National Film Registry adds Dirty Dancing, No Country for Old Men, The Social Network and more

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The National Film Registry has added 25 new films to its archive at the Library of Congress, including Dirty Dancing, No Country for Old Men and The Social Network. ‘Dirty Dancing’, ‘No Country For Old Men’ and ‘The Social Network’ have all been added to the National Film Registry In a statement, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said: “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. “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.” The films added to the National Film Registry this year are, in chronological order: Annabelle Serpentine Dance KoKo’s Earth Control Angels with Dirty Faces Pride of the Yankees Invaders from Mars The Miracle Worker The Chelsea Girls Ganja and Hess The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Uptown Saturday Night Zora Lathan Student Films Up in Smoke Will Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan Beverly Hills Cop Dirty Dancing Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Powwow Highway My Own Private Idaho American Me Mi Familia Compensation Spy Kids No Country for Old Men The Social Network Films that were inducted in the initial intake in 1989 included Casablanca, Citizen Kane and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.