Cover: Oz the Great and Powerful
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 09/2023
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. Oz the Great and Powerful (10 years), Horton Hears a Who! (15 years), Tomb Raider (5 years), Bringing Down the House (20 years), U.S. Marshals (25 years), Tears of the Sun (20 years) and Everest (25 years) are among them this week. Many of these 106 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- The Strangers: Prey at Night (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 03/09/2018, World premiere: 03/07/2018) - With Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson and Bailee Madison. Directed by Johannes Roberts.
- The Stolen Princess ( "Викрадена принцеса: Руслан і Людмила", Animation/Comedy/Adventure/Kids