The world's archives

4,129–4,176 of 563,647 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 Roots (1977 miniseries) 1977 · TV Presented in all eight original episodes, Roots is a saga of African-American life, based on Alex Haley's family history. Kunta Kinte is abducted from his… Internet Archive International Crime 1938 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Redwood Saga 1940 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Cutting, loading, transportation, mill sawing and finishing operations of the Northern California's redwood lumber industry. Internet Archive Struggle Feature · 1 h 34 min Struggle is the story of Darren, a young gay man, who arrives in Toronto seeking a new life. Running out of money, and with nowhere to live, he quickly falls… Internet Archive The Addams Family (Season 2) Feature English Русский NOTICE! The source files have two language tracks embedded in them: Russian and English. Most likely these files were encoded by a native… Internet Archive Koko in 1999 1927 · Feature Internet Archive Caught Mapping 1940 · Film · Subtitles How maps are made from earliest times to the present. In modern times, the map makers call on automobiles with the stuff to help them in their survey and… Internet Archive Looking Ahead Through Rohm & Haas Plexiglas (Part II) 1947 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles Plastics industry makes the transition from military applications to peacetime futuristic designs. Internet Archive Better Life 2006 · Cartoon · 4 min "Better Life" was shot entirely in Second Life, with the story, animation, props, and camera work all by Rob Wright, known in the Second Life community as… Internet Archive Creature of Destruction (1967) Audio Fixed Feature · 1 h 20 min · Subtitles Creature of Destruction (1967) TV Movie - 80 min - Horror | Sci-Fi A hypnotist is able to predict murders by a terrifying sea monster. In reality, he causes… Internet Archive "Your Name Here" Story, The (Outtakes) 1964 · Film · Subtitles Outtakes and unused footage from "The 'Your Name Here' Story. PA-0815 / Rolls 9097; 9073; 9074; 9080; 9076; 9072; 9075 (unknown in which order) 04:00:53:17 CU… Internet Archive The Young Ones The Complete Series ( PAL) ( Full UK DVD Discs) 1982 · TV The Complete The Young Ones Series 1 & 2 All Rights Belongs To BBC Studios Dedicated to Rik Mayall Internet Archive Human Bridge, The 1949 · Short · 27 min · Subtitles Traces the birth of the 1949 Ford from the drawing board to the roads of the world, showing different stages of automobile design and manufacturing. Run time… Internet Archive Borrowed Wives 1930 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles A Tiffany comedy. Internet Archive Newspaper Story 1950 · Film · Subtitles Steps in the completion of a newspaper story from recording the incident through the taking & finishing of pictures, writing, editing, setting in type,… Internet Archive Fanny Pelopaja 1984 1984 · Feature Rather low res version of the movie but pretty watchable. It is, however, a fairly dark story of robbery gone wrong, bad policeman and death. Language: French… Internet Archive His Brother's Ghost 1945 · Feature · 51 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Archie Bunker's Place (Complete TV Series) (CTV) 1979 · TV Archie Bunker's Place is an American television sitcom produced as a continuation of All in the Family. It aired on CBS from September 23, 1979, to April 4,… Internet Archive Pushover (1954) Kim Novak, Fred Mac Murray, Phil Carey - Film Noir 1954 · Feature Pushover is a 1954 American film noir crime film directed by Richard Quine starring Fred MacMurray, Phil Carey, Dorothy Malone and Kim Novak in her first… Internet Archive 'Their Purple Moment (excerpt, 1928) Short · 12 min · Subtitles 'Their Purple Moment'(excerpt, 1928) Starring Laurel & Oliver Hardy Directed by James Parrott (with Leo McCarey) The Beau Hunks/Jurjen Hempel, conductor Score… Internet Archive Cave Of Forgotten Dreams 2011 Doc 2010 · Feature Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity. Internet Archive The Scarlet Claw 1944 · Feature When a gentlewoman is found dead with her throat torn out, the villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from… Internet Archive Lying Lips 1939 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Eight Witnesses. Feature · 1 h · Subtitles A cold war suspense drama costarring Dennis Price and Peggy Ann Garner. This is a TV movie filmed in West Germany by a German production company, and with a… Internet Archive Blasting Cap Danger 1957 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Shows the dangers to which children expose themselves when they play with