Movies added to the film registry for 2025!

I love film and am always curious to see which films make it to the National Film Registry list every year! Such a variety this year!

Films this year:

(chronological order)

  • Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)
  • KoKo’s Earth Control (1928)
  • Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) (Incredible film! One of Cagney's finest & most unforgettable performances)
  • Pride of the Yankees (1942) (Gary Cooper & Teresa Wright made all their roles look easy)
  • Invaders from Mars (1953)
  • The Miracle Worker (1962) (Incredible film with unforgettable performances)
  • The Chelsea Girls (1966)
  • Ganja and Hess (1973) (True cult classic!)
  • Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (This is my favorite film from this list! What a great surprise to see this film here!)
  • Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
  • Zora Lathan Student Films (1975-76)
  • Up in Smoke (1978)
  • Will (1981)
  • Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan (1982) (The best film in the "Star Trek" franchise if you ask me!)
  • Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
  • Dirty Dancing (1987) (Not a fan of this film, but no denying that soundtrack!)
  • Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
  • Powwow Highway (1989)
  • My Own Private Idaho (1991)
  • American Me (1992)
  • Mi Familia (1995)
  • Compensation (1999) (Absolutely stunning film! No one ever talks about it. Must see masterpiece)
  • Spy Kids (2001) (Not my favorite but highly infuential)
  • No Country for Old Men (2007) (A contemporary masterpiece. Javier Bardem is truly unforgettable in this Coen Brothers classic). 
  • The Social Network (2010) (15 years later this film truly stands the test of time!)

We talked about "Texas Chain Saw Massacre" in our podcast recently. Listen to it by clicking here!

 

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