The world's archives

3,601–3,648 of 609,158 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 Story of Television, The 1956 · Film · Subtitles Shows efforts of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in the creation, development and introduction of the all-electronic TV system; explains how science… Internet Archive The TV Show that Brainwashed Children 2022 · Feature Original: https://youtu.be/9qklT3hYcr4?si=GRLRMu99b0EIaEjT The description says: Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel 🎉. Get up to 65% OFF… Internet Archive Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) 1965 · Feature Invasion of Astro-Monster, also known as Kaijū Daisensō, is a 1965 kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda. The story follows two astronauts, Fuji and Glenn, who… Internet Archive Motivation and Reward in Learning 1948 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Uses white rats to picture trial-and-error problem solving and to demonstrate the importance of motivation and reward in the learning process. Internet Archive San Francisco World's Fair (The News Parade) 1939 · Film · Subtitles PRESENTS 36 DIFFERENT NATIONS DISPLAYING EXHIBITS AT SAN FRANCISCO'S WORLD'S FAIR W/SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, INDOCHINA, CHINA & THE HISTORIC… Internet Archive Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things Feature · Subtitles Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (also known as Revenge of the Living Dead , Things From the Dead , and Zreaks ) is a 1972 comedic horror film… Internet Archive Lay That Rifle Down 1955 · Feature Title: Lay That Rifle Down Summary: Judy works for a pittance as a char in her aunt's hotel. To add spice to her life she enrols on a charm course but it's a… Internet Archive Manfish Feature · 1 h 27 min · Subtitles Lon Chaney. Victor Jory and John Bromfield star in this nautically set variation on the Poe stories The Tell-Tale Heart and The Gold Bug. Three fishermen go… Internet Archive All The King's Men (1949) Directed By Robert Rossen Starting Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, Joanne Dru 1949 · Feature All the King's Men is a 1949 American FILM NOlR written, produced, and directed by Robert Rossen. It is based on the 1946 Robert Penn Warren novel of the same… Internet Archive The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Man With The Twisted Lip 1921 · Short · 26 min Episode of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series starring Eille Norwood. Special contents of this edition copyright 2010 Shane I Sullivan. Permission to… Internet Archive Forgotten (1933) 1933 · Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles A film from Invincible Pictures Corp. Internet Archive Buster Keaton's "The Scarecrow" (1920) 1920 · 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 1960 Kennedy-Nixon Debate (Part II) 1960 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Part two of a kinescope of the John F Kennedy and Richard M Nixon presidential debate. Internet Archive The Suspect 1944 ★★★½ (CC) Film-noir/Crime [1:24:59] Charles Laughton, Ella Raines 1944 · Feature · 1 h 25 min · Subtitles The Suspect is a 1944 American film noir starring Charles Laughton and Ella Raines, and directed by Robert Siodmak. It is based on the 1939 novel "This Way… Internet Archive Postwar Germany: 28 Months After V-E Day (Part IV) 1947 · Home movie · 10 min · Subtitles Investigation of German industrial production capabilities after the devastation of World War II. With striking images of destroyed German cities and… Internet Archive The Woman In The Window (1944) |Fritz Lang| Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea - Film Noir Full Movie 1944 · Feature The Woman in the Window is a 1944 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang and starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, and Dan Duryea. It… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "By the Sea" (1915) 1915 · 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 Young Casanova, Sexuellement Vôtre 1974 Yan Brian, Valerie Boisgel, Emmanuelle Pareze, Jenny Astruc, Jacqueline Doyen Feature · Subtitles Reasonable resolution, subtitles included Internet Archive Law of the 45s 1935 · Feature · 54 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Bill complete series 1 to 26 1984 · TV UK police drama The Bill, complete seasons 1 to 26. Some recorded from UK TV boardcasts, others gathered from various sources. Note that a few episodes are… Internet Archive Open Road A 1951 · Film · Subtitles Educational film about how steel is used to make highways, including problems that occur with time and use. Internet Archive Radio Ranch 1940 · Feature · 1 h 9 min AKA Men with Steel Faces. Re-edited feature version of serial The Phantom Empire (1935) Singer Gene Autry discovers a race of advanced humans living beneath… Internet Archive Bonanza - The Blood Line TV · 49 min · Subtitles Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his… Internet Archive strange love of martha ivers-hd Feature · Subtitles a rich old battle-axe, a girl who wants to run away from her, it all gets complicated when the old bat falls down the stairs and dies. Internet Archive [Home Movies: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 4) 1939 · Home movie · Subtitles 06:00:39:28 - 06:51:56:07 color silent 1939 World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films. Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful… Internet Archive Eek! The Cat 1992 · Cartoon Eek! The Cat (retitled Eek! Stravaganza in 1994) is an American-Canadian animated series, created by Savage Steve Holland and Bill Kopp and produced by Fox… Internet Archive "Male and Female" (1919) starring Thomas Meighan and Gloria Swanson 1919 · 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 The Atomic Submarine 1959 colorized (Arthur Franz) 1959 · Feature When shipping starts mysteriously disappearing on routes across the Arctic Sea, a submarine is equipped with a special deep exploration device and sent to… Internet Archive Lost Landscapes of Detroit (Year 3, 2012) 2012 · Home movie · Subtitles The third annual Lost Landscapes of Detroit archival film compilation premiered on September 29, 2012 at Salt & Cedar Letterpress Gallery in Detroit's Eastern… Internet Archive Our Home Town: Levittown, Pa. 1954 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles Advertising film presenting landmarks, businesses and people of a well-known Philadelphia suburb, one of the planned communities built by William Levitt & Sons. Internet Archive Superman 1941 · Cartoon · 10 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Doomed to Die 1940 · Feature · 1 h 7 min · Subtitles Mr. Wong and a girl reporter investigate a shipping magnate's murder. Internet Archive Skyline New York 1956 · Film · Subtitles 01:01:46:21 CU 1950s father says “That’s a good even Steven proposition, Mother your daughter’s a born bargainer.” 01:01:52:04 CU 1950s mother with look of… Internet Archive Blonde Venus 1932 · Feature Josef von Sternberg returned Marlene Dietrich to the stage in Blonde Venus, both a glittering spectacle and a sweeping melodrama about motherly devotion.… Internet Archive Apur Sansay ( Apu Trilogy Pt. 3) 1959 · Feature By the time Apur Sansar was released, Satyajit Ray had directed not only the first two Apu films but also the masterpiece The Music Room, and was well on his… Internet Archive The Spring River Flows East, Part 1: Eight War-Torn Years 1947 · Feature · 1 h 36 min · Subtitles Chinese Title: 一江春水向東流：八年離亂 The first part of the 1947 Chinese film The Spring River Flows East. Note that there are no English subtitles or dubbing. See… Internet Archive Code of the Mounted (1935) - Kermit Maynard 1935 · Feature · 54 min · Subtitles Code of the Mounted - Kermit Maynard A thug robs and kills a fur trapper. He is caught and locked up by the Mounties, but is soon broken out by his partner.… Internet Archive Ladies in Love 1930 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles * 1930-05-15 *Pre-code Film * MUSICAL/COMEDY/ROMANCE (USA Eng) * Chesterfield Motion Picture Corp * STARRING: Alice Day (Brenda), Johnnie Walker (Harry),… Internet Archive A Touch of Larceny 1960 colorized (James Mason, Vera Miles) 1960 · Feature A former naval war hero (James Mason) fakes his defection to the Soviet Union in a crazy scheme to make money by later suing the newspapers for libeling him.… Internet Archive The 6th Marine Division on Okinawa 1945 · Feature · 50 min During the campaign for Okinawa (Operation Iceberg) the Sixth Marine Division was assigned to the III Amphibious Corps. This Academy Award nominated… Internet Archive Am I Trustworthy? 1950 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles How a child learns to return borrowed items, keep promises and fulfill assignments. Internet Archive [Soldier With Big Feet] 1950 · Newsreel · 1 min · Subtitles Soldier at Presidio of San Francisco wears size 16 AAA shoes; the army has none in stock in his size. Newsreel story. Internet Archive Sing, Sinner, Sing 1933 · Feature · 1 h 6 min Glamorous torch singer Lela Larson (Leila Hyams) runs away to marry the moneyed Ted Rendon (Don Dillaway), but when he's murdered, she becomes the prime… Internet Archive Autobiography of a Jeep 1943 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Describes the designing of the Jeep to meet military needs of being compact, light weight and maneuverable over rough terrain. This film appears to be a… Internet Archive The Big Chance 1933 · Feature · 1 h Frankie (John Darrow), a young prizefighter, wins a fixed boxing match as part of a crime boss's (Matthew Betz) plan to have him build up a following and then… Internet Archive Un Chien Andalou 1929 · Feature Un Chien Andalou (English translation: "An Andalusian Dog") is a 1929 French silent short film directed by Luis Buñuel, and written by Buñuel and Salvador… Internet Archive Angel and the Badman iPod version 1947 · Feature · 1 h 39 min John Wayne plays Quirt Evans, a gunslinger with a nasty rep who is injured and nursed back to health by a Quaker family. Internet Archive Steamboat Willie 1928 · Feature