Disney’s first and most enduring classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was a landmark achievement in animation and laid the foundation for every innovative animated film we love today.

A cartoon classic! Inducted to the National Film Registry in 2003, this 1955 short about a deceptive singing frog has become legendary for good reason.

A film of pure imagination, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory has achieved cult classic status in American film history and earned itself a place on the Registry for its cultural impact. Read on to learn how.

This 1897 film of the boxing match between James J. Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons is more interesting to read about than it is to watch, and there are a lot of things that make this film Registry worthy. What are those things? Read on to find out.

Though not even three minutes long, Alfred Camille Abadie’s silent film of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island is undoubtedly significant. Why? Read on to find out.

Cinderella (1950) is one of Disney’s most iconic films. Added to the National Film Registry in 2018, Cinderella is generally credited with saving Disney’s animation studio after World War II. But how did it go from a 1922 cartoon short to the animated musical that is still beloved today? Read on to find out.

Tin Toy (1988) is the film that made Pixar as we know it today possible. While it looks clunky next to today’s computer-animated films, it is groundbreaking in the field of animation.

This is not a movie about cowboys. It is a movie about the complexity of human nature, conscience, and the choices we make that define us. This movie makes you think. It is playful yet deep, and you just don’t know whom to root for.

The first in a trilogy of Sinbad adventure movies, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) features the amazingly creative creature designs of Ray Harryhausen and a timelessly engaging view of a classic story. A sleeper hit in its day, it continues to be well received by modern audiences.

How far would you go to get what you need? How do you reconcile duty and independence? How much do you owe your family? These are some of the questions explored by Shoes (1916), a silent film about a young woman who has to support herself, her parents, and her siblings on a paltry shopgirl’s salary, all while desperately needing and longing for a new pair of shoes.