National Film Registry

National Film Registry
Film preservation
Industry Archiving
Founded 1988 (1988)
United States
Parent Library of Congress
Website loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry

The National Film Registry (NFR) is the United States National Film Preservation Board's (NFPB) selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress. The NFPB, established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, was reauthorized by acts of Congress in 1992, 1996, 2005, and again in October 2008.[1][2][3] The NFPB's mission, to which the NFR contributes, is to ensure the survival, conservation, and increased public availability of America's film heritage.[4] The 1996 law also created the non-profit National Film Preservation Foundation which, although affiliated with the NFPB, raises money from the private sector.[5]

Criteria

The NFPB adds to the NFR up to 25 "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant films" each year, showcasing the range and diversity of American film heritage to increase awareness for its preservation.[6] To be eligible for inclusion, a film must be at least ten years old.[7] For the first selection in 1989, the public nominated almost 1,000 films for consideration. Members of the NFPB then developed individual ballots of possible films for inclusion. The ballots were tabulated into a list of 25 films which was then modified by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington and his staff at the Library for the final selection.[6][8] Since 1997, members of the public have been able to nominate up to 50 films a year for the NFPB and Librarian to consider.[9]

"Taken together, the ... films in the National Film Registry represent a stunning range of American filmmaking—including Hollywood features, documentaries, avant-garde and amateur productions, films of regional interest, ethnic, animated, and short film subjects—all deserving recognition, preservation and access by future generations. As we begin this new millennium, the registry stands among the finest summations of American cinema's wondrous first century."

—Dr. James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress.[6]

The NFR includes films ranging from Hollywood classics to orphan films. A film is not required to be feature-length, nor is it required to have been theatrically released. The Registry contains newsreels, silent films, experimental films, short films, films out of copyright protection, film serials, home movies, documentaries, and independent films. As of the 2015 listing, there are 675 films preserved in the Registry.[10]

Currently, the earliest listed film is Newark Athlete (1891), and the most recent is 13 Lakes (2004). Counting the 11 multi-year serials in the NFR once each (as the NFR does) by year of completion, the years with the most films selected are 1939 and 1940, with 18 films from each year chosen for preservation. The time between a film's debut and its selection varies greatly. The longest span is 119 years; Newark Athlete was originally released in 1891 and selected for preservation in 2010. The shortest span is the minimum 10 years; this distinction is shared by Raging Bull, Do the Right Thing, Goodfellas, Toy Story, Fargo, and 13 Lakes.

