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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. 50 First Dates (15 years), Madea Goes to Jail (10 years), Footloose (35 years), Major League (30 years), On Deadly Ground (25 years), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (30 years) and The 'Burbs (30 years) are among them this week. Many of these 57 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video etc. What's your favorite this week?

2009 - 10 years ago

• District 13: Ultimatum ( "Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum", Action/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 02/05/2010, World premiere: 02/18/2009) - With David Belle, Cyril Raffaelli and La Fouine. Directed by Patrick Alessandrin.
• Now & Later (Drama, Release date US: 02/18/2009)
• Screamers: The Hunting (Action/Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 02/17/2009) - With Gina Holden. Directed by Sheldon Wilson.
• Dead Like Me: Life After Death (Drama/Fantasy/Comedy, Release date US: 02/17/2009) - With Ellen Muth, Callum Blue and Sarah Wynter. Directed by Stephen Herek.
• Feast III: The Happy Finish (Horror/Action/Comedy/Thriller, Release date US: 02/17/2009) - With Jenny Wade, Clu Gulager and Diane Ayala Goldner. Directed by John Gulager.
• Still Waiting... (Comedy, Release date US: 02/17/2009) - With John Michael Higgins, Rob Benedict and Steve Howey. Directed by Jeff Balis.
• Madea Goes to Jail (Comedy/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 02/16/2009) - With Keshia Knight Pulliam, Derek Luke and Robin Coleman. Directed by Tyler Perry.
• Taken in Broad Daylight (TV Movie/Drama/Crime, Release date US: 02/15/2009) - With Sara Canning, James Van Der Beek and LeVar Burton. Directed by Gary Yates.
• Billu ( Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 02/13/2009) - With Irrfan Khan, Lara Dutta and Deepika Padukone. Directed by Priyadarshan.

2004 - 15 years ago

• Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse ( "Les Rivières pourpres 2 : Les Anges de l'apocalypse", Action/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 02/18/2004) - With Jean Reno, Benoît Magimel and Christopher Lee. Directed by Olivier Dahan.
• Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (Comedy, Release date US: 02/17/2004) - With Lindsay Lohan, Adam Garcia and Glenne Headly. Directed by Sara Sugarman.
• It Must Be Love (Release date US: 02/15/2004)
• WWE No Way Out 2004 (Action/Drama, Release date US: 02/15/2004)
• Eating Out (Comedy, Release date US: 02/14/2004) - With Jim Verraros, Ryan Carnes and Scott Lunsford. Directed by Q. Allan Brocka.
• Skinned Deep (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 02/14/2004) - With Forrest J Ackerman, Eric Bennett and Warwick Davis. Directed by Gabriel Bartalos.
• 50 First Dates (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/13/2004) - With Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore and Rob Schneider. Directed by Peter Segal.very popular
• The Adventures of Ociee Nash (Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 02/13/2004)
• Highwaymen (Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 02/13/2004) - With Jim Caviezel, Rhona Mitra and Colm Feore. Directed by Robert Harmon.

1999 - 20 years ago

• Office Space (Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 02/19/1999) - With Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston and Stephen Root. Directed by Mike Judge.
• October Sky (Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 02/19/1999) - With Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Laura Dern. Directed by Joe Johnston.
• Buena Vista Social Club (Documentary/Music, Release date US: 02/17/1999) - With Ry Cooder, Juan de Marcos González and Ibrahim Ferrer. Directed by Wim Wenders.
• True Heart (Action/Adventure/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 06/15/1999, World premiere: 02/17/1999) - With Kirsten Dunst, Zachery Ty Bryan and August Schellenberg. Directed by Catherine Cyran.
• WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House (Action/Drama, Release date US: 02/14/1999)
• Breakfast of Champions (Comedy, Release date US: 02/13/1999) - With Bruce Willis, Albert Finney and Nick Nolte. Directed by Alan Rudolph.

1994 - 25 years ago

• Reality Bites (Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/18/1994) - With Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke and Janeane Garofalo. Directed by Ben Stiller.
• On Deadly Ground (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 02/18/1994) - With Steven Seagal, Michael Caine and Joan Chen. Directed by Steven Seagal.
• Blue Chips (Drama, Release date US: 02/18/1994) - With Nick Nolte, Shaquille O'Neal and Mary McDonnell. Directed by William Friedkin.
• Bloodlust: Subspecies III (Fantasy/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 02/16/1994) - Directed by Ted Nicolaou.

