My Picks For the Next National Film Registry
by discoroux | created - 17 Dec 2014 | updated - 17 Dec 2014 | PublicFilms I would like to see added to the National Film Registry soon.
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1. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.
Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
Votes: 1,121,718 | Gross: $309.13M
Its two predecessors are already in the Registry, so why not complete the trilogy? Sure, it's not quite as good, but I think a lot of people will agree it looks a lot better in light of the prequels.
2. Jurassic Park (1993)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 1,067,507 | Gross: $402.45M
This film was a landmark in visual effects production in both CGI and animatronics. One of the most successful movies of the 1990's, it's still very beloved by audiences today.
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey
Votes: 375,221 | Gross: $75.08M
Visually stunning, it perfectly showcases Tim Burton's creativity. Although Disney was skeptical at first, it has been well received by audiences and developed a small cult following.
4. Batman (1989)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure
The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl
Votes: 404,363 | Gross: $251.19M
This very successful film helped revive the movie-going public's interest in super hero movies after the disappointing Super Man sequels. Tim Burton masterfully brought the dark attitude of the dark knight to the big screen in a way only Christopher Nolan was able to replicate 16 years later.
5. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Not Rated | 118 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation after he decides to tie the knot. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson
Votes: 74,982
A comedy classic that displays Cary Grant's comic brilliance.
6. American Beauty (1999)
R | 122 min | Drama
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley
Votes: 1,211,259 | Gross: $130.10M
A perfect example of the late Conrad L. Hall's beautiful cinematography. Adding it's very original music, perfect cast, and well written screenplay, it's simply amazing film making. One of the best of the 1990's.
7. Almost Famous (2000)
R | 122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand
Votes: 293,494 | Gross: $32.53M
Cameron Crowe uses his brilliant storytelling skills to channel his love of 1970's rock music in a way that may be nostalgic for his generation's audience, but not so nostalgic that younger generations can't appreciate its story and characters.
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