Awards search:National Film Registry

The Princess Bride

by Rob Reiner Director
DVD, 2015
Tags
fantasy, fiction, humour, piracy, torture, romance, revenge story, nesting narrative, quest, The Princess Bride, narrator with personality — 12 more, movie, based-on-books, gifts from Ørjan, gifts from Sarah, action, action comedy, swashbuckler, true love, true love's kiss, Christmas fiction, Hugo Award (best dramatic presentation), Saturn Award (best fantasy film)
Collections
Loki's Top 20 films of all time, Lucky's Favourites, Loki's Favourites, Favorites

Shrek

by Andrew Adamson Director
DVD, 2001
Tags
fiction, movie, fairy tales, animation, Shrek, musical, fantasy, long walk, romance, identity, reluctant hero — 13 more, unlikely friends, quest, captive in the tower, dragons, origin, based-on-books, cursed to live as an animal, true love, true love's kiss, DreamWorks Animation, Academy Award (best animated feature), BAFTA Award (best adapted screenplay), storybook opening
Series
Shrek (Dreamworks) (1)

Mary Poppins

by Robert Stevenson Director
Blu-ray, 1964
Tags
fiction, movie, animation and live action, animation, Mary Poppins, based-on-books, childhood, coming of age, parenthood, identity, fantasy — 5 more, witchcraft, musical, Disney Animation and Live Action Hybrid Film, Academy Award (best original score), Academy Award (best original song)
Series
Mary Poppins (Disney) (1)

Saving Private Ryan

by Steven Spielberg Director
DVD, 1998
Tags
fiction, movie, quest, WW2, Invasion of Normandy, period story, period drama, war story, warfare, action, drama — 4 more, long walk, 1940s, Golden Globe (best drama), Saturn Award (best action/adventure/thriller film)

The Matrix

by Lana Wachowski Director
DVD, 2006
Tags
fiction, movie, The Matrix, origin, questioned reality, escapes, philosophy, action, science fiction, artificial intelligence, The Ultimate Matrix Collection — 7 more, box set, prophecy, post-apocalyptic, white saviour trope, digital world, Saturn Award (best science fiction film), Chosen One trope
Collection
Loki's Top 20 films of all time
Series
The Matrix Films (1), The Matrix Franchise (1)

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

by Steven Spielberg Director
DVD, 2013
Tags
fiction, movie, Indiana Jones, period story, action, period drama, romance, nazis, treasure hunt, cursed treasure, Ark of the Covenant — 15 more, snake pit, frenemies, jungle adventure, ruins, adventuring academic, The Adventures of Indiana Jones, box set, desert adventure, deus ex machina, Hugo Award (best dramatic presentation), Saturn Award (best fantasy film), Saturn Award (best writing), Saturn Award (best music), archaeology, British Fantasy Award (best film / television production)
Series
Indiana Jones Movies (1)

The Godfather

by Francis Ford Coppola Director
DVD, March 14, 1972
Tags
fiction, movie, The Godfather, crime, crime drama, family business, mafia, based-on-books, generational narrative, the king is dead long live the king, drama — 9 more, period drama, 1940s, 1950s, Academy Award (best picture), Academy Award (best adapted screenplay), Golden Globe (best drama), Golden Globe (best screenplay), Golden Globe (best original score), BAFTA Award (best original music)
Series
The Godfather {Coppola} (1)

Memento

by Christopher Nolan Director
DVD, 2002
Tags
fiction, movie, identity, memory loss, thriller, murder mystery, revenge story, non-linear storytelling, based-on-books, Saturn Award (best action/adventure/thriller film)

The Godfather Part II

by Francis Ford Coppola Director
DVD, December 12, 1974
Tags
fiction, movie, The Godfather, crime, crime drama, family business, mafia, based-on-books, generational narrative, drama, period drama — 20 more, 1950s, immigration, orphan, revenge story, pre-war 1900s, interbellum years, the sins of the father, sibling rivalry, sibling loyalty, Cuba, revolutions, Cuban Revolution, assassination, unscroupled protagonist, sequel, Academy Award (best picture), Academy Award (best adapted screenplay), Academy Award (best original score), origin, prequel
Series
The Godfather {Coppola} (2)

