The world's archives

4,225–4,272 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 Lest We Forget 1947 · Feature · 1 h 23 min US propaganda/documentary film about the operations in France/Germany in World War II. Internet Archive Big Delivery Wagon, The 1951 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Shows transportation system necessary to move agricultural crops from farm to factory, where they are made into Heinz food products, especially ketchup. Internet Archive Desert Venture (Part I) 1948 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles "This is a story of a venture by American capital in a strange and ancient land," says the narrator. Shows the search and extraction of oil in Saudi Arabia,… Internet Archive Shock 1946 · Feature · Subtitles A woman goes into a catatonic state after witnessing a man murder his wife. The man runs a sanitarium where he has the woman committed so he can monitor her… Internet Archive American Maker 1960 · Film · Subtitles Relates how Americans build, from youth throughout life, by using their ingenuity not only in technological advancement but in everyday efforts by everyone. Internet Archive Emotional Maturity 1957 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles The story of Dave, an emotionally unstable adolescent who cannot accept that his girlfriend has quit going steady with him and the football coach has benched… Internet Archive Deadline U.S.A. 1952 colorized (Humphrey Bogart) 1952 · Feature Learning that his newspaper is about to be sold, a crusading editor (Humphrey Bogart) at first views his impending unemployment as an opportunity to win back… Internet Archive Moonbird Cartoon · Subtitles Two boys leave their home at night to veture around and encounter the Moonbird. This film won the 1959 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Animation) Internet Archive Buster Keaton's "The Haunted House" (1921) 1921 · 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 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death 1943 · Feature During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective… Internet Archive Dangerous Passage 1944 · Feature · 56 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Story of Enterprise 1955 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles How a young couple parlays their frozen custard booth into a multimillion dollar business and constructs a parable of capitalist economics. With Prof. Clifton… Internet Archive The Blue Gardenia 1953 colorized (Anne Baxter) 1953 · Feature After being dumped by her fiancé, a telephone operator (Anne Baxter) ends up drunk and almost raped by a lecherous photgrapher (Raymond Burr), who is found… Internet Archive The Mascot - Complete and Uncut 1933 · Cartoon The best stop-motion film ever made, IMO. Actually, one of the best short films ever made! There are two other versions of this film in the archive, but one… Internet Archive THE VAMPIRE BAT Feature · 1 h 2 min · Subtitles An unknown and unstopable vampire terrorizes a middle-European village. The featured players are Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas and Dwight Frye.… Internet Archive Chinese Roulette(1976) 1976 · Feature Both the parents of a young teen who walks with crutches, goes on each their secret meeting with lovers, both surprising each other at the family's county… Internet Archive Nevada City 1941 · Feature · 53 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Little Shop of Horrors 1960 · Feature · 1 h 13 min Title: The Little Shop of Horrors Summary: A clumsy young man nurtures a plant and discovers that it's carnivorous, forcing him to kill to feed it. Directed… Internet Archive Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) 1957 · Feature Plan 9 from Outer Space is often regarded as one of the most infamous cult films in cinematic history, directed by Ed Wood. The story revolves around an… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "The Vagabond" (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 "Cinderella" (1911) starring Florence La Badie 1911 · 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 This Life of Mine (我這一輩子) 1950 · Feature · 1 h 48 min · Subtitles Also known as: The Life of a Peking Policeman Based on the novel by Lao She, directed by Shi Hui. Subtitles: VobSub (Chinese Simplified & Traditional, English) Internet Archive THE CASTLE OF DOOM (1934) Feature · 52 min This is the classic surreal movie VAMPYR (1932) Re cut and dubbed for the American market in 1934. This print is pretty poor but this is a rare film. Internet Archive Ida Lupino's "THE HITCH-HIKER" (1953) Feature Sixth Lupino feature and first "Film noir" made by a woman ever. Hardly sentimental and sharp edged thriller with very modern filming. The paralysed "eyelid"… Internet Archive It Happened in Mayfair 1937 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles Advertising film presenting landmarks, businesses and people of a neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia during the Depression. Presented by Herb Shulman,… Internet Archive Night Time in Nevada 1948 · Feature · 57 min Twenty years earlier Farrell (Grant Withers) killed his mining partner Andrews. Now Andrews daughter (Adele Mara) arrives to get her father's trust fund.