Canonical List

📚U.S. National Film Registry

Films deemed 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant' by the U.S. Library of Congress

172 matched films

#1
2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

19688.3

Stanley Kubrick

AdventureSci-FiAuteur
8.3
#2
4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls

19977.8

Spike Lee

DocumentaryHistoryAuteur
7.8
#7
The African Queen

The African Queen

19517.7

John Huston

AdventureDramaRomance
7.7
#10
All About Eve

All About Eve

19508.2

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Drama
8.2
#11
All That Heaven Allows

All That Heaven Allows

19557.6

Douglas Sirk

DramaRomance
7.6
#12
America America

America America

19637.7

Elia Kazan

AdventureDrama
7.7
#15
Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

19598.0

Otto Preminger

DramaMystery
8.0
#16
Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces

19387.9

Michael Curtiz

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
7.9
#19
The Apartment

The Apartment

19608.3

Billy Wilder

ComedyDramaRomance
8.3
#20
Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

19798.4

Francis Ford Coppola

DramaMysteryWarAuteur
MUBI
MUBI
8.4
#21
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

19507.8

John Huston

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
7.8
#22
The Atomic Cafe

The Atomic Cafe

19827.6

Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty, Pierce Rafferty

DocumentaryHistory
7.6
#24
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

19858.5

Robert Zemeckis

AdventureComedySci-Fi
Prime
Prime
8.5
#25
The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

19527.7

Vincente Minnelli

DramaRomance
7.7
#26
Bad Day at Black Rock

Bad Day at Black Rock

19557.6

John Sturges

CrimeDramaMystery
7.6
#33
Before Stonewall

Before Stonewall

19847.5

Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg

DocumentaryHistory
7.5
#34
Before Sunrise

Before Sunrise

19958.1

Richard Linklater

ComedyDramaRomance
8.1
#35
Being There

Being There

19797.9

Hal Ashby

ComedyDrama
7.9
#37
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

19468.1

William Wyler

DramaRomanceWar
8.1
#39
The Big Heat

The Big Heat

19537.9

Fritz Lang

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
7.9
#40
The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

19988.1

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

ComedyCrime
8.1
#41
The Big Parade

The Big Parade

19257.9

King Vidor, George W. Hill

DramaRomanceWar
7.9
#46
Blade Runner

Blade Runner

19828.1

Ridley Scott

ActionDramaSci-FiAuteur
PrimeMax
PrimeMax
8.1
#51
Boyz n the Hood

Boyz n the Hood

19917.8

John Singleton

CrimeDrama
7.8
#53
The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

19857.8
ComedyDrama
7.8
#54
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

The Bride of Frankenstein

19357.8

James Whale

DramaHorrorSci-Fi
7.8
#55
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

19578.1

David Lean

AdventureDramaWar
8.1
#57
Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

20057.7

Ang Lee

DramaRomance
7.7
#62
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

19698.0

George Roy Hill

AdventureBiographyCrime
D+
D+
8.0
#63
The Cameraman

The Cameraman

19288.0

Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton

ComedyDramaFamily
8.0
#68
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

19418.2

Orson Welles

DramaMystery
8.2
#69
City Lights

City Lights

19318.5

Charles Chaplin

ComedyDramaRomance
Max
Max
8.5
#71
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

19777.6

Steven Spielberg

DramaSci-Fi
MUBI
MUBI
7.6
#73
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

19898.1

Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

BiographyDocumentaryHistory
8.1
#74
The Conversation

The Conversation

19747.7

Francis Ford Coppola

DramaMysteryThrillerAuteur
7.7
#75
Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

19678.0

Stuart Rosenberg

CrimeDrama
8.0
#82
Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves

19908.0
AdventureDramaWestern
8.0
#83
The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

20089.1

Christopher Nolan

ActionCrimeDrama
NFXMax
NFXMax
9.1
#88
The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

19517.7

Robert Wise

DramaSci-Fi
7.7
#89
Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven

19787.7

Terrence Malick

DramaRomanceAuteur
7.7
#90
The Decline of Western Civilization

The Decline of Western Civilization

19817.5

Penelope Spheeris

DocumentaryHistoryMusic
7.5
#91
The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter

