sentences:  In 1999, the U.S. National Film Registry selected "The Wild Bunch" for preservation in the Library of Congress as “culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant”.The film was ranked 80th in the American Film Institute's 100 best American films and the 69th most thrilling film.In 2008, the AFI listed 10 best films in 10 genres and ranked "The Wild Bunch" as the sixth-best Western.