The Top 100 'National Film Registry' Movies

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1

Star Wars

1977  •  George Lucas  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Adventure  •  Cyborg / Android / Robot

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The Empire Strikes Back

1980  •  Irvin Kershner  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Adventure  •  Cyborg / Android / Robot

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The Godfather

1972  •  Francis Ford Coppola  •  Rated R

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Drama

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981  •  Steven Spielberg  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Adventure  •  Costume Adventure

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The Godfather Part II

1974  •  Francis Ford Coppola  •  Rated R

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Drama

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Back to the Future

1985  •  Robert Zemeckis  •  Rated PG

Adventure  •  Adventure Comedy  •  Americana

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Rear Window

1954  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Rated PG

Mystery  •  Psychological Thriller  •  Romance

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GoodFellas

1990  •  Martin Scorsese  •  Rated R

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Biopic  •  Crime

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Casablanca

1942  •  Michael Curtiz  •  Rated PG

Drama  •  Romance  •  Romantic Drama

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975  •  Milos Forman  •  Rated R

Comedy Drama  •  Drama  •  Medical Drama

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Citizen Kane

1941  •  Orson Welles  •  Not Rated

Drama  •  Period Film

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North by Northwest

1959  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Chase Movie  •  Mystery  •  Romance

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Alien

1979  •  Ridley Scott  •  Rated R

Body Horror  •  Cyborg / Android / Robot  •  Horror

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City Lights

1931  •  Charles Chaplin  •  Rated G

Comedy Drama  •  Drama  •  Melodrama

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16

Taxi Driver

1976  •  Martin Scorsese  •  Rated R

Drama  •  Prostitution Film  •  Psychological Drama

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Double Indemnity

1944  •  Billy Wilder  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Femme Fatale  •  Film Noir

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The Apartment

1960  •  Billy Wilder  •  Not Rated

Comedy Drama  •  Drama  •  Romance

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Blade Runner

1982  •  Ridley Scott  •  Rated R

Action  •  Cyberpunk / Tech Noir  •  Cyborg / Android / Robot

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21

Psycho

1960  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Horror  •  Psychological Horror  •  Psychological Thriller

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22

Apocalypse Now

1979  •  Francis Ford Coppola  •  Rated R

Adventure  •  Adventure Drama  •  Anti-War Film

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23

Vertigo

1958  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Rated PG

Femme Fatale  •  Mindbender  •  Mystery

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24

The Night of the Hunter

1955  •  Charles Laughton  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Crime Thriller  •  Film Noir

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25

Chinatown

1974  •  Roman Polanski  •  Rated R

Detective Film  •  Femme Fatale  •  Mystery

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26

12 Angry Men

1957  •  Sidney Lumet  •  Not Rated

Based-on-Theatre  •  Courtroom Drama  •  Drama

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Notorious

1946  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Film Noir  •  Mystery  •  Political Thriller

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28

Touch of Evil

1958  •  Orson Welles  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Film Noir  •  Mystery

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29

Jaws

1975  •  Steven Spielberg  •  Rated PG

Adventure  •  Horror  •  Monster Film

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30

Schindler's List

1993  •  Steven Spielberg  •  Rated R

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Biopic  •  Drama

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31

The General

1926  •  Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton  •  Not Rated

Action  •  Action Comedy  •  Comedy

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32

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948  •  John Huston  •  Not Rated

Adventure  •  Adventure Drama  •  Drama

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33

Forrest Gump

1994  •  Robert Zemeckis  •  Rated PG13

Americana  •  Comedy Drama  •  Drama

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34

The Terminator

1984  •  James Cameron  •  Rated R

Action  •  Cyberpunk / Tech Noir  •  Cyborg / Android / Robot

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35

Paths of Glory

1957  •  Stanley Kubrick  •  Not Rated

Anti-War Film  •  Drama  •  Message Movie

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36

Modern Times

1936  •  Charles Chaplin  •  Rated G

Comedy  •  Satire  •  Silent Film

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37

It Happened One Night

1934  •  Frank Capra  •  Not Rated

Comedy  •  Pre-Code Hollywood  •  Road Movie

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38

Toy Story

1995  •  John Lasseter  •  Rated G

Adventure  •  Animation  •  Comedy

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39

The Maltese Falcon

1941  •  John Huston  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Detective Film  •  Femme Fatale

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Sunset Blvd.

