Library of Congress Adds 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,' 'Spy Kids' and More To National Film Registry
These 25 films will be preserved “for generations to come.”
The Library of Congress has announced its 2024 list of movies that will be preserved in the National Film Registry.
Among the 25 films to be added into the registry are The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Social Network, Dirty Dancing, No Country for Old Men, Up in Smoke, Uptown Saturday Night and Spy Kids. “Films reflect our nation’s history and culture and must be preserved in our national library for generations to come. We’re honored by the responsibility to add 25 diverse new films to the National Film Registry each year as we work to preserve our cultural heritage,” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said in a statement.
“This is a collective effort in the film community to preserve our cinematic heritage, and we are grateful to our partners, including the National Film Preservation Board.”
Last year, some of the 25 films that were preserved included Home Alone, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and 12 Years A Slave.
Check out the full list of movies that will be preserved below.
Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)
KoKo’s Earth Control (1928)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Invaders from Mars (1953)
The Miracle Worker (1962)
The Chelsea Girls (1966)
Ganja and Hess (1973)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Zora Lathan Student Films (1975-76)
Up in Smoke (1978)
Will (1981)
Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan (1982)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
Powwow Highway (1989)
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
American Me (1992)
Mi Familia (1995)
Compensation (1999)
Spy Kids (2001)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
The Social Network (2010)
