The world's archives

1–48 of 128,643 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 Making a silver chain 2025 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Making a silver chain. A compilation of photos taken for a tutorial taken on 26 February 2008. Ann-Sophie Qvarnström creating a silver chain in her workshop.… Commons Jennifer Doudna Nobel Prize medal presentation 2020 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles For Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna, the highlight of Nobel Week was a socially distanced award ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 8, on her patio in Berkeley with… Commons ¿Qué es Wikipedia? 2012 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles Video presentation of Wikipedia by Wikimedia Argentina (in Spanish, with English subtitles available). Commons Wie entstehen Fossilien (CC by 4.0) 2020 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Video about how fossilization work, with video recordings from the Solnhofen region (where also the Archaeopteryx was found). Commons Rudy Mancuso & Maia Mitchell - Magic (Official Music Video) 2018 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles "Magic", a music video sung by American singer Rudy Mancuso and Australian singer Maia Mitchell . ARTISTS: Rudy Mancuso Maia Mitchell DP: Daniel Gomez… Commons Die wichtigsten Klimafaktoren (ZDF, Terra X) 720p 50FPS 2019 · Documentary · 7 min · Subtitles Von der Webseite: "Wie Sonne, Wolken, CO2 und andere Faktoren das Klima bestimmen." "Der Video-Clip entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit Meteorologe Prof. Dr.… Commons Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror 2012 · Short · 5 min · Subtitles Team members share the challenges of Mars Science Laboratory's (Curiosity) final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars. Commons Wikilovesmonuments.org 2017 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Wiki Loves Monuments is the world's largest photo competition - to document world monuments and preserve history. All the photos shared are freely-licensed.… Commons Wikipedia - FactsMatter2016 2016 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles The fact that information spreads quickly means that truth can spread quickly, and lies can spread quickly. And Wikipedia is that place you go when you've… Commons President Obama on Death of Osama bin Laden no watermark 2011 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles President Obama announces the death of Osama bin Laden, praises those Americans who carried out the operation to kill Osama bin Laden, tells the families of… Commons Elephants Dream (2006) 2006 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Elephants Dream (code-named Orange and originally titled Machina) is a 2006 English-language and Dutch-produced 3D CGI animated science fiction 9-minute short… Commons Night of the Living Dead (1968) 1968 · Feature · 1 h 35 min · Subtitles Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent zombie horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, written by George A. Romero… Commons MandelbulbRot 00000-10501 VP9 slow lossless 2021 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles An #animation of the Mandelbulb #fractal. The fractal follows the iterative formula v^x ↦ v + c, where x is variable (Standard: v⁹ ↦ v + c). x grows… Commons The Man Who Laughs (1928) 1928 · Feature · 1 h 50 min · Subtitles The Man Who Laughs, American silent film directed by Paul Leni, based on Victor Hugo's 1869 novel of the same name and starring Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin and… Commons Hatching of F. hepatica miracidia 2013 · Short · 1 min Hatching of eggs of common liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) into miracidia (free-living motile form). Fasciola hepatica eggs (in this video) were incubated 15… Commons Liquid crystals 2020 · Short · 1 min In this experiment, I show you how you can make thermal cards based on cholesteric liquid crystals. Cholesterol derivates can become a liquid only by slight… Commons Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) looking for a mouse 2014 · Short · 1 min Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) looking for a mouse in Beluša, Slovakia. Filmed with a Sony NEX FS 100, Sigma 150-500 5-6,3. Commons Holi bonfire on Holi eve 2012 2013 · Short · 1 min In the northern India the Hindu festival Holi is celebrated in a different way it is celebrated in the rest of the country. On the eve of Holi (the evening… Commons NEFFEX - Torn Apart (Copyright Free) 2019 · Short · 3 min Lyrics: I’m feeling like I’m torn apart like I might be nothing you’ve been leaving all these scars on everything you touch and you got me like woah oh… Commons Properties of Hydrogen - Chemistry for All - FuseSchool 2016 · Short · 4 min Hydrogen is a gas at room temperature, and is the first element in the periodic table. It has the chemical symbol H, but is usually found as a diatomic… Commons Tettigonia viridissima with butterfly (js), Lodz (Poland) 2024 · Short · 1 min Green grasshopper (Tettigonia viridissima) eating a butterfly (Aglais io), Łódź, Poland. Commons Healthy Pregnancy Tips From the CDC 2016 · Short · 1 min Taking care of yourself, working with your doctor, and getting your home ready are a few ways you can prepare for a healthy pregnancy. You should also get… Commons Launch Recap NASA and SpaceX fly Astronauts to the Space Station 2020 · Short · 1 min Crew Dragon Demo-2 (officially SpaceX Demo-2) is an ongoing crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, which launched on 30 May 2020 at 3:22:45 p.m.