Films

Fred Ott's Sneeze is one of the earliest U.S. films. Thomas Edison made this 5-second film.
Black-and-white film screenshot of a man (at center) playing a violin while facing a large cone. An obscured man is seen behind the cone. Two men at the right are dancing with each other.
Dickson Experimental Sound Film is the first known film with live-recorded sound.[11]
Three black-and-white film strips showing a woman and man facing each other and then eventually kissing. Each film strip has about five visible frames.
The 47-second long The Kiss was one of the first films shown commercially to the public.[12]
A black-and-white screenshot of a man facing the camera, while also pointing a revolver forward. He has a large mustache and is wearing a cowboy hat, a bandana around his neck, and a heavy jacket.
The Great Train Robbery used a variety of editing techniques that were becoming popular at the time of its release.
Animated black-and-white image of a large dinosaur atop a cliff, with a man in a suit standing in its mouth. Several boulders can be seen in the background.
Although not the first animated film, Gertie the Dinosaur became the first popular cartoon.[13]
A black-and-white screenshot of several men in white robes and hoods surrounding an African-American man (a white actor using "blackface"). The men's robe have crosses on them and in the background other men are on top of horses.
The Birth of a Nation developed innovative camera techniques and special effects and became Hollywood's first feature film.
The influential Intolerance was made by D. W. Griffith partly in response to controversy over the racism seen in The Birth of a Nation.
Nanook of the North revolutionized the documentary film with its large scale production, though it continues to receive controversy for staging several of the events it depicts.
A man wearing extensive makeup is looking to his left. The makeup gives a skull-like appearance and he is wearing a robe with his arms crossed in front of him.
The Phantom of the Opera featured extensive makeup for its main character.[14]
Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer, the first feature film to include scenes of fully synchronized sound.
Willis H. O'Brien's visual effects and Max Steiner's score made King Kong one of the most influential films ever made.
The famous "Heigh-Ho" sequence from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first American animated feature film, created by Walt Disney, and showing the seven dwarfs (Doc, Happy, Grumpy, Bashful, Sneezy, Dopey, Sleepy).
Despite not being the first film in color, The Wizard of Oz startled audiences when Judy Garland seamlessly transitioned from black-and-white to color.
Despite initial box-office struggles, Pinocchio has long been acclaimed for its technical merits.
A black-and-white image of a man wearing a suit standing at a podium. His right arm is resting on the podium and is left is pointing up to his left. A large headshot of the same man is visible in the background.
Citizen Kane is considered by many critics and scholars (including the American Film Institute) to be the greatest film ever made.[15]
A black-and-white screenshot of a man and woman close together appearing ready to kiss.
Casablanca has six lines of dialogue on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes, more than any other film.
A black-and-white screenshot of an image of a world map. Above the United States is a figure of a white soldier, and above Asia is a larger black soldier. Text at the bottom-left of the image states "30 Millions vs. 200 Millions".
Why We Fight was a series of propaganda films explaining to soldiers why the United States was involved in World War II.
A black-and-white screenshot of a soldier.
Let There Be Light was a controversial documentary blocked from public distribution for 35 years.
Based on a short story by Dr. Seuss and using a unique animation style reminiscent of the works of Al Hirschfield, Gerald McBoing-Boing was one of the most popular and influential animated shorts of its time.
Singin' in the Rain is widely considered to be the greatest movie musical of all time.
Gary Cooper in the controversial High Noon, which was said to be an allegory on McCarthyism.
A color screenshot of a woman on the middle of a staircase, a teenager at the bottom, and a man in the front of the staircase. The teenager is wearing a red jacket and has his arms outstretched at his side.
Rebel Without a Cause was released in theaters less than one month after the main actor, James Dean, died in a car accident.[16]
Often cited as one of the greatest westerns of all time, The Searchers was an influence on directors including Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and David Lean.
A color screenshot of a man with a beard wearing a robe. He has his hands raised at his side, and his right hand is holding a staff. Dark clouds can be seen in the background.
For The Ten Commandments, various visual effects were used to create the illusion of Moses (Charlton Heston) parting the Red Sea.
The 1994 book The 50 Greatest Cartoons named What's Opera, Doc? the greatest animated short of all time.
Black-and-white screenshot of a man and woman standing next to each other. The man has his arm around the woman's shoulders as she smiles.
Elvis Presley refused to watch the completed Jailhouse Rock after Judy Tyler was killed in a car accident a few weeks before the film's release.[17]
Psycho is considered by many to be director Alfred Hitchcock's most recognizable film, with its highly influential shower scene being particularly iconic.
In Mary Poppins, Dick van Dyke plays Bert, the chimney sweeper.
2001: A Space Odyssey is seen as a landmark in science-fiction filmmaking. Several of the fictional technologies seen in the film have become reality in the years since its release.
Night of the Living Dead was the first film to feature the modern interpretation of zombies.
The car chase scene in Bullitt is often regarded as one of the most influential and iconic in all of film.
The Godfather is regarded as the high point of Hollywood's "auteur era". It also launched the career of Al Pacino while reviving that of Marlon Brando.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, while critically panned upon its initial release, helped create the midnight movie and has had the longest theatrical run in film history.
Star Wars (along with Jaws) popularized the big-budget Blockbuster film, expanding Hollywood's commercial reach.
The Muppet Movie was the first film to feature a hand puppet act with its entire body appearing on-screen.
Though a critical and box office failure when first released, Blade Runner became a hugely influential science fiction film for its unique postmodern production design.
The iconic image of Elliot and E.T. encircled by the moon from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is now the logo for Steven Spielberg's production company Amblin Entertainment.
While music videos had been made for almost a decade, Michael Jackson's Thriller was the first to adopt cinematographic techniques that set the precedent for future works.
After being rejected for years before its release, Back to the Future became one of the definitive films of the blockbuster era.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast was the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the only one under its original five-nominee format.