Fantasia

by Walt Disney Producer
Blu-ray, 1940
Tags
fiction, video anthology, cartoon anthology, mosaic film, movie, based-on-music, music, musical, classical music, fantasy, centaurs — 25 more, demons, fairies, Disney characters in other roles, ghosts, wizards, animation and live action, animation, Disney, Disney Classic, Disney Classics Complete 55 Movie 1937–2018 box set, box set, Olympian gods in fiction, silent story, Fantasia, concert film, orchestral, based-on-books, dinosaurs, creation myth, good vs. evil, ballet, jazz, Disney short, Mickey Mouse short, Hugo Award (best dramatic presentation)
Series
Fantasia / The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Disney) (1)

Toy Story

by John Lasseter Director
DVD, 1995
Tags
fiction, movie, Pixar, animation, Pixar Animation Studios Feature, Toy Story, hidden world, childhood, toys, kidnapping, identity — 3 more, comedy, gifts from Ørjan, Academy Award (honorary / special achievement)
Collections
Loki's Top 12 animated films, Favorites
Series
Toy Story (Disney•Pixar) (1)

Bambi

by David D. Hand Director
Blu-ray, 1942
Tags
fiction, movie, animation, Disney, Disney Classic, animal stories, orphan, childhood, coming of age, time as a cycle, Disney Classics Complete 55 Movie 1937–2018 box set — 3 more, box set, based-on-books, Hugo Award (best dramatic presentation)
Series
Bambi (Disney) (1), The Wonderful World of Disney (49.16)

Back to the Future

by Robert Zemeckis Director
DVD, 2016
Tags
fiction, Back to the Future The Complete Trilogy, box set, time travel, high school drama, mad scientist trope, movie, eccentric inventor trope, Back to the Future, Hugo Award (best dramatic presentation), Saturn Award (best science fiction film)
Collections
Lucky's Favourites, Favorites
Series
Back to the Future (Movie 1)

The Terminator

by James Cameron Director
DVD, October 26, 1984
Tags
fiction, movie, Terminator, time travel, thriller, on the run, artificial intelligence, grandfather paradox, circular fiction, action, Terminator 6-Film Collection — 4 more, box set, science fiction, cyborgs, Chosen One trope
Series
The Terminator films (1)

Airplane!

by Jim Abrahams Director
DVD, 1980
Tags
fiction, movie, parody, comedy, slapstick, surrealism
Series
Airplane! (1)

Schindler's List

by Steven Spielberg Director
DVD, 1993
Tags
fiction, true story, movie, WW2, holocaust, war story, authoritarianism, nazis, period drama, period story, black and white film — 14 more, drama, unlikely friends, based-on-books, persecution, dystopia, 1940s, Academy Award (best picture), Academy Award (best adapted screenplay), Academy Award (best original score), Golden Globe (best drama), BAFTA Award (best film), Golden Globe (best screenplay), BAFTA Award (best adapted screenplay), BAFTA Award (best original music)

Unforgiven

by Clint Eastwood Director
DVD, 1992
Tags
fiction, movie, period story, 1800s, western, bounty hunting, revenge story, drama

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

by Robert Zemeckis Director
Blu-ray, 1988
Tags
fiction, movie, animation, animation and live action, buddy cop comedy, detective story, gifts from Ørjan, Disney, Looney Tunes, fantasy, noir — 11 more, comedy, mystery, slapstick, based-on-books, pop culture stew, third act villain transformation trope, Disney Animation and Live Action Hybrid Film, Academy Award (honorary / special achievement), Hugo Award (best dramatic presentation), Saturn Award (best fantasy film), BSFA Award (best media)
Series
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Disney) (1)

Home Alone

by Chris Columbus Director
DVD, 2006
Tags
fiction, movie, comedy, humour, action, slapstick, children's story, childhood, child genious, crime, Christmas — 2 more, Christmas fiction, Home Alone
Collection
Loki's Top 12 live action comedy films
Series
Home Alone (1)

The Little Mermaid

by Ron Clements Director
Blu-ray, 1989
Tags
fiction, animation, Disney, movie, Disney Classic, The Little Mermaid, based-on-books, fairy tales, romance, forbidden love, deal with the devil — 21 more, merfolk, fantasy, witchcraft, familiar, Disney Renaissance, underwater adventure, animal sidekick, friends with all animals trope, princess movie, musical, period story, outsider in the real world, third act villain transformation trope, Disney Classics Complete 55 Movie 1937–2018 box set, box set, true love's kiss, true love, fish out of water, Academy Award (best original score), Golden Globe (best original score), Academy Award (best original song)
Series
Disney's The Little Mermaid (1), The Little Mermaid (Disney) (1)

