National Film Registry: Class of 2022
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1. Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
Not Rated | 113 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves.
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: José Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince, Morris Carnovsky
Votes: 4,577
2. Charade (1963)
Passed | 113 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn
Votes: 85,604 | Gross: $13.47M
3. Scorpio Rising (1963)
28 min | Short, Music
A gang of Nazi bikers prepares for a race as sexual, sadistic, and occult images are cut together.
Director: Kenneth Anger | Stars: Ernie Allo, Bruce Byron, Frank Carifi, Steve Crandell
Votes: 5,710
4. Titicut Follies (1967)
Unrated | 84 min | Documentary
Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman takes us inside the Massachusetts Correctional Institution Bridgewater where people stay trapped in their madness.
Director: Frederick Wiseman
Votes: 5,111
5. Super Fly (1972)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire.
Director: Gordon Parks Jr. | Stars: Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee, Sheila Frazier, Julius Harris
Votes: 8,606
6. Bush Mama (1979)
97 min | Drama
It details the life of Dorothy who is a poor black woman. Her husband is put in jail for no observable reason and she is pregnant with a second child. The government threatens to take away her welfare if she does not get an abortion.
Director: Haile Gerima | Stars: Barbarao, Johnny Weathers, Susan Williams, Cora Lee Day
Votes: 269
7. Carrie (1976)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery
Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, John Travolta
Votes: 206,771 | Gross: $33.80M
8. Union Maids (1976)
50 min | Documentary
Three women union organizers of the early Depression era discuss and reminisce their actions of the time and the current state of the labor movement. Accompanied by a lot of vintage folk music.
Directors: Jim Klein, Miles Mogulescu, Julia Reichert | Stars: Kate Hyndman, Stella Nowicki, Sylvia Woods
Votes: 126
9.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
(1982)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The retelling of an incident in Gonzales, Texas in 1901 revolving around a stolen horse, mistaken identity and a killing. An unusual story of the all too usual exploitation of the powerless in Texas History.
Director: Robert M. Young | Stars: Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill
Votes: 1,033 | Gross: $0.80M
10. Hairspray (1988)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry
Votes: 23,453 | Gross: $6.67M
11. The Little Mermaid (1989)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes
Votes: 291,094 | Gross: $111.54M
12. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby
Votes: 242,856 | Gross: $92.82M
13. House Party (1990)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Kid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.
Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Christopher Reid, Robin Harris, Christopher Martin, Martin Lawrence
Votes: 16,731 | Gross: $26.39M
14. Tongues Untied (1989)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
A documentary about the experiences of black homosexual men living in the United States of America.
Director: Marlon Riggs | Stars: Marlon Riggs, Michael Bell, Kerrigan Black, Blackberri
Votes: 1,852
15. Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 (1968)
58 min | Documentary, Music
A close-up of bass player and composer Charlie Mingus as he and his five-year-old daughter await eviction by the City of New York.
Director: Thomas Reichman | Stars: Walter Bishop, Charles McPherson, Carolyn Mingus, Charles Mingus
Votes: 152
16. Word Is Out (1977)
124 min | Documentary, Biography, History
26 diverse lesbian and gay people are interviewed about their lives and the challenges they experience in a homophobic culture. A groundbreaking documentary is now an artefact of a different time.
Directors: Nancy Adair, Andrew Brown, Rob Epstein | Stars: Pat Bond, John Burnside, Sally M. Gearhart, Elsa Gidlow
Votes: 539
17. Mardi Gras Carnival (1898)
1 min | Documentary, Short
"This magnificent pageant is every year the mecca of tourists from all over the world. Our picture shows the following floats in the parade of 1899: No. 1, Corn; No. 2, Cherries; No. 3, Coffee; No. 4, Tea."
Votes: 120
18. Attica (1974)
80 min | Documentary, Crime, History
In 1971, inmates at Attica State Prison seized control of D-yard and took 35 hostages after peaceful efforts for reforms failed. Attica investigates the rebellion and its bloody suppression, revealing institutionalized injustices, sanctioned dishonesty, and abuses of power.
Director: Cinda Firestone | Stars: John Andrini, Herman Badillo, L.D. Barkley, Roger Champen
Votes: 201
19. Iron Man (2008)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges
Votes: 1,125,374 | Gross: $318.41M
20. Behind Every Good Man (1967)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Being an independent short subject from 1966 it follows a day in the life of a drag queen on the streets of LA, a 'young lady' waits in her lonely apartment for her date to show up.
Director: Nick Elliot
Votes: 96
21. Pariah (I) (2011)
R | 86 min | Drama
A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
Director: Dee Rees | Stars: Adepero Oduye, Kim Wayans, Aasha Davis, Pernell Walker
Votes: 7,561 | Gross: $0.76M
22. Betty Tells Her Story (1972)
20 min | Documentary, Short
A woman tells the story of how she bought an expensive dress that she never got to wear, and then tells the story again focusing on her feelings about the events she described.
Director: Liane Brandon | Star: Betty
Votes: 101
23. Manzanar (1971)
16 min | Short
A reflection about Robert Nakamura's incarceration inside an Internment camp during World War II.
Director: Robert A. Nakamura
Votes: 28
24. Itam Hakim, Hopiit (1984 Video)
58 min | Documentary, History
A documentary about the Hopi indigenous nation in the United States and their culture and history.
Director: Victor Masayesva Jr. | Star: Ross Macaya
Votes: 11
25. Cab Calloway Home Movies (1948)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary
A collection of home movies filmed from 1948-1951 featuring the legendary entertainer Cab Calloway and his wife Nuffie in their home on Long Beach and on their travels across both of the Americas.
Directors: Cab Calloway, Zulme Calloway | Stars: Cab Calloway, Cecilia Calloway, Chris Calloway, Zulme Calloway
Votes: 9
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