The internet archive is a repository for all kinds of things. While you probably know for the always useful ones Wayback machine, it’s also great for public domain movies, independent media, TV shows and newsreels, and other media that you can watch for free – and use and remix it yourself if you want.
There are many films – organized by categories such as science fiction, horror or film noir – alongside art films, instructional videos and films, special collections made available to the Internet archives for posterity, documentaries and even collections of stock footage. It’s not the easiest searchable archive, nor is it organized for mobile screens, but it is certainly a treasure trove of interesting material.
This story was originally published in 2016 and was updated in July 2019 (by Nick Douglas), May 2020 (by Emily Long), and February 12, 2021 and June 10, 2021 by Joel Cunningham. Our updates include the following: new screenshots, revised movie lists, and the addition of Plex and PlutoTV to our list of streaming options. We have also removed MoviesFoundOnlinethat has not worked reliably since the end of Adobe Flash Player.
