Master List of English-Language Films

This is a master list of English-language films, TV movies, and mini-series that feature librarians and/or archivists, and I add to this whenever I find more films. I collect these titles from various sources, such as books, web sites, articles, and personal suggestions.

Notes:

After I see one of the films on this title, I link it to other information provided on this site. This is my working list for further analysis; some films I have seen, while others I have not (yet) seen.
Films classified as Class V do NOT include librarians and/or archivists, although they mention a librarian or contain scenes set in a library.
Films classified as Class VI also do NOT include librarians and/or archivists, and are a result of listing errors on other reel librarian lists.

Have I missed a movie? Please let me know in the comments or email me at reel.librarians@gmail.com

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2 Brothers and a Bride, aka A Foreign Affair (2003) — Class III (minor role):

6 Degrees of Desperation (2008)

7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) — Class II (major role):

9 (2009)

The 10th Kingdom (2000, TV mini-series)

22 Jump Street (2014)

29 Reasons to Run (2006)

187, aka One Eight Seven (1997)

A

Abandon (2002) — Class III (minor role; includes a reel archivist):

Related post: An ‘abandon’-ed reel librarian

About Adam (2000)

The Accursed (2022)

The Addiction (1995)

The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

Admissions (2004, TV movie) — Class II (major role)

Adventure (1945) — Class I (major role)

The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

After (2019)

After Words (2015)

The Age of Adaline (2015) — Class II (major role):

The Age of Stupid (2009)

Age to Age (1998)

Agent Trouble (1987)

Agnes and His Brothers (2004)

Agnes of God (1985) — Class III (minor role; includes a reel archivist)

Agora (2009)

Air Hostess (1949)

Alice (2009, TV mini-series)

Alice in Wonderland: An X-Rated Musical Fantasy (1976)

All About Evil (2010) — Class I (major role)

All the King’s Men (1949)

All the President’s Men (1976) — Class III (minor role):

All the Queen’s Men (2001)

Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival (2016)

Almost a Woman (2001, TV movie)

Alone (2005)

The Alphabet Murders (1965) — Class IV (cameo role):

Amadeus (1984)

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) — Class IV (cameo role):

American Animals (2018)

American Hot Wax (1978)

American Pie 2 (2001)

Amhurst (2008)

The Amityville Horror (1979) — Class IV (cameo role):

Amityville II: The Possession (1982) — Class III (minor role):

Anatomy of a Murder (1959) — Class V (library scene without librarians):

Related post: ‘Anatomy of a’ law library

An Angel at My Table (1992) — Class V (library scene without librarians)

Angel’s Dance (1999) — Class III (minor role)

Angels and Demons (2009)

Anything for Jackson (2020)

Apartment for Peggy (1948)

Archangel (2005, TV movie) — Class III (minor role; includes a reel archivist):

Related post: ‘Archangel,’ a study in contrasts

Artemis 81 (1981, TV movie)

As Young as You Feel (1951) — Class III (minor role)

Ask the Dust (2006) — Class III (minor role):

The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — Class II (major role)

At First Sight (1999) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: Librarian ‘at first sight’

The Attic (1980) — Class I (major role):

Autumn in New York (2000) — Class IV (cameo role)

Avalanche (2018)

The Avengers (1998) — Class IV (cameo role)

Avengers: Endgame (2019) — Class III (minor role):

Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — Class III (minor role):

Awake (2021)

Awakenings (1990) — Class IV (cameo role)

B

Baby Boom (1987) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: ‘Baby Boom’ librarian

Back to School (1986)

Back to the Future Part III (1990)

Back When We Were Grownups (2004, TV movie) — Class IV (cameo role)

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001, TV movie)

The Bank (2001)

Barney: The Land of Make Believe (2005)

The Baron of Arizona (1950)

Batman Returns (1992) — Class VI (librarian listing error)

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Batman XXX: A Porn Parody (2010)

Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)

Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Beaches (1988)

Beautiful Creatures (2013) — Class I (major role)

Beautiful Girls (1996) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: Calling all the ‘beautiful girls’

A Beautiful Life (2008)

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) — Class II (major role)

Bed of Roses (1996) — Class IV (cameo role)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

Before Night Falls (2000) — Class II (major role)

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)

Being Flynn (2012)

Belonging (2004, TV movie)

Beyond the Mat (2009)

Big (1988) — Class VI (librarian listing error):

Big Bully (1996) — Class III (minor role)

The Big Sleep (1946) — Class III (minor role)

Billy Elliot (2000) — Class III (minor role)

A Bird of the Air, aka The Loop (2011)

The Birdmen, aka Colditz: Escape of the Birdmen; Escape of the Birdmen (1971, TV movie)

Black Gold, aka Day of the Falcon (2011)

Black Mamba (1974)

Blackboard Jungle (1955) — Class V (library scene without librarians):

BlacKkKlansman (2018) — Class II (major role; includes a reel archivist):

Blackmail (1929) — Class V (library scene without librarians):

Blade (1998) — Class III (minor role)

Blade Runner 2049 (2017) — Class III (minor role):

Blind (2017)

Bliss (1997) — Class III (minor role)

Blood Cult, aka Slasher (1985)

Bloody Bender’s Return (2003)

Bloom (2003)

Bloomington (2010) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: In the ‘Bloomington’ stacks

The Blot (1921) — Class II (major role):

Bluebeard’s Ten Honeymoons (1960)

Body Bags (1993, TV movie)

Bon Voyage! (1962) — Class III (minor role):

The Bonesetter (2003)

The Book of Eli (2010)

The Book Thief (2013)

Bookies (2003) — Class I (major role)

Booky’s Crush (2009, TV movie)

Born Yesterday (1993)

Borstal Boy (2000) — Class III (minor role):

Related post: A ‘borstal’ kind of librarian

Boston Blackie and the Law (1946) — Class III (minor role):

Bound by Honor, aka Blood In, Blood Out… Bound by Honor (1993) — Class II (major role)

The Box (2009)

A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)

Brainstorm (1983) — Class IV (cameo role):

C

Cabaret (1972)

Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) — Class VI (librarian listing error)

Cain and Mabel (1936) — Class III (minor role)

Cal (1984) — Class II (major role)

Calendar Girls (2003)

The Call of Cthulhu (2005) — (includes a reel archivist)

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

The Canal (2014)

Candyman (2021)

Cape Fear (1962) — Class IV (cameo role)

The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)

Captain Marvel (2019) — Class V (library scene without librarians):

Carolina Skeletons (1991)

Caroline? (1990, TV movie) — Class IV (cameo role):

Carrie (1976)

Carrie (2002, TV movie) — Class IV (cameo role):

Carrie (2013)

Carry On, Columbus (1992)

Casanova (2005) — Class V (bookstore scene without librarians):

Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)

The Catman of Paris (1946)

Catwoman (2004)

The Caveman’s Valentine (2001) — Class III (minor role)

