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Welcome to the NWACC Library's LibGuide for Film Arts!

Click the tabs above to learn more about finding film-related books using the library's online catalog, articles using a variety of research databases, recommended journals and magazines, resources available on other websites, and guides for properly citing your work in MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.

Recommended Websites

All Movie
A searchable film database that lets you search by title, actor, or director. Includes production and cast information as well as professional movie reviews.
AFI Catalog
Maintained by the American Film Institute, this searchable database of over 60,000 films features production and cast information as well as a plot summary for each entry.
Internet Movie Database
A searchable database that features user reviews, cast and production information, and news for thousands of movies and television shows.
OpenFlix
This website hosts free, streaming public-domain films in a number of genres, including westerns, comedy, drama, horror, science fiction and fantasy, and film noir.
Rotten Tomatoes
This website features film news and reviews. It also lists the current Movie Box Office, DVD sales, and rental rankings.
They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
An online film resource dedicated to the art of motion picture filmmaking. Features a regularly updated list of the 1,000 greatest films of all time, based on the results of thousands of polls and best-of lists.