‘Goonies,’ ‘Die Hard’ among new entries

The Library of Congress has added 25 movies to its National Film Registry — an eclectic mix that spans from 1905 to 2000 and includes “Dumbo” and “The Goonies.”

The 2017 selections, announced last week, bring the number of films in the registry to 725.

Each year, 25 new films that are “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant — and at least 10 years old — are added to the collection. This year, 5,200 titles were nominated by the public, but the selections were ultimately made by Library of Congress specialists and the National Film Preservation Board.

In keeping with Hollywood’s current obsession with superheroes, the 1978 film “Superman” — which, like “The Goonies,” was directed by Richard Donner — made the cut this year.

Among the more recently produced films in the group are “Titanic” (1997), James’ Cameron’s Oscar-winner about the doomed ship;

Christopher Nolan’s “Memento” (2000), the mind-bending film about memory; “Die Hard” (1988), the much-imitated action film; and “Field of Dreams” (1989), the inspirational baseball tale starring Kevin Costner.

Likely less familiar to modern-day film fans?

“Interior New York Subway, 14th Street to 42nd Street” — a silent picture made in 1905 documenting the train system less than seven months after it launched.

The films included also highlight a range of ethnic diversity, including “Boulevard Night,” (1979), about gang life in Los Angeles, and Charles Burnett’s “To Sleep With Anger” (1990), starring Danny Glover as a drifter who finds purpose when he’s forced to lead a multigenerational black household.