… Commons Chaos at Hong Kong Universities as Protesters Throw Molotov Cocktails and Police Use Water Cannons 2019 · Short · 1 min Another day of chaos ensues at the campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Sunday, November 17, 2019, as police use water cannons and protesters throw… Commons Caminandes- Llama Drama - Short Movie 2013 · Cartoon · 1 min Caminandes is a Creative Commons movie made by Pablo Vazquez, Beorn Leonard, and Francesco Siddi. Music and Sound by Jan Morgenstern Commons Swallowtail Jig - Irish Fiddle Tune! 2015 · Short · 1 min Here is Swallowtail Jig! This was one of the first tunes I ever learned, and it means a lot to me! I've tried to make this video three times now, and each… Commons Galaxy Collision Animation- James Webb Space Telescope Science 2010 · Cartoon · 1 min A simulation of two spiral galaxies undergo a protracted crash lasting two billion years, eventually merging into a single elliptical galaxy. Credit:… Commons What is Magna Carta? 2015 · Short · 3 min Why is this old piece of parchment considered to be such a powerful symbol of our rights and freedoms? Narrated by Monty Python’s Terry Jones, this animation… Commons NASA-WeeklyArcticSeaIceAge-1984-2019 2019 · Short · 2 min NASA video "Weekly Arctic Sea Ice Age with Graph of Ice Age By Area: 1984 - 2019" Public domain video (2:05) NASA Scientific Visualization Studio… Commons Cicada Final Molt and Darkening timelapse 14 2021-05-27 2021 · Short · 1 min A time-lapse video of the final molt of a Brood X cicada. This time-lapse was taken over a period of about 4.5 hours one night, One picture every 10 seconds.… Commons Mars2020Rover-SampleCollectionStorage-20200206 2020 · Short · 2 min NASA Mars 2020 Rover Sample Collection Animation February 06, 2020 https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/24757/nasa-mars-2020-rover-sample-collection-animation/… Commons Caminandes - Gran Dillama - Blender Foundation's new Open Movie 2013 · Cartoon · 2 min Gran Dillama is the second episode of Caminandes, a short animated series produced by Blender Institute in Amsterdam. Commons YBCO video 2015 · Short · 1 min A superconductor or a high-temperature superconducting ceramics is an alloy of oxides of yttrium, barium and copper in proportions (which you see on the… Commons 0 A.D. Alpha 12 Loucetios 2012 · Short · 3 min Release video about the "0 A.D. Alpha 12 Loucetios", the twelfth alpha version of 0 A.D., a free, open-source game of ancient warfare. The accompanying music… Commons Joy & Heron - Animated CGI Spot by Passion Pictures 2019 · Cartoon · 4 min Joy and Heron is the tale of the lovable small dog (Joy) and a pesky Heron. Out on a fishing trip, Joy tries not to rock his master’s boat while defending it… Commons Drawingmachine by Eske Rex 2011 · Short · 3 min Eske Rex's "Drawingmachine" will be on view at Salone Milan 2011 at the Danish design & craft exhibition MINDCRAFT11. Artist: Eske Rex eskerex.com Filmmaker:… Commons Around the Corner (1937) 24fps selection 1937 · Documentary · 7 min · Subtitles How the automobile differential allows a vehicle to turn a corner while keeping the wheels from skidding. Reverse telecine & introduction edited out. Commons Aurora borealis timelapse 2013 · Short · 2 min A time lapse video showing Aurora borealis. Filmed in Swedish and Finnish Lapland, 2013 Autumn. Music and several seconds of promotion removed. Commons Slow motion whoopee cushions 2011 · Short · 1 min Beautiful high speed video of whoopee cushions. First half silent, second half recorded in the reverberation chamber at Salford University. Remixed into… Commons Japanmakaken im Jigokudani Monkey Park bei der Fellpflege 2018 · Short · 1 min Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) grooming each other at the Jigokudani Monkey Park, Japan Commons Aerial View of The Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York City 2019 · Short · 2 min An aerial look at The Vessel, the new, $150 million public art installation at Hudson Yards. The piece was designed by Thomas Heatherwick. Filmed by Jake… Commons Sandpile Matemateca 23 2016 · Short · 1 min Mathematical object for illustrating angles of repose (sandpile) on display at Matemateca (IME/USP) Commons Train Crimean Bridge 2019 2019 · Short · 1 min The first train (diesel multiple unit RA2) travels along the new Crimean bridge railway. Open railway traffic on the Crimean bridge, 2019. Commons 61st Naval Infantry Brigade's exercise in Murmansk Oblast (16-04-2020) 2020 · Short · 1 min BTR-82A, BREM-K, 2S1 Gvozdika, 2B14 mortar, GAZ-3344-20 two-section vehicle of the 61st Naval Infantry Brigade in Murmansk Region. Commons Potassium plasma 2025 · Short · 1 min The video shows the process of evaporating metallic potassium in a vacuum. Beautiful blue potassium vapor is visible, forming a mirror in the flask. After the… Commons Traditional Bird Singing Contest, Phuket - A mini documentary 2015 · Documentary · 2 min Thailand is full of incredible traditions and interesting past times. Heres one of them: the bird singing competition. Some of these men keep up to 30… Commons Wilson chamber 2021 · Short · 1 min The Wilson cloud chamber is a container in which supersaturated ethanol vapors are located near the cooled surface. In this case, I used an aquarium and a… Commons 09. Гасење вар како силно егзотермен процес 2016 · Short · 1 min A demonstration of slaking of quicklime as a strongly exothermic reaction. Drops of water are added to pieces of quicklime. After a while, a pronounced…