The world's archives

4,705–4,752 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 The Day Will Dawn Feature “Solid wartime entertainment” “An interesting flag-waver” “Rousing wartime film” (IMDB reviews quotes). British propaganda piece and home front morale-booster… Internet Archive Night Train to Munich 1940 colorized (Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison) 1940 · Feature When the Germans invade Czechoslovakia, a scientist (James Harcourt) flees to England, but his daughter Anna (Margaret Lockwood) is arrested. She escapes from… Internet Archive Betty Boop: House Cleaning Blues 1937 · Cartoon Internet Archive Balloon Land 1935 · Cartoon · 6 min Title: Balloon Land Summary: The inhabitants, including the trees and rocks, of Balloon Land are made entirely of balloons. They come under attack from the… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 3) 1939 · Home movie · Subtitles 05:00:45:21 - 06:02:24:00 color silent 1939-40 World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films. Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful… Internet Archive The Man in the White Suit 1951 · Feature Sidney Stratton, a humble inventor, develops a fabric which never gets dirty or wears out. This would seem to be a boon for mankind, but the established… Internet Archive Freedom of the American Road (Part II) 1955 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Henry Ford II introduces this film designed to encourage private citizens to unite and support road improvement. Part of the lobbying campaign that culminated… Internet Archive 1998 Jugendweihe 98 (Youth Consecration) 1998 · Feature The Youth initiation ceremony (Jugendweihe) is an East German phenomenon. It was adopted in 1954 in the former GDR as an obligatory pledge to socialism,… Internet Archive Two of a Kind (1998–99) MaryKate + Ashley Olsen 1998 · TV Two of a Kind (1998–99) MaryKate + Ashley Olsen The life of a widower and his twin daughters. And their babysitter. Created by Howard Adler, Robert L. Boyett,… Internet Archive Grave Of The Vampire high quality HD version 1972 · Feature The son (William Smith) of an old and powerful vampire (Michael Pataki) seeks his father out and finds him teaching a college course. Internet Archive Yes Minister (1980 - 1984) 1980 · TV From Wikipedia: Yes Minister is a British political satire sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Comprising three seven-episode series, it was first… Internet Archive School Rules: How They Help Us 1953 · Educational · Subtitles Discusses rules and stresses the point that rules are ways of making life more pleasant, smooth and safe. SHOWS EVERYDAY SCENES IN WHICH RULES INFLUENCE OUR… Internet Archive Gargoyles The Movie and VHS Game [1994 VHS] 1994 · Cartoon The pilot episode/movie for the Disney series "Gargoyles", featuring a brief behind the scenes before the film and visuals to guide a board game at the end. Internet Archive Ladies Crave Excitement 1935 · Feature · 1 h 9 min The exciting adventures of a newsreel photographer. Note: it appears that whoever created the avi file rescaled his source vertically without first delacing… Internet Archive [Oakland, California Real Estate Promotional Film] 1928 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Real estate promotional film on Oakland, California and her sister cities made by Wickham Havens, a local developer. Internet Archive Boomerang! [1947] Dana Andrews, Lee J. Cobb, Jane Wyatt 1947 · Feature Boomerang! is a 1947 American Film Noir based on the true story of a vagrant who was accused of murder by an incompetent police force, only to be found not… Internet Archive Kickin' the Crown Around 1933 · Short · 19 min Smugglers are on the loose and a thriving black market in salami is plaguing the nation. Clark and McCullough are hired to catch the smugglers. They are soon… Internet Archive Drug Addiction 1951 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles Classic "slippery slope" narrative of post-World War II stoned slackerdom. Internet Archive The Growth of Plants Film · Subtitles Basics of plant germination, photographed in laboratory conditions featuring pea plants, with time-lapse photography, brief stop-motion bee sequence, also… Internet Archive Tango Feature “Sincere but routine” “Insipid and overly sentimental” (IMDB reviews quotes). Marion Nixon stars in this ordinary melodrama of class differences adapted from… Internet Archive Everything Goes Wrong 1960 · Feature This lesser known early Seijun Suzuki film was produced by Nikkatsu studios in an effort to relaunch the taiyozoku ("Sun Tribe") youth in revolt films that… Internet Archive "Lines of White on a Sullen Sea" (1909) director D. W. Griffith 1909 · 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 Atomic Energy as a Force for Good (Part I) 1955 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Drama showing the reactions of citizens of a small town to the construction of a nuclear energy plant in their community, and their acceptance of the peaceful… Internet Archive "Lonely Villa" (1909) director D. W. Griffith 1909 · 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 Mr. Robinson Crusoe 1932 · Feature · Subtitles adventure, comedy Information about this movie can be found on it's IMDB page. Internet Archive The Spider Woman 1943 · Feature Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a… Internet Archive Dr Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (with Original Soundtrack) 2015 · Feature 1920 directed by John S. Robertston starring John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield, Brandon Hurst, Charles Lane, Cecil Clovelly, Nita Naldi and Louis Wolheim.