The world's archives

4,321–4,368 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 "NIGHTMARE CASTLE" uncut Feature This is a complete version of “Nightmare Castle,” (“Amanti d'Oltretomba”) running 1:44; other versions in the Archive are the US edit, at 1:19. According to… Internet Archive La Souriante Madame Beudet 1922 · Short · Subtitles La Souriante Madame Beudet / The Smiling Madame Beudet Short French silent film made in 1922, directed by famed surrealist director Germaine Dulac. It is… Internet Archive Chance to Play, A 1950 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Promotes recreation (especially under nighttime lighting) as the answer to boredom, juvenile delinquency and social pathologies. Internet Archive Thirteenth Guest 1932 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive SPOOK SHOW EPISODE 13 Unlucky For Some Feature · 57 min · Subtitles With a little luck, you'll be watching Spook Show episode 13 in just a minute. Inspired by Joe Riley and his Hypnotic Eye and Rockula and his Theatre For the… Internet Archive The Shadow 1940 colorized cliffhanger serial (Victor Jory) 1940 · Feature When an evil mastermind threatens to control the world with his death ray, a noted scientist and criminologist adopts a disguise as a masked figure in a black… Internet Archive Kasi Az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadareh Feature Kasi Az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadareh - No One Knows About Persian Cats ( Kimse Iran Kedilerinden Bahsetmiyor ) Director: Bahman Ghobadi Writers: Bahman… Internet Archive Eisenstein - October Feature · 1 h 42 min October: Ten Days That Shook the World (1927) Internet Archive Whistle Stop (1946) George Raft, Ava Gardner, Tom Conway - Film Noir 1946 · Feature Whistle Stop is a 1946 crime film noir directed by Léonide Moguy and starring George Raft, Ava Gardner, Victor McLaglen, and Tom Conway. The screenplay was… Internet Archive Lady Luck Feature · 1 h 4 min · Subtitles A young girl who believes that she has won a huge sweepstakes teams up with the crusty old gal who really won, and they both go after the thing that they want… Internet Archive The Men 1950 · Feature Title: The Men Summary: A paralyzed war vet tries to adjust to the world without the use of his limbs. Directed by: Fred Zinnemann Actors: Marlon Brando,… Internet Archive Caltiki, the Immortal Monster 1959 colorized 1959 · Feature A team of archaeologists in Mexico encounter an amorphous, blob-like monster that appears to be connected with the collapse of the Mayan civilization and a… Internet Archive "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1912) starring James Cruze and Florence La Badie 1912 · 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 [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 3) (Part III) 1939 · Home movie · 17 min · Subtitles Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. (0664_HM_Medicus_collection_New_York_Worlds_Fair_1939-40_Reel_2_21_00_35_00) Internet Archive You Can Tell by the Teller 1945 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Instructional film for telephone business office cashiers (tellers) who interact with the public, with a heavy dose of period sexism. Internet Archive The October Man 1947 colorized (John Mills) 1947 · Feature A chemist (John Mills) suffering PTSD from a traumatic brain injury comes under suspicion of the murder of an acquaintance (Kay Walsh) and the pressure of… Internet Archive The Beloved Rogue 1927 · Feature · 1 h 38 min The Beloved Rogue showcases one of Barrymore's better performances. The great German actor Conrad Veidt (Casablanca) co-stars as the king. Also of note is the… Internet Archive Goodbye, Mr. Roach 1959 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Detailed film about cockroaches, their habits and methods of extermination, with a harrowing sequence of roach nymphs hatching. Internet Archive Conspiracy Feature “A true curiosity” (IMDB review quote). This crime melodrama is a fascinating example of how as late as 1930 some actors and directors were still learning to… Internet Archive Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame, Shelley Winters 1959 · Feature Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 film noir produced and directed by Robert Wise and starring Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame, Shelley Winters. He… Internet Archive A Flawed Family Flick - The Gorilla (2006) - Windows Media Version Feature · Subtitles This is another in our series of Flawed Family Flicks. Join cousins Harrigan, Garrity & Mulligan as they try to keep the Gorilla from claiming another victim.… Internet Archive Bonanza - The Last Viking 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 Confidential Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles It's G-men versus the numbers racket in this fast-moving second feature crime drama with an unusually large cast headed by Donald Cook and Evalyn Knapp.