19788.1

Michael Cimino

DramaWar
8.1
#92
Deliverance

Deliverance

19727.6

John Boorman

AdventureDramaThriller
7.6
#95
Die Hard

Die Hard

19888.2

John McTiernan

ActionThriller
D+
D+
8.2
#98
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

19897.9

Spike Lee

ComedyDramaAuteur
MUBI
MUBI
7.9
#99
The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York

19287.5

Josef von Sternberg

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
7.5
#100
Dog Day Afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon

19758.0

Sidney Lumet

BiographyCrimeDrama
8.0
#102
Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

19448.3

Billy Wilder

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
8.3
#104
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

19648.3

Stanley Kubrick

ComedyWarAuteur
8.3
#118
The Exorcist

The Exorcist

19738.1

William Friedkin

Horror
8.1
#121
Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams

19897.5

Phil Alden Robinson

DramaFamilyFantasy
7.5
#124
Flesh and the Devil

Flesh and the Devil

19267.6

Clarence Brown

DramaRomance
7.6
#126
The Fog of War

The Fog of War

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

20038.0

Errol Morris

BiographyDocumentaryHistory
8.0
#132
Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

19948.8

Robert Zemeckis

DramaRomance
8.8
#133
From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

19537.6

Fred Zinnemann

DramaRomanceWar
7.6
#140
The Godfather

The Godfather

19729.2

Francis Ford Coppola

CrimeDramaAuteur
9.2
#141
The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

19749.0

Francis Ford Coppola

CrimeDramaAuteur
9.0
#143
Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

19337.7

Mervyn LeRoy

ComedyDramaMusical
7.7
#144
The Gold Rush

The Gold Rush

19258.1

Charles Chaplin

AdventureComedyDrama
MUBI
MUBI
8.1
#145
GoodFellas

GoodFellas

19908.7

Martin Scorsese

BiographyCrimeDramaAuteur
Prime
Prime
8.7
#147
The Graduate

The Graduate

19678.0

Mike Nichols

ComedyDramaRomance
8.0
#148
The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

20148.1

Wes Anderson

ComedyDramaAuteur
NFXD+
NFXD+
8.1
#149
The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator

19408.4

Charles Chaplin

ComedyDramaWar
Max
Max
8.4
#150
Grey Gardens

Grey Gardens

19757.5

Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Muffie Meyer

ComedyDocumentaryDrama
7.5
#151
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

19677.8

Stanley Kramer

ComedyDrama
7.8
#152
Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy

19507.6

Joseph H. Lewis

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
7.6
#153
Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

19447.6

Preston Sturges

ComedyWar
7.6
#155
Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude

19717.8

Hal Ashby

ComedyDramaRomance
7.8
#156
The Heiress

The Heiress

19498.1

William Wyler

DramaRomance
8.1
#161
High Noon

High Noon

19527.9

Fred Zinnemann

DramaThrillerWestern
7.9
#162
His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

19407.8

Howard Hawks

ComedyDramaRomance
7.8
#165
Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams

19948.3

Steve James

DocumentaryDramaSport
8.3
#167
The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

20087.5

Kathryn Bigelow

DramaThrillerWar
7.5
#168
The Hustler

The Hustler

19617.9

Robert Rossen

DramaSport
7.9
#169
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

19328.2

Mervyn LeRoy

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
8.2
#170
In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

19507.9

Nicholas Ray

DramaFilm-NoirMystery
7.9
#172
Inception

Inception

20108.8

Christopher Nolan

ActionAdventureSci-Fi
NFXPrimeMax
NFXPrime
8.8
#174
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

20007.7
DocumentaryHistoryWar
7.7
#175
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

19567.7

Don Siegel

DramaHorrorSci-Fi
7.7
#176
It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

19348.1

Frank Capra

ComedyRomance
8.1
#178
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

19468.6

Frank Capra

DramaFamilyFantasy
8.6
#179
Jazz on a Summer's Day

Jazz on a Summer's Day

19597.9

Bert Stern, Aram Avakian

DocumentaryMusic
7.9
#182
Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar

19547.6

Nicholas Ray

DramaWestern
7.6
#184
Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg

19618.3

Stanley Kramer

DramaHistoryWar
8.3
#185
Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

19938.2

Steven Spielberg

ActionAdventureSci-Fi
NFXPrime
NFXPrime
8.2
#191
Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

