This is a list of rediscovered films that, once thought lost, have since been discovered, in whole or in part. See List of incomplete or partially lost films and List of rediscovered film footage for films that are not wholly lost. For a film that was not released before it was rediscovered, the year is when it was produced. The year is also italicized. The films are listed by year, then alphabetically within a year.

Silent films

Many films of the silent era have been lost. The Library of Congress estimates 75% of all silent films are lost forever. About 10,919 American silent films were produced, but only 2,749 of them still exist in some complete form, either as an original American 35mm version, a foreign release, or as a lower-quality copy.

1890s

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

Sound films

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s