The nonlinear story structure and expletive-ridden script of Pulp Fiction helped make it one of the most influential films of the 1990s.
Film title Film type Year of
release
Year of
induction
Ref
12 Angry Men Narrative feature 1957 2007 [18]
13 Lakes Documentary 2004 2014 [19]
2001: A Space Odyssey Narrative feature 1968 1991 [20]
3:10 to Yuma Narrative feature 1957 2012 [21]
42nd Street Narrative feature 1933 1998 [22]
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad Narrative feature 1958 2008 [23]
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Narrative feature 1948 2001 [24]
Adam's Rib Narrative feature 1949 1992 [25]
The Adventures of Robin Hood Narrative feature 1938 1995 [26]
The African Queen Narrative feature 1951 1994 [27]
Airplane! Narrative feature 1980 2010 [28]
Alien Narrative feature 1979 2002 [29]
All About Eve Narrative feature 1950 1990 [30]
All My Babies Documentary 1953 2002 [29]
All Quiet on the Western Front Narrative feature 1930 1990 [30]
All That Heaven Allows Narrative feature 1955 1995 [26]
All That Jazz Narrative feature 1979 2001[24]
All the King's Men Narrative feature 1949 2001 [24]
All the President's Men Narrative feature 1976 2010 [28]
Allures Short subject/experimental film 1961 2011 [31]
America America Narrative feature 1963 2001 [24]
American Graffiti Narrative feature 1973 1995 [26]
An American in Paris Narrative feature 1951 1993 [32]
Anatomy of a Murder Narrative feature 1959 2012 [21]
Annie Hall Narrative feature 1977 1992 [25]
Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman Documentary 1974 2003 [33]
The Apartment Narrative feature 1960 1994 [27]
Apocalypse Now Narrative feature 1979 2000 [34]
Appalachian Spring (one of the four Martha Graham dance films added in 2013) Short 1944 2013 [35][36]
Applause Narrative feature 1929 2006 [37]
The Asphalt Jungle Narrative feature 1950 2008 [23]
Atlantic City Narrative feature 1980 2003 [33]
The Augustas Home film/documentary 1930s–1950s 2012 [21]
The Awful Truth Narrative feature 1937 1996 [38]
Baby Face Narrative feature 1933 2005 [39]
Back to the Future Narrative feature 1985 2007 [18]
The Bad and the Beautiful Narrative feature 1952 2002 [29]
Badlands Narrative feature 1973 1993 [32]
Bambi Animated narrative feature 1942 2011 [31]
The Band Wagon Narrative feature 1953 1995 [26]
The Bank Dick Narrative feature 1940 1992 [25]
The Bargain Narrative feature 1914 2010 [28]
The Battle of San Pietro Documentary 1945 1991 [20]
Beauty and the Beast Animated narrative feature 1991 2002 [29]
Being There Narrative feature 1979 2015 [40]
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Narrative feature 1925 1997 [41]
Ben-Hur Narrative feature 1959 2004 [42]
Bert Williams: Lime Kiln Club Field Day Narrative feature 1913 2014 [19]
The Best Years of Our Lives Narrative feature 1946 1989 [43]
Big Business Short subject 1929 1992 [25]
The Big Heat Narrative feature 1953 2011 [31]
The Big Lebowski Narrative feature 1998 2014 [19]
The Big Parade Narrative feature 1925 1992 [25]
The Big Sleep Narrative feature 1946 1997 [41]
The Big Trail Narrative feature 1930 2006 [37]
The Birth of a Nation Narrative feature 1915 1992 [25]
Black and Tan Documentary short 1929 2015 [40]
The Black Pirate Narrative feature 1926 1993 [32]
The Black Stallion Narrative feature 1979 2002 [29]
Blacksmith Scene Short subject 1893 1995 [26]
Blade Runner Narrative feature 1982 1993 [32]
Blazing Saddles Narrative feature 1974 2006 [37]
Bless Their Little Hearts Narrative feature 1984 2013 [36]
The Blood of Jesus Narrative feature 1941 1991 [20]
The Blue Bird Narrative feature 1918 2004 [42]
Bonnie and Clyde Narrative feature 1967 1992 [25]
Born Yesterday Narrative feature 1950 2012 [21]
Boyz n the Hood Narrative feature 1991 2002 [29]
Brandy in the Wilderness Narrative feature 1969 2013 [36]
Breakfast at Tiffany's Narrative feature 1961 2012 [21]
Bride of Frankenstein Narrative feature 1935 1998 [22]
The Bridge on the River Kwai Narrative feature 1957 1997 [41]
Bringing Up Baby Narrative feature 1938 1990 [30]
Broken Blossoms Narrative feature 1919 1996 [38]
A Bronx Morning Short subject 1931 2004 [42]
The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man Documentary 1975 2005 [39]
Bullitt Narrative feature 1968 2007 [18]
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Narrative feature 1969 2003 [33]
Cabaret Narrative feature 1972 1995 [26]
The Cameraman Narrative feature 1928 2005 [39]
Carmen Jones Narrative feature 1954 1992 [25]
Casablanca Narrative feature 1942 1989 [43]
Castro Street Documentary/short subject/experimental film 1966 1992 [25]
Cat People Narrative feature 1942 1993 [32]
Chan Is Missing Narrative feature 1982 1995 [26]
The Cheat Narrative feature 1915 1993 [32]
The Chechahcos Narrative feature 1924 2003 [33]
Chinatown Narrative feature 1974 1991 [20]
A Christmas Story Narrative feature 1983 2012 [21]
Chulas Fronteras Documentary 1976 1993 [32]
Cicero March Documentary/short subject 1966 2013 [36]
Citizen Kane Narrative feature 1941 1989 [43]
The City Documentary 1939 1998 [22]
City Lights Narrative feature 1931 1991 [20]
Civilization Narrative feature 1916 1999 [44]
The Clash of the Wolves Narrative feature 1925 2004 [42]
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Narrative feature 1977 2007 [18]
Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther Documentary/short subject 1939 2001 [24]
Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 Documentary/short subject 1940 2005 [39]
A Computer Animated Hand Animated short subject/experimental film 1972 2011 [31]
The Conversation Narrative feature 1974 1995 [26]
Cool Hand Luke Narrative feature 1967 2005 [39]
The Cool World Narrative feature 1963 1994 [27]
Cops Short subject 1922 1997 [41]
The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight Documentary 1897 2012 [21]
A Corner in Wheat Short subject 1909 1994 [27]
The Court Jester Narrative feature 1956 2004 [42]
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment Documentary 1963 2011 [31]
The Crowd Narrative feature 1928 1989 [43]
Cry of Jazz Short subject 1959 2010 [28]
The Cry of the Children Short subject 1912 2011 [31]
A Cure for Pokeritis Short subject 1912 2011 [31]
The Curse of Quon Gwon Short subject 1916–1917 2006 [37]
Czechoslovakia 1968 Documentary/short subject 1969 1997 [41]
Dance, Girl, Dance Narrative feature 1940 2007 [18]
Dances with Wolves Narrative feature 1990 2007 [18]
Daughter of Dawn Narrative feature 1920 2013 [36]
Daughter of Shanghai Narrative feature 1937 2006 [37]
Daughters of the Dust Narrative feature 1991 2004 [42]
David Holzman's Diary Narrative feature 1967 1991 [20]
The Day the Earth Stood Still Narrative feature 1951 1995 [26]
Days of Heaven Narrative feature 1978 2007 [18]
Dead Birds Documentary 1964 1998 [22]
Decasia Documentary 2002 2013 [36]
The Deer Hunter Narrative feature 1978 1996 [38]
Deliverance Narrative feature 1972 2008 [23]
Destry Rides Again Narrative feature 1939 1996 [38]
Detour Narrative feature 1945 1992 [25]
Dickson Experimental Sound Film Short subject/experimental film 1894 or 1895 2003 [33]
Dirty Harry Narrative feature 1971 2012 [21]
Disneyland Dream Home film 1956 2008 [23]
D.O.A. Narrative feature 1950 2004 [42]
Do the Right Thing Narrative feature 1989 1999 [44]
The Docks of New York Narrative feature 1928 1999 [44]
Dodsworth Narrative feature 1936 1990 [30]
Dog Day Afternoon Narrative feature 1975 2009 [45]
Dog Star Man Part IV Short subject/experimental film 1964 1992 [25]
