It's that time of the year again: the time for making lists of the best of the best. However, the National Film Registry list made by the Library of Congress doesn't just consider the best films of 2015, but the best of all time.
Every year, more movies get added to the list, but this year's films include some surprises, particularly when it comes to fan-loved favorites.
This year's list includes Ghostbusters (1984), Top Gun (1986) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994), movies loved by generations of fans.
"Selecting a film for the National Film Registry recognizes its importance to cinema and America's cultural and artistic history," said acting Librarian of Congress David Mao to Yahoo. "The registry is an invaluable way to advance public awareness of the richness, creativity and variety of our nation's film heritage."
Basically, it's now official that a movie about a team of misfits fighting ghosts, a movie based on a Stephen King novel and a movie starring Tom Cruise are all considered an important part of America's history and art.
"Making Ghostbusters was one of the great joys of my life," said Ghostbusters director and co-star Ivan Reitman. "It's an honor to know that a movie that begins with a ghost in a library, now has a spot on the shelves of the Library of Congress."
The Library of Congress made its picks after its staff — with the help of the National Film Preservation Board — made its nominations. The Library of Congress reviewed those nominations and decided which films were to be added to the list in 2015. After this year's selections, the total number of films on the National Film Registry now sits at 675.
Other films included in this year's list are Being There (1979), Black and Tan (1929), Dracula (1931 Spanish version), Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906), Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975), Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894), A Fool There Was (1915), Hail the Conquering Hero (1944), Humoresque (1920), Imitation of Life (1959), The Inner World of Aphasia (1968), John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Mark of Zorro (1920), The Old Mill (1937), Our Daily Bread (1934), Portrait of Jason (1967), Seconds (1966), Sink or Swim (1990), The Story of Menstruation (1946), Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968) and Winchester '73 (1950).
The full list of films on the National Film Registry can be viewed on the organization's official website.