19557.5

Robert Aldrich

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
7.5
#193
Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi

19828.2

Godfrey Reggio

DocumentaryMusic
8.2
#195
The Lady from Shanghai

The Lady from Shanghai

19477.5

Orson Welles

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
7.5
#197
The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

19718.0

Peter Bogdanovich

DramaRomance
8.0
#198
The Last Waltz

The Last Waltz

19788.1

Martin Scorsese

BiographyDocumentaryMusicAuteur
8.1
#201
Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

19457.6

John M. Stahl

DramaFilm-NoirRomance
7.6
#205
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

20018.9

Peter Jackson

AdventureDramaFantasy
NFXMax
NFXMax
8.9
#206
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

19457.9

Billy Wilder

DramaFilm-Noir
7.9
#211
The Loving Story

The Loving Story

20117.6

Nancy Buirski

BiographyDocumentaryDrama
7.6
#212
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

19607.7

John Sturges

ActionAdventureDrama
7.7
#213
Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow

19378.1

Leo McCarey

DramaRomance
8.1
#214
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

19628.1

John Ford

DramaWestern
8.1
#216
The Matrix

The Matrix

19998.7

Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

ActionSci-Fi
Max
Max
8.7
#219
McCabe & Mrs. Miller

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

19717.6

Robert Altman

DramaWestern
7.6
#222
Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

19447.5

Vincente Minnelli

ComedyDramaFamily
7.5
#225
Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

19697.8

John Schlesinger

Drama
MUBI
MUBI
7.8
#227
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

19437.5

Preston Sturges

ComedyRomanceWar
7.5
#228
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

19477.9

George Seaton

ComedyDramaFamily
7.9
#229
Monterey Pop

Monterey Pop

19687.9

D.A. Pennebaker

DocumentaryHistoryMusic
7.9
#230
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

19398.1

Frank Capra

ComedyDrama
8.1
#231
Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

19427.6

William Wyler

DramaRomanceWar
7.6
#233
My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

19467.7

John Ford, Lloyd Bacon

DramaRomanceWestern
7.7
#234
My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

19367.9

Gregory La Cava

ComedyDramaRomance
7.9
#236
The Naked City

The Naked City

19487.5

Jules Dassin

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
7.5
#244
No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

20078.2

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

CrimeDramaThriller
8.2
#246
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

19598.3

Alfred Hitchcock

AdventureDramaMystery
8.3
#247
Nothing But a Man

Nothing But a Man

19647.9

Michael Roemer

DramaRomance
7.9
#248
Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

19427.8

Irving Rapper

DramaRomance
7.8
#250
On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

19548.1

Elia Kazan

CrimeDramaThriller
MUBI
MUBI
8.1
#251
Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

C'era una volta il West

19688.5

Sergio Leone

DramaWestern
8.5
#253
Only Angels Have Wings

Only Angels Have Wings

19397.6

Howard Hawks

AdventureDramaRomance
7.6
#254
Out of the Past

Out of the Past

19477.9

Jacques Tourneur

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
7.9
#255
The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales

19767.8

Clint Eastwood

DramaWestern
7.8
#256
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

19438.0

William A. Wellman

DramaWestern
8.0
#257
Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

19578.4

Stanley Kubrick

DramaWarAuteur
8.4
#259
Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street

19537.6

Samuel Fuller

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
7.6
#267
The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

19427.6

Sam Wood

BiographyDramaRomance
7.6
#268
The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

19317.6

William A. Wellman

CrimeDrama
7.6
#269
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

19948.8
CrimeDrama
8.8
#271
The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

19527.7

John Ford

ComedyDramaRomance
7.7
#272
Raging Bull

Raging Bull

19808.1

Martin Scorsese

BiographyDramaSportAuteur
8.1
#273
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

19818.4

Steven Spielberg

ActionAdventure
8.4
#275
Rear Window

Rear Window

19548.5

Alfred Hitchcock

DramaMysteryThriller
8.5
#276
Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

19557.6

Nicholas Ray

Drama
7.6
#279
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert

Richard Pryor: Live in Concert

19798.0

Jeff Margolis

ComedyDocumentary
8.0
#282
Rocky

Rocky

19768.1

John G. Avildsen

DramaSport
Max
Max
8.1
#285
Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday

19538.0

William Wyler

ComedyDramaRomance
8.0
#286
Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap

19357.6

Leo McCarey

ComedyMysteryRomance
7.6
#287
Safety Last!

