These popular movies were recently added to the National Film Registry

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Published  January 29, 2026 3:27pm EST
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The Brief

    • "The Karate Kid," "Clueless," and "Inception," were among 25 movies added to the National Film Registry.
    • Every year, the Library of Congress chooses films to add to the registry if they meet certain guidelines.
    • Some of the movies will be featured in a March television special.

Several classic movies were selected by the Library of Congress this year for its National Film Registry.

Twenty-five films were chosen, including one that was released in 1896, as well as several documentaries. 

And there are several notable movies featured on the list, like "The Karate Kid," "Clueless," "Philadelphia," and "The Incredibles."

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For more than 30 years, the Library of Congress has picked 25 films annually based on conservation based on their cultural significance, but the criteria to make the list is the movie must be at least 10 years old.

On March 19, Turner Classic Movies will host a television special to screen a selection of the movies, according to the Library of Congress website. 

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Here’s the list of movies that were chosen for the film registry. 

2025 National Film Registry inductees

Dig deeper:

The 2025 film selections bring the number of titles in the film registry to 925. According to the Library of Congress, some of the movie titles are among the 2 million moving image collection items held at the world’s largest library, while others films are conserved in collaboration with copyright holders or other film archives.

  1. "The Tramp and the Dog" (1896)
  2. "The Oath of the Sword" (1914)
  3. "The Maid of McMillan" (1916)
  4. "The Lady" (1925)
  5. "Sparrows" (1926)
  6. "Ten Nights in a Barroom" (1926)
  7. "White Christmas" (1954)
  8. "High Society" (1956)
  9. "Brooklyn Bridge" (1981)
  10. "Say Amen, Somebody" (1982)
  11. "The Thing" (1982)
  12. "The Big Chill" (1983)
  13. "The Karate Kid" (1984)
  14. "Glory" (1989)
  15. "Philadelphia" (1993)
  16. "Before Sunrise" (1995)
  17. "Clueless" (1995)
  18. "The Truman Show" (1998)
  19. "Frida" (2002)
  20. "The Hours" (2002)
  21. "The Incredibles" (2004)
  22. "The Wrecking Crew" (2008)
  23. "Inception" (2010)
  24. "The Loving Story" (2011)
  25. "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014)

Over 7,000 film titles were submitted for consideration this year, but the Library of Congress explains that people cannot submit nominations throughout the year on the library’s web site. Nominations for next year will be accepted until Aug. 15.

The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Library of Congress website. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.


 

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