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The National Film Registry is a program enacted in 1988 that works to ensure the survival, conservation and increased public availability of America s film heritage. Each year the National Film Registration Board selects 25 films that are deemed culturally, historically or aesthetically significant. If selected by the board, the films are marked for preservation by the Library of Congress. Basically, if the government appointed board decides that a film has had a large enough impact on American film it s going to be inducted into the Library of Congress. That s kind of a big deal, considering there are only 800 entries from over 100 years of filmmaking. The registry includes film juggernauts such as