1950  •  Billy Wilder  •  Not Rated

Drama  •  Femme Fatale  •  Film Noir

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41

Cool Hand Luke

1967  •  Stuart Rosenberg  •  Not Rated

Drama  •  Prison Film

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42

The Philadelphia Story

1940  •  George Cukor  •  Not Rated

Based-on-Theatre  •  Comedy  •  Romance

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43

Network

1976  •  Sidney Lumet  •  Rated R

Black Comedy  •  Comedy Drama  •  Drama

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44

Raging Bull

1980  •  Martin Scorsese  •  Rated R

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Biopic  •  Drama

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2001: A Space Odyssey

1968  •  Stanley Kubrick  •  Rated G

Adventure  •  Cyborg / Android / Robot  •  Mindbender

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46

On the Waterfront

1954  •  Elia Kazan  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Drama

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47

Rocky

1976  •  John G. Avildsen  •  Rated PG

Drama  •  Sports Drama

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Fargo

1996  •  Ethan & Joel Coen  •  Rated R

Americana  •  Black Comedy  •  Crime

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49

The Conversation

1974  •  Francis Ford Coppola  •  Rated PG

Drama  •  Paranoid Thriller  •  Psychological Drama

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50

The Searchers

1956  •  John Ford  •  Not Rated

Epic  •  Revisionist Western  •  Western

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51

Shadow of a Doubt

1943  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Rated PG

Crime  •  Crime Thriller  •  Film Noir

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52

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927  •  F.W. Murnau  •  Not Rated

Drama  •  Melodrama  •  Romance

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53

His Girl Friday

1940  •  Howard Hawks  •  Not Rated

Comedy  •  Media Satire  •  Romance

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54

The Big Sleep

1946  •  Howard Hawks  •  Not Rated

Detective Film  •  Femme Fatale  •  Film Noir

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55

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969  •  George Roy Hill  •  Rated PG

Buddy Film  •  Outlaw  •  Revisionist Western

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56

Badlands

1973  •  Terrence Malick  •  Rated PG

Americana  •  Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Crime

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57

The Wizard of Oz

1939  •  Victor Fleming  •  Not Rated

Adventure  •  Based-on-Theatre  •  Family

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58

It's a Wonderful Life

1946  •  Frank Capra  •  Not Rated

Americana  •  Comedy Drama  •  Drama

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59

Duck Soup

1933  •  Leo McCarey  •  Not Rated

Absurd Comedy  •  Comedy  •  Farce

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60

Annie Hall

1977  •  Woody Allen  •  Rated PG

Comedy  •  Comedy of Manners  •  Romance

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61

Bringing Up Baby

1938  •  Howard Hawks  •  Not Rated

Comedy  •  Romance  •  Romantic Comedy

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62

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939  •  Frank Capra  •  Not Rated

Americana  •  Comedy Drama  •  Drama

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63

Groundhog Day

1993  •  Harold Ramis  •  Rated PG

Comedy  •  Fantasy  •  Fantasy Comedy

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64

The Gold Rush

1925  •  Charles Chaplin  •  Not Rated

Adventure  •  Adventure Comedy  •  Comedy

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65

The Graduate

1967  •  Mike Nichols  •  Rated PG

Comedy Drama  •  Comedy of Manners  •  Coming-of-Age

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66

Days of Heaven

1978  •  Terrence Malick  •  Rated PG

Costume Romance  •  Drama  •  Period Film

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67

The Sting

1973  •  George Roy Hill  •  Rated PG

Buddy Film  •  Comedy  •  Con Artist / Hustler

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68

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962  •  Robert Mulligan  •  Not Rated

