Summary
Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 75Audiences 78GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer75%
Audience score85%
IMDb7.6
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.7/5
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −8 min on the typical 96
typical 9688Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2011
January 22, 2011
15 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 17 more43 people
- Jeff AdachiSelf
- JHJames H. BillingtonSelf
- RBRobin BlaetzSelf
- BBBrooks BoliekSelf
- Charles BurnettSelf
- JCJay CarrSelf
- MCMartin CohenSelf
- ADArlene DamronSelf
- Julie DashSelf
- Peter CoyoteSelf
- Christopher NolanSelf
- Zooey DeschanelSelf
- GWGeorge WillemanSelf
- JPJohn PtakSelf
- Wayne WangSelf
- EJEric J. SchwartzSelf
- SLStephen LeggettSelf
- MLMick LaSalleSelf
- John WatersSelf
Caleb DeschanelSelf- LSLiz StanleySelf
- JHJennifer HorneSelf
- RARobert A. HarrisSelf
Gale Anne HurdSelf
Directing · 2
- Paul Mariano Director, Writer, Producer
- Kurt Norton Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- Douglas Blush Writer, Producer, Editor
Production · 2
- Christine O'Malley Producer
- Suzanne Chapot Producer
Camera · 1
- Frazer Bradshaw Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Alex Calleros Editor
Sound · 1
- Peter Golub Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Brian Oakes Title Graphics
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