Safety Last!

19238.1

Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor

ActionComedyRomance
8.1
#288
Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

19988.6

Steven Spielberg

DramaWar
8.6
#290
Schindler's List

Schindler's List

19939.0

Steven Spielberg

BiographyDramaHistory
9.0
#294
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

19437.8

Alfred Hitchcock

DramaFilm-NoirMystery
7.8
#295
The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

19949.3

Frank Darabont

Drama
NFX
NFX
9.3
#298
Sherlock Jr.

Sherlock Jr.

19248.1

Buster Keaton

ActionComedyRomance
8.1
#300
The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

19408.0

Ernst Lubitsch

ComedyDramaRomance
8.0
#302
Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

19528.3

Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly

ComedyMusicalRomance
8.3
#304
The Social Network

The Social Network

20107.8

David Fincher

BiographyDrama
7.8
#305
Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

19598.2

Billy Wilder

ComedyMusicRomance
Prime
Prime
8.2
#311
Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

19287.8

Charles Reisner, Buster Keaton

ActionComedyDrama
7.8
#312
The Sting

The Sting

19738.2

George Roy Hill

ComedyCrimeDrama
NFX
NFX
8.2
#313
Stop Making Sense

Stop Making Sense

19848.7

Jonathan Demme

DocumentaryMusic
8.7
#317
Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

19417.9

Preston Sturges

AdventureComedyDrama
7.9
#318
Sunrise

Sunrise

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

19278.1

F.W. Murnau

DramaRomance
8.1
#319
Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

19578.0

Alexander Mackendrick

DramaFilm-Noir
8.0
#321
The T.A.M.I. Show

The T.A.M.I. Show

19648.3

Steve Binder

DocumentaryMusic
8.3
#325
Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

19768.2

Martin Scorsese

CrimeDramaAuteur
8.2
#326
The Terminator

The Terminator

19848.1

James Cameron

ActionAdventureSci-Fi
Prime
Prime
8.1
#327
Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

19918.6

James Cameron

ActionAdventureSci-Fi
8.6
#329
Thelma & Louise

Thelma & Louise

19917.6

Ridley Scott

AdventureCrimeDramaAuteur
PrimeMUBI
PrimeMUBI
7.6
#330
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

19887.5

Charlotte Zwerin

BiographyDocumentaryMusic
7.5
#334
This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap

19847.9
ComedyMusic
7.9
#337
The Times of Harvey Milk

The Times of Harvey Milk

19848.2

Rob Epstein

BiographyDocumentaryHistory
MUBI
MUBI
8.2
#344
Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

19587.9

Orson Welles

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
7.9
#346
The Truman Show

The Truman Show

19988.2

Peter Weir

ComedyDrama
NFX
NFX
8.2
#347
Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

19497.7

Henry King

DramaWar
7.7
#350
Unforgiven

Unforgiven

19928.2

Clint Eastwood

DramaWestern
8.2
#357
Wattstax

Wattstax

19737.7

Mel Stuart

ComedyDocumentaryMusic
7.7
#358
The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding Banquet

Xi yan

19937.6

Ang Lee

ComedyDramaRomance
7.6
#359
When Harry Met Sally...

When Harry Met Sally...

19897.7
ComedyDramaRomance
PrimeMUBI
PrimeMUBI
7.7
#361
White Heat

White Heat

19498.1

Raoul Walsh

ActionCrimeDrama
8.1
#363
Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road

19337.5

William A. Wellman

AdventureDrama
7.5
#364
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

19697.9

Sam Peckinpah

ActionAdventureDrama
7.9
#367
Winchester '73

Winchester '73

19507.6

Anthony Mann

ActionDramaWestern
7.6
#372
A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence

19748.0

John Cassavetes

DramaRomance
8.0
#374
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

19427.6

Michael Curtiz

BiographyDramaFamily
7.6
#375
Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

19748.0
Comedy
8.0
#376
Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln

19397.5

John Ford

BiographyDrama
7.5