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2014 (26th Year)
National Film Registry

The National Film Preservation Board was founded by the Library of Congress in 1988. Each year the Board selects up to 25 films which are considered to be culturally, historically or aesthetically important. Films must be at least 10 years old to be eligible for the registry. Listed below are the films inducted into the National Film Registry in 2014.

TheOscar Nominated marker symbol appears next to those films which also received an Academy Award nomination (although this is not a requirement for induction). Click on the name of one of those films to display more information about it. You can also click on the  IMDb  link to to open a new browser window showing information about the film from the Internet Movie Database. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the National Film Registry inductees for that year.


Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913)   IMDb
The Big Lebowski (1998)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerDown Argentine Way (1940)   IMDb
The Dragon Painter (1919)   IMDb
Felicia (1965) [documentary short]   IMDb
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerThe Gang’s All Here (1943)   IMDb
House of Wax (1953)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerInto the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000) [documentary]   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerLittle Big Man (1970)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerLuxo Jr. (1986) [animated short]   IMDb
Moon Breath Beat (1980) [animated short]   IMDb
Please Don’t Bury Me Alive! (1976)   IMDb
The Power and the Glory (1933)   IMDb
Rio Bravo (1959)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerRosemary’s Baby (1968)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerRuggles of Red Gap (1935)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerSaving Private Ryan (1998)   IMDb
Shoes (1916)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerState Fair (1933)   IMDb
13 Lakes (2004) [documentary]   IMDb
Unmasked (1917)   IMDb
V-E + 1 (1945) [documentary short]   IMDb
The Way of Peace (1947) [animated short]   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerWillie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)   IMDb