The Census Taker (1998)

Chain Gang Women (1971)

Chainsaw Sally (2004) — Class I (major role; title character):

Chameleon Street (1989)

Chances Are (1989) — Class II (major role):

Related post: Librarian by ‘chance’

The Changeling (1980) — Class III (minor role):

Chapter Two (1979)

Checked Out (2003)

Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) — Class V (library references without librarians):

Related post: ‘Cheers for’ library education

Chernobyl (2019, TV mini-series)

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992, TV movie)

Children of a Lesser God (1986) — Class V (library scene without librarians):

Chimera (1991, TV movie)

Chinatown (1974)

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1995, TV movie)

The Chosen (1981) — Class V (library scene without librarians)

Christine (1983) — Class III (minor role)

Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2017, TV movie)

Christmas on Division Street (1991, TV movie)

Circle of Friends (1995)

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)

Citizen Kane (1941) — Class III (minor role; includes a reel archivist)

City of Angels (1998) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: ‘City of’ librarians

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly’s Gold (1994) — Class IV (cameo role):

The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938)

Clean, Shaven (1994) — Class III (minor role)

Cleopatra (1963)

The Client (1994)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Cloud Atlas (2012)

The Cobweb (1955)

The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)

Cold Weather (2010)

Colette (2018)

Collateral (2004)

The Color of Magic, aka The Colour of Magic (2008, TV movie) — Class III (minor role):

Columbus (2017) — Class I (major role):

Coma (1978)

The Comfort of Strangers (1990) — Class VI (librarian listing error)

Coming Up Easy (2004)

Commandments (1997)

Community College (2008)

Compensation (1999)

Complicity, aka Redemption (2000)

Computercide (1982, TV movie)

Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: ‘Confessions’ of a reel librarian

Conspiracy (2008)

Conspiracy of Silence (1991, TV movie)

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) — Class VI (librarian listing error)

Cooley High (1975)

Cop-Out, aka Stranger in the House (1967)

The Countess Alice (1992)

A Crafty Christmas Romance (2020, TV movie)

Credo (2008)

The Creeps (1997)

Criminal (2016)

Crime Scene: The Bobby Ray Summers Story (2008)

Criminal Law (1988) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: ‘Criminal Law’ librarian

The Crimson Kimono (1959)

Cry Wolf (2005)

Cthulhu (2007)

Curse of the Demon, aka Night of the Demon (1957) — Class III (minor role):

The Cursed (2010)

Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life (2005, TV movie)

D

The Da Vinci Code (2006) — Class V (library scene without librarians):

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Dangerous Child (2001, TV movie)

Dangerous Minds (1995) — Class IV (cameo role)

The Dark (2005)

The Dark Crystal (1982)

Dark Heritage (1989)

Dark Remains (2005)

Dark Web: Cicada 3301 (2021)

Darkness (2002)

David Searching (1997)

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976, TV movie)

The Day After Tomorrow (2004) — Class III (minor role)

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

Days of the Bagnold Summer (2019)

Dead Heat (1988)

Deadline U.S.A. (1952)

Deadly Dreams (1988)

Deadly Illusions (2021)

Dear Frankie (2004) — Class III (minor role):

Death of a Son (1988, TV movie)

Death Defying Acts (2007)

Death of a Son (1989, TV movie)

Debbie Does Dallas (1978)

Deceived (1991)

December (1991)

Deception: A Mother’s Secret (1991, TV movie)

The Deep (1977)

Deep Gold (2008)

Deep Gold 3D (2011)

Defense of the Realm, aka Defence of the Realm (1985)

Delivery Boys (1984)

Demolition Man (1993) — Class V (library reference without librarians):

Demons and Doors (2012)

Desk Set (1957) — Class I (major role):

Desperado (1995)

Desperate Measures (1998)

Destiny (1944)

The Detective, aka Father Brown (1954)

The Devil’s Cargo (1948)

The Devil’s Carnival 2 (2013)

The Devil’s Keep (1995)

Devils of Darkness, aka Talisman (1965)

Digging Holes (1999)

Dinotopia (2002, TV mini-series)

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2014) — Class III (minor role):

Related post: A ‘disappear’-ing reel librarian

The Disappearance of Harry (1982, TV movie)

The Dive from Clausen’s Pier (2005, TV movie)

Divine Reality (2001)

Do Me a Favor (1997)

Do Revenge (2022)

Doctor in Love (1960)

Doctor Sleep (2019)

Doctor Strange (2016) — Class III (minor role):

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) — Class II (major role):

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Dogs (1976)

The Dollhouse Murders, aka Secrets in the Attic (1992)

Dolphins (2007)

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)

Don’t Look Down (1998, TV movie)

Don’t Look Under the Bed (1999)

Double Jeopardy (1999) — Class V (library scenes without librarians):

Down with America (1997)

Down With Love (2003)

Draghoula (1995)

Dragonfly, aka One Summer Love (1976)

Dread (2009)

Dream With the Fishes (1997) — Class IV (cameo role)

Dreams for Life (2004)

The Drivetime (1995)

Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) — Class IV (cameo role)

Dungeons and Dragons (2000) — Class I (major role)

The Dunwich Horror (1970)

E

Echo, aka Deadly Echo (1997, TV movie)

Edmond (2005)

Educating Rita (1983)

Einstein and Eddington (2008, TV movie)

Elephant (2003) — Class III (minor role)

Ella Enchanted (2004) — Class IV (cameo role):

Elves (1990)

The Emperor’s Club (2002)

The Empty Beach (1985)

Encounters, aka Voyage into Fear (1993)

Enough Said (2013) — Class II (major role; includes a reel archivist):

Related post: ‘Enough, said’ the librarian

Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970) — Class V (library reference without librarians):

Entrusted (2003, TV movie)

Erin Brockovich (2000)

Ernest Rides Again (1993)

Escape from Alcatraz (1979) — Class III (minor role)

Escape from New York (1981)

Eternals (2021) — Class V (archives scenes without an archivist)

Ever After (1998) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: ‘Ever After,’ my library

Ever Since the World Ended (2001)

Everybody’s Doing It (2002, TV movie)

Everything’s Jake (2000)

Evil Has a Face (1996, TV movie)

Evil in Clear River (1988)

Evil in the Woods (1986)

An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000) — Class I (major role)

The Eyes of Julia Deep (1918)

F

The F-Zone (1999)

The Face at the Window (1998)

The Faculty (1998)

Fahrenheit 451 (1966) — Class V (library scenes without librarians):

The Failing of Raymond (1971, TV movie)

Fancy Dancing (2002)

Fast and Loose (1939) — Class I (major role)

Fatal Attraction (1987) — Class IV (cameo role):

Father Makes Good (1950)

The FBI Story (1959) — Class II (minor role)

Field of Dreams (1989)

Fighting Trouble (1956)

Final Analysis (1992)

The Final Cut (2004) — Class VI (librarian listing error)

