Film & Video Databases

Video archives of the BBC. Thousand of clips from around the United Kingdom from the 1940s on.

A newsreel archive with footage from 1896-1978 and from around the world. You can view it for free on the website but must license it for other uses. It also hosts the Reuters collection which spans from 1910-1984.

The EFG Portal gives you quick access to hundreds of thousands of film historical documents as preserved in European film archives and cinémathèques: photos, posters, programmes, periodicals, censorship documents, rare feature and documentary films, newsreels and other materials. Targeted at scientific researchers and the interested public alike, the EFG offers a look at and behind the scenes of filmmaking in Europe from the early days until today.

This library contains digital movies uploaded by Internet Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download.

A wide selection of videos provided by the Library of Congress (LOC). Includes news, government, history, arts, and webinars produced by the LOC.

Images, video, and audio from the NASA archives.

The U.S. National Archives has over 40,000 moving images online. When searching, under "Type of Material" select "Moving Images". When your search results appear, you can filter by clicking the "Available to access online" button.

In 2006 the National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) published The Field Guide to Sponsored Films by Rick Prelinger. Made possible by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, this annotated filmography singles out 452 sponsored films of particular historical, cultural, and artistic interest. The NFPF has partnered with the Library of Congress and the Internet Archive to make 159 films featured in the guide available for viewing, with most also available for free download.

Hundreds of thousands of images from the NYPL collections. The materials are labeled with statements that indicate how you may reuse items, and what sort of permission, if any, you need to do so.

Tree TV and movie streaming service. Contains ads. A content library of over 200,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of Tubi Originals, and nearly 250 FAST channels.

The UCLA Film & Television Archive is renowned for its pioneering efforts to rescue, preserve and showcase moving image media, and is dedicated to ensuring that the collective visual memory of our time is explored and enjoyed for generations to come. Established in 1965, the Archive is the second-largest repository of motion pictures and broadcast programming in the United States, after the Library of Congress.