Dont Look Back Documentary 1967 1998 [22]
Double Indemnity Narrative feature 1944 1992 [25]
Down Argentine Way Narrative feature 1940 2014 [19]
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Narrative feature 1964 1989 [43]
Dracula Narrative feature 1931 2000 [34]
Dracula Narrative feature 1931 2015 [40]
The Dragon Painter Narrative feature 1919 2014 [19]
Dream of a Rarebit Fiend Short subject 1906 2015 [40]
Drums of Winter Documentary 1988 2006 [37]
Duck Amuck Animated short subject 1953 1999 [44]
Duck and Cover Animated short subject 1951 2004 [42]
Duck Soup Narrative feature 1933 1990 [30]
Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer Documentary 1975 2015 [40]
Early Abstractions[I] Animated short subjects 1939–1956 2006 [37]
Easy Rider Narrative feature 1969 1998 [22]
Eaux d'Artifice Short subject 1953 1993 [32]
Edison Kinetographic Record of a Sneeze Documentary short subject 1894 2015 [40]
Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB Short subject 1967 2010 [28]
El Mariachi Narrative feature 1992 2011 [31]
El Norte Narrative feature 1983 1995 [26]
Ella Cinders Narrative feature 1926 2013 [36]
The Emperor Jones Narrative feature 1933 1999 [44]
Empire Experimental film 1964 2004 [42]
The Endless Summer Documentary 1966 2002 [29]
Enter the Dragon Narrative feature 1973 2004 [42]
Eraserhead Narrative feature 1977 2004 [42]
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Narrative feature 1982 1994 [27]
The Evidence of the Film Short subject 1913 2001 [24]
The Exiles Narrative feature 1961 2009 [45]
The Exorcist Narrative feature 1973 2010 [28]
The Exploits of Elaine[VII] Film serial 1914 1994 [27]
A Face in the Crowd Narrative feature 1957 2008 [23]
Faces Narrative feature 1968 2011 [31]
Fake Fruit Factory Documentary/short subject 1986 2011 [31]
The Fall of the House of Usher Short subject 1928 2000 [34]
Fantasia Animated narrative feature 1940 1990 [30]
Fargo Narrative feature 1996 2006 [37]
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Narrative feature 1982 2005 [39]
Fatty's Tintype Tangle Short subject 1915 1995 [26]
Felicia Short subject 1965 2014 [19]
Ferris Bueller's Day Off Narrative feature 1986 2014 [19]
Film Portrait Documentary 1970 2003 [33]
Five Easy Pieces Narrative feature 1970 2000 [34]
Flash Gordon[II] Film serial 1936 1996 [38]
Flesh and the Devil Narrative feature 1927 2006 [37]
Flower Drum Song Narrative feature 1961 2008 [23]
A Fool There Was Narrative feature 1915 2015 [40]
Foolish Wives Narrative feature 1922 2008 [23]
Footlight Parade Narrative feature 1933 1992 [25]
Forbidden Planet Narrative feature 1956 2013 [36]
Force of Evil Narrative feature 1948 1994[27]
The Forgotten Frontier Documentary 1931 1996 [38]
Forrest Gump Narrative feature 1994 2011 [31]
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Narrative feature 1921 1995 [26]
Jenkins Orphanage Band (Fox Movietone News) Newsreel 1928 2003 [33]
Frank Film Animated short subject 1973 1996 [38]
Frankenstein Narrative feature 1931 1991 [20]
Freaks Narrative feature 1932 1994 [27]
Free Radicals Animated short subject 1979 2008 [23]
The French Connection Narrative feature 1971 2005 [39]
The Freshman Narrative feature 1925 1990 [30]
From Here to Eternity Narrative feature 1953 2002 [29]
From Stump to Ship Industrial/short subject 1930 2002 [29]
From the Manger to the Cross Narrative feature 1912 1998 [22]
The Front Page Narrative feature 1931 2010 [28]
Frontier (one of the four Martha Graham dance films added in 2013) Short 1935 2013 [35][36]
Fuji Short subject 1974 2002 [29]
Fury Narrative feature 1936 1995 [26]
Gang's All Here, TheThe Gang's All Here Narrative feature 1943 2014 [19]
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers Documentary 1980 2004 [42]
The General Narrative feature 1926 1989 [43]
George Stevens World War II Footage Documentary 1943–1946 2008 [23]
Gerald McBoing-Boing Animated short subject 1950 1995 [26]
Gertie the Dinosaur Animated short subject 1914 1991 [20]
Ghostbusters Narrative feature 1984 2015 [40]
Giant Narrative feature 1956 2005 [39]
Gigi Narrative feature 1958 1991 [20]
Gilda Narrative feature 1946 2013 [36]
Glimpse of the Garden Short subject 1957 2007 [18]
The Godfather Narrative feature 1972 1990 [30]
The Godfather Part II Narrative feature 1974 1993 [32]
Going My Way Narrative feature 1944 2004 [42]
Gold Diggers of 1933 Narrative feature 1933 2003 [33]
The Gold Rush Narrative feature 1925 1992 [25]
Gone with the Wind Narrative feature 1939 1989 [43]
Goodfellas Narrative feature 1990 2000 [34]
The Graduate Narrative feature 1967 1996 [38]
Grand Hotel Narrative feature 1932 2007 [18]
The Grapes of Wrath Narrative feature 1940 1989 [43]
Grass Documentary 1925 1997 [41]
The Great Dictator Narrative feature 1940 1997 [41]
The Great Train Robbery Short subject 1903 1990 [30]
Greed Narrative feature 1924 1991 [20]
Grey Gardens Documentary 1976 2010 [28]
Groundhog Day Narrative feature 1993 2006 [37]
Growing Up Female Documentary 1971 2011 [31]
Gun Crazy Narrative feature 1950 1998 [22]
Gunga Din Narrative feature 1939 1999 [44]
H2O Short subject 1929 2005 [39]
Hail the Conquering Hero Narrative feature 1944 2015 [40]
Hallelujah! Narrative feature 1929 2008 [23]
Halloween Narrative feature 1978 2006 [37]
Hands Up! Narrative feature 1926 2005 [39]
Harlan County, USA Documentary 1976 1990 [30]
Harold and Maude Narrative feature 1971 1997 [41]
The Heiress Narrative feature 1949 1996 [38]
Hell's Hinges Narrative feature 1916 1994 [27]
Heretic (one of the four Martha Graham dance films added in 2013) Short 1929 2013 [35][36]
Heroes All Documentary 1920 2009 [45]
Hester Street Narrative feature 1975 2011 [31]
High Noon Narrative feature 1952 1989 [43]
High School Documentary 1968 1991 [20]
Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage Newsreel 1937 1997 [41]
His Girl Friday Narrative feature 1940 1993 [32]
The Hitch-Hiker Narrative feature 1953 1998 [22]
The Hole Animated short subject 1962 2013 [36]
Hoop Dreams Documentary 1994 2005 [39]
Hoosiers Narrative feature 1986 2001 [24]
Hospital Documentary 1970 1994 [27]
The Hospital Narrative feature 1971 1995 [26]
Hot Dogs for Gauguin Short subject 1972 2009 [45]
Hours for Jerome Parts 1 and 2 Experimental film 1980–1982 2012 [21]
The House I Live In Short subject 1945 2007 [18]
The House in the Middle Documentary/short subject 1954 2001 [24]
House of Usher Narrative feature 1960 2005 [39]
House of Wax Narrative feature 1953 2014 [19]
How Green Was My Valley Narrative feature 1941 1990 [30]
How the West Was Won Narrative feature 1962 1997 [41]
Humoresque Narrative feature 1920 2015 [40]
The Hunters Documentary 1957 2003 [33]
The Hustler Narrative feature 1961 1997 [41]
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Narrative feature 1932 1991 [20]
I Am Joaquin Short subject 1969 2010 [28]
I, an Actress Short subject 1977 2011 [31]
Imitation of Life Narrative feature 1934 2005 [39]
Imitation of Life Narrative feature 1959 2015 [40]
The Immigrant Short subject 1917 1998 [22]
In a Lonely Place Narrative feature 1950 2007 [18]
In Cold Blood Narrative feature 1967 2008 [23]
In the Heat of the Night Narrative feature 1967 2002 [29]
In the Land of the Head Hunters Narrative feature 1914 1999 [44]
In the Street Documentary/short subject 1948 2006 [37]
The Incredible Shrinking Man Narrative feature 1957 2009 [45]
The Inner World of Aphasia Documentary short subject 1968 2015 [40]
Inside Nazi Germany Documentary/short subject 1938 1993 [32]
Intolerance Narrative feature 1916 1989 [43]
