The Best 'National Film Registry' Movies

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Star Wars 1977, 121 min.

George Lucas • Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Action • Adventure • Cyborg / Android / Robot

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The Empire Strikes Back 1980, 127 min.

Irvin Kershner • Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Action • Adventure • Cyborg / Android / Robot

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The Godfather 1972, 175 min.

Francis Ford Coppola • Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Crime Drama • Crime

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Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981, 115 min.

Steven Spielberg • Starring: Harrison Ford, Paul Freeman, Karen Allen

Action • Adventure • Costume Adventure

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The Shawshank Redemption 1994, 142 min.

Frank Darabont • Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Buddy Film • Drama

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Pulp Fiction 1994, 154 min.

Quentin Tarantino • Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis

Black Comedy • Comedy Thriller • Crime Comedy

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Return of the Jedi 1983, 134 min.

Richard Marquand • Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Action • Adventure • Cyborg / Android / Robot

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Back to the Future 1985, 116 min.

Robert Zemeckis • Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson

Adventure Comedy • Adventure • Americana

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The Godfather Part II 1974, 200 min.

Francis Ford Coppola • Starring: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Crime Drama • Crime

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GoodFellas 1990, 145 min.

Martin Scorsese • Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic

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Rear Window 1954, 112 min.

Alfred Hitchcock • Starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Mystery • Psychological Thriller

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City Lights 1931, 87 min.

Charles Chaplin • Starring: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee

Comedy Drama • Comedy • Drama

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Alien 1979, 117 min.

Ridley Scott • Starring: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Ian Holm

Body Horror • Cyborg / Android / Robot • Horror

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The Silence of the Lambs 1991, 118 min.

Jonathan Demme • Starring: Jodie Foster, Scott Glenn, Anthony Hopkins

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Cannibal Film • Crime Thriller

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The Shining 1980, 142 min.

Stanley Kubrick • Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Ghost Film • Haunted House Film

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Casablanca 1942, 102 min.

Michael Curtiz • Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid

Based-on-Theatre • Drama • Romance

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The Apartment 1960, 125 min.

Billy Wilder • Starring: Jack Lemmon, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston

Comedy Drama • Drama • Romance

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975, 133 min.

Milos Forman • Starring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Will Sampson

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Comedy Drama • Drama

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Die Hard 1988, 131 min.

John McTiernan • Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia

Action Thriller • Action • Based-on-20th-Century-Literature

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Double Indemnity 1944, 107 min.

Billy Wilder • Starring: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Crime Thriller • Crime

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The Best 'National Film Registry' Movies

Star Wars https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A898B2411B 1977, 121 min.

The Empire Strikes Back https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CB936431BE 1980, 127 min.

The Godfather https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B4CFDA198E 1972, 175 min.

Raiders of the Lost Ark https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F8FD895F02 1981, 115 min.

The Shawshank Redemption https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2F21C46A61 1994, 142 min.

Pulp Fiction https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6275664BCE 1994, 154 min.

Return of the Jedi https://www.flickchart.com/movie/32435A77AB 1983, 134 min.

Back to the Future https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F6AF86D9BB 1985, 116 min.

The Godfather Part II https://www.flickchart.com/movie/DD42A68671 1974, 200 min.

GoodFellas https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8EC84B6AB6 1990, 145 min.

Rear Window https://www.flickchart.com/movie/7C67315C3B 1954, 112 min.

City Lights https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CA103CCA4C 1931, 87 min.

Alien https://www.flickchart.com/movie/DF0ECE2B18 1979, 117 min.

The Silence of the Lambs https://www.flickchart.com/movie/70BB133FB2 1991, 118 min.

The Shining https://www.flickchart.com/movie/20DFD206DB 1980, 142 min.

Casablanca https://www.flickchart.com/movie/397A5ED065 1942, 102 min.

The Apartment https://www.flickchart.com/movie/80AA9787F3 1960, 125 min.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest https://www.flickchart.com/movie/524F1C7D3F 1975, 133 min.

Die Hard https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2B46E4A663 1988, 131 min.

Double Indemnity https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B7F3394B12 1944, 107 min.

Movies by Decadefrom this Chart

Star Wars 1977, 121 min.

The Empire Strikes Back 1980, 127 min.

The Godfather 1972, 175 min.

Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981, 115 min.

The Shawshank Redemption 1994, 142 min.

Pulp Fiction 1994, 154 min.

Return of the Jedi 1983, 134 min.

Back to the Future 1985, 116 min.

The Godfather Part II 1974, 200 min.

GoodFellas 1990, 145 min.

Rear Window 1954, 112 min.

City Lights 1931, 87 min.

Alien 1979, 117 min.

The Silence of the Lambs 1991, 118 min.

The Shining 1980, 142 min.

Casablanca 1942, 102 min.

The Apartment 1960, 125 min.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975, 133 min.

Die Hard 1988, 131 min.

Double Indemnity 1944, 107 min.

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