“The Lion King,” “The Breakfast Club” and “Thelma & Louise” are among the 25 classic movies joining the National Historic Registry of the Library of Congress.
Under the National Film Preservation Act, the Librarian of Congress adds 25 motion pictures that are “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant and at least 10 years old. The films are subject to special preservation.
This year’s class ranges in age from 1903’s influential “Life of an American Fireman” to Buster Keaton’s 1928 gem “Steamboat Bill Jr.” to the 1998 Wes Anderson film “Rushmore.”
Here are all 25 additions to the Registry, with descriptions by the Library of Congress:
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
Directed by Stuart Paton, the film was touted as “the first submarine photoplay.”