Final Notice (1989)

Finding Forrester (2000) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: ‘Finding’ a reel librarian

Fingersmith (2005, TV mini-series)

Firestarter 2: Rekindled (2002)

The Firm (1993)

…First Do No Harm (1997, TV movie) — Class IV (cameo role)

First to Die, aka 1st to Die (2003, TV movie)

Flaxy Martin (1949)

Flesh and Fantasy (1943)

Fletch (1985)

Flight of the Intruder (1991) — Class III (minor role)

The Fog (2005)

Follow the Stars Home (2001, TV movie) — Class III (minor role):

Food of the Gods II, aka Food of the Gods Part 2; Gnaw – Food of the Gods: Part 2 (1989)

Footloose (1984)

Footloose (2011)

For Them That Trespass (1949)

Forbidden (1932) — Class I (major role)

Forbidden (1984)

Foreign Affairs (1993, TV movie)

Forever Mine (1999) — Class II (major role):

Forever Young (1992)

The Forgotten (2004) — Class IV (cameo role)

Foul Play (1978) — Class I (major role)

The Fragile Heart (1996, TV movie)

Frankenstein (2004, TV movie)

Freaky Friday (1995, TV movie)

The Freeze Out (1921)

The French Dispatch (2021)

Frenchman’s Farm (1987)

Friends (1993)

Fright Flick (2008)

Fright Night (2011)

From a Whisper to a Scream, aka The Offspring (1987) — Class III (minor role):

From Prada to Nada (2011)

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, aka The Hideaways (1973) — Class V (library scenes without librarians):

Fulgazi (2004)

Fun (1994)

The Fury Within (1998, TV movie)

G

Gallowglass (1993, TV movie)

Gangster Story (1960)

The Garden (1995)

Genghis Cohn (1993, TV movie)

Georgia (1988)

Gentlemen are Born (1934)

Getting In, aka Student Body (1994)

Getting It On (1983)

Ghost Cat, aka Mrs. Ashboro’s Cat and The Cat that Came Back (2004, TV movie)

Ghost Lake (2004)

The Ghost of Mickey Bullock (2003)

Ghostbusters (1984) — Class III (minor role):

Ghostbusters (2016) — Class V (library scenes without librarians):

Ghoul from the Tidal Pool (2010)

Gideon’s Trumpet (1980, TV movie) — Class III (minor role)

The Gift (1988, TV movie)

The Gilded Lily (1935)

Ginger Snaps (2000)

A Girl Named Tamiko (1962)

The Girl Next Door (2004)

The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974, TV movie)

The Girl Rush (1955)

The Girl Who Couldn’t Lose (1975, TV movie)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) — Class V (library scenes without librarians):

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) — Class III (minor role; includes a reel archivist):

Girls’ School (1938)

The Giver (2014)

Gods and Monsters (1998) — Class IV (cameo role):

The Golden Child (1986) — Class III (minor role):

The Golden Compass (2007)

GoldenEye (1995)

Gone Girl (2014)

The Good Companions (1933) — Class IV (cameo role):

Good Buys Bad Guys: Only the Young Die Good (1997, TV movie)

Good News (1947) — Class I (major role)

Goodbye Bafana, aka The Color of Freedom (2007)

Goodbye, Columbus (1969) — Class I (major role)

Gracie Rose (2008)

Graduation (2007)

The Graduate (1967)

Grave Misconduct (2008, TV movie)

Grave of the Vampire, aka Seed of Terror (1974)

Gross Anatomy, aka A Cut Above (1989)

Guarding Tess (1994)

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)

The Guilt Trip (2012)

The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag (1992) — Class I (major role; title role)

Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)

Guns & Lipstick (1995)

H

The Half Life of Timofey Berezin, aka PU-239 (2006)

Half Light (2006)

Hammett (1982) — Class II (major role)

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

The Handmaid’s Tale (1990) — Class II (major role; title role):

Hanging Up (2000)

Happy Together (1989)

The Hard Word (2002)

Harold & Kumar Escape to Guantanamo Bay (2008)

Harry and the Hendersons (1987) — Class III (minor role):

Related post: The ‘Bigfoot’ librarian

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002):

Harvey Middleman, Fireman (1965)

Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)

Haunted High (2012)

The Haunting (1963) — private library scene

Head Over Heels, aka Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)

Heading Home (1991, TV movie)

Hear My Song (1991) — Class III (minor role)

Heart and Souls (1993) — Class II (major role)

Heaven Help Us (1985)

Help Me Help You (2009)

Henry Fool (1997)

Her Alibi (1989)

He’s on My Mind (2009) — Class III (minor role):

Related post: Librarian ‘on my mind’

Hidden City (1988)

Hidden Figures (2016) — Class IV (cameo role):

The Hideout (2007)

High, aka In (1969, Canada)

High School High (1996) — Class IV (cameo role)

High School Musical (2006, TV movie)

High Society (1956)

Hilda and the Mountain King (2021)

Hillbilly Elegy (2020)

Holly & Ivy (2020, TV movie)

Home by Christmas (2006, TV movie) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: ‘Home by Christmas’ librarian

Homicide (1991) — Class III (minor role):

Related post: Smelling a rat in ‘Homicide’

Horror of Dracula (1958) — Class I (major role):

Hot Spell (1958)

The Hours (2002)

House (1995)

The House on Carroll Street (1988) — Class IV (cameo role):

How I Got into College (1989)

How to Win Enemies (2014)

Hugo (2011)

The Human Comedy (1943) — Class III (minor role)

Hysterical (1983)

I

I Love Trouble (1994) — Class IV (cameo role)

I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)

I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)

I Love You to Death (1990) — Class IV (cameo role):

I, Madman (1989)

I Was a Shoplifter (1950)

Icebreaker (2008)

Idiocracy (2006)

I’m Dangerous Tonight (1990, TV movie)

Imitation of Life (1934)

Imitation of Life (1959)

In God’s Country (2007, TV movie) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: In Dewey’s country

In Plain Sight (2004)

In the Name of the Father (1993) — Class III (minor role; includes a reel archivist)

Incident at Dark River, aka Dark River: A Father’s Revenge (1989, TV movie) — Class IV (cameo role):

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

The Incubus (1982)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) — Class V (library scene without librarians):

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) — Class IV (cameo role):

Inferno, aka Dario Argento’s Inferno (1980)

Information Received (1961)

Inkheart (2008)

Inside (2006)

Inspector Gadget 2 (2003)

Interlude (1957)

The Internship (2013)

Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)

The Ipcress File (1965)

Ironweed (1987) — Class III (minor role):

Is there a Killer in My Family?, aka Island of Shadows (2020, TV movie)

It, aka Stephen King’s It (1990, TV mini-series) — Class I (major role):

Related post: Scary clowns + reel librarians

It: Chapter One (2017) — Class III (minor role):

It: Chapter Two (2019) — Class I (major role):

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) — Class I (major role):

