ChannelHopper.org > United States National Film Registry films
United States National Film Registry films
Fargo
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wea...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Fargo
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but C...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Bridge on the River Kwai
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortco...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
A Woman Under the Influence
Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extrem...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent A Woman Under the Influence
The Hustler
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Hustler
Out of the Past
Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, California. He is dating local girl Ann Miller and lives a quiet life. But Jeff has a secret past, and when a mysterious stran...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Out of the Past
The Thin Blue Line
Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Thin Blue Line
The Maltese Falcon
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Maltese Falcon
The Shop Around the Corner
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Shop Around the Corner
The Graduate
Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Graduate