… Internet Archive Connections (James Burke / BBC Documentary Series) 1978 · TV From Wikipedia: Connections is a science education television series created, written, and presented by science historian James Burke. The series was produced… Internet Archive The Night Strangler ( 1973) 1973 · Feature A reporter hunts down a 144-year old alchemist who is killing women for their blood. Internet Archive Benson Complete Series (1979-1986) 2023 · TV This is the Complete 1979-1986 Series of the sitcom Benson starring Robert Guillaume Internet Archive [Amateur film: Summers collection: San Francisco, California, 1941] (Part II) 1941 · Home movie · 12 min · Subtitles Evocative silent Kodachrome compendium of San Francisco scenes just before the U.S. entered World War II, concentrating on aerials, Chinatown, Market Street,… Internet Archive "The Navigator" (1924) starring Buster Keaton 1924 · 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 1971 Das Aggressive Braune Wasser in den Leitungent des Professors (the aggressive brown water in the tubes of the Professor) 1971 · Feature Featuring Jurgen Kuhfuss Meiterinnen and Andreas Dahmen vom Mieterverein. An attempt by the film maker himself to make himself useful in the tenant solidarity… Internet Archive "Arrival of immigrants, Ellis Island" (1906) cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1906 · 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 Television Remote Control (Tuner) 1961 · Short · 5 min · Subtitles Early technology to enable the channel-surfer. Internet Archive Not of This Earth 1957 · Feature Title: Not of This Earth Summary: An alien agent from the distant planet Davana is sent to Earth via a high-tech matter transporter. There, he terrorizes… Internet Archive Rim of the Canyon 1949 · Feature · 1 h 9 min Title: Rim of the Canyon Summary: Gene Autry's stolen horse turns up in a ghost town where Gene goes after he is left stranded during a stagecoach race.… Internet Archive Night Of The Living Dead 720p 1968 Feature · 1 h 35 min · Subtitles In this classic horror film, strangers hold up in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse and battle constant attacks from dead locals who have been brought back to… Internet Archive ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'' - Badman of Briscoe 1951 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles An early example of a filmed television series. A western series. This episode was originally telecast 15 December 1951 according to IMDb. It contains a… Internet Archive Miracles From Agriculture 1960 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Presents today's supermarkets as the showplaces of agriculture; discusses methods of improvement in the growing, handling, processing, and shipping of food… Internet Archive Adelante Cubanos (Part I) 1959 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Exhorts the Cuban people to support industrialization on the island and the production of consumer goods. Internet Archive Black Widow Spider: Her Life Cycle and Her Enemies 1960 · Film · Subtitles 18:04:58:28 CU Underside of black widow spider on web over title credits; VS CU black widow spider on web; CU red hourglass mark on black widow spider.… Internet Archive Coveted East Indies, The (Part I) 1938 · Film · Subtitles This film appears MOS, but originally had sound and was produced and narrated by the radio world travel radio commentator Deane Dickason. Interesting silent… Internet Archive House Of Mystery 1934 Feature An entertaining old dark house thriller, complete with hidden passageways, secret panels, bodies turning up, and a killer ape for good measure. Internet Archive Consuming Women (Women as Consumers) 1967 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles Strange, highly generalized portrait of the American woman consumer. Internet Archive Bonanza - The Mission 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 2018 La Belle Histoire D'amour 2018 · Feature "Seit den 1960er Jahren hat Lutz Mommartz (*1934) den deutschen Experimentalfilm mitgeprägt. Mommartz begann als Autodidakt, wurde mit seinen Filmen… Internet Archive Man of the Frontier 1936 · Feature · 55 min AKA: Red River Valley Gene Autry and Frog (Smiley Burnette) set out to find out who has been causing the accidents at a dam construction site. Internet Archive Night of Terror Feature “Great late night thriller” “Better than its reputation” “Cult classic” “Silly but enjoyable” “So bad it’s good” (IMDB reviews quotes). An outrageous old dark…