I’ve Been Waiting for You (1998, TV movie)

J

J. Edgar (2011)

Jack Frost (1998)

Jailbreak (1936)

The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)

The Jealous God (2005)

Jennifer’s Body (2008) — Class IV (cameo role):

Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) — Class I (major role; title role):

Joey Breaker (1993)

John Tucker Must Die (2006)

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) — Class III (minor role):

Johnny Apollo (1940)

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015, TV mini-series)

Judicial Consent (1994)

Jumanji (1995)

Jumper (2008)

Jungle Cruise (2021) — archivists

Junior (1994) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: A ‘Junior’ librarian

Juno (2007)

Jury Duty (1995)

Just Cause (1995) — Class III (minor role):

Just Looking (1999)

Just Us (1986)

K

Katherine, aka The Radical (1975, TV movie)

Katie Did It (1951)

The Kennel Murder Case (1933) — Class V (library scenes without librarians):

Kes (1969)

Kicking and Screaming (1995)

Kill List (2011)

Kill Switch (2008)

Kill Your Darlings (2013)

Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995)

Killer Instinct (2000)

Killer Me (2001)

Killer Movie (2008) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: ‘Killer Movie,’ scary librarian

The Killing Kind (1973) — Class III (minor role):

A Kiss Before Dying (1991)

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)

Knock Knock (2007)

Kristy (2014)

L

Labou (2006)

The Lady Forgets (1989, TV movie)

Lady in the Dark (1944)

The Lady of Names (2011)

Lady of the Manor (2021)

Ladybear (1985, TV movie)

The Ladykillers (2004)

Lamb (1985)

The Last American Virgin (1982) — Class III (minor role):

Last Call (2002, TV movie)

The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021)

The Last Lullaby (2008)

Last Night in Soho (2021)

The Last Supper (1995) — Class III (minor role):

Last Wedding (2001)

The Last Will and Testament of Marlboro Patch (2004)

Late Afternoon of the Living Dead (2007)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

The Learning Tree (1969) — Class V (library references without librarians):

The Legend of Cryin’ Ryan (1998)

The Legend of Lucy Keyes (2006)

Leonie (2010)

Let Them All Talk (2020) — Class IV (librarian cameos):

Lethal Love Triangle, aka A Criminal Affair (2021, TV movie)

Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) — Class V (library scene without librarians)

Letter to My Killer (1995, TV movie)

Libeled Lady (1936) — Class V (library references without librarians):

Related post: A ‘Libeled Lady’ and a library

The Librarian (1912)

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004, TV movie) — Class I (major role; title role):

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines (2006, TV movie) — Class I (major role; title role)

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2009, TV movie)

Librarians (2011)

The Librarians, aka Strike Force (2003)

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

Life Is Ruff (2005, TV movie)

Life of Pi (2012)

The Likely Lads (1976)

A Likeness in Stone (2000, TV movie)

Lily of the Dust (1924)

Little Big Boy (2012)

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)

Little Secrets (1991)

Little Sister, aka Mister Sister (1992)

Lisey’s Story (2021, TV mini-series)

The Living Wake (2007)

Logan’s Run (1976)

London Spy (2015, TV mini-series)

A Long Way Home (1981, TV movie)

The Longest Yard (2005)

Look Both Ways (2022)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — Class IV (cameo role; includes a reel archivist):

The Lords of Discipline (1983)

The Lords of Magick (1989)

Lorenzo’s Oil (1992) — Class III

Lost, aka Tears for Simon (1956)

Lost Horizon (1973)

The Lost Romance (1921)

The Lost Room (2006, TV mini-series)

The Lost Tree (2016) — Class V (library scene without librarians)

Love and Money (1982)

Love Route (2012)

Love Story (1970) — Class II (major role)

Love the Hard Way (2001)

Loverboy (2005)

Lucky Jim (1957) — Class V (library scenes without librarians)

M

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954): — Class III (minor role):

The Mackintosh Man (1973)

The Mad Doctor (1941)

The Mad Librarian and Other Tales (2002)

Mad Love (1995) — Class IV (cameo role)

The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005, TV movie) — Class IV (cameo role):

The Magician (1926)

Magnolia (1999)

Main Street (2010)

Major League (1989) — Class II (major role):

Major League II (1994) — Class IV (cameo role):

Making It (1971)

Malcolm X (1992)

Mama (2013)

A Man Betrayed, aka Wheel of Fortune (1941)

The Man in Blue (1937)

The Man in Grey (1943)

Man of God (2021)

Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)

The Man Who Never Was (1956) — Class II (major role)

The Manchurian Candidate (2004) — Class IV (cameo role):

Marathon Man (1976) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: Meet cute ‘marathon’

Margie (1946)

Martha, Ruth & Edie (1988)

The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) — Class III (minor role):

Related post: ‘The mask of’ organization

Massacre at Central High (1976)

Master (2022)

Matilda (1996)

Maxie (1985) — Class II (major role)

May the Best Man Win (2008)

McGuire, Go Home!, aka The High Bright Sun (1964)

McTaggart’s Fortune (2008)

Me Before You (2016) — Class IV (cameo role):

The Mechanic (1972)

The Medallion (2003)

Meet Joe Black (1998)

Meeting Mr. Subian (1996)

The Memory Thief (2007)

Men of Honor (2000) — Class II (major role)

Mercury Rising (1998) — Class IV (cameo role)

A Merry War, aka Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997) — Class III (minor role)

Micky McGee Hates to Read! (2010)

Millionaires in Prison (1940)

Mindkiller (1987)

Miranda (2002) — Class II (major role):

MirrorMask (2005) — Class III (minor role)

The Misadventures of Margaret (1998)

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)

Misery (1990)

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)

Mr. Harrigan’s Phone (2022)

Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939) — Class III (minor role)

Mr. Sycamore (1975)

Mommy’s Day, aka Mommy 2: Mommy’s Day (1997)

Monkey Trouble (1994) — Class III (minor role)

The Monster That Challenged the World (1957) — Class III (minor role; includes a reel archivist):

Related post: Of ‘monsters’ and missing maps

Monsters University (2013) — Class III (minor role):

Morning Glory (1993)

Moscow on the Hudson (1984) — Class V (library scene without librarians):

Most Wanted (1997)

Movie Movie (1978) — Class II (major role)

Ms. Bear (1999)

The Mummy (1999) — Class I (major role):

The Mummy Returns (2001) — Class I (major role)

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

Murder Ahoy (1964) — Class III (minor role):

Murder at the Gallop (1963) — Class III (minor role):

Murder in Trinidad (1934)

Murder Most Foul (1964) — Class III (minor role):

Murder She Said (1961) — Class III (minor role):

Murder Story (1989)

The Music Man (1962) — Class I (major role)

The Music Man (2003, TV movie)

Mutiny in the Big House (1939)

My Bodyguard (1980) — Class IV (cameo role)

My Boyfriend’s Back (1993)

