Films that need to be in the National Film Registry.
Here is a list of films that I think deserve to be preserved. The following titles listed are at least 10 years old and were either made in America or were financed by an American company. Anyone can cast a vote by mail or by online form here: https://www.research.net/r/national-fim-registry-nomination-form
The films I have voted for that actually have been inducted are the following:
Ghostbusters in 2015
Rushmore & Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 2016
Jurassic Park in 2018
Clerks in 2019
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring & Return of the Jedi in 2021
The Little Mermaid in 2022
Apollo 13 & Terminator 2 in 2023.
The films I have voted for that actually have been inducted are the following:
Ghostbusters in 2015
Rushmore & Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 2016
Jurassic Park in 2018
Clerks in 2019
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring & Return of the Jedi in 2021
The Little Mermaid in 2022
Apollo 13 & Terminator 2 in 2023.
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- DirectorJames MangoldStarsRussell CroweChristian BaleBen FosterA small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
- DirectorMaria FinitzoStarsHaibihnAmberTobyFor two years, filmmaker Maria Finitzo followed five strong young women between the ages of 13 and 17. Unlike the myriad reports, books and "specials" that focus on young women as passive and powerless, 5 Girls explores the ways these girls discover the resources necessary to successfully navigate the rocky waters of adolescence. It focuses on the positive ways girls learn to adapt to challenge in their lives by understanding and exercising choices, by believing in their strength when others do not and by resisting powerful cultural messages, which urge them to be silent.
- DirectorCurtis HansonStarsEminemBrittany MurphyKim BasingerFollows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsBruce WillisMadeleine StoweBrad PittIn a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.
- DirectorJonathan HeapStarsJane AldenDon AmendoliaJohn BachelderPoor Myron Castleman is stuck reliving the same 59 minutes of his lunch break.
- DirectorBud GreenspanStarsDavid PerryJose AbascalSaïd AouitaThe definitive photographic record of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, told "from the inside" through the lives of the participants, the words of David Perry, and the singing voice of Placido Domingo. From the opening to closing ceremonies, this unique style of storytelling shows a side of the Olympic Games not seen by television audiences.
- DirectorRobert LuketicStarsJim SturgessKate BosworthKevin SpaceyInspired by real events and people, 21 is about six MIT students who become trained to be experts in card counting in Black Jack and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.
- DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsSean PennBenicio Del ToroNaomi WattsA freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.
- DirectorJonathan LevineStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittSeth RogenAnna KendrickInspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsJames FrancoAmber TamblynKate MaraA mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsGerard ButlerLena HeadeyDavid WenhamIn the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army.
- DirectorMarc WebbStarsZooey DeschanelJoseph Gordon-LevittGeoffrey ArendAfter being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMack SennettFred MaceA burglar enters the home of a wealthy man and steals a valuable necklace. A reward of $500 is offered for the thief's apprehension. A couple of rube detectives start out to find the robber and succeed in taking into custody the victim of the robbery and the real detective who is on the case. An ordinary copper gets the thief and wins the reward. .
- StarsMrs. M.F. LeeCarey WilsonHoward HawksA tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 is given to meet the people who make the movies there and see how movies are made.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsKirk DouglasJames MasonPaul LukasA ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
- DirectorJohn CromwellStarsRaymond MasseyGene LockhartRuth GordonHumble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsNicolas CageMeryl StreepChris CooperA lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
- DirectorJohn ScagliottiStarsCraig RodwellMelissa EtheridgeMike CarneyDocumentary/Historical retrospective of the Gay Rights movement from the 1969 Stonewall riots to the present.
- StarsHarry FurnissMary FullerWillis SecordA wealthy artist lives in retirement in his country mansion with his only son, Charles, who is averse to country life and anxious to make his abode in the city where they raise brides instead of crops. One day a sketch club, consisting of a bevy of beauties, arrive by motor from the city to sketch the ruins of an old castle which they are at first unable to locate. Nell Travers, the leading spirit of the party, inquires at the mansion for direction and thus forms the acquaintance of Charles, who begs to be permitted to act as guide. She gladly accepts the proposition and introduces him to the other members of the Sketch Club, and together they proceed to the old ruins and after considerable discussion as to the best point of view, the tripods and canvases are finally placed and each girl's name written in bold type across the top of her canvas. It is noon and they decide to return to their motor car for luncheon, but Charles, having become enamored of Nell's charms, persuades her to meander in an opposite direction. The canvases being left alone, Charles' father, when he happens upon the scene, is unable to resist the temptation of carrying out a practical joke. He draws a caricature upon each canvas and in fiendish glee departs for home. When the girls return and discover their canvases unfit to work upon, they conclude that Nell, the missing one, must be the culprit and immediately depart for home in their motor, leaving Nell to get home as best she can. When Nell learns of the girls' sudden departure, the gallant Charles offers to drive her home in his trap. At the mansion she meets his jovial father and, seeing the various drawings about the house, she immediately suspects him of being the one who disfigured the girls' canvases. She makes the accusation and the old gentleman admits that he is the real culprit and humbly apologizes for his joke. Nell now starts for home escorted by Charles, and we can plainly see that he is no longer anxious for city life.
- Showing the arrival of a Chinese passenger train at the station.
- DirectorEdwin S. PorterThe scene opens in an artist's studio, the artist asleep in his chair. A large old fashioned clock opens and a young lady comes out and awaking the artist, requests him to paint her picture. While the artist is executing the work a clown comes from the clock, takes in the situation and begins to make love to the lady. The artist detects him and compels him to desist his love making. He continues to paint. The clown becomes interested and asks the artist to allow him to paint the picture, and begins smearing a whitewash brush over the canvas, when lo, a most perfect image of the young lady appears. The image then steps down from the frame, joins the young lady in the studio, and the figures, each a perfect counterpart of the other begin to dance to the great astonishment of the artist. The clown the by waving his hand causes the figures of the two girls to merge into one. The artist then assumes his seat and awakens from his dream with a great shock.
- StarsFrancis X. BushmanBryant WashburnA half-breed Indian in need of help, a Good Samaritan, a bad man, and a Northwest Mounted Police officer on his trail all cross paths in the Great North Woods.
- DirectorEdwin S. PorterShows a bedroom in a hotel. On the wall of the room is a conspicuous sign "Don't blow out the gas." A hayseed enters the room, accompanied by a bellboy. The boy deposits the Rube's bag and umbrella, turns a somersault, and vanishes through the door. The Rube then removes his hat and coat and places them upon the table. They immediately vanish. He then blows out the gas. The scene then instantly changes to a funeral procession, headed by Reuben's hearse, and followed by the carriages of his country friends. Strictly up-to-date picture.
- DirectorGodfrey ReggioImage and music are intertwined in this third collaboration between director Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass. The film was produced to celebrate the World Wildlife Fund's Biological Diversity Campaign. The film combines images of nature with pulsing rhythms in a Microcosmos (1997) meets Koyaanisqatsi (1983) spectacle.