Cover: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 05/2025
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. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (15 years), Jupiter Ascending (10 years), Scream 3 (25 years), The Beach (25 years), Dear John (15 years), The Living Sea (30 years) and Boogeyman (20 years) are among them this week. Many of these 66 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?
- Dragonheart: Vengeance (Fantasy/Action/Adventure, Release date US: 02/04/2020) - With Arturo Muselli. Directed by Ivan Silvestrini.
- The Assistant (Drama, Release date US: 01/31/2020) - With Julia Garner, Kristine Froseth and Matthew Macfadyen. Directed by Kitty Green.
- Miss Americana (Documentary/Music, Release date US: 01/31/2020) - With Taylor Swift, Joe Alwyn and Karamo Brown. Directed by Lana Wilson.
- Sinister Stalker (Thriller/TV Movie, Release date US: 01/31/2020)
- Gretel & Hansel (Fantasy/Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 01/31/2020, World premiere: 01/30/2020) - With Sophia Lillis, Alice Krige and Jessica De Gouw. Directed by Oz Perkins.
- Wasp Network ( Drama/History/Thriller, World premiere: 01/29/2020) - With Ana de Armas, Édgar Ramírez and Wagner Moura. Directed by Olivier Assayas.

- Jupiter Ascending (Science Fiction/Fantasy/Action, Release date US: 02/27/2015, World premiere: 02/04/2015) - With Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum and Sean Bean. Directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski.very popular
- Uncanny (Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 01/31/2015) - With Mark Webber. Directed by Matthew Leutwyler.
- Hoovey (Kids & Family/Drama, Release date US: 01/31/2015)
- The Throwaways (Action/Thriller/Fantasy, Release date US: 01/30/2015) - With Peter Brooke, James Caan and Noel Clarke. Directed by Tony Bui.
- The Gigolo ( "鴨王", Romance / Love/Drama/Comedy, World premiere: 01/29/2015) - Directed by AU Cheuk-Man.very popular
- The Lazarus Effect (Horror/Thriller/Mystery/Science Fiction, Release date US: 02/27/2015, World premiere: 01/29/2015) - With Evan Peters, Mark Duplass and Olivia Wilde. Directed by David Gelb.
- Barbie in Princess Power (Animation, Release date US: 02/26/2015, World premiere: 01/29/2015) - Directed by Ezekiel Norton.
- Toxin (Drama/Science Fiction/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 01/29/2015) - Directed by Jason Dudek.

- Dear John (Drama/Romance / Love/War, Release date US: 02/04/2010) - With Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum and Henry Thomas. Directed by Lasse Hallström.
- From Paris with Love ( Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 02/05/2010, World premiere: 02/04/2010) - With John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Kasia Smutniak. Directed by Pierre Morel.
- Kandahar ( "Кандагар", Drama, Release date US: 02/11/2010, World premiere: 02/04/2010) - With Vladimir Mashkov, Aleksandr Robak and Andrei Panin. Directed by Andrei Kavun.
- Planet Hulk (Science Fiction/Animation/Action, Release date US: 02/02/2010) - Directed by Sam Liu.
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Adventure/Fantasy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 02/11/2010, World premiere: 02/01/2010) - With Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson and Alexandra Daddario. Directed by Chris Columbus.very popular
- Meteor Storm (Science Fiction/Adventure/TV Movie, Release date US: 01/30/2010) - With Michael Trucco and Kari Matchett. Directed by Tibor Takács.
- When in Rome (Comedy/Fantasy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 01/29/2010) - With Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel and Will Arnett. Directed by Mark Steven Johnson.
- Growth (Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 01/29/2010) - With Mircea Monroe, Brian Krause and Richard Riehle. Directed by Gabriel Cowan.
- ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction (Horror, Release date US: 01/29/2010) - With Russell Hodgkinson. Directed by Kevin Hamedani.
- Saint John of Las Vegas (Comedy, Release date US: 01/29/2010) - With Romany Malco, Steve Buscemi and Peter Dinklage. Directed by Hue Rhodes.
- The Graves (Adventure/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 01/29/2010) - With Clare Grant, Amanda Wyss and Bill Moseley. Directed by Brian Pulido.

