National Film Registry
Films selected by the Librarian of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" for preservation (25 titles a year since 1989).
870 entries · 188 available to watch · Source: loc.gov
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IntoleranceWatch1916 · 2h 57m · Inducted 1989
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Nanook of the NorthWatch1922 · 1h 18m · Inducted 1989
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The General (complete & clearer) (1926)Watch1926 · 1h 19m · Inducted 1989
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Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansWatch1927 · 1h 34m · Inducted 1989
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The CrowdWatch1928 · 1h 30m · Inducted 1989
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Modern Times
1936 · Charlie Chaplin · Inducted 1989
An open copy exists — coming soon
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937 · Percival C. Pearce · Inducted 1989
An open copy exists — coming soon
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Gone with the Wind
1939 · George Cukor · Inducted 1989
Not yet available
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Frank Capra · Inducted 1989
Not yet available
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The Wizard of Oz
1939 · Victor Fleming · Inducted 1989
Not yet available
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The Grapes Of Wrath ( 1940)Watch1940 · 2h 10m · Inducted 1989
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Citizen Kane
1941 · Orson Welles · Inducted 1989
An open copy exists — coming soon
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The Maltese Falcon
1941 · John Huston · Inducted 1989
An open copy exists — coming soon
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Casablanca
1942 · Michael Curtiz · Inducted 1989
An open copy exists — coming soon
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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 · William Wyler · Inducted 1989
Not yet available
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Sunset Boulevard (1950)Watch1950 · 1h 50m · Inducted 1989
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High Noon
1952 · Fred Zinnemann · Inducted 1989
An open copy exists — coming soon
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Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Gene Kelly · Inducted 1989
An open copy exists — coming soon
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On the Waterfront
1954 · Elia Kazan · Inducted 1989
Not yet available
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The Searchers
1956 · John Ford · Inducted 1989
An open copy exists — coming soon
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Vertigo
1958 · Alfred Hitchcock · Inducted 1989
An open copy exists — coming soon
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Some Like It Hot
1959 · Billy Wilder · Inducted 1989
An open copy exists — coming soon
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Dr. Strangelove
1964 · Stanley Kubrick · Inducted 1989
Not yet available
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The Learning Tree
1969 · Gordon Parks · Inducted 1989
Not yet available
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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas · Inducted 1989
Not yet available
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The Great Train Robbery ( 1903)Watch1903 · 12m · Inducted 1990
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The Freshman (College Days) (1925)Watch1925 · 1h 16m · Inducted 1990
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All Quiet on the Western FrontWatch1930 · 2h 13m · Inducted 1990
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Love Me Tonight
1932 · Rouben Mamoulian · Inducted 1990
Not yet available
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Duck SoupWatch1933 · 2m · Inducted 1990
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Top Hat
1935 · Mark Sandrich · Inducted 1990
Not yet available
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Dodsworth
1936 · William Wyler · Inducted 1990
Not yet available
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River, The (Part II)Watch1937 · 15m · Inducted 1990
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Bringing Up Baby
1938 · Howard Hawks · Inducted 1990
Not yet available
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Ninotchka
1939 · Ernst Lubitsch · Inducted 1990
An open copy exists — coming soon
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Fantasia
1940 · Samuel Armstrong · Inducted 1990
An open copy exists — coming soon
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How Green Was My Valley
1941 · John Ford · Inducted 1990
Not yet available
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Sullivan's Travels
1942 · Preston Sturges · Inducted 1990
An open copy exists — coming soon
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Meshes of the AfternoonWatch1943 · 14m · Inducted 1990
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It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Frank Capra · Inducted 1990
An open copy exists — coming soon
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Red River
1948 · Arthur Rosson · Inducted 1990
Not yet available
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948 · John Huston · Inducted 1990
Not yet available
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All About Eve
1950 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Inducted 1990
Not yet available
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Rebel Without a Cause
1955 · Nicholas Ray · Inducted 1990
An open copy exists — coming soon
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Primary
1960 · Robert Drew · Inducted 1990
Not yet available
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The Godfather
1972 · Francis Ford Coppola · Inducted 1990
An open copy exists — coming soon
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A Woman Under the Influence
1974 · John Cassavetes · Inducted 1990
Not yet available
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Harlan County, USA
1976 · Barbara Kopple · Inducted 1990
Not yet available
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Killer of Sheep
1977 · Charles Burnett · Inducted 1990
Not yet available
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Raging Bull
1980 · Martin Scorsese · Inducted 1990
Not yet available
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Gertie The DinosaurWatch1914 · 12m · Inducted 1991
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The ItalianWatch1915 · 1h 14m · Inducted 1991
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The Poor Little Rich GirlWatch1917 · 1h 04m · Inducted 1991
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GreedWatch1924 · 2h 10m · Inducted 1991
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Sherlock, Jr.Watch1924 · 44m · Inducted 1991
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City Lights
1931 · Charlie Chaplin · Inducted 1991
Not yet available
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FrankensteinWatch1931 · 1h 10m · Inducted 1991
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · Mervyn LeRoy · Inducted 1991
An open copy exists — coming soon
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Trouble in Paradise
1932 · Ernst Lubitsch · Inducted 1991
Not yet available
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King Kong
1933 · Ernest B. Schoedsack · Inducted 1991
Not yet available
List from loc.gov, synced Sep 18, 2026. · On Wikidata