Cover: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 04/2025
Every Wednesday we take a look back into film history for you and put together the most famous & popular movies that will celebrate a special birthday today and in the next few days. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (10 years), March of the Penguins (20 years), Hide and Seek (20 years), Patton (55 years), Edge of Darkness (15 years), The Boy Next Door (10 years) and The Witch (10 years) are among them this week. Many of these 91 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- Lost Girls (Drama/Mystery/Thriller/History, Release date US: 11/27/2020, World premiere: 01/28/2020) - With Dean Winters, Kevin Corrigan and Reed Birney. Directed by Liz Garbus.
- His House ( Horror/Thriller, World premiere: 01/27/2020) - With Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku and Matt Smith. Directed by Remi Weekes.
- Charm City Kings (Drama, Release date US: 04/10/2020, World premiere: 01/27/2020) - With Meek Mill, Teyonah Parris and Jahi Di'Allo Winston. Directed by Angel Manuel Soto.
- Horse Girl (Drama, World premiere: 01/27/2020) - With Alison Brie, Debby Ryan and Molly Shannon. Directed by Jeff Baena.
- Run Sweetheart Run (Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 05/08/2020, World premiere: 01/27/2020) - With Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk and Clark Gregg. Directed by Shana Feste.
- The Social Dilemma (Documentary/Drama, World premiere: 01/26/2020) - With Tristan Harris, Aza Raskin and Justin Rosenstein. Directed by Jeff Orlowski.
- Zola (Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 06/30/2021, World premiere: 01/24/2020) - With Taylour Paige, Riley Keough and Nicholas Braun. Directed by Janicza Bravo.
- Elsewhere (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 01/24/2020) - Directed by Hernán Jiménez.
- The Turning (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 01/24/2020, World premiere: 01/23/2020) - With Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard and Brooklynn Prince. Directed by Floria Sigismondi.
- Spree (World premiere: 01/23/2020)
- The Last Full Measure (War/Drama, Release date US: 01/24/2020, World premiere: 01/23/2020) - With Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer and William Hurt. Directed by Todd Robinson.

- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (Kids & Family/Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy/Animation, Release date US: 01/28/2015) - With Antonio Banderas. Directed by Paul Tibbitt and Mike Mitchell.very popular
- Project Almanac (Science Fiction/Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 01/28/2015) - With Amy Landecker, Jonny Weston and Sofia Black-D'Elia. Directed by Dean Israelite.
- The Witch (Drama/Fantasy/Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 02/19/2016, World premiere: 01/27/2015) - With Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie and Julian Richings. Directed by Robert Eggers.very popular
- Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (Science Fiction/Action/Animation/Adventure, World premiere: 01/27/2015) - Directed by Ethan Spaulding and Jay Oliva.
- Minecraft: Into the Nether (Documentary, Release date US: 01/27/2015)
- Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (Animation/Kids & Family/Adventure, Release date US: 06/23/2015, World premiere: 01/26/2015) - With Frank Welker. Directed by Phil Weinstein.
- Take Me to the River (Drama, Release date US: 03/18/2016, World premiere: 01/26/2015) - With Logan Miller. Directed by Matt Sobel.
- Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (Documentary, Release date US: 01/25/2015) - With Mark Rathbun, Mike Rinder and Tony Ortega. Directed by Alex Gibney.
- Meru (Adventure/Documentary, Release date US: 01/25/2015) - With Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Jon Krakauer. Directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi.
- Body (Drama/Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 01/25/2015) - Directed by Robert Olsen and Dan Berk.
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon (History/Comedy/Documentary, Release date US: 01/25/2015) - With Judd Apatow, Kevin Bacon and John Belushi. Directed by Douglas Tirola.
- Away and Back (Drama/Comedy/Kids & Family/TV Movie, Release date US: 01/25/2015)
- Cop Car (Thriller, Release date US: 01/24/2015) - With Kevin Bacon, Shea Whigham and Camryn Manheim. Directed by Jon Watts.
- Ratter (Drama/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 01/24/2015) - Directed by Branden Kramer.
- Racing Extinction (Adventure/Documentary, Release date US: 01/24/2015) - With Jane Goodall. Directed by Louie Psihoyos.
- Strange Magic (Music/Animation/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 01/23/2015) - Directed by Gary Rydstrom.
- The Boy Next Door (Thriller, Release date US: 01/23/2015) - With Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman and Ian Nelson. Directed by Rob Cohen.
- Stockholm, Pennsylvania (Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 01/22/2015, World premiere: 01/23/2015) - With Saoirse Ronan, Cynthia Nixon and Jason Isaacs. Directed by Nikole Beckwith.
- What Happened, Miss Simone? (Music/Documentary, Release date US: 01/22/2015) - Directed by Liz Garbus.
- World of Tomorrow (Animation/Drama/Science Fiction, Release date US: 03/05/2015, World premiere: 01/22/2015) - Directed by Don Hertzfeldt.

