American Film Institute Louis B. Mayer Library
The only national arts organization devoted to film, television and video.
American Memory - Digital Moving Image Collection
Early motion pictures can be viewed online in the Library of Congress American Memory collection.
American Silent Feature Film Database
Archive.org: Public domain films online
This library contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by 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.
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is the UK national agency with responsibility for encouraging the arts of film and television and conserving them in the national interest. It includes highly extensive archives of materials from around the world.
The Kubrick Site
Resource archive for documentary materials regarding, in whole or in part, the work of the late American film director and producer Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999).
Margaret Herrick Library digital collections
From the Academy, this series of collections includes personal papers, the Academy Awards collection, photographs, periodicals, sheet music, and more
Margaret Herrick Library Photograph Archive
"The library’s 10 million+ photographs include reference stills and stills of film scenes, individuals and advertising; candid and informal photos and behind-the-scenes production shots; research photos; and images of premieres, studios, theaters, equipment, residences and Hollywood landmarks."
Margaret Herrick Library Lobby Card Collection
"A selection of rare and unique lobby cards in the library's Core Collection Production Files. The lobby cards in the collection date back to 1913."
Media History Digital Library
Freely available online portal, featuring millions of pages of books and magazines from the histories of film, broadcasting, and recorded sound.
Moving Image Archive
Free movies, films, commercials and videos. Thousands of films from the Prelinger Archives. Of historical interest. From the Internet Archive.
NFB - National Film Board
Hundreds of streaming documentaries, animations, alternative dramas and interactive productions. Some French feature films
Theatrical poster for the film The Birds (1963)