My Dog Vincent (1998)

My Louisiana Sky (2001, TV movie)

My Policeman (2022)

My Science Project (1985) — Class II (major role)

My Side of the Mountain (1969) — Class I (major role):

My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) — Class V (library scenes without librarians):

My Super Psycho Sweet 16 (2009, TV movie)

My Week with Marilyn (2011) — Class III (minor role):

Mystery Broadcast (1943)

N

Nailed (2001)

Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)

The Name of the Rose (1986) — Class I (major role)

The Namesake (2006)

Nancy Drew (2002, TV movie)

National Treasure (2004) — Class I (major role; includes a reel archivist):

National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2007) — Class I (major role; includes a reel archivist):

Nature Boy (2000, TV mini-series)

Navy Blues (1937) — Class I (major role):

Necronomicon, Book of the Dead, aka Necronomicon (1993) — Class III (minor role):

Related post: ‘Necronomicon’: Dead on arrival

Never Been Kissed (1999)

The Neverending Story III: Escape from Fantasia (1994) — Class III (minor role)

The New Guy (2002) — Class III (minor role):

New Port South (2001)

The Next Three Days (2010) — Class IV (minor role):

Related post: ‘The next three’ seconds

Nico the Unicorn (1988)

Night at the Museum (2006) — Class VI (librarian listing error):

Night of Mystery (1937)

The Night Strangler (1973) — Class III (includes a reel archivist):

Nightbooks (2021)

Nightfall (1999)

Nightmare (2007, TV movie)

Ninja Assassin (2009)

The Ninth Gate (1999)

No Man of Her Own (1932) — Class I (major role)

No More Monkeys Jumpin’ on the Bed (2000)

Noëlle (2007)

Normal People (2020, TV mini-series)

The Norman Conquests (1977, TV mini-series) — Class II (major role; title role):

Related post: Reel librarian ‘conquests’

Northanger Abbey (2007)

Nothing Personal (1980)

Now and Then (1995)

O

Obituary (2006, TV movie)

Oblivion (2013)

Obselidia (2010)

Ode to Joy (2019)

Odicie (2007, TV movie)

Off Beat (1986) — Class I (title role)

The Off Season (2004)

Old Gringo (1989) — Class IV (cameo role):

Older than America (2008, TV movie)

Oliver Sherman (2010)

Oliver’s Travels (1995, TV mini-series)

Olympia (1998)

On a Clear Day (2005)

On the Beach (1959)

Ondine (2009)

Once Upon a Time … When We Were Colored (1995)

Only 38 (1923)

Only Two Can Play (1962) — Class I (major role)

One Missed Call (2008)

Ophelia Learns to Swim (2000)

Oranges and Sunshine (2010)

Ordeal by Innocence (1984) — Class IV (cameo role)

Osmosis Jones (2001)

Out of Sight (1998)

Out of the Blue (2022)

Out of the Body (1989)

The Oxford Murders (2008)

P

The Pagemaster (1994) — Class I (major role)

Painted Lady (1997, TV movie)

The Paper Chase (1973) — Class III (minor role)

Paperback Romance, aka Lucky Break (1994) — Class IV (cameo role

Paranoia (1998)

ParaNorman (2012)

The Park Bench (2014)

Party Girl (1995) — Class I (major role; title role):

The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker (2007, TV movie)

Past Due (2013)

Patch Adams (1998)

The Path of Evil (2005)

Peeping Tom, aka Face of Fear; Fotographer of Panic (1960) — Class II (major role)

Peggy (1950)

The Pelican Brief (1993) — Class IV (cameo role):

Pendulum (2001)

Penny Palabras (2018)

The Perfect Bride (1991, TV movie)

The Perfect Nanny (2000)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

Personals, aka Personal Ads (1990, TV movie) — Class I (major role)

The Phantom (1996) — Class III (minor role)

The Phantom of the Opera, aka Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera (1989)

Phenomenon (1996) — Class V (library references without librarians):

Philadelphia (1993) — Class III (minor role)

The Philadelphia Story (1940) — Class III (minor role):

The Photograph (2003)

The Physician (2013)

Pickup on South Street (1953) — Class IV (cameo role)

Related post: ‘South Street’ librarian

Picture Perfect (1997)

Pin (1988)

The Pink Chiquitas (1987)

Pirate Kids II: The Search for the Silver Skull (2006)

The Pit, aka Teddy (1981) — Class III (minor role):

Pizza: The Movie (2004)

Plain Clothes (1988)

Playroom (1990)

Plaza Suite (1971)

Pleasantville (1998)

The Pope’s Exorcist (2023)

Porky’s II: The Next Day (1983)

Porn ’n Chicken (2002, TV movie)

Positive ID (1987)

Possessed (2000, TV movie)

Possession (2002) — Class III (minor role):

The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)

Pretty in Pink (1986) — Class IV (cameo role):

A Previous Engagement (2008)

Prick Up Your Ears (1987) — Class III (minor role):

Pride and Prejudice (1940) — Class III (minor role):

Primary Colors (1998) — Class III (minor role):

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) — Class III (minor role)

Primer (2004)

The Prince and Me (2004)

Princess Protection Program (2009, TV movie)

Principal Takes a Holiday (1998, TV movie)

Prism (2007)

The Prodigal (1983)

The Professor and the Madman (2019)

The Program (1993)

A Promise (2013) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: ‘A promise’ to a reel librarian

The Public (2017)

Public Access (1993)

Pulse (2006)

Pump Up the Volume (1990) — Class II (major role)

Putting It Over (1919)

Q

Quatermass and the Pit, aka Five Million Years to Earth (1967) — Class III (minor role; includes a reel archivist):

Related post: ‘Quatermass’ and the librarian

Queen of the Damned (2002)

The Queen’s Gambit (2020, TV mini-series)

Quiet Please, Murder (1942)

Quiz Show (1994)

R

Rabbit Hole (2010)

The Race for the Double Helix, aka Life Story (1987)

Race with the Devil (1975)

Racing Daylight (2007)

Racing with the Moon (1984) — Class II (major role)

The Racket (1951)

Ragtime (1981) — Class III (minor role)

Raiders of the Living Dead (1986)

Rampart (2011)

The Reader (2008)

The Reading Room (2005, TV movie)

The Real Howard Spitz (1998)

RED (2010) — Class III (minor role):

Red Dragon (2002) — Class VI (librarian listing error):

Related post: Identity crisis in ‘Red Dragon’

Red Hot (1993)

Red Joan (2018)

Red Roses and Petrol (2003)

Regarding Henry (1991) — Class V (library scene without librarians):

Related post: ‘Regarding’ a public library

The Remake, aka 1988: The Remake; Showboat 1988; Showboat, the Remake (1977)

Remember Me (1995, TV movie)

Remember Me (2010)

Reno 911!: It’s a Wonderful Heist (2022, TV movie)

Resting Place (1986, TV movie)

The Return of Ironside (1993, TV movie)

Return to Peyton Place (1961)

The Returning (1990)

Revelation (2001)

The Rewrite (2014) — Class V (library scenes without librarians):

Related post: ‘Rewrite’-ing the library

Ricochet (1991) — Class III (minor role):

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

The Right Questions (2003)

The Ring (2002) — Class III (minor role)

Rising Sun (1993) — Class IV (cameo role; includes a reel archivist):

A River Runs Through It (1992)

Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (2022)

Robot & Frank (2012)

Rocket Science (2007)

Rollerball (1975) — Class III (minor role):

Rollerball (2002) — Class VI (no librarians):

Rome Adventure (1962) — Class I (major role):

Related post: It’s an ‘adventure’!