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport Documentary 2000 2014 [19]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Narrative feature 1956 1994 [27]
The Invisible Man Narrative feature 1933 2008 [23]
The Iron Horse Narrative feature 1924 2011 [31]
It Narrative feature 1927 2001 [24]
It Happened One Night Narrative feature 1934 1993 [32]
It's a Gift Narrative feature 1934 2010 [28]
It's a Wonderful Life Narrative feature 1946 1990 [30]
The Italian Narrative feature 1915 1991 [20]
Jailhouse Rock Narrative feature 1957 2004 [42]
Jam Session Short subject 1942 2001 [24]
Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest Documentary 1910 2005 [39]
Jammin' the Blues Short subject 1944 1995 [26]
Jaws Narrative feature 1975 2001 [24]
Jazz on a Summer's Day Documentary 1959 1999 [44]
The Jazz Singer Narrative feature 1927 1996 [38]
Jezebel Narrative feature 1938 2009 [45]
John Henry and the Inky-Poo Animated short subject 1946 2015 [40]
Johnny Guitar Narrative feature 1954 2008 [23]
Judgment at Nuremberg Narrative feature 1961 2013 [36]
The Jungle Short subject 1967 2009 [45]
Kannapolis, N.C. Documentary 1941 2004 [42]
The Kid Narrative feature 1921 2011 [31]
The Kidnappers Foil Narrative feature 1930s–1950s 2012 [21]
Killer of Sheep Narrative feature 1978 1990 [30]
The Killers Narrative feature 1946 2008 [23]
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Documentary 1970 1999 [44]
King Kong Narrative feature 1933 1991 [20]
King of Jazz Narrative feature 1930 2013 [36]
The Kiss Short subject 1896 1999 [44]
Kiss Me Deadly Narrative feature 1955 1999 [44]
Knute Rockne, All American Narrative feature 1940 1997 [41]
Kodachrome Color Motion-Picture Test Experimental film 1922 2012 [21]
Koyaanisqatsi Narrative feature 1982 2000 [34]
L.A. Confidential Narrative feature 1997 2015 [40]
The Lady Eve Narrative feature 1941 1994 [27]
Lady Helen's Escapade Short subject 1909 2004 [42]
Lady Windermere's Fan Narrative feature 1925 2002 [29]
Lambchops Short subject 1929 1999 [44]
Lamentation (one of the four Martha Graham dance films added in 2013) Short 1930 2013 [35][36]
The Land Beyond the Sunset Short subject 1912 2000 [34]
Lassie Come Home Narrative feature 1943 1993 [32]
The Last Command Narrative feature 1928 2006 [37]
The Last of the Mohicans Narrative feature 1920 1995 [26]
The Last Picture Show Narrative feature 1971 1998 [22]
Laura Narrative feature 1944 1999 [44]
Lawrence of Arabia Narrative feature 1962 1991 [20]
The Lead Shoes Short subject/experimental film 1949 2009 [45]
A League of Their Own Narrative feature 1992 2012 [21]
The Learning Tree Narrative feature 1969 1989 [43]
Let's All Go to the Lobby Animated short subject 1957 2000 [34]
Let There Be Light Documentary 1946 2010 [28]
Letter from an Unknown Woman Narrative feature 1948 1992 [25]
The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra Short subject 1927 1997 [41]
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter Documentary 1980 1996 [38]
The Life of Emile Zola Narrative feature 1937 2000 [34]
Little Big Man Narrative feature 1970 2014 [19]
Little Caesar Narrative feature 1931 2000 [34]
Little Fugitive Narrative feature 1953 1997 [41]
Little Miss Marker Narrative feature 1934 1998 [22]
Little Nemo Animated short subject 1911 2009 [45]
The Living Desert Documentary 1953 2000 [34]
Lonesome Narrative feature 1928 2010 [28]
The Lost Weekend Narrative feature 1945 2011 [31]
The Lost World Narrative feature 1925 1998 [22]
Louisiana Story Narrative feature 1948 1994 [27]
Love Finds Andy Hardy Narrative feature 1938 2000[34]
Love Me Tonight Narrative feature 1932 1990 [30]
The Lunch Date Short subject 1989 2013 [36]
Luxo Jr. Animated short subject 1986 2014 [19]
Mabel's Blunder Short subject 1914 2009 [45]
Magical Maestro Animated short subject 1952 1993 [32]
The Magnificent Ambersons Narrative feature 1942 1991 [20]
The Magnificent Seven Narrative feature 1960 2013 [36]
Make Way for Tomorrow Narrative feature 1937 2010 [28]
Making of an American, TheThe Making of an American Short subject 1920 2005 [39]
Malcolm X Narrative feature 1992 2010 [28]
Maltese Falcon, TheThe Maltese Falcon Narrative feature 1941 1989 [43]
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, TheThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Narrative feature 1962 2007 [18]
Manchurian Candidate, TheThe Manchurian Candidate Narrative feature 1962 1994 [27]
Manhatta Documentary/short subject 1921 1995 [26]
Manhattan Narrative feature 1979 2001 [24]
March, TheThe March Documentary/short subject 1964 2008 [23]
Marian Anderson: the Lincoln Memorial Concert Documentary 1939 2001 [24]
Mark of Zorro, TheThe Mark of Zorro Narrative feature 1920 2015 [40]
Mark of Zorro, TheThe Mark of Zorro Narrative feature 1940 2009 [45]
Marty Narrative feature 1955 1994 [27]
Mary Poppins Narrative feature 1964 2013 [36]
MASH Narrative feature 1970 1996 [38]
Master Hands Documentary 1936 1999 [44]
Matrimony's Speed Limit Short subject 1913 2003 [33]
Matrix, TheThe Matrix Narrative feature 1999 2012 [21]
McCabe & Mrs. Miller Narrative feature 1971 2010 [28]
Mean Streets Narrative feature 1973 1997 [41]
Medium Cool Narrative feature 1969 2003 [33]
Meet Me in St. Louis Narrative feature 1944 1994 [27]
Melody Ranch Narrative feature 1940 2002 [29]
Memphis Belle Documentary 1944 2001 [24]
Men and Dust Documentary/short subject 1940 2013 [36]
Meshes of the Afternoon Short subject/experimental film 1943 1990 [30]
Michael Jackson's Thriller Music video 1983 2009 [45]
Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair, TheThe Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair Narrative feature/documentary 1939 2012 [21]
Midnight Narrative feature 1939 2013 [36]
Midnight Cowboy Narrative feature 1969 1994 [27]
Mighty Like a Moose Short subject 1926 2007 [18]
Mildred Pierce Narrative feature 1945 1996 [38]
Miracle of Morgan's Creek, TheThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek Narrative feature 1944 2001 [24]
Miracle on 34th Street Narrative feature 1947 2005 [39]
Miss Lulu Bett Narrative feature 1922 2001 [24]
Modern Times Narrative feature 1936 1989 [43]
Modesta Short subject 1956 1998 [22]
Mom and Dad Narrative feature 1944 2005 [39]
Moon Breath Beat Short subject 1980 2014 [19]
Morocco Narrative feature 1930 1992 [25]
Motion Painting No. 1 Animated short subject 1947 1997 [41]
Movie, AA Movie Short subject/experimental film 1958 1994 [27]
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Narrative feature 1939 1989 [43]
Mrs. Miniver Narrative feature 1942 2009 [45]
Multiple Sidosis Short subject 1970 2000 [34]
Muppet Movie, TheThe Muppet Movie Narrative feature 1979 2009 [45]
Music Box, TheThe Music Box Short subject 1932 1997 [41]
Music Man, TheThe Music Man Narrative feature 1962 2005 [39]
My Darling Clementine Narrative feature 1946 1991 [20]
My Man Godfrey Narrative feature 1936 1999 [44]
Naked City, TheThe Naked City Narrative feature 1948 2007 [18]
Naked Spur, TheThe Naked Spur Narrative feature 1953 1997 [41]
Nanook of the North Documentary 1922 1989 [43]
Nashville Narrative feature 1975 1992 [25]
National Lampoon's Animal House Narrative feature 1978 2001 [24]
National Velvet Narrative feature 1944 2003 [33]
Naughty Marietta Narrative feature 1935 2003 [33]
Negro Soldier, TheThe Negro Soldier Documentary 1944 2011 [31]
Network Narrative feature 1976 2000 [34]
Newark Athlete Short subject 1891 2010 [28]
Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies Home film 1930s–1940s 2011 [31]
