The world's archives

4,177–4,224 of 174,172 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.
Commons 7-8-14- White House Press Briefing 2014 · Feature · 54 min · Subtitles White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing. Commons 6-2-14- White House Press Briefing 2014 · Feature · 45 min · Subtitles White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing. Commons 5-21-14- White House Press Briefing 2014 · Feature · 42 min · Subtitles White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing. Commons 5-14-14- White House Press Briefing 2014 · Feature · 43 min · Subtitles White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing. Commons 4-11-14- White House Press Briefing 2014 · Feature · 50 min · Subtitles White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing. 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Commons 6-12-14- White House Press Briefing 2014 · Feature · 52 min · Subtitles White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing. Commons 2-27-14- White House Press Briefing 2014 · Feature · 57 min · Subtitles White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing. Commons 3-23-12- White House Press Briefing 2012 · Feature · 45 min · Subtitles White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing. Commons State Dinner for German Chancellor Merkel 2011 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles President Obama exchanges toasts with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and presents her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a state dinner in the… Commons First Lady Michelle Obama Honors the 2016 Class of the National Student Poets Program 2016 · Short · 38 min · Subtitles First Lady Michelle Obama Honors the 2016 Class of the National Student Poets Program Commons The First Lady Speaks in London on the Let Girls Learn Initiative 2015 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles In London, England, First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Mulberry School for Girls about the Let Girls Learn initiative and the work being done to empower… Commons The President Speaks at a Naturalization Ceremony 2014 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles President Obama delivers remarks at a naturalization ceremony for service members and military spouses, July 4, 2014. Commons West Wing Week- 07-05-13 or "Dispatches- Africa" 2013 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles This week, the First Family traveled to Africa, for a three country, four stop visit that started in Dakar, Senegal and ended in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with… Commons Naturalization Ceremony for U.S. Service Members 2010 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles President Obama speaks at a naturalization ceremony for 24 members of the United States Armed Forces. The ceremony recognizes the contributions made by… Commons President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron Hold a Joint Press Conference 2014 · Talk · 39 min · Subtitles President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom deliver remarks in a joint press conference in Brussels, June 5, 2014. Commons President Obama Speaks at the Joplin High School Commencement Ceremony 2012 · Short · 22 min · Subtitles President Obama delivers the commencement address at Joplin High School. Just hours after last year's graduation ceremony, the school was destroyed by a… Commons President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China Make a Statement 2013 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China deliver statements to the press before a bilateral meeting. June 7, 2013. Commons President Obama Speaks at the Early Education Summit 2014 · Educational · 18 min · Subtitles On December 10, 2014, President Obama delivered remarks at the White House Early Education Summit in the South Court Auditorium. Commons The President Delivers Remarks at Independence Day Celebration 2013 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles President Obama speaks to military families celebrating Independence Day on the South Lawn of the White House. July 4, 2013. Commons President Obama's Bilateral Meeting with Prime Minister Abe of Japan 2013 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles President Obama and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan speak to the press after a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office. February 22, 2013. Commons President Obama Signs Health Reform Into Law 2010 · Short · 27 min · Subtitles President Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a historic piece of legislation that will expand health insurance coverage to millions… Commons President Obama Speaks at Palais Des Beaux Arts 2014 · Short · 35 min · Subtitles President Obama delivers remarks at Palais Des Beaux Arts in Brussels, Belgium. March 26, 2014. Commons President Obama Speaks at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council Annual Meeting 2013 · Feature · 44 min · Subtitles President Obama delivers remarks and answers questions at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council annual meeting. November 19, 2013. Commons President Obama Speaks at the National Action Network Convention 2014 · Short · 25 min · Subtitles President Obama delivers remarks at the National Action Network's 16th Annual Convention. April 11, 2014. Commons President Obama Names Denis McDonough as Chief of Staff 2013 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles The President announces that he has chosen the Deputy National Security Advisor to this important post, replacing Jack Lew. January 25, 2013. Commons 20170110 President Obama Farewell Speech HD 2017 · Feature · 51 min · Subtitles President Obama will deliver his farewell address to the American people, where he will thank his supporters, celebrate the ways we have changed this country… Commons The President Speaks at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 · Short · 28 min · Subtitles President Obama delivers remarks at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya. July 25, 2015 Commons President Obama Attends the India State Dinner 2015 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles The President delivers remarks at the India State Dinner in New Delhi, January 25, 2015. Commons Remarks by 68th Secretary of State John Kerry 2017 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks celebrating the completion of the U.S. Diplomacy Center Pavilion on January 10, 2017. A full transcript is… Commons The President Meets with the Prime Minister of India at the U.N. 2015 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles President Obama delivered remarks after a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi of India at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. September… Commons President Obama meets with the President of Kenya 2015 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles On July 25, 2015, President Obama delivered remarks after a bilateral meeting with President Kenyatta of Kenya. Commons The First Lady Participates in a Conversation on Let Girls Learn 2015 · Short · 25 min · Subtitles First Lady Michelle Obama joins Julia Girrard and Dr, Vanessa Ogden at the Mulberry School for Girls in London for a Q and A on the initiative Let Girls Learn. Commons President Obama Speaks at the Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection Summit 2015 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles On February 13, 2015, President Obama delivered remarks at Stanford University on the Administration’s cybersecurity efforts and principles. Commons President Obama Hosts the 2015 White House Science Fair 2015 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles On March 23, 2015, President Obama met with American’s young scientists and engineers who debuted their innovative projects and experiments at the White House… Commons Joint Press Conference w- Prime Minister Netanyahu 2017 · Talk · 26 min · Subtitles President Trump Hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Commons Burning Man- The Festival 2015 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles Parte del material de este vídeo procede de: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQacfYW6eZQ Don't forget to join me on social media: Twitter -… Commons SPX 2017 Panel - Emil Ferris - My Favorite Thing Is Monsters 2017 · Feature · 41 min · Subtitles SPX is proud to feature cartoonist Emil Ferris in a rare east coast appearance. Her book, My Favorite Thing is Monsters from Fantagraphics, has garnered a lot… Commons 12 Angry Men (1957) - Trailer 1957 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Original release trailer of the film 12 Angry Men (1957), directed by Sidney Lumet.