Room at the Top (1959)

The Roommate (2011)

The Rosary Murders (1987)

Rounding First (2005)

Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost (2008, TV movie)

Rubdown (1993, TV movie)

Rudy (1993) — Class IV (cameo role)

The Rum Diary (2011)

Running on Empty (1988) — Class IV (cameo role)

Rushmore (1998)

Rusty Leads the Way (1948)

S

The Saint: The Brazilian Connection (1989, TV movie)

Salmonberries, aka Percy Adlon’s Salmonberries (1991) — Class I (major role)

Salvage (2006)

San Francisco (1936)

Satan’s School for Girls (1973, TV movie)

Savage Messiah (1972)

Scandal Street (1938)

Scarecrow County (2019)

Scent of a Woman (1992) — Class II (major role):

School Daze (1988)

The School for Good and Evil (2022)

Scorpio (1973)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

Scream Blacula Scream (1973) Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: ‘Scream’ librarian ‘scream’

Scream 2 (1997)

Scream 3 (2000) — Class III (minor role)

The Scream Team (2002, TV movie)

Screwballs (1983)

Sea Devils (1937)

Séance (2021)

The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)

A Season for Miracles (1999, TV movie)

The Secret (2007)

The Secret Life of Girls (1999)

Secret Summer (2016, TV movie)

Separated by Murder (1994, TV movie)

The Serpent’s Egg (1977)

Seven, aka Se7en (1995)

The Seven Minutes (1971)

The Seventh Coin, aka Pursued; Worlds Apart (1993)

The Seventh Sign (1988)

The Seventh Victim (1943) — Class III (minor role):

Sex and the City (2008)

Sex Tape (2014)

Shadow Man (2006)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Class III (minor role):

Shadow on the Wall (1950)

Shadowlands (1993)

Shadows in the Storm (1988)

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) — Class IV (cameo role)

Shanghai Knights (2003)

Sharks’ Treasure (1975)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) — Class II (major role)

She Cried No (1996, TV movie)

Shelf Life (2005)

Shelter (2010)

She’s Working Her Way Through College (1952) — Class VI (librarian listing error)

Shine (1996)

Shock Treatment (1964) — Class IV (cameo role)

Shooting the Past (1999) — Class I (major role)

SideFX (2005)

Sidewalk Stories (1989)

Silence of the Lambs (1991)

A Simple Favor (2018) — Class IV (cameo role):

A Simple Plan (1998) — Class II (major role)

Sitting Pretty (1948) — Class VI (librarian listing error):

The Skulls (2000)

The Skulls III (2003)

Sky High (2005)

Slam Dance (1987)

Slaughter of the Innocents (1994)

Sleep Furiously (2008)

The Sleep Room (1998)

Sleepers (1996)

Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) — Class II (major role)

Sliding Doors (1998)

Slightly Dangerous (1943) — Class V (library scene without librarians):

Related post: ‘Slightly dangerous’ and snappy

Slipstream (1989)

Sliver (1993)

Small Faces (1996)

Smashing the Money Ring (1939)

The Smile Behind the Mirror (2010)

Smilla’s Sense of Snow (1997)

The Snapper (1993) — Class IV (cameo role)

Sneakers (1992) — Class VI (librarian listing error)

Snoopy Come Home (1972)

Snowball Express (1972)

So Well Remembered (1947)

Society’s Child (2002, TV movie)

The Socratic Method (2001)

Solitary Man (2009)

Solitude (2001)

Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

Something Borrowed (2011)

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) — Class I (major role)

Somewhere in Time (1980) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: ‘Somewhere’ in the library

Son of Rusty (1947)

Sons & Lovers (2003, TV movie)

Sophie’s Choice (1982) — Class III (minor role)

Soul (2020) — Class V (library and archives scenes and librarian references without librarians)

Soul Man (1986)

Soulkeeper (2001)

Soylent Green (1973) — Class I (major role):

Special Agent (1949)

Spellbound (1945) — Class V (librarian references without librarians):

Related post: Mistaken identity in ‘Spellbound’

Spencer’s Mountain (1963) — Class II (major role)

SPF-18 (2017) — Class V (research scene without librarians):

Related post: ‘SPF-18’ and search tips

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2019) — Class V (library scene without librarians):

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) — Class IV (cameo role):

The Spirit of Youth (1929)

Spotlight (2015) — Class III (minor role):

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) — Class II (major role; title role)

The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)

The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Stand and Deliver (1988)

Stanley & Iris (1990)

Stanley’s Dragon (1994)

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998, deleted scenes)

Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) — Class III (minor role; includes a reel archivist):

Stardust (1998)

Start Cheering (1938)

The Station Agent (2003) — Class III (minor role)

Stay Until Tomorrow (2004)

The Steel Jungle (1956)

The Steel Trap (1952)

Stellina Blue (2008)

The Stepford Children (1987, TV movie)

Stepping Out (1991)

Stones of Death (1988)

Storm Center (1956) — Class I (major role)

Storyville (1992)

Straight Talk (1992) — Class IV (cameo role)

Straightaway (1933)

Stranger in Town (1998, TV movie)

Strike Up the Band (19400 — Class II (major role)

Strip Mind (2007)

The Substitute (1996) — Class III (minor role)

Suburban Girl (2007)

Sugar Hill (1974)

Summer of the Monkeys (1998) — Class III (minor role):

Summer School (1987) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: ‘Summer school’ in the library

Summertime (1955) — Class VI (librarian listing error)

The Sun is Also a Star (2019)

Super (2010)

The Sure Thing (1985)

Surrender Dorothy (1998)

Suspect (1987)

The Sweetest Gift (1998, TV movie)

Sydney White (2007)

Sylvia (1965)

The Symmetry of Love (2010)

T

Tail Gunner Joe (1977, TV movie)

Take Shelter (2011)

Tale of a Vampire, aka Warlock: Tale of a Vampire (1992) — Class I (major role):

Related post: ‘Tale of a’ gothic library

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

Talking to Strange Men (1992)

Tangled (2001)

The Tao of Steve (2000)

Tears for Simon (1956)

Teen Woof Too (1987)

Teenage Mother (1967) — Class III (minor role):

