The Library of Congress has announced the latest round of films to enter the National Film Registry and Marvel Studios‘ Iron Man is one of them. Iron Man officially launched Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe spawning a box office juggernaut.

25 total films were announced including The Little Mermaid, Hairspray, When Harry Met Sally, Carrie, House Party, and Cyrano de Bergerac.

The public submitted 6,865 titles for consideration this year. The public can submit nominations throughout the year on the Library’s web site Nominations for next year will be accepted until Aug. 15, 2023.

Under the terms of the National Film Preservation Act, each year the Librarian of Congress names to the National Film Registry 25 motion pictures that are “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant. The films must be at least 10 years old.

Films Selected for the 2022 National Film Registry

(chronological order)

• Mardi Gras Carnival (1898)
• Cab Calloway Home Movies (1948-1951)
• Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
• Charade (1963)       
• Scorpio Rising (1963)
• Behind Every Good Man (1967)
• Titicut Follies (1967)
• Mingus (1968) 
• Manzanar (1971)
• Betty Tells Her Story (1972)
• Super Fly (1972)
• Attica (1974)
• Carrie (1976)
• Union Maids (1976)
• Word is Out: Stories of Our Lives (1977)
• Bush Mama (1979)
• The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982)
• Itam Hakim, Hopiit (1984)
• Hairspray (1988)
• The Little Mermaid (1989)
• Tongues Untied (1989)
• When Harry Met Sally (1989)
• House Party (1990)
• Iron Man (2008)
• Pariah (2011)