The Sting

by George Roy Hill Director
Blu-ray, December 25, 1973
Tags
fiction, movie, confidence tricks, crime drama, crime, on the run, who is fooling whom, revenge story, gambling, train travel, assassination — 5 more, period story, period drama, Academy Award (best picture), Academy Award (best original screenplay), Academy Award (best original score)

Beauty And The Beast (Extended Edition)

by Gary Trousdale Director
Blu-ray, 1991
Tags
fiction, movie, animation, fairy tales, Beauty and the Beast, cursed to live as an animal, part beast part human, princess movie, eccentric inventor trope, romance, fantasy — 18 more, kidnapping, based-on-books, Disney, Disney Classic, musical, Disney Renaissance, extended cut, the sane one in the insane asylum, true love's kiss, good guys like books, period story, Disney Classics Complete 55 Movie 1937–2018 box set, box set, powerful being in disguise, Academy Award (best original score), Golden Globe (best original score), Golden Globe (best musical or comedy), Academy Award (best original song)
Collection
Favorites
Series
Beauty and the Beast (Disney) (1)

Beauty and the Beast

by Gary Trousdale Director
Blu-ray, 1991
Tags
fiction, movie, animation, fairy tales, Beauty and the Beast, cursed to live as an animal, part beast part human, princess movie, eccentric inventor trope, romance, fantasy — 17 more, kidnapping, based-on-books, Disney, Disney Classic, musical, Disney Renaissance, the sane one in the insane asylum, true love's kiss, good guys like books, period story, Disney Classics Complete 55 Movie 1937–2018 box set, box set, powerful being in disguise, Academy Award (best original score), Golden Globe (best original score), Golden Globe (best musical or comedy), Academy Award (best original song)
Series
Beauty and the Beast (Disney) (1)

Superman: The Movie

by Richard Donner Director
DVD, 2008
Tags
fiction, movie, based-on-comics, action, The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection, box set, super heroes, Lex Luthor, Superman, science fiction, last of their people — 6 more, space travel, origin, Hugo Award (best dramatic presentation), Saturn Award (best science fiction film), Saturn Award (best music), storybook opening
Series
Superman Movies (1)

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

by Richard Marquand Director
DVD, 1983
Tags
Star Wars, fiction, movie, fantasy, prequel, origin, war story, space opera, science fiction, The Skywalker Saga, epic — 14 more, box set, Star Wars Trilogy box set, aliens, action, authoritarianism, good vs. evil, duel, fighter pilot, escapes, space laser, mistaken for a god trope, Hugo Award (best dramatic presentation), Saturn Award (best science fiction film), Chosen One trope
Series
Star Wars Movies (Episode 6), Star Wars Trilogy (3)

The Wizard of Oz

by Victor Fleming Director
Blu-ray, 1939
Tags
fiction, movie, fantasy, Oz, child discovers new world, secondary world fantasy, quest, long walk, witchcraft, confidence tricks, unlikely friends — 8 more, based-on-books, musical, animal sidekick, children's story, stranded, Wizard of Oz, deus ex machina, Academy Award (best original score)

The Magnificent Seven

by John Sturges Director
DVD, October 12, 1960
Tags
fiction, movie, period story, action, remake, siege story, western, last stand, tragedy, unlikely friends, redemption story — 3 more, romance, gunslinger trope, reluctant hero
Series
The Magnificent Seven Films (1)

The Lion King

by Roger Allers Director
Blu-ray, 1996
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fiction, movie, animation, musical, Disney, Disney Classic, Disney Renaissance, coming of age, animal stories, Lion King, Shakespeare — 14 more, coup d'état, assassination, ghosts, fantasy, romance, box set, based-on-play, rightful ruler, time as a cycle, Disney Classics Complete 55 Movie 1937–2018 box set, Academy Award (best original score), Golden Globe (best original score), Golden Globe (best musical or comedy), Academy Award (best original song)
Collections
Loki's Top 20 films of all time, Loki's Top 12 animated films, Loki's Favourites, Favorites
Series
The Lion King (Disney) (1)

Forrest Gump

by Robert Zemeckis Director
DVD, 2017
Tags
fiction, movie, based-on-books, comedy drama, drama, slow protagonist, Americana, Academy Award (best picture), Academy Award (best adapted screenplay), Golden Globe (best drama), Saturn Award (best fantasy film)

Jurassic Park

by Steven Spielberg Director
DVD, 2012
Tags
fiction, movie, based-on-books, dinosaurs, cloning, escapes, adventuring academic, jungle adventure, action, monster film, escaped experiment — 4 more, Jurassic Park, Hugo Award (best dramatic presentation), Saturn Award (best science fiction film), Saturn Award (best writing)
Series
Jurassic Park Movies (1)