Night at the Opera, AA Night at the Opera Narrative feature 1935 1993 [32]
Night of the Hunter, TheThe Night of the Hunter Narrative feature 1955 1992 [25]
Night of the Living Dead Narrative feature 1968 1999 [44]
Ninotchka Narrative feature 1939 1990 [30]
No Lies Short subject 1973 2008 [23]
Norma Rae Narrative feature 1979 2011 [31]
North by Northwest Narrative feature 1959 1995 [26]
nostalgia (nostalgia) Documentary/short subject 1971 2003 [33]
Notes on the Port of St. Francis Documentary/short subject 1951 2013 [36]
Nothing But a Man Narrative feature 1964 1993 [32]
Notorious Narrative feature 1946 2006 [37]
Now, Voyager Narrative feature 1942 2007 [18]
Nutty Professor, TheThe Nutty Professor Narrative feature 1963 2004 [42]
OffOn Short subject/experimental film 1968 2004 [42]
Oklahoma! Narrative feature 1955 2007 [18]
Old Mill, TheThe Old Mill Animated short subject 1937 2015 [40]
On the Bowery Documentary 1957 2008 [23]
On the Waterfront Narrative feature 1954 1989 [43]
Once Upon a Time in the West Narrative feature 1968 2009 [45]
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Narrative feature 1975 1993 [32]
One Froggy Evening Animated short subject 1956 2003 [33]
One Survivor Remembers Documentary/short subject 1995 2012 [21]
One Week Short subject 1920 2008 [23]
Our Daily Bread Narrative feature 1934 2015 [40]
Our Day Documentary/short subject 1938 2007 [18]
Our Lady of the Sphere Experimental film 1969 2010 [28]
Out of the Past Narrative feature 1947 1991 [20]
Outlaw Josey Wales, TheThe Outlaw Josey Wales Narrative feature 1976 1996 [38]
Ox-Bow Incident, TheThe Ox-Bow Incident Narrative feature 1943 1998 [22]
Parable Short subject 1964 2012 [21]
Pass the Gravy Short subject 1928 1998 [22]
Paths of Glory Narrative feature 1957 1992 [25]
Patton Narrative feature 1970 2003 [33]
Pawnbroker, TheThe Pawnbroker Narrative feature 1964 2008 [23]
Pearl, TheThe Pearl Narrative feature 1948 2002 [29]
Peege Short subject 1972 2007 [18]
Perils of Pauline, TheThe Perils of Pauline[VIII] Film serial 1914 2008 [23]
Peter Pan Narrative feature 1924 2000 [34]
Phantom of the Opera, TheThe Phantom of the Opera Narrative feature 1925 1998 [22]
Philadelphia Story, TheThe Philadelphia Story Narrative feature 1940 1995 [26]
Pillow Talk Narrative feature 1959 2009 [45]
Pink Panther, TheThe Pink Panther Narrative feature 1963 2010 [28]
Pinocchio Animated narrative feature 1940 1994 [27]
Place in the Sun, AA Place in the Sun Narrative feature 1951 1991 [20]
Planet of the Apes Narrative feature 1968 2001 [24]
Please Don't Bury Me Alive! Narrative feature 1976 2014 [19]
Plow That Broke the Plains, TheThe Plow That Broke the Plains Documentary/short subject 1936 1999 [44]
Point of Order Documentary 1964 1993 [32]
Poor Little Rich Girl, TheThe Poor Little Rich Girl Narrative feature 1917 1991 [20]
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor Animated short subject 1936 2004 [42]
Porgy and Bess Narrative feature 1959 2011 [31]
Porky in Wackyland Animated short subject 1938 2000 [34]
Portrait of Jason Documentary 1967 2015 [40]
Power and the Glory, TheThe Power and the Glory Narrative feature 1933 2014 [19]
Power of the Press, TheThe Power of the Press Narrative feature 1928 2005 [39]
Powers of Ten Documentary/short subject 1977 1998 [22]
Precious Images Compilation short subject 1986 2009 [45]
Preservation of the Sign Language Short subject 1913 2010 [28]
President McKinley Inauguration Footage Documentary/short subject 1901 2000 [34]
Primary Documentary 1960 1990 [30]
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy Short subject 1909 2003 [33]
Prisoner of Zenda, TheThe Prisoner of Zenda Narrative feature 1937 1991 [20]
Producers, TheThe Producers Narrative feature 1968 1996 [38]
Psycho Narrative feature 1960 1992 [25]
Public Enemy, TheThe Public Enemy Narrative feature 1931 1998 [22]
Pull My Daisy Short subject 1959 1996 [38]
Pulp Fiction Narrative feature 1994 2013 [36]
Punch Drunks Short subject 1934 2002 [29]
Pups Is Pups Short subject 1930 2004 [42]
Quasi at the Quackadero Animated short subject 1975 2009 [45]
The Quiet Man Narrative feature 1952 2013 [36]
Raging Bull Narrative feature 1980 1990 [30]
Raiders of the Lost Ark Narrative feature 1981 1999 [44]
Raisin in the Sun, AA Raisin in the Sun Narrative feature 1961 2005 [39]
Rear Window Narrative feature 1954 1997 [41]
Rebel Without a Cause Narrative feature 1955 1990 [30]
Red Book, TheThe Red Book Animated short subject 1994 2009 [45]
Red Dust Narrative feature 1932 2006 [37]
Red River Narrative feature 1948 1990 [30]
Regeneration Narrative feature 1915 2000 [34]
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania Documentary 1971–1972 2006 [37]
Republic Steel Strike Riot Newsreel Footage Newsreel 1937 1997 [41]
Return of the Secaucus 7 Narrative feature 1980 1997 [41]
Revenge of Pancho Villa, TheThe Revenge of Pancho Villa Narrative feature 1930–1936 2009 [45]
Ride the High Country Narrative feature 1962 1992 [25]
The Right Stuff Narrative feature 1983 2013 [36]
Rio Bravo Narrative feature 1959 2014 [19]
Rip Van Winkle[III] Film serial 1896 1995 [26]
River, TheThe River Documentary/short subject 1938 1990 [30]
Road to Morocco Narrative feature 1942 1996 [38]
Rocky Narrative feature 1976 2006 [37]
Rocky Horror Picture Show, TheThe Rocky Horror Picture Show Narrative feature 1975 2005 [39]
Roger & Me Documentary 1989 2013 [36]
Roman Holiday Narrative feature 1953 1999 [44]
Rose Hobart Short subject/experimental film 1936 2001 [24]
Rosemary's Baby Narrative feature 1968 2014 [19]
Ruggles of Red Gap Narrative feature 1935 2014 [19]
Sabrina Narrative feature 1954 2002 [29]
Safety Last! Narrative feature 1923 1994 [27]
Salesman Documentary 1969 1992 [25]
Salomé Narrative feature 1923 2000 [34]
Salt of the Earth Narrative feature 1954 1992 [25]
Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia Documentary 1990 2012 [21]
San Francisco Earthquake & Fire: April 18, 1906 Documentary 1906 2005 [39]
Saturday Night Fever Narrative feature 1977 2010 [28]
Saving Private Ryan Narrative feature 1998 2014 [19]
Scarface Narrative feature 1932 1994 [27]
Schindler's List Narrative feature 1993 2004 [42]
Scratch and Crow Animated short subject 1995 2009 [45]
Searchers, TheThe Searchers Narrative feature 1956 1989 [43]
Seconds Narrative feature 1966 2015 [40]
Serene Velocity Short subject 1970 2001 [24]
Sergeant York Narrative feature 1941 2008 [23]
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Narrative feature 1954 2004 [42]
Seventh Heaven Narrative feature 1927 1995 [26]
sex, lies, and videotape Narrative feature 1989 2006 [37]
Sex Life of the Polyp, TheThe Sex Life of the Polyp Short subject 1928 2007 [18]
Shadow of a Doubt Narrative feature 1943 1991 [20]
Shadows Narrative feature 1959 1993 [32]
Shaft Narrative feature 1971 2000 [34]
Shane Narrative feature 1953 1993 [32]
Shawshank Redemption, TheThe Shawshank Redemption Narrative feature 1994 2015 [40]
She Done Him Wrong Narrative feature 1933 1996 [38]
Sherlock, Jr. Narrative feature 1924 1991 [20]
Sherman's March Documentary 1986 2000 [34]
Shock Corridor Narrative feature 1963 1996 [38]
Shoes Narrative feature 1916 2014 [19]
Shop Around the Corner, TheThe Shop Around the Corner Narrative feature 1940 1999 [44]
Show Boat Narrative feature 1936 1996 [38]
Show People Narrative feature 1928 2003 [33]
Siege Documentary/short subject 1940 2006 [37]
Silence of the Lambs, TheThe Silence of the Lambs Narrative feature 1991 2011 [31]
