming up for the Product department. Learn more about the…
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Talent and Culture Department Highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation 2021-2022 Annual Plan
Robyn Arville, Chief Talent and Culture Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation gives a quick overview of what is coming up for the Talent and Culture department.…
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Bedrohte Löwenpopulationen
Lions play an important role in the ecological balance in their habitats. It was like that two million years ago. Many populations are now threatened with…
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Die Anasazi - Hochkultur im Chaco
In the 11th and 12th centuries, a once great culture settled in the south of the USA - in the Chaco Canyon: the Anasazi. How was that possible in an area…
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Wann wachsen Bäume?
Trees grow their entire life - in height and in width. But when exactly do trees grow and which factors are responsible for this?
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Why won’t antibiotics cure us anymore
Antibiotics are lifesavers. But for how long? Antibiotic resistance is a serious problem and may claim as many as 10 million lives per year by the year 2050.…
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President Obama Speaks at BET’s “Love and Happiness - A Musical Experience"
The trimmed version of the YouTube video by the White House. Only President Obama speech is presented. The musical performance of Jill Scott with three songs…
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Contribution Gamification in Wikimedia Projects - The Chinese Wikipedia Experience
Wikimania 2021 - Contribution Gamification in Wikimedia Projects - The Chinese Wikipedia Experience
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Geschichtliche Entwicklung der Xenophobie
Prejudices against strangers have been handed down from antiquity. The ancient Greeks called the strangers "barbarians". At first it only meant all people who…