David Fincher’s 2010 Facebook drama “The Social Network,” the 1974 indie horror classic “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray’s Catskills-set love affair “Dirty Dancing” were nominated by the National Film Registry selected for preservation.

Every year, the Librarian of Congress honors 25 feature films that are at least 10 years old and are considered “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant. This year, more than 6,700 titles were submitted by the public for consideration.

Other titles added to the National Film Registry in 2024 include the 1982 sci-fi sequel “Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan,” Gus Van Sant’s drama “My Own Private Idaho,” starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves in 1991 and the family adventure “Spy Kids” in 2001” and the Coen brothers’ western “No Country for Old Men” in 2001 2007 and Eddie Murphy’s first feature film on the roster, the 1984 action comedy “Beverly Hills Cop.”

This year’s selection brings the number of films in the registry to 900, a small portion of the 2 million films in the library’s collection. Others are preserved in coordination with copyright holders or other film archives.

“Films reflect our nation’s history and culture and must be preserved in our national library for generations to come,” said Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress. “This is a collective effort by the film community to preserve our cinematic heritage.”

Turner Classic Movies will host a television special on December 18th at 8:00 p.m. ET to show a selection of this year’s list films. Hayden will discuss the lineup with TCM host and film historian Jacqueline Stewart, who chairs the National Film Preservation Board.

“The National Film Register now includes 900 titles, and what particularly impresses me is that every year, when the panel talks about films and their importance, we find new titles to consider. The richness of American film history is sometimes quite overwhelming and people often ask themselves, “How do you recommend this film or that film?” said Stewart. “This happens through a lot of research, conversations and discussions and a commitment to show the true diversity of filmmaking. I am very pleased that this year we are recognizing student films and independent films, animated, documentary and experimental films as well as feature-length narrative dramas, comedies, horror and science fiction films in the list.”

“The Social Network,” starring Jesse Eisenberg as Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, only became more relevant in the decade and a half that followed, but the film’s Oscar-winning screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin, told the Library of Congress that he was unaware it was being worked on on one of the defining films of the internet age.

“It felt like a good courtroom drama to me,” Sorkin said. “I didn’t know back then that it would be much more than that.”

Films selected for the 2024 National Film Register