- Edge of Darkness (Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 01/29/2010, World premiere: 01/28/2010) - With Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone and Danny Huston. Directed by Martin Campbell.
- The Final (Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 01/28/2010) - With Marc Donato, Jascha Washington and Travis Tedford. Directed by Joey Stewart.
- Storm Seekers (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 01/27/2010) - With Daryl Hannah. Directed by George Mendeluk.
- Still Bill (Documentary/Music, Release date US: 01/27/2010) - With Bill Withers. Directed by Alex Vlack and Damani Baker.
- Louis C.K.: Hilarious (Comedy, Release date US: 01/26/2010) - Directed by Louis C.K..
- Barbie in A Mermaid Tale (Animation/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 03/09/2010, World premiere: 01/25/2010) - Directed by Adam Wood.
- Gasland (Documentary, Release date US: 01/24/2010) - With Dick Cheney, Pete Seeger and Richard Nixon. Directed by Josh Fox.
- YellowBrickRoad (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 01/23/2010) - With Cassidy Freeman. Directed by Andy Mitton and Jesse Holland.
- The Pregnancy Pact (Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 01/23/2010) - With Thora Birch, Madisen Beaty and Max Ehrich. Directed by Rosemary Rodriguez.
- Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 01/22/2010) - With Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk and Katrina Bowden. Directed by Eli Craig.
- Oceans (Documentary/Kids & Family, Release date US: 04/22/2010, World premiere: 01/22/2010) - With Jacques Perrin, Jean Lemire and Pierce Brosnan. Directed by Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud.
- Hesher (Drama, Release date US: 01/22/2010) - With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rainn Wilson and Natalie Portman. Directed by Spencer Susser.

- Innocent Voices ("Voces inocentes", Drama/War, Release date US: 10/14/2005, World premiere: 01/28/2005) - With Leonor Varela, Ofelia Medina and José María Yazpik. Directed by Luis Mandoki.
- Alone in the Dark (Action/Fantasy/Horror, Release date US: 01/28/2005) - With Christian Slater, Tara Reid and Stephen Dorff. Directed by Uwe Boll.
- Aliens of the Deep (Documentary, Release date US: 01/28/2005) - With Anatoly Sagalevich and James Cameron. Directed by James Cameron and Steven Quale.
- Hide and Seek (Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 01/27/2005) - With Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning and Famke Janssen. Directed by John Polson.
- March of the Penguins ("La Marche de l'empereur", Documentary/Kids & Family, Release date US: 06/24/2005, World premiere: 01/26/2005) - Directed by Luc Jacquet.
- Loverboy (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 01/24/2005) - With Kyra Sedgwick, Dominic Scott Kay and Kevin Bacon. Directed by Kevin Bacon.
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 01/24/2005) - With Robert Carlyle, John Goodman and Sean Astin. Directed by Randall Miller.
- Thumbsucker (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 01/23/2005) - With Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton and Vincent D'Onofrio. Directed by Mike Mills.
- The Upside of Anger (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 01/23/2005) - With Joan Allen, Kevin Costner and Erika Christensen. Directed by Mike Binder.
- Confessions of an Action Star (Action/Comedy, Release date US: 01/20/2009, World premiere: 01/23/2005) - With David Leitch, Angelina Jolie and Carrie-Anne Moss. Directed by Brad Martin.
- Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (Animation/Kids & Family/Comedy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/29/2005, World premiere: 01/22/2005) - Directed by Tony Leondis and Michael LaBash.
- Pretty Persuasion (Comedy, Release date US: 01/22/2005) - With Evan Rachel Wood, James Woods and Ron Livingston. Directed by Marcos Siega.

- Cheeky ( "Tra(sgre)dire", Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 01/28/2000) - With Yuliya Mayarchuk, Max Parodi and Francesca Nunzi. Directed by Tinto Brass.very popular
- Isn't She Great (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 01/28/2000) - With Bette Midler, Nathan Lane and Stockard Channing. Directed by Andrew Bergman.
- Happy Accidents (Comedy/Romance / Love/Science Fiction, Release date US: 01/25/2000) - With Vincent D'Onofrio, Marisa Tomei and Nadia Dajani. Directed by Brad Anderson.
- Saving Grace ( Crime/Comedy, Release date US: 01/24/2000) - With Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson and Tchéky Karyo. Directed by Nigel Cole.
- Urbania (Drama, Release date US: 01/24/2000) - With Dan Futterman, Paige Turco and Samuel Ball. Directed by Jon Shear.
- The Crow: Salvation (Action/Thriller/Crime/Fantasy/Mystery/Horror, Release date US: 10/31/2000, World premiere: 01/23/2000) - With Eric Mabius, Kirsten Dunst and Jodi Lyn O'Keefe. Directed by Bharat Nalluri.
- WWE Royal Rumble 2000 (Action/Drama, Release date US: 01/23/2000)
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 01/22/2000) - With Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz and Calista Flockhart. Directed by Rodrigo García Márquez.

- Porno ( Comedy/Romance / Love, World premiere: 01/26/1990) - With Henryk Bista, Anna Gornostaj and Iwona Katarzyna Pawlak. Directed by Marek Koterski and Marek Brodzki.
- Dark Angel (Action/Thriller/Science Fiction/Crime/Horror, Release date US: 09/28/1990, World premiere: 01/26/1990) - With Dolph Lundgren, Brian Benben and Matthias Hues. Directed by Craig R. Baxley.
- No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers ( Action, Release date US: 01/25/1990) - With Loren Avedon, Keith Vitali and Joseph Campanella. Directed by Lucas Lowe.
- Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! ( "¡Átame!", Comedy/Crime/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/04/1990, World premiere: 01/22/1990) - With Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas and Loles León. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
- Megaville (Thriller/Science Fiction, Release date US: 01/22/1992, World premiere: 01/22/1990) - With Billy Zane, Kristen Cloke and Daniel J. Travanti. Directed by Peter Lehner.