… Internet Archive "The Judy Garland Show" Episode #1.12 1963 · Feature Title: "The Judy Garland Show" Episode #1.12 Summary: This is the Christmas show. Guests: Mel Torme, Jack Jones, Tracey Everitt, Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft,… Internet Archive Lieutenant Kizhe Restored then Enhanced 1934 · Feature · Subtitles 1934 directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer starring Mikhail Yanshin, Boris Gorin-Goryainov, Nina Shaternikova, Sofiya Magarill, Erast Garin and Mikhail… Internet Archive Do you have any idea how fast you were going 2021 · Cartoon · Subtitles The description says: Do you have any idea how fast you were going GeorgeNotFound & Dream - Minecraft Animation #shorts #minecraftshorts #short help me ● Sign… Internet Archive "Made for Love" (1926) 1926 · 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 Brute Force (1947) Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford 1947 · Feature Brute Force is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Jules Dassin, from a screenplay by Richard Brooks with cinematography by William H. Daniels. It… Internet Archive His Picture in the Papers 1916 · Feature · 1 h 1 min From IMDb : A young man can only get the woman he loves if he becomes famous, and manages to get his picture in the newspapers. He determines to let nothing… Internet Archive 1998 Cafe Buckow 1998 · Feature Cafe Buckow: Exhibition of the first works of art students frm the Art Academy Münster ( Germany for one week. Blues with digital picture distortions. My last… Internet Archive The Flemish Farm Feature “Poignantly conveys the pain of war” “Tidy drama” “Flag waver”(IMDB reviews quotes). Story of a one-man commando raid to recover a precious flag. Supposedly… Internet Archive Simbad contro i sette saraceni 1964 · Feature · 1 h 20 min Title: Simbad contro i sette saraceni Summary: A rebel leader returns to his city for a final confrontation with the evil king he is fighting. However, he… Internet Archive Day Of Wrath 1943 · Feature Filmed during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Carl Dreyer’s Day of Wrath ( Vredens dag ) is a harrowing account of individual helplessness in the face of… Internet Archive Finding Your Life's Work 1940 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Classic vocational guidance film produced to snap America's teenagers out of a Depression mood. Internet Archive Woman With Pierced Nipples, La Femme Aux Seins Perces 1983 · Feature The story of men and women, which starts with harmless, albeit eccentric games. She knows almost nothing about him, but as more and more she learns, the more… Internet Archive Julius Sizzer 1931 · Short · 18 min In this RKO Pathé Pictures comedy short Benny Rubin plays a dual role of "Little Sizzer" and his brother "JULIUS SIZZER" dodges gangsters trying to take him… Internet Archive Snakes and Earrings (2008) 2008 · Feature Lui is nineteen years old, beautiful, bored and unmotivated. When she meets Ama in a bar, she finds herself mesmerized by his forked tongue and moves in with… Internet Archive "Ingeborg Holm" (1913) director Victor Sjöström (Seastrom) 1913 · 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 Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories Of Lesbian Lives (1992) 1992 · Feature Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories Of Lesbian Lives Internet Archive "Children in the Surf, Coney Island" (1904) cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1904 · 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 "True Heart Susie" (1919) director D. W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish and Robert Harron 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 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) 1954 · Feature "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is a classic science fiction film released in 1954 , produced by Walt Disney. It is based on Jules Verne's 1870 novel of the… Internet Archive Devil's Cargo 1948 · Feature · 1 h 2 min The Falcon tackles another mystery. Internet Archive International Moves the Browns to Sterling Street 1941 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Motivational film for International Silver salespeople describing how installment buying has made silver tableware available to a broad range of consumers.