# 2005 National Film Registry inductees with LOC descriptions # Source: https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-05-262/librarian-of-congress-adds-25-films-to-national-film-registry-2/2005-12-20/ NFR_2005 = { "Baby Face": { "year": 1933, "description": "Pre-Code melodrama featuring Barbara Stanwyck navigating the corporate world through charm and manipulation, exemplifying the audacious films made before the Production Code's 1934 imposition." }, "The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man": { "year": 1975, "description": "Documentary by Appalshop examining the 1972 coal dam disaster in West Virginia and resulting corporate and governmental accountability." }, "The Cameraman": { "year": 1928, "description": "Buster Keaton's final comedy classic about an aspiring newsreel cameraman pursuing romance through elaborate sight gags." }, "Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940": { "year": 1940, "description": "Ethnographic film with synchronized sound recordings of religious services in a South Carolina Gullah community, directed by Zora Neale Hurston and others." }, "Cool Hand Luke": { "year": 1967, "description": "Paul Newman stars as an indomitable chain-gang prisoner resisting authority in this antihero classic." }, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High": { "year": 1982, "description": "Teen comedy balancing adolescent realism with humor, featuring ensemble cast including Sean Penn as surfer character Jeff Spicoli." }, "The French Connection": { "year": 1971, "description": "Crime thriller featuring Gene Hackman's breakthrough performance and innovative New York City cinematography." }, "Giant": { "year": 1956, "description": "Epic three-hour Texas saga with Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean adapting Edna Ferber's novel." }, "H2O": { "year": 1929, "description": "Experimental cinematic tone poem by Ralph Steiner using water imagery and editing techniques for visual effect." }, "Hands Up": { "year": 1926, "description": "Civil War comedy with Raymond Griffith as a Confederate spy balancing humor with romantic appeal." }, "Hoop Dreams": { "year": 1994, "description": "Multiyear documentary following inner-city Chicago basketball players seeking college scholarships and examining systemic inequality." }, "House of Usher": { "year": 1960, "description": "Horror adaptation featuring Vincent Price, establishing new standards for screen horror through elegant literary approach." }, "Imitation of Life": { "year": 1934, "description": "Woman's picture pioneering dignified treatment of African-American characters in Hollywood through partnership narrative." }, "Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest": { "year": 1910, "description": "Documentary recording the July 4 heavyweight championship bout, representing a signal moment in American race relations." }, "Making of an American": { "year": 1920, "description": "Connecticut-produced public education film promoting English language learning among immigrant communities." }, "Miracle on 34th Street": { "year": 1947, "description": "Fantasy about defending Santa Claus's authenticity against commercial pressures." }, "Mom and Dad": { "year": 1944, "description": "Sex-hygiene exploitation film becoming the third highest-grossing 1940s film despite modest production values." }, "The Music Man": { "year": 1962, "description": "Musical adaptation of Meredith Willson's Iowa-centered Americana celebrating small-town American values." }, "Power of the Press": { "year": 1928, "description": "Newspaper thriller with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. investigating corruption and political malfeasance." }, "A Raisin in the Sun": { "year": 1961, "description": "Civil rights era drama adapting Lorraine Hansberry's play with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee." }, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show": { "year": 1975, "description": "Cult musical revolutionizing audience participation during film screenings." }, "San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, April 18, 1906": { "year": 1906, "description": "Documentary capturing footage of the catastrophic natural disaster." }, "The Sting": { "year": 1973, "description": "Depression-era con-artist film starring Newman and Redford, reviving Scott Joplin's ragtime music popularity." }, "A Time for Burning": { "year": 1966, "description": "Civil rights documentary chronicling a Lutheran minister's unsuccessful church integration efforts." }, "Toy Story": { "year": 1995, "description": "First fully computer-animated feature film revolutionizing animation technology and delivery methods." }, }