The Tell-Tale Heart, aka The Hidden Room of 1,000 Horrors (1960) — Class II (major role):

Related post: A librarian’s ‘tell-tale heart’

The Ten (2007)

Ten Inch Hero (2007)

Tennessee Johnson (1942)

That Darn Cat (1997)

That Kind of Girl (1963)

That Touch of Mink (1962) — Class III (minor role):

Theodora Goes Wild (1936)

They Might Be Giants (1971) — Class II (major role)

The Thief (1952)

This Beautiful Fantastic (2016)

This Happy Breed (1944) — Class III (minor role)

This House Possessed (1981)

This Rebel Breed, aka The Black Rebels (1960)

This Was Paris, aka So This Was Paris (1942) — Class III (minor role)

Thor (2011)

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007)

Three Days of the Condor (1975) — Class V (library references without librarians):

Related post: ‘Three days of the’ researcher

The Three Lives of Karen (1997, TV movie)

Three O’Clock High (1987)

Threesome (1994) — Class IV (cameo role)

Time Changer (2002)

The Time Machine (1960)

The Time Machine (2002) — Class III (minor role)

Time of Her Life (2005)

The Time Traveler’s Wife (2009) — Class II (major role):

Related post: ‘Time travel’-ing librarian

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979, TV mini-series)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) – Class III (minor role):

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018) – Class IV (cameo role):

To Love, Honor, and Deceive, aka The Protected Wife (1996, TV movie)

Tomcats (2001) — Class III (minor role)

Toronto Stories (2008)

Total Eclipse (1995)

A Touch of Courage (2007)

Toy Story 3 (2010)

The Tractate Middoth (2013, TV movie)

Trading Favors, aka Do Me a Favor (1997)

Trail of the Screaming Forehead (2007)

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Transylvania Twist (1989) — Class III (minor role):

Traps (1986)

Trash (1999)

Travis (1991)

Traxx (1988)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) — Class III (minor role)

The Trespasser (1947)

Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022)

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021)

Troop Zero (2019)

Tru Confessions (2002, TV movie)

True Colors (1991)

The Truman Show (1998)

Twelve Monkeys (1995)

The Twelve Trees of Christmas (2013, TV movie) — Class I (major role):

Twilight Man (1996, TV movie)

Twisted Nerve (1968) — Class II (major role):

Twixt (2011)

The Two Jakes (1990)

Two:Thirteen, aka 2:13 (2009)

Two Yanks in Trinidad (1942)

U

UHF (1989) — Class III (minor role):

The Ultimate Gift (2006) — Class III (minor role)

Ulysses (1967)

The Underground Man (1974, TV movie)

Undertaking Betty (2002)

The Undying Monster (1942)

Unearthed (2004)

The Unforgivable (2021)

The Unholy (2021)

Universal Signs (2008)

Unnamable II: The Statement of Rudolph Carter (1993)

Up the Down Staircase (1967) — Class III (minor role)

Urban Legend (1998) — Class V (library scenes without librarians):

Related post: Striking out in ‘Urban Legend’

Utah Wagon Train (1951)

V

VAmL (2009)

Vault of Darkness (2009)

A Very Good Young Man (1919)

A Very Vintage Christmas (2019, TV movie)

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, Spain / US)

Videodrome (1983)

Violent Saturday (1955)

Virtual Nightmare (2000, TV movie, Australia)

Voices (1979)

Voyage into Fear, aka Encounters (1993, Australia)

W

Wacko (1983)

Wag the Dog (1997)

Waitress!, aka Soup to Nuts (1981) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: ‘Waitress!’ Librarian! Action!

A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

Walter and Henry (2001, TV movie)

Wanted (2008) — Class V (library scenes without librarians):

The War of the Roses (1989)

The War of the Worlds (1953) — Class II

WarGames (1983) — Class IV (cameo role):

A Warrior’s Heart (2011)

Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932)

The Watermelon Woman (1996)

A Way of Life (2004)

The Way We Were (1973)

We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018) — Class IV (cameo role):

The Web (1947)

Web of Evidence, aka Beyond This Place (1959)

Wedding Crashers (2005, DVD bonus material)

Weeds (1987)

Weird Woman (1944) — Class I (major role; title role):

Related post: A ‘weird’ librarian

Welcome to Mooseport (2004)

Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)

Wet Gold (1984, TV movie)

Wet Hot American Summer (2001) — Class V (library scenes without librarians):

Related post: ‘Wet hot American’ library

Wetherby (1985) — Class II (major role)

What Dreams May Come (1998)

What I Love about Concrete (2012)

What’s New Pussycat? (1965) — Class V (library scene without librarians)

What’s Your Number? (2011)

When a Man Falls, aka When a Man Falls in the Forest (2007)

When the Wind Blows (1986)

Where the Heart Is (2000) — Class II (major role)

While the City Sleeps (1956)

The Whisperers (1967)

Whispering City, aka Crime City (1947)

Whispering Footsteps (1943)

The White River Kid (1999)

The Wicker Man (1973) — Class III (minor role):

A Wife on Trial (1917)

Wild Card (1992, TV movie)

Wilderness (1996, TV mini-series)

Wimps (1986)

Winnie (1988, TV movie)

The Winslow Boy (1999)

A Winter Romance, aka Colors of Love and An Autumn Romance (2021, TV movie) — Class I (major role; title role):

Winter’s Tale (2014) — Class IV (cameo role):

Wishing Ring Man (1919)

Witchboard (1986)

With Honors (1994) — Class IV (cameo role):

Related post: With or without honors

Within the Law (1939) — Class III (minor role):

Related post: A librarian ‘within the law’

The Wives He Forgot (2006, TV movie)

The Wiz (1978)

Wonder Man (1945) — Class II (major role)

Woof! (1989) — Class III (minor role):

Related post: ‘Woof!’ Beware of librarian

The Words (2012)

Work It (2020)

World’s Greatest Dad (2009)

Wraith (2018)

Y

Yentl (1983)

You Can’t Get Away With Murder (1939) — Class II (major role):

You, Me and Dupree (2006) — Class III (minor role):

You Must Be Joking! (1965)

Young Bride (1932)

Young Cassidy (1965)

Young Frankenstein (1974) — Class V (library scene without librarians)

The Young Poisoner’s Handbook (1995)

Young Sherlock Holmes, aka Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear (1985)

You’re a Big Boy Now (1966) — Class I (major role; title role)

Z

Z.P.G., aka Zero Population Growth (1972)

Zardoz (1974)

Zero Day (2003)

Zodiac (2007) — Class V (library references without librarians):

22 thoughts on “Master List of English-Language Films”

Anna says:

October 18, 2011 at 2:17 pm

Hello,
I’ve just stumbled on your blog, it’s really interesting! Well done on watching and compiling so many films with/about librarians!
One film I think you could add to your list is ‘I love you, Phillip Morris’ – there are a couple of scenes in a prison library with a library assistant doing a lot of shushing :). (I’ve checked IMDB but can’t confirm the name of the actor.)

