Library of Congress - National Film Registry

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Since 1989, the Library of Congress has chosen up to 25 films covering a stunning range of American filmmaking – including Hollywood features, documentaries, avant-garde and amateur productions, films of regional interest, ethnic, animated and short film subjects – all deserving recognition, preservation and access by future generations.

As of 2008, there were 500 films selected. The films that are selected must meet two criteria:
1. they must be culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant
2. they must be at least ten years old

Films are listed alphabetically.

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  1. 201.
    I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
    by Mervyn LeRoy

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  2. 202.
    Imitation of Life (1934)
    by John M. Stahl

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  3. 203.
    The Immigrant (1917)
    by Charlie Chaplin

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  4. 204.
    In Cold Blood
    by Richard Brooks

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  5. 205.
    In a Lonely Place
    by Nicholas Ray

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  6. 206.
    In the Heat of the Night
    by Norman Jewison

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  7. 207.
    In the Land of the Head-Hunters (1914 Documentary)
    by Edward S. Curtis

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  8. 208.
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    In the Street (1948 Documentary Short)
    by Ed Howard

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  9. 209.
    Intolerance (1916) (Silent) (B&W)
    by D.W. Griffith

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  10. 210.
    Invasion of the Body Snatchers
    by Don Siegel

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  11. 211.
    The Invisible Man
    by James Whale

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  12. 212.
    It (1927)
    by Clarence G. Badger

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  13. 213.
    It Happened One Night
    by Frank Capra

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  14. 214.
    It's a Wonderful Life
    by Frank Capra

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  15. 215.
    The Italian (1915)
    by Reginald Barker

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  16. 216.
    Jailhouse Rock
    by Richard Thorpe

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  17. 217.
    Jammin' the Blues
    by Gjon Mili

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  18. 218.
    Jam Session (1942 Short)
    by Josef Berne

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  19. 219.
    Jaws (30th Anniversary Edition)

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  20. 220.
    Jazz on a Summer's Day
    by Aram Avakian

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  21. 221.
    The Jazz Singer
    by Alan Crosland

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  22. 223.
    Johnny Guitar
    by Nicholas Ray

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  23. 224.
    Kannapolis, NC (1941 Documentary)
    by H. Lee Waters

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  24. 225.
    Killer of Sheep
    by Charles Burnett

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  25. 226.

  26. 227.
    King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis (1970 Documentary)
    by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Sidney Lumet

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  27. 228.
    King Kong (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by Ernest B. Schoedsack

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  28. 229.
    The Kiss (1896 Short)
    by William Heise

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  29. 230.
    Kiss Me Deadly
    by Robert Aldrich

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  30. 231.
    Knute Rockne All American
    by Lloyd Bacon

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  31. 232.
    Koyaanisqatsi - Life Out of Balance
    by Godfrey Reggio

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  32. 233.
    The Lady Eve - Criterion Collection
    by Preston Sturges

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  33. 234.
    Lady Helen's Escapade (1909 short)
    by D.W. Griffith

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  34. 235.
    Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)
    by Ernst Lubitsch

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  35. 236.
    Lambchops (1929 short)

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  36. 237.
    The Land Beyond the Sunset (1912 short)
    by Harold M. Shaw

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  37. 238.
    Lassie Come Home
    by Fred M. Wilcox

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  38. 239.
    The Last Command
    by Josef von Sternberg

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  39. 240.
    Last of the Mohicans (1920)
    by Maurice Tourneur, Clarence Brown

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  40. 242.
    Laura
    by Rouben Mamoulian

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  41. 243.

  42. 244.
    The Learning Tree
    by Gordon Parks

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  43. 245.

  44. 246.
    Letter from an Unknown Woman
    by Max Ophüls

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  45. 247.
    The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra (1928 short)
    by Robert Florey

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  46. 248.

  47. 249.
    The Life of Emile Zola (Special Edition)
    by William Dieterle

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  48. 250.
    Little Caesar
    by Mervyn LeRoy

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