Library of Congress names 25 films to National Registry

By Jeff Labrecque Updated December 30, 2009 at 04:03 PM EST

The Muppet Movie, Dog Day Afternoon and Michael Jackson’s Thriller were among 25 films named by the Library of Congress to its National Film Registry, which preserves “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” works.

The entire list of honored films, after the jump.

1. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

2. The Exiles (1961)

3. Heroes All (1920)

4. Hot Dogs for Gauguin (1972)

5. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

6. Jezebel (1938)

7. The Jungle (1967)

8. The Lead Shoes (1949)

9. Little Nemo (1911)

10. Mabel’s Blunder (1914)

11. The Mark of Zorro (1940)

12. Mrs. Miniver (1942)

13. The Muppet Movie (1979)

14. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

15. Pillow Talk (1959)

16. Precious Images (1986)

17. Quasi at the Quackadero (1975)

18. The Red Book (1994)

19. The Revenge of Pancho Villa (1930-36)

20. Scratch and Crow (1995)

21. Stark Love (1927)

22. The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)

23. A Study in Reds (1932)

24. Thriller (1983)

25. Under Western Stars (1938)