The National Film Registry selects 25 films each year showcasing the range and diversity of American film heritage to increase awareness for its preservation.
Library of Congress announces the 2025 National Film Registry
Film Registry
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Complete National Film Registry Listing Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the Registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column.
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Brief Descriptions and Expanded Essays of National Film Registry Titles Brief descriptions of each Registry title can be found here, and expanded essays are available for select titles. The authors of these essays are experts in film history, and their works appear in books, newspapers, magazines and online. Some of these essays originated in other publications and are reprinted here by permission of the author. Other essays have been written specifically for this website.…
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Index of Film Essays and Interviews Links to expanded essays on various Registry titles as written by film scholars and critics are available here. Educators, screening programmers, writers and others are encouraged to utilize these essays freely, citing the source accordingly.
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Watch Films on the National Film Registry Online Due to copyright concerns, the Library of Congress is unable to post all National Film Registry selections. However, we do have some in the Library of Congress National Screening Room, some in the public domain, and other approved viewing links.
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Free Film Screenings The Library of Congress hosts many free screenings featuring a variety of films including those on the National Film Registry. These events are held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and at the Packard Campus in Culpeper, Virginia.
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Inductee's Gallery A gallery of actors, writers, producers and other personnel inducted into the National Film Registry.
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Some Films Not Yet Named to the Registry Each year, we begin the National Film Registry process anew and start from scratch. So if you voted for a film one year but it was not selected, that vote does not carry over to the next year. Films released in 2016 are now eligible for Registry consideration. To give you a few ideas, below are some fairly well-known films not yet selected to…
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Personnel Credits Unofficial Credits 1989 - 2025 Sort titles by title, craft, and personal name by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column.
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Now See Hear! blog Now See Hear! is the Library of Congress blog dedicated to the preservation work of the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. Now See Hear! showcases collections, announces new acquisitions and projects, publicizes public programs, discusses the procedures and technology being used to describe, preserve, and make accessible our audiovisual heritage. The blog also highlights films on the National Film Registry and sound…