WALL·E

by Andrew Stanton Director
DVD, 2008
Tags
fiction, movie, post-apocalyptic, animation, WALL-E, artificial intelligence, Pixar, space travel, science fiction, Pixar Animation Studios Feature, romance — 8 more, animation and live action, Academy Award (best animated feature), Golden Globe (best animated feature), BAFTA Award (best animated film), Hugo Award (best dramatic presentation), Nebula Award (best script), Saturn Award (best animated film), Satellite Award (best animated or mixed media film)
Series
WALL·E (Disney•Pixar) (1)

Iron Man

by Jon Favreau Director
Blu-ray, 2012
Tags
fiction, movie, based-on-comics, origin, super heroes, Iron Man, Marvel film, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel's Avengers 6 Movie Collection, box set, redemption story — 15 more, science fiction, action, Iron Monger, S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury, Phil Coulson, humour, Pepper Potts, Happy Hogan, War Machine, live action super hero film, power suit, Stan Lee cameo, world's greatest secretary trope, turning a new leaf
Series
Iron Man Films (1), Marvel Cinematic Universe (01), Marvel Cinematic Universe Complete Chronology (1.1), Marvel Cinematic Universe In-Universe Chronology (2 - 2010), Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One (1)

Cinderella

by Clyde Geronimi Director
Blu-ray, 1950
Tags
fiction, movie, Cinderella, fairy tales, fairies, ticking clock, romance, animation, Disney, Disney Classic, princess movie — 9 more, musical, gifts from Ørjan's family, fantasy, based-on-books, friends with all animals trope, animal sidekick, Disney Classics Complete 55 Movie 1937–2018 box set, box set, storybook opening
Series
Cinderella (Disney) (1)

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

by Irvin Kershner Director
DVD, 2015
Tags
Star Wars, fiction, movie, fantasy, prequel, origin, war story, space opera, science fiction, The Skywalker Saga, epic — 16 more, box set, Star Wars Trilogy box set, aliens, action, authoritarianism, retired mentor trope, good vs. evil, duel, romance, fighter pilot, sequel, powerful being in disguise, BAFTA Award (best original music), Hugo Award (best dramatic presentation), Saturn Award (best science fiction film), British Fantasy Award (best film / television production)
Collections
Loki's Top 20 films of all time, Loki's Favourites, Favorites
Series
Star Wars Movies (Episode 5), Star Wars Trilogy (2), Star Wars Universe (Episode V)

The Dark Knight

by Christopher Nolan Director
DVD, 2008
Tags
box set, fiction, movie, Batman, based-on-comics, sequel, super heroes, live action super hero film, The Dark Knight trilogy, The Scarecrow, The Joker — 13 more, Two-Face, Sal Maroni, good vs. evil, action, gifts from Sarah, Alfred Pennyworth, butler, Lucius Fox (DC), Saturn Award (best action/adventure/thriller film), Saturn Award (best writing), Saturn Award (best music), Bruce Wayne (DC), British Fantasy Award (best film / television production)
Collections
Loki's Top 20 films of all time, Loki's Top 13 superhero films, Loki's Favourites, Favorites
Series
Batman Films [chronological] (6), The Dark Knight Trilogy (2)

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

by George Lucas Director
DVD, 2006
Tags
Star Wars, fiction, movie, fantasy, origin, war story, space opera, science fiction, The Skywalker Saga, epic, box set — 20 more, Star Wars Trilogy box set, escapes, fighter pilot, aliens, action, authoritarianism, good vs. evil, duel, desert adventure, torture, space laser, western, Academy Award (best original score), Golden Globe (best original score), BAFTA Award (best original music), Hugo Award (best dramatic presentation), Nebula Award (best script), Saturn Award (best science fiction film), Saturn Award (best writing), Saturn Award (best music)
Series
Star Wars Movies (Episode 4), Star Wars Trilogy (1)