… Internet Archive Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 1, No. 2) 1935 · Film · Subtitles U.S. Highway 1 connects 25 islands from Florida coast to Key West. Oldest Chevrolet employees hold reunion in Baltimore plant. Jackson, Michigan: Combination… Internet Archive Marriage Today 1950 · Short · 23 min · Subtitles Post-World War II film for young couples advising them of means to strengthen their marriages. Directed by Alexander Hammid. Internet Archive Tizoc(1957) 1957 · Feature NOW IN ITS ORIGINAL WIDESCREEN FORMAT PLOT: A white woman enters into a romance with a Mexican Indian. The racial barriers between the lovers prove to be… Internet Archive Tough to Handle - AKA Scavengers of Broadway 1937 · Feature · 58 min · Subtitles Frankie Darro and Kane Richmond team-up to stop a gang of racketeers. Internet Archive Miliardi (1991) 1991 · Feature A pack of money-grabbing relatives try to take over his ailing uncle's industrial empire. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/miliardi-1991/ Internet Archive Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within 2001 · Cartoon · 4 min Square Pictures' Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within defines the current state of the art in fully synthetic moviemaking. FF:TSWbreaks new ground by presenting… Internet Archive A River Called Titas 1973 · Feature The Bengali filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak’s stunningly beautiful, elegiac saga concerns the tumultuous lives of people in fishing villages along the banks of the… Internet Archive Poverty in Rural America (Part I) 1965 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Visits poor areas of the United States and discusses "War on Poverty" social and economic programs. Internet Archive A Trip Down Market Street Before the Fire (uncompressed HD version) 1906 · Film · Subtitles This is an uncompressed HD version of the famous film. Not all machines and players can successfully play this film. It is suggested that you determine… Internet Archive Chinese Coffee (2000) 2000 · Feature When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, ostensibly… Internet Archive An Arcadian Maid Short · 12 min An Arcadian Maid was directed by D.W. Griffith in 1910. It stars Mary Pickford as a young poor girl who is lured to sin by an itinerant peddler played by Mack… Internet Archive Ride em Cowgirl Feature · 53 min · Subtitles Cowgirl in danger of losing her ranch to the dastardly town villain is helped by good-guy cowboy and his buddy. Advertising tag line is: HI-HO! LADY BUCKAROO!… Internet Archive Onibaba (1964) 1964 · Feature Onibaba, also titled The Hole, is a Japanese horror film directed by Kaneto Shindo that explores themes of love, betrayal, and the primal instincts of… Internet Archive From the Manger to the Cross; or, Jesus of Nazareth 1912 · Feature · 1 h 31 min Title: From the Manger to the Cross; or, Jesus of Nazareth Summary: An account of the life of Jesus Christ, based on the books of the New Testament: After… Internet Archive Just Imagine 1930 · Feature · Subtitles https://web.archive.org/web/20230307171549/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Imagine Internet Archive They, aka, Invasion From Inner Earth aka Hell Fire Feature · Subtitles this is an odd sci fi about a hunting party in canada that gets holed up in a cabin while radio station go silent, a mysterious light appears, and people… Internet Archive The World Gone Mad 1933 · Feature · 1 h 11 min Title: The World Gone Mad Summary: A district attorney and a reporter try to find the killer of a D.A. who uncovered a massive stock fraud. Directed by:… Internet Archive Censorship: A Question of Judgment? 1963 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles Should the sponsor of a high-school newspaper have the power to determine whether a picture of a student fight should be printed? Internet Archive The Inheritance 1962 · Feature On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown.… Internet Archive For You I Die Feature · 1 h 15 min A prison inmate trying to go straight is forced into participating in a prison break by another convict. After the two men escape, they separate. The… Internet Archive Slander House 1938 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive ROMANTIC COMEDY NIGHT AT THE BIJOU (Double Feature) Feature · 2 h 31 min · Subtitles Another simulated double feature program in a second-run movie house of the type which no longer exists: The lighthearted entertainment begins with coming… Internet Archive The Patchwork Girl Of Oz (1914 Silent Film, Film Noir, Drama) 1914 · Feature · 48 min PLOT : Ojo and Unc Nunkie are out of food, so they decide to journey to the Emerald City where they will never starve. _ IMDb STORYLINE : Ojo and Unc Nunkie… Internet Archive What to Do in a Gas Attack 1942 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Explains what war gas is, how it is used by the enemy, and how simple household items, such as bicarbonate of soda and bleaching solution, may be used to… Internet Archive The Monster (Lon Chaney with Original Soundtrack) 2015 · Feature 1925 directed by Roland West starring Lon Chaney, Johnny Arthur, Gertrude Olmstead, Hallam Cooley, Charles Sellon, Walter James, Knute Erickson and George…