Singin' in the Rain Narrative feature 1952 1989 [43]
Sink or Swim Experimental film 1990 2015 [40]
Sky High Narrative feature 1922 1998 [22]
Slacker Narrative feature 1991 2012 [21]
Snow-White Animated short subject 1933 1994 [27]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Animated narrative feature 1937 1989 [43]
So's Your Old Man Narrative feature 1926 2008 [23]
Some Like It Hot Narrative feature 1959 1989 [43]
The Son of the Sheik Narrative feature 1926 2003 [33]
Sons of the Desert Narrative feature 1933 2012 [21]
Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music Narrative feature 1965 2001 [24]
Spook Who Sat by the Door, TheThe Spook Who Sat by the Door Narrative feature 1973 2012 [21]
Stagecoach Narrative feature 1939 1995 [26]
Stand and Deliver Narrative feature 1988 2011 [31]
Star Is Born, AA Star Is Born Narrative feature 1954 2000 [34]
Star Theatre Short subject 1901 2002 [29]
Star Wars Narrative feature 1977 1989 [43]
The Empire Strikes Back Narrative feature 1980 2010 [28]
Stark Love Narrative feature 1927 2009 [45]
State Fair Narrative feature 1933 2014 [19]
Steamboat Willie Animated short subject 1928 1998 [22]
Sting, TheThe Sting Narrative feature 1973 2005 [39]
Stormy Weather Narrative feature 1943 2001 [24]
Story of G.I. Joe, TheThe Story of G.I. Joe Narrative feature 1945 2009 [45]
Story of Menstruation, TheThe Story of Menstruation Animated short subject 1946 2015 [40]
Stranger Than Paradise Narrative feature 1984 2002 [29]
Streetcar Named Desire, AA Streetcar Named Desire Narrative feature 1951 1999 [44]
Strong Man, TheThe Strong Man Narrative feature 1926 2007 [18]
Study in Reds, AA Study in Reds Short subject 1932 2009 [45]
Study of a River Short subject/experimental film 1997 2010 [28]
St. Louis Blues Short subject 1929 2006 [37]
Sullivan's Travels Narrative feature 1941 1990 [30]
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans Narrative feature 1927 1989 [43]
Sunset Boulevard Narrative feature 1950 1989 [43]
Sweet Smell of Success Narrative feature 1957 1993 [32]
Swing Time Narrative feature 1936 2004 [42]
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Documentary 1968 2015 [40]
The T.A.M.I. Show Documentary 1964 2006 [37]
Tabu Narrative feature 1931 1994 [27]
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse Home film 1940 1998 [22]
Tall T, TheThe Tall T Narrative feature 1957 2000 [34]
Tarantella Short subject/experimental film 1940 2010 [28]
Tarzan and His Mate Narrative feature 1934 2003 [33]
Taxi Driver Narrative feature 1976 1994 [27]
Tell-Tale Heart, TheThe Tell-Tale Heart Animated short subject 1953 2001 [24]
Ten Commandments, TheThe Ten Commandments Narrative feature 1956 1999 [44]
Terminator, TheThe Terminator Narrative feature 1984 2008 [23]
Tess of the Storm Country Narrative feature 1914 2006 [37]
Tevya Narrative feature 1939 1991 [20]
Theodore Case Sound Test: Gus Visser and His Singing Duck Short subject 1925 2002 [29]
There It Is Short subject 1928 2004 [42]
They Call It Pro Football Documentary 1967 2012 [21]
Thief of Bagdad, TheThe Thief of Bagdad Narrative feature 1924 1996 [38]
Thin Blue Line, TheThe Thin Blue Line Documentary 1988 2001 [24]
Thin Man, TheThe Thin Man Narrative feature 1934 1997 [41]
Thing from Another World, TheThe Thing from Another World Narrative feature 1951 2001 [24]
Think of Me First as a Person Documentary/home film 1960–1975 2006 [37]
This Is Cinerama Documentary 1952 2002 [29]
This is Spinal Tap Narrative feature 1984 2002 [29]
Three Little Pigs Animated short subject 1933 2007 [18]
Through Navajo Eyes[IV] Film serial 1966 2002 [29]
Time for Burning, AA Time for Burning Documentary 1966 2005 [39]
Time Out of War, AA Time Out of War Short subject 1954 2006 [37]
Times of Harvey Milk, TheThe Times of Harvey Milk Documentary 1984 2012 [21]
Tin Toy Animated short subject 1988 2003 [33]
To Be or Not to Be Narrative feature 1942 1996 [38]
To Fly! Documentary 1976 1995 [26]
To Kill a Mockingbird Narrative feature 1962 1995 [26]
Tol'able David Narrative feature 1921 2007 [18]
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son Experimental film 1969–1971 2007 [18]
Tootsie Narrative feature 1982 1998 [22]
Top Gun Narrative feature 1986 2015 [40]
Top Hat Narrative feature 1935 1990 [30]
Topaz Documentary 1943–1945 1996 [38]
Touch of Evil Narrative feature 1958 1993 [32]
Toy Story Animated narrative feature 1995 2005 [39]
Traffic in Souls Narrative feature 1913 2006 [37]
Trance and Dance in Bali Documentary/short subject 1936–1939[V] 1999 [44]
Treasure of the Sierra Madre, TheThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre Narrative feature 1948 1990 [30]
Tree Grows in Brooklyn, AA Tree Grows in Brooklyn Narrative feature 1945 2010 [28]
Trip Down Market Street, AA Trip Down Market Street Documentary 1906 2010 [28]
Trouble in Paradise Narrative feature 1932 1991 [20]
Tulips Shall Grow Animated short subject 1942 1997 [41]
Twelve O'Clock High Narrative feature 1949 1998 [22]
Twentieth Century Narrative feature 1934 2011 [31]
Two-Lane Blacktop Narrative feature 1971 2012 [21]
Uncle Tom's Cabin Narrative feature 1914 2012 [21]
Under Western Stars Narrative feature 1938 2009 [45]
Unforgiven Narrative feature 1992 2004 [42]
Unmasked Narrative feature 1917 2014 [19]
V-E +1 Documentary 1945 2014 [19]
Verbena Tragica Narrative feature 1939 1996 [38]
Vertigo Narrative feature 1958 1989 [43]
A Virtuous Vamp Narrative feature 1919 2013 [36]
The Way of Peace Narrative short 1947 2014 [19]
War of the Worlds, TheThe War of the Worlds Narrative feature 1953 2011 [31]
Water and Power Documentary 1989 2008 [23]
Wedding March, TheThe Wedding March Narrative feature 1928 2003 [33]
West Side Story Narrative feature 1961 1997 [41]
Westinghouse Works, 1904[VI] Film serial 1904 1998 [22]
What's Opera, Doc? Animated short subject 1957 1992 [25]
Where Are My Children? Narrative feature 1916 1993 [32]
White Fawn's Devotion Short subject 1910 2008 [23]
White Heat Narrative feature 1949 2003 [33]
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Narrative feature 1966 2013 [36]
Why Man Creates Animated documentary/short subject 1968 2002 [29]
Why We Fight[IX] Documentary film serial 1943–1945 2000 [34]
Wild and Woolly Narrative feature 1917 2002 [29]
Wild Boys of the Road Narrative feature 1933 2013 [36]
Wild Bunch, TheThe Wild Bunch Narrative feature 1969 1999 [44]
Wild River Narrative feature 1960 2002 [29]
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Narrative feature 1957 2000 [34]
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Narrative feature 1971 2014 [19]
Winchester '73 Narrative feature 1950 2015 [40]
Wind, TheThe Wind Narrative feature 1928 1993 [32]
Wings Narrative feature 1927 1997 [41]
Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England, TheThe Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England Narrative feature 1914 2012 [21]
Within Our Gates Narrative feature 1920 1992 [25]
Wizard of Oz, TheThe Wizard of Oz Narrative feature 1939 1989 [43]
Woman of the Year Narrative feature 1942 1999 [44]
Woman Under the Influence, AA Woman Under the Influence Narrative feature 1974 1990 [30]
Women, TheThe Women Narrative feature 1939 2007 [18]
Woodstock Documentary 1970 1996 [38]
Wuthering Heights Narrative feature 1939 2007 [18]
Yankee Doodle Dandy Narrative feature 1942 1993 [32]
Young Frankenstein Narrative feature 1974 2003 [33]
Young Mr. Lincoln Narrative feature 1939 2003 [33]
Zapruder film Home film 1963 1994 [27]