Childhood Drama  •  Courtroom Drama  •  Crime

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69

All About Eve

1950  •  Joseph L. Mankiewicz  •  Not Rated

Comedy Drama  •  Drama  •  Showbiz Drama

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70

The Wild Bunch

1969  •  Sam Peckinpah  •  Rated R

Action  •  Outlaw  •  Revisionist Western

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71

Manhattan

1979  •  Woody Allen  •  Rated R

Comedy Drama  •  Comedy of Manners  •  Drama

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72

The Hustler

1961  •  Robert Rossen  •  Not Rated

Con Artist / Hustler  •  Drama  •  Psychological Drama

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73

The Great Dictator

1940  •  Charles Chaplin  •  Rated G

Anti-War Film  •  Comedy  •  Political Satire

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74

Unforgiven

1992  •  Clint Eastwood  •  Rated R

Outlaw  •  Prostitution Film  •  Revenge Film

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75

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968  •  Sergio Leone  •  Rated PG13

Ensemble Film  •  Epic  •  Revenge Film

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76

Dog Day Afternoon

1975  •  Sidney Lumet  •  Rated R

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Crime  •  Crime Drama

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77

Lawrence of Arabia

1962  •  David Lean  •  Rated G

Adventure  •  Adventure Drama  •  Drama

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78

The Thin Man

1934  •  W.S. Van Dyke  •  Not Rated

Comedy  •  Comedy Thriller  •  Crime

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79

All the President's Men

1976  •  Alan J. Pakula  •  Rated PG

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Docudrama  •  Drama

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80

The French Connection

1971  •  William Friedkin  •  Rated R

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Chase Movie

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81

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

1982  •  Steven Spielberg  •  Rated PG

Adventure  •  Drama  •  Family

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82

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962  •  John Ford  •  Not Rated

Drama  •  Outlaw  •  Revisionist Western

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83

Young Frankenstein

1974  •  Mel Brooks  •  Rated PG

Comedy  •  Horror Comedy  •  Parody/Spoof

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84

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957  •  David Lean  •  Rated PG

Drama  •  Ensemble Film  •  War

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85

Sherlock Jr.

1924  •  Buster Keaton  •  Not Rated

Action Comedy  •  Comedy  •  Crime

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Laura

1944  •  Otto Preminger  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Crime Thriller  •  Detective Film

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Bonnie and Clyde

1967  •  Arthur Penn  •  Rated R

Drama  •  Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Biopic

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The Deer Hunter

1978  •  Michael Cimino  •  Rated R

Anti-War Film  •  Drama  •  Ensemble Film

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89

High Noon

1952  •  Fred Zinnemann  •  Not Rated

Western

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A Night at the Opera

1935  •  Sam Wood  •  Not Rated

Absurd Comedy  •  Comedy  •  Farce

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91

Some Like It Hot

1959  •  Billy Wilder  •  Rated PG13

Comedy  •  Comedy of Errors  •  Cross-Dressing / Gender-Bending

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92

Out of the Past

1947  •  Jacques Tourneur  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Femme Fatale  •  Film Noir

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Singin' in the Rain

1952  •  Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly  •  Not Rated

Comedy  •  Musical  •  Musical Comedy

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Bride of Frankenstein

1935  •  James Whale  •  Not Rated

Gothic Film  •  Horror  •  Monster Film

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Sullivan's Travels

1941  •  Preston Sturges  •  Not Rated

Comedy  •  Road Movie  •  Romance

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Airplane!

1980  •  Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker  •  Rated PG

Absurd Comedy  •  Comedy  •  Ensemble Film

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The Exorcist

1973  •  William Friedkin  •  Rated R

Drama  •  Horror  •  Religious Drama

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98

Harold and Maude

1971  •  Hal Ashby  •  Rated PG

Black Comedy  •  Comedy  •  Coming-of-Age

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Blazing Saddles

1974  •  Mel Brooks  •  Rated R

Comedy  •  Comedy Western  •  Odd Couple Film

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Mean Streets

1973  •  Martin Scorsese  •  Rated R

Coming-of-Age  •  Crime  •  Crime Drama

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