National Film Registry: Class of 2017

In one long take, the camera shows us the journey of a subway train as it makes its way from Union Square to the old Grand Central Station.

An animated dramatization of the notorious World War I German torpedoing of the ocean liner, Lusitania.

A bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous baron who once betrayed him.

At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air-freight company is compelled to risk the lives of his pilots in order to win an important contract as a traveling American showgirl/harlot stops in town.

Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.

A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred.

Frustrated former journalist Chuck Tatum now working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about trading post owner Leo Minosa trapped in a cave to rekindle Chuck's career, but the story soon escalates into a media circus.

The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.

A White couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her Black fiancé.

Wanda, a lonely housewife, drifts through mining country until she meets a petty thief who takes her in.

A stark and revealing examination of romantic alliances, "Lives of Performers" examines the dilemma of a man who can't choose between two women and makes them both suffer. Originally part of a dance performance choreographed by Rainer.

An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.

From executive producer Tony Bill comes a gritty and groundbreaking look at Los Angeles gang life in the city’s Mexican-American barrios.

A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.

Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.

A New York City cop, John McClane, tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas Eve party at the Nakatomi Plaza Skyscraper in Los Angeles, California.

Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.

A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Sphere Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.

A charismatic old acquaintance drifts into town, stirring up trouble for a mild-mannered family.

A documentary of the notorious racial terrorist 1963 bombing by the Ku Klux Klan of the African American 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement, which killed four young girls.

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

A former insurance investigator who now suffers from anterograde amnesia uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's murderer.

The Fuentes family gathers in their front yard to watch their youngest son, Antonio Jr., learn to ride a tricycle.

Showcases the various activities of children and families in a Mexican-American community in Corpus Christi, from ball-throwing and exploring to parades and marches.

Documents the passage of an Independence Day parade through a Mexican-American community in Corpus Christi, TX.