Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "library-of-congress"

1. National Treasure (2004)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean

Votes: 355,132 | Gross: $173.01M

2. RED (2010)

PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last-ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.

Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Mary-Louise Parker

Votes: 323,898 | Gross: $90.38M

3. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

Benjamin Gates must follow a clue left in John Wilkes Booth's diary to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Jon Voight

Votes: 253,554 | Gross: $219.96M

4. All the President's Men (1976)

PG | 138 min | Drama, History, Thriller

"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam

Votes: 126,035 | Gross: $70.60M

5. Eagle Eye (2008)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.

Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis

Votes: 195,220 | Gross: $101.11M

6. J. Edgar (2011)

R | 137 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Hamilton

Votes: 133,622 | Gross: $37.31M

7. The Hoax (2006)

R | 116 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, David Aaron Baker, John Carter

Votes: 17,183 | Gross: $7.16M

8. The Road to Singapore (1931)

Approved | 69 min | Drama, Romance

Gossip, snobbery, mistrust, divorce and a mail-order engagement dominate the lives of the British upper class living in the plantation colonies of Southeast Asia.

Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: William Powell, Doris Kenyon, Marian Marsh, Louis Calhern

Votes: 498

9. Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021)

120 min | Documentary

This documentary explores film through the voices of significant professionals who have contributed to make sure moving images survive and remain accessible.

Director: Inés Toharia Terán | Stars: Ann Adachi-Tasch, Laure Adler, Benjamin Chowkwan Ado, Janice Allen

Votes: 254

10. The Thief (1952)

Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A chance accident causes a nuclear physicist, who's selling top secret material to the Russians, to fall under FBI scrutiny and go on the run.

Director: Russell Rouse | Stars: Ray Milland, Martin Gabel, Harry Bronson, Rita Grapel

Votes: 1,253

11. Decoded: Dan Brown's Lost Symbol (2009 TV Movie)

PG | 47 min | Documentary

Author Dan Brown insists his novel "Lost Symbol" is historically accurate. Tony Robinson presents an investigation to determine how historically accurate it really is

Directors: George Pagliero, Timothy Copestake | Stars: Tony Robinson, Richard Broughton, Nigel Brown, Allan Chapman

Votes: 75

12. These Amazing Shadows (2011)

Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary

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.

Directors: Paul Mariano, Kurt Norton | Stars: Jeff Adachi, James H. Billington, Robin Blaetz, Brooks Boliek

Votes: 1,758

13. The Méliès Mystery (2021 TV Movie)

58 min | Documentary, Biography

In 1923, facing bankruptcy, film pioneer Georges Méliès burned all the original negatives of his early masterpieces. Almost a century later, dozens of his negatives were discovered in the Library of Congress. How did he do his final trick?

Director: Eric Lange | Stars: Serge Bromberg, Costa-Gavras, Béatrice de Pastre, Michel Gondry

Votes: 370

14. Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932)

TV-G | 79 min | Drama

Button Gwinett Brown is a freshman congressman on a mission to rid Washington of corruption. He quickly runs afoul of the powerful Senator Norton, while falling for the granddaughter of the... See full summary »

Director: James Cruze | Stars: Lee Tracy, Constance Cummings, Walter Connolly, Alan Dinehart

Votes: 179

15. Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty (2017)

130 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Known for his mournful "Adagio for Strings," Samuel Barber was never quite fashionable. "Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty" is a probing exploration of the American composer's music and melancholia.

Director: H. Paul Moon | Stars: Marin Alsop, Pierre Brévignon, John Corigliano, Thomas Hampson

Votes: 21

16. Bontoc Eulogy (1995)

56 min | Documentary, History

A unique fusion of rare archival images, and carefully orchestrated visual sequences shot in the present, Bontoc Eulogy is an original and innovative investigation of memory and the spectacle of the "Other" in turn-of-the-century America.

Directors: Marlon Fuentes, Bridget Yearian | Stars: Marlon Fuentes, Jordan Porter, Nicole Antonio, Michael Porter

Votes: 63

17. A Thrilling Romance (1926)

20 min | Comedy, Short

An aspiring writer chases after a pair of crooks when her handbag is taken.

Director: Jess Robbins | Stars: Wanda Wiley, Earl McCarthy, Joe Bonner, Al Hallett

Votes: 25

18. In the Border States (1910)

Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Drama, War

During the Civil War, a father living in a border state leaves to join the Union Army. After he leaves, Confederate troops forage on his property, where a soldier encounters one of his ... See full summary »

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles West, Charles Arling, Owen Moore, William J. Butler

Votes: 565

19. Dizzy Daisy (1924)

11 min | Comedy, Short

Louise gets hired as a maid for a swank society party, but the it's really a set up for a bunch of tough jewel robbers. She gets hold of the swag and a big slapstick chase along a highway and beach ensues.