- Boogeyman (Thriller/Horror/Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 02/04/2005) - With Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel and Skye McCole Bartusiak. Directed by Stephen Kay.
- The Wedding Date (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/04/2005) - With Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney and Amy Adams. Directed by Clare Kilner.
- Unleashed ( Action/Crime, Release date US: 05/13/2005, World premiere: 02/02/2005) - With Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins and Kerry Condon. Directed by Louis Leterrier.
- The Magic Roundabout ( Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 02/02/2005) - Directed by Dave Borthwick, Jean Duval and Frank Passingham.
- Ike: Countdown to D-Day (Drama/War/History/TV Movie, Release date US: 05/31/2004, World premiere: 02/01/2005) - With Tom Selleck, James Remar and Timothy Bottoms. Directed by Robert Harmon.
- The Magic of Ordinary Days (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 01/30/2005) - With Keri Russell. Directed by Brent Shields.

- Gun Shy (Action/Comedy/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 02/04/2000) - With Liam Neeson, Oliver Platt and Sandra Bullock. Directed by Eric Blakeney.
- Knockout (Drama, Release date US: 02/04/2000) - With Paul Winfield.
- Scream 3 (Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 02/03/2000) - With David Arquette, Neve Camdela and Courteney Cox. Directed by Wes Craven.very popular
- The Beach (Drama/Adventure/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 02/11/2000, World premiere: 02/03/2000) - With Leonardo DiCaprio, Virginie Ledoyen and Guillaume Canet. Directed by Danny Boyle.
- Anatomy ( "Anatomie", Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 09/11/2000, World premiere: 02/03/2000) - With Franka Potente, Benno Fürmann and Rüdiger Vogler. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky.
- The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/01/2000) - With Timothy Olyphant, Zach Braff and Dean Cain. Directed by Greg Berlanti.
- Beat (Drama, Release date US: 01/29/2000) - With Courtney Love, Kiefer Sutherland and Ron Livingston. Directed by Gary Walkow.


- Flashback (Action/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 02/02/1990) - With Carol Kane, Cliff DeYoung and Dennis Hopper. Directed by Franco Amurri.
- Heart Condition (Comedy/Crime/Drama/Fantasy, Release date US: 02/02/1990) - With Bob Hoskins, Denzel Washington and Chloe Webb. Directed by James D. Parriott.
- Stella (Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 02/02/1990) - With Ashley Peldon, Ben Stiller and Bette Midler. Directed by John Erman.
- The Sleeping Car (Horror, Release date US: 02/02/1990) - With David Naughton, Judie Aronson and Kevin McCarthy. Directed by Douglas Curtis.
- Men Don't Leave (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 02/02/1990) - With Jessica Lange, Chris O'Donnell and Joan Cusack. Directed by Paul Brickman.
- Denial (Drama, Release date US: 01/31/1990) - With Robin Wright. Directed by Erin Dignam.

- Prophecy (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 01/01/1979, World premiere: 02/02/1980) - With Robert Foxworth, Talia Shire and Armand Assante. Directed by John Frankenheimer.
- Simon (Comedy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 02/01/1980) - With Alan Arkin, Madeline Kahn and Austin Pendleton.
- Animalympics (Comedy/Animation/Kids & Family/TV Movie, Release date US: 02/01/1980) - Directed by Steven Lisberger.
- Fatso (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/01/1980) - With Dom DeLuise, Anne Bancroft and Ron Carey. Directed by Anne Bancroft.
- The Final Countdown (War/Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/01/1980, World premiere: 01/31/1980) - With Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen and Katharine Ross. Directed by Don Taylor.