1989 - 30 years ago

• The 'Burbs (Comedy/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 02/17/1989) - With Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern and Carrie Fisher. Directed by Joe Dante.
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (Adventure/Comedy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 02/17/1989) - With Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin. Directed by Stephen Herek.
• The Mighty Quinn (Action/Comedy/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 02/17/1989) - With Denzel Washington, James Fox and Mimi Rogers. Directed by Carl Schenkel.
• True Believer (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 02/17/1989) - With James Woods, Robert Downey Jr. and Margaret Colin. Directed by Joseph Ruben.
• Major League (Comedy, Release date US: 04/06/1989, World premiere: 02/16/1989) - With Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen and Corbin Bernsen. Directed by David S. Ward.
• Weekend at Bernie's (Comedy, Release date US: 07/05/1989, World premiere: 02/16/1989) - With Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman and Catherine Mary Stewart. Directed by Ted Kotcheff.
• Redneck Zombies (Horror, Release date US: 02/14/1989)

1984 - 35 years ago

• Footloose (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/17/1984) - With Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer and Dianne Wiest. Directed by Herbert Ross.
• Blame It on Rio (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/17/1984) - With Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna and Michelle Johnson. Directed by Stanley Donen.
• Lassiter (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 02/17/1984) - With Tom Selleck, Jane Seymour and Lauren Hutton. Directed by Roger Young.

1979 - 40 years ago

• Fearless Hyena ( "笑拳怪招", Comedy/Action, World premiere: 02/17/1979) - With Jackie Chan, James Tien and Hui Lou Chen. Directed by Jackie Chan and Kenneth Tsang.

1974 - 45 years ago

• Herbie Rides Again (Romance / Love/Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 02/14/1974) - With Helen Hayes, Ken Berry and Stefanie Powers. Directed by Robert Stevenson.

1964 - 55 years ago

• The Umbrellas of Cherbourg ( "Les parapluies de Cherbourg", Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/16/1964, World premiere: 02/19/1964) - With Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo and Anne Vernon. Directed by Jacques Demy.
• Dead Ringer (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 02/19/1964) - With Bette Davis, Karl Malden and Peter Lawford. Directed by Paul Henreid.
• Woman in the Dunes ( "砂の女", Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 10/25/1964, World premiere: 02/15/1964) - With Eiji Okada and Kyōko Kishida. Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara.

1959 - 60 years ago

• House on Haunted Hill (Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 02/17/1959) - With Vincent Price, Alan Marshal and Elisha Cook Jr.. Directed by William Castle.
• Ride Lonesome (Action/Western, Release date US: 02/15/1959) - With Randolph Scott, Karen Steele and Pernell Roberts. Directed by Budd Boetticher.

1954 - 65 years ago

• Taza, Son of Cochise (Action/Drama/Western, Release date US: 02/18/1954) - With Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush and Jeff Chandler. Directed by Douglas Sirk.
• The Long, Long Trailer (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/18/1954) - With Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and Marjorie Main. Directed by Vincente Minnelli.
• Feline Frame-Up (Animation/Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 02/13/1954) - Directed by Chuck Jones.

1949 - 70 years ago

• Caught (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 02/17/1949) - With Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Ryan and James Mason. Directed by Max Ophüls.
• Daughter of the West (Western, Release date US: 02/15/1949)

1944 - 75 years ago

• The Uninvited (Drama/Fantasy/Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 02/20/1944, World premiere: 02/18/1944) - With Ray Milland, Gail Russell and Ruth Hussey. Directed by Lewis Allen.
• Trombone Trouble (Animation, Release date US: 02/18/1944) - Directed by Jack King.
• Passage to Marseille (Adventure/Drama/History, Release date US: 02/16/1944) - With Humphrey Bogart, Michèle Morgan and Claude Rains. Directed by Michael Curtiz.
• Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (Comedy/Crime/Mystery, Release date US: 02/14/1944) - Directed by Phil Rosen.

1934 - 85 years ago

• Camping Out (Animation, Release date US: 02/17/1934) - Directed by David Hand.

1929 - 90 years ago

• The Canary Murder Case (Crime/Mystery/Drama, Release date US: 02/16/1929) - With William Powell, Louise Brooks and Jean Arthur. Directed by Malcolm St. Clair and Frank Tuttle.

1914 - 105 years ago

• Mabel's Strange Predicament (Comedy, Release date US: 02/14/1914) - With Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand and Chester Conklin. Directed by Mabel Normand.