Films and Audiovisual Resources: Free Movie and TV Streaming Sites

As its title implies, the collection features only movies from the 1930s to 1970s.

This ad-supported, free streaming site features movies and vintage and new TV shows. Genres include action, anime, comedy, drama, originals, horror, romance, animation, adventure, sci-fi, and more.

Free anime and Asian dramas from the largest online library of anime in the world! Enjoy in English Chinese, Korean, or Japanese with subtitles in English, Spanish, French, Russian, and more. "Crunchyroll is an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation." - CR

Free (ad-supported) feature films, best legal bet for films not found for free anywhere else!

This archive represents an ambitious effort to offer free movies, films, and videos in digital form. The archive includes Internet sites and other cultural artifacts. It seeks to be a full video library online, providing access to everyone.

This searching platform allows you to peruse multiple paid subscription and free (legal) streaming websites. Movies available for free on a specific platform will say "Ads" below the icon. Subscription (paid) platforms such as Netflix are indicated as such with "Subs." Works best if you search by title. You may still want to do individual searching by platform, as the search may miss some films. If you would like help, please contact us.

Select videos from PBS, available for free.

This site, sponsored by NBC, offers free and paid content.

This site provides over 250 free movies, TV shows, news channels, live sports and more.

This site includes films and TV shows from 1930s to 2010s, foreign films, and "Viral Vid" - a collection of original content.

Great site for free movies and TV shows. Genres: Action, comedy, thriller, drama, documentary, romance, horror, cult classics, and more.

This site offers both paid and free (ad supported) content – lots of movie and TV offerings.

This digital collection provides access to thousands of historic commercials created for clients or acquired by the D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B) advertising agency or its predecessor during the 1950s - 1980s. All of the commercials held in the DMB&B Archives will be digitized, allowing students and researchers access to a wide range of vintage brand advertising from the first four decades of mainstream commercial television."

Database of and index to 5000+ full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two."

Considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world and is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance...Who We AreSpanning the years from 1896 to 1978, the collection includes footage from around the globe of major events, famous faces, fashion trends, travel, science and culture."

All are documentaries. Some are exclusive to the site, others are linked to other third party websites such as YouTube.

This non-profit dedicated to finding, preserving, contextualizing, and showcasing documentary films on American traditional cultures.

This nonprofit library offers not only movies but millions of free books, software, music, websites, and more

Netflix has made a select number of its documentaries available to educators via their YouTube channel.

Educational resources to accompany Netflix: Educational Documentaries.

Inspirational and/or expert speakers on a variety of topics.

Free, ad-supported, films and television shows for children.