Director: Fred Hibbard | Stars: Louise Fazenda, Sidney Smith, Otto Fries, Lee Moran

Votes: 22

20. The Haunted Lounge (1909)

5 min | Comedy, Short

A homeless man, rousted by the police, hides in a lounge trunk, which a series of owners mistakenly believe to be haunted.

Director: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson | Star: Ben Turpin

Votes: 27

21. Inside the Capitol (1939)

Approved | 10 min | Short, History

The camera goes inside the United States Capitol Building after first taking a glance at the cornerstone laid by George Washington. Inside the building it follows the pageant of American ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Foster | Star: Basil Ruysdael

22. My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge (1995)

18 min | Documentary, Short, Music

The long-awaited sequel to Sprout Wings and Fly is a gentle celebration of mountain living, a once-thriving American way of life.

Director: Les Blank | Stars: Tommy Jarrell, Julie Jarrell Lyons

Votes: 70

23. Inside the Jogger (1978)

PG | 11 min | Short, Drama, Sport

An impressionistic film about jogging which seeks to explore the essential spirit of this solitary sport.

Director: Steve Karp | Star: Steve Karp

24. Life in a World War II Japanese Internment Camp (2019 TV Special)

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Stars: Marie Arana, Monica Hesse, Norman Mineta, Andrea Warren

25. Plastic Man (1979– )
Episode: The Dangerous Dr. Dinosaur/The Perils of Paulette/The Super-Duper Race Cage/Who Do the Voodoo/The Spider Takes a Bride/The Dangerous Dr. Gadgets (1979)

TV-G | Animation, Adventure, Family

Dr. Dinosaur uses his dinosaurs to rob banks and national treasures. The spider turns Queen Katherine's followers into flies until she agrees to be his bride.

Directors: Rudy Larriva, Charles Nichols, Manuel Perez | Stars: Jack Baker, Joe Baker, Michael Bell, Susan Blu

26. Dr. Film: Classic Cinema's First Superhero (2018– )
The Lost Rocky Jones Pilot (2020 Podcast Episode)

Comedy

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Stars: Eric Grayson, Glory-June Greiff, Geoff Lapin

27. The Portal (2019–2020)
Episode: Ryan Holiday - Conspiracy Manipulation & Other Pastimes (2020)

News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Eric Weinstein, Ryan Holiday

28. Decoded (2010–2012)
Episode: The White House (2010)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

Barry is on the hunt for the cornerstone of the White House which mysteriously vanished and might contain a time capsule. Many concerted efforts to find it have failed. Along the way Barry ... See full summary »

Stars: Scott Brown, Arturo de Hoyos, Jeanne Fogle, Buddy Levy

Votes: 34

29. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: The Gulf War: Secrets in the Sand (1998)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

From the German undercover agent who worked for Iraq, to the discreet role of the U-2 spy plane and the hunt for mobile scud missile launchers, discover the real stories of Secret Operations and spies behind enemy lines in the Gulf War.

Stars: Charlton Heston, Alan Campen, Ralph Ehrenberg, Kenneth Pollack

30. Decoded (2010–2012)
Episode: Declaration of Independence (2011)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

The Declaration of Independence is the founding document of American Democracy. Could it contain hidden messages from our nation's forefathers intended to be discovered years later? Buddy, ... See full summary »

Star: Stanley Klos

Votes: 22

31. TopTenz (2010– )
Episode: 10 Infamous Movies That Were Never Released (2022)

10 min | Documentary

What could make a studio or filmmaker sacrifice all that money, not to mention time, and never let a film see the light of day? Well, it's rarely anything good. Let's take a look at ten of the most remarkable yet unseen movies ever made.

Stars: Penelope Spheeris, Simon Whistler

32. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Everybody Hates Hitler (2013)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Sam and Dean go up against a group of Nazi necromancers.

Director: Philip Sgriccia | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Hal Linden, Adam Rose

Votes: 4,044

33. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Rock Creek Park (2015)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When the wife of an increasingly prominent Congressman disappears, the BAU investigate and come to consider his adversaries and political enemies as potential suspects of the abduction, or possibly murder.

Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook

Votes: 2,248

34. The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode: Robert Vesco (No. 9) (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Red and the task force hunt for legendary fugitive Robert Vesco, one of history's most notorious con men. Samar makes a life-changing decision.

Director: Adam T. Weisinger | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison

Votes: 1,344