blasting caps. Internet Archive Apocalypse Now 1979 Feature Apocalypse Now 1979 Internet Archive Undercover Agent 1939 · Feature · 49 min · Subtitles A railway postal clerk goes after a sweepstakes counterfeiting ring. Internet Archive Early Summer 1951 · Feature The Mamiya family is seeking a husband for their daughter, Noriko, but she has ideas of her own. Played by the extraordinary Setsuko Hara, Noriko impulsively… Internet Archive House By The River (1950) |Fritz Lang| Louis Hayward, Jane Wyatt - Film Noir Full Movie 1950 · Feature House by the River is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Fritz Lang and starring Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman and Jane Wyatt. Wikipedia:… Internet Archive Black Angel (1946) Broderick Crawford, Dan Duryea, Peter Lorre, June Vincent - Film Noir 1946 · Feature Black Angel is a 1946 American crime film noir directed by Roy William Neill starring Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Broderick Crawford and Peter Lorre. Wikipedia:… Internet Archive Bonanza - San Francisco TV · 49 min · Subtitles Set in Nevada in the 1860s, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Golden Gate International Exposition] Home movie · 10 min · Subtitles Amateur pictures, including aerials and color shot from ground level, of the San Francisco World's Fair on Treasure Island. Internet Archive Independent Radio Station 1951 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Military training film on a New York radio station, WMCA, owned by the Nathan Straus family, showing its ownership, management and activities. Good view of… Internet Archive Booked for Safekeeping (Part II) 1960 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Fascinating documentary made to train police officers in the assistance and management of mentally ill and confused persons, produced in New Orleans by… Internet Archive The New Fantastic Four 1978 Complete series 1978 · Cartoon The New Fantastic Four (on-screen title: The Fantastic Four) is an animated series produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and Marvel Comics Animation in… Internet Archive The Little Shop Of Horrors - Weirdness Bad movie Feature · 1 h 59 min · Subtitles Public Access TV show "Weirdness Really Bad Movie" hosts public domain movies and ads clean comedy sketches enjoyable for the whole family. Today's film is… Internet Archive Dragon Ball Z Episode 133 - The Monster is Coming (Original Toonami Broadcast) 2021 · Cartoon Dragon Ball Z - Android Saga - Episode 133 - The Monster is Coming - Toonami - Original Funimation Dub Credit to RetroCCN for the Recording. Internet Archive 1940 - Feuertaufe - Der Film vom Einsatz unserer Luftwaffe in Polen (1h 30m, 352x272) Feature · 1 h 30 min · Subtitles 1940 - Feuertaufe - Der Film vom Einsatz unserer Luftwaffe in Polen (1h 30m, 352x272) Internet Archive Die! Die! My Darling 1965 · Feature A young woman is terrorized by her deceased fiancé's demented mother who blames her for her son's death. Internet Archive "A Natural Born Gambler" (1916) 1916 · 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 Fabulous Dorseys 1947 · Feature · 1 h 28 min Title: The Fabulous Dorseys Summary: The rise and rise of the Fabulous Dorsey brothers is charted in this whimsical step down memory lane, Tommy and Jimmy… Internet Archive Carry On Constable 1960 · Feature A flu epidemic decimates the ranks of a local police force. With no other options, the powers-that-be bring in raw green recruits to tackle crime. Internet Archive A Kiss for Corliss 1949 · Feature · 1 h 24 min Title: A Kiss for Corliss Summary: A teenage girl who has a crush on an older, more sophisticated man tells all her friends that the man is her boyfriend.… Internet Archive Les Seins de glace 1974 · Feature Les Seins de glace Les Seins de glace est un film noir italo-français réalisé par Georges Lautner, sorti en 1974. Le scénario est inspiré du roman de Richard… Internet Archive "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923) starring Lon Chaney and Patsy Ruth Miller 1923 · 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 Notorious (restored) (1946, BW cinematography benchmark, imdb score: 8) Feature Notorious is a 1946 American spy film noir directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Rains as three people… Internet Archive Hello Down There (1969) 1969 · Feature Underwater house is tested by its creator (Tony Randall) and his wife (Janet Leigh). Internet Archive Across the Bridge 1957 · Feature · 1 h 39 min Title: Across the Bridge Summary: A wealthy businessman attempts to run to Mexico to escape capture for embezzlement. On the way, he switches identities for a…