Sleeping Beauty

by Clyde Geronimi Director
Blu-ray, 1959
Tags
fiction, movie, Disney, animation, Disney Classic, princess movie, romance, enchanted sleep, dragons, dragonslayer, fairies — 13 more, fairy tales, Sleeping Beauty, fantasy, gifts from Ørjan, good vs. evil, based-on-books, based-on-play, musical, true love's kiss, third act villain transformation trope, Disney Classics Complete 55 Movie 1937–2018 box set, box set, storybook opening
Series
Sleeping Beauty (Disney) (1)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

by David Hand Director
Blu-ray, 1937
Tags
fiction, movie, animation, fairy tales, Disney, Disney Classic, witchcraft, poison, musical, princess movie, fantasy — 9 more, dwarves, Snow White, true love's kiss, third act villain transformation trope, Disney Classics Complete 55 Movie 1937–2018 box set, box set, the old several small folks in a trenchcoat ruse, Academy Award (honorary / special achievement), storybook opening
Series
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney) (1)

The Shawshank Redemption

by Frank Darabont Director
DVD, 2008
Tags
fiction, movie, based-on-books, prison drama, escapes, drama, Messiah-figure, miscarriage of justice

Ben-Hur

by William Wyler Director
DVD, 1959
Tags
fiction, based-on-books, remake, movie, period drama, period story, slavery, sea voyage, racing, Ancient Rome, Middle-East — 11 more, Christianity, leprosy, frenemies, epic, race to the finish, Biblical characters in fiction, Jesus in fiction, Academy Award (best picture), Academy Award (best original score), Golden Globe (best drama), BAFTA Award (best film)
Collections
Loki's Favourites, Favorites

Lady and the Tramp

by Hamilton Luske Director
Blu-ray, 1955
Tags
fiction, movie, Disney, animation, Disney Classic, animal stories, romance, class divide, escapes, musical, gifts from Ørjan's family — 5 more, based-on-books, pre-war 1900s, unlikely friends, Disney Classics Complete 55 Movie 1937–2018 box set, box set
Series
Lady & the Tramp (Disney) (1)

Fargo

by Joel Coen Director
DVD, 2008
Tags
fiction, movie, crime, crime drama, black comedy, kidnapping, morality, police story, Coen Brothers, Academy Award (best original screenplay), Saturn Award (best action/adventure/thriller film) — 2 more, Satellite Award (best drama), Fargo

Dumbo

by Ben Sharpsteen Director
Blu-ray, October 23, 1941
Tags
fiction, movie, animation, Disney, Disney Classic, animal stories, orphan, childhood, circus, fantasy, Disney Classics Complete 55 Movie 1937–2018 box set — 6 more, box set, musical, bullying, hallucination, the old several small folks in a trenchcoat ruse, Academy Award (best original score)
Series
Dumbo (Disney) (1)

Pulp Fiction

by Quentin Tarantino Director
DVD, 2011
Tags
fiction, movie, pulp fiction, crime drama, crime, action, strong violence, black comedy, non-linear storytelling, mosaic story, mosaic film — 7 more, Academy Award (best original screenplay), Golden Globe (best screenplay), BAFTA Award (best original screenplay), Saturn Award (best action/adventure/thriller film), on the run, Road to Domascus moment, it begins with the end

Pinocchio

by Ben Sharpsteen Director
Blu-ray, 1940
Tags
fiction, movie, based-on-books, Pinocchio, fantasy, coming of age, outsider in the real world, kidnapping, cursed to live as an animal, Disney, Disney Classic — 11 more, Disney Classics Complete 55 Movie 1937–2018 box set, box set, fairies, fairy tales, nostos, animation, Academy Award (best original score), Hugo Award (best dramatic presentation), Academy Award (best original song), storybook opening, pulling a Jonah
Series
Pinocchio (Disney) (1)

Die Hard

by John McTiernan Director
Blu-ray, July 12, 1988
Tags
movie, fiction, action, heist, strong violence, action comedy, Christmas fiction, romance, police story, thriller, Die Hard — 5 more, Die Hard Legacy Collection box set, box set, based-on-books, single day narrative, one last job
Series
Die Hard Movies (1)

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

by Steven Spielberg Director
DVD, 1982
Tags
fiction, movie, science fiction, drama, children's story, aliens, Academy Award (best original score), BAFTA Award (best original music), Golden Globe (best drama), Golden Globe (best original score), Saturn Award (best science fiction film) — 5 more, Saturn Award (best writing), Saturn Award (best music), stranded, shipwrecked, adopted by the wrong species

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

by Miloš Forman Director
DVD, 1975
Tags
fiction, movie, based-on-books, drama, mental illness, escapes, prison drama, unlikely friends, period drama, period story, 1960s — 5 more, the sane one in the insane asylum, Academy Award (best picture), Academy Award (best adapted screenplay), BAFTA Award (best film), Golden Globe (best screenplay)
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