Hope this is helpful!

Anna

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1. Jennifer says:
  
  October 18, 2011 at 2:58 pm
  
  Thanks so much, Anna — I’m glad you’re enjoying the blog! And I am adding ‘I Love You, Phillip Morris’ to my Master List right now — thanks for the tip! And the movie is available to request through my local library. BONUS! 🙂
  
  Reply
doishine says:

April 11, 2013 at 11:43 am

An option to (from the dark side) would be Zelda Rubenstein’s bizarre librarian in the movie “Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon”, which is a satire of the slasher genre in the guise of a mockumentary…..

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1. Jen @ Reel Librarians says:
  
  April 11, 2013 at 10:24 pm
  
  Thanks for the addition to the Master List! How big is the librarian role?
  
  Reply
  1. doishine says:
    
    April 12, 2013 at 8:36 am
    
    It’s a small supporting part, but memorable due to the fact it’s the creepy psychic lady from “Poltergeist” and narrator of those “true-life” haunted house “documentaries” on cable television.
    It’s a key role, though, as she provides important (and cliched, like everything else in the film, but that’s the point of it) exposition for the protagonist in the movie.
Kim Tyo-Dickerson says:

November 29, 2014 at 8:13 am

Hi Jen!

Amazing list!

I did a quick search and didn’t see one of my family’s favorite library-centered movies (this is coming from the mom of an 11 year-old girl). There’s a fairy-library and famous fairy librarian and archivist in a 2012 Tinkerbell movie, “Secret of the Wings”. It’s beautifully animated and not as painful to watch/enjoy as it sounds.

Thanks for the fun! Looking forward to reading and discovering more films…

Kim Tyo-Dickerson
International School Librarian with a fairy-focused daughter

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1. Jen @ Reel Librarians says:
  
  December 19, 2014 at 8:19 am
  
  I will definitely have to add it to the list, thanks! 🙂
  
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Movie Vigilante says:

August 27, 2015 at 12:31 pm

I watched Teen Wolf Too and there is a brief scene in a school library which shows Jason Bateman and a librarian.

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1. Jen @ Reel Librarians says:
  
  September 13, 2015 at 9:58 pm
  
  Thank you for the new addition to my list! Definitely have to check out Teen Wolf Too 🙂
  
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Movie Vigilante says:

March 23, 2016 at 6:15 pm

I came here to suggest The Pit but I see it’s already on your list. Very creepy movie that’s hard to find (there’s a low resolution copy on YouTube). I have it on VHS but I no longer have a working VCR.

If I had to guess going by your criteria, I would say the librarian is a Class I but I’ll leave that to you to decide.

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1. movievigilante says:
  
  March 23, 2016 at 6:27 pm
  
  Here’s a good trailer that shows the librarian within the first couple of seconds https://vimeo.com/27076441
  
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  1. Jen @ Reel Librarians says:
    
    March 23, 2016 at 9:53 pm
    
    Oh my goodness, that DOES look creepy! Thanks for passing this on! And I can understand now why one of the film’s alternate titles is ‘Teddy’… I will definitely need to see if I can track down a copy. This would be perfect for Halloween — every October, I focus on thriller or scary movies. 🙂
  2. Movie Vigilante says:
    
    June 26, 2016 at 4:08 pm
    
    UPDATE: Kino Lorber Studio Classics has announced that it will be releasing The Pit this year on Blu-ray and DVD with a new HD master transfer. http://dailydead.com/kino-lorber-to-release-the-pit-1981-on-blu-ray-dvd/
    
    This movie has notoriously been difficult to find with good video quality so this is great news for fans of the horror genre and I assume the Reel Librarian.
Movie Vigilante says:

April 1, 2016 at 7:17 pm

I was sure that nobody would have suggested Alice in Wonderland (1976) but low and behold, there it is on the list.

I’ll just add that the first 8 minutes are spent in a library, as mousy librarian Alice (Kristine De Bell) goes about her work while breaking into song. She definitely does not fit the stereotype of a typical librarian.

There are a couple different versions of this, one of which the director added some hardcore x-rated scenes after the fact. If that might deter you from watching, the other version is rated R and much better without the tacked-on scenes.

If you are still skeptical, you can read Roger Ebert’s positive review of the film, if you value his opinion. http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/alice-in-wonderland-1976

Kristine De Bell went on to have a great acting career, including a role as a C.I.T. in my favourite camp comedy, Meatballs. She recently returned to acting after a long absence, to raise her kids.

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1. Jen @ Reel Librarians says:
  
  April 12, 2016 at 10:03 pm
  
  It’s on my list to watch! I have written about ‘Debbie Does Dallas’ — the play, not the film (yet), but it’s also on my list to watch and analyze!
  
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  1. Movie Vigilante says:
    
    April 13, 2016 at 4:46 am
    
    Hold on…there’s a ‘Debbie Does Dallas’ play?!
  2. Jen @ Reel Librarians says:
    
    April 13, 2016 at 6:53 am
    
    Yep, I analyzed it here at https://reel-librarians.com/2012/01/30/debbie-does-a-play/. I checked out the play from my local community college consortium. 🙂
Movie Vigilante says:

August 10, 2016 at 12:11 am

Hello Jen

I was wondering if you decided what movie you will be reviewing for Halloween? You’ve said that if you could track down a copy of The Pit, it would be perfect for the holiday.

Good news!

The Pit on Blu-ray can now be pre-ordered on Amazon and will be available on Oct 18th.

I’m really curious to know what you’d think of it.

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1. Jen @ Reel Librarians says:
  
  August 18, 2016 at 4:48 pm
  
  Thanks for your comment and question! It takes some time for me to thoroughly review films, so I’m thinking there may not be enough time to get a copy of the movie (which you said isn’t available until Oct. 18), watch it multiple times, take notes, take pics, write the blog post, and get it posted by the end of this October… BUT I can try. Thanks for the tip about The Pit coming out soon — I also noted that it’s coming out on DVD. (I don’t have a Blu-ray machine.)
  
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  1. Jen @ Reel Librarians says:
    
    September 11, 2016 at 6:54 pm
    
    A quick update — I just pre-ordered a DVD copy of The Pit, so fingers crossed I get it in time for an analysis post next month! 🙂
  2. Movie Vigilante says:
    
    September 21, 2016 at 8:00 am
    
    That’s great news! I agree that it’s cutting it close for all the research you always do. I hope you enjoy this odd and creepy movie.
crisruizlopez says:

November 15, 2017 at 5:30 am

Hi! I’m writing from the library in a contemporary art museum in Spain. We are preparing a bibliographic exhibitions with our holdings, and your blog was really helpful. I would like to contribute to this list, because I just found that a public library is displayed in “Take Shelter” (2011). In our DVD it appears on 28 min 08 sec. I hope this is helpful!

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