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As of the 2019 selection, the oldest film on the Registry is ''The Newark Athlete'' (1891) and the newest is ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]'' (2005). Of the 775 films on the list, 62 were directed or co-directed by women; [https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-film-preservation-board/documents/women-directors.pdf a list can be found on the LOC's website].
 
As of the 2020 selection, only one film has been added to the registry in its first year of eligibility: ''[[Freedom Riders]]'' (2010).
 
A note about terminology: Films are ''"on"'' The National Film Registry list, not "in" the Registry. This is not a physical collection of movies.