Watch clips from the 25 films inducted into the National Registry of Film

Twenty-five films will be archived as the most culturally, historically or aesthetically significant works in cinema and join the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.

Librarian of Congress James H. Billington announced the list of films Wednesday, highlighting a diverse range of art.

“The National Film Registry showcases the extraordinary diversity of America’s film heritage and the disparate strands making it so vibrant,” said Billington. “By preserving these films, we protect a crucial element of American creativity, culture and history.”

The films range from short animations to full-length films and date from 1913 to 2004. To be considered, a film must be at least 10 years old.

Here is a complete list of this year’s inductees:

  • The Big Lebowski (1998)
  • Down Argentine Way (1940)
  • The Dragon Painter (1919)
  • Felicia (1965)
  • Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
  • The Gang’s All Here (1943)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFIt9y-iyzs

  • House of Wax (1953)
  • Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000)
  • Little Big Man (1970)
  • Luxo Jr. (1986)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkKf9DWmR04

  • Moon Breath Beat (1980)
  • Please Don’t Bury Me Alive! (1976)
  • The Power and the Glory (1933)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyPERLdKV7g

  • Rio Bravo (1959)
  • Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PewtQsgN5uo

  • Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998)
  • Shoes (1916)
  • State Fair (1933)
  • Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
  • Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913)
  • Unmasked (1917)
  • V-E + 1 (1945)
  • The Way of Peace (1947)
  • 13 Lakes (2004)
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