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‘Dirty Dancing,’ ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ & More Films That Were Added to the National Film Registry in 2024

Here’s a list of the 2024 additions to the National Film Registry, including 'Dirty Dancing' and 'Beverly Hills Cop,' which spawned hit soundtracks.

Five films selected this year include prominent Hispanic artists or themes – American Me, Mi Familia, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Spy Kids and Up in Smoke. Several films this year were made by Black directors, including Ganja and Hess(1973, Bill Gunn); Uptown Saturday Night(1974, Sidney Poitier), Will(1981, Jessie Maple) and Compensation (1999, Zeinabu irene Davis). Annabelle Serpentine Dance(1895) KoKo’s Earth Control(1928) Angels with Dirty Faces(1938) The Pride of the Yankees(1942) Invaders from Mars(1953) The Miracle Worker(1962) The Chelsea Girls(1966) Ganja and Hess(1973) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(1974) Uptown Saturday Night(1974) Zora Lathan Student Films(1975-76) Up in Smoke(1978) Will(1981) Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan(1982) Beverly Hills Cop(1984) Dirty Dancing(1987) Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt(1989) Powwow Highway(1989) My Own Private Idaho(1991) American Me(1992) Mi Familia(1995) Compensation(1999) Spy Kids(2001) No Country for Old Men(2007) The Social Network(2010)

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