^ I Parts 1–5, 7, and 10
^ II A serial of thirteen short films
^ III A serial of eight short films
^ IV A serial of seven short films
^ V Not released until 1952
^ VI A serial of twenty-one short films
^ VII A serial of fourteen short films
^ VIII A serial of twenty short films
^ IX A serial of seven feature films

Number of films by release year

This table is through the 2015 induction list (675 films total). For purposes of this list, multi-year serials are counted only once (as they are in the Registry) by year of completion.

Year of release Number of films
1891 1
1893 1
1894 1
1895 1
1896 2
1897 1
1901 2
1903 1
1904 1
1906 3
1909 3
1910 2
1911 1
1912 4
1913 5
1914 9
1915 6
1916 5
1917 5
1918 1
1919 3
1920 8
1921 4
1922 6
1923 2
1924 6
1925 10
1926 7
1927 9
1928 15
1929 7
1930 7
1931 9
1932 9
1933 15
1934 9
1935 5
1936 12
1937 9
1938 9
1939 18
1940 18
1941 8
1942 12
1943 6
1944 12
1945 10
1946 11
1947 4
1948 9
1949 7
1950 7
1951 9
1952 6
1953 15
1954 10
1955 6
1956 10
1957 15
1958 5
1959 12
1960 6
1961 8
1962 8
1963 7
1964 11
1965 2
1966 7
1967 10
1968 13
1969 12
1970 10
1971 11
1972 8
1973 9
1974 8
1975 10
1976 10
1977 7
1978 5
1979 9
1980 8
1981 1
1982 6
1983 5
1984 6
1985 1
1986 7
1988 4
1989 5
1990 4
1991 5
1992 4
1993 2
1994 5
1995 3
1996 1
1997 2
1998 2
1999 1
2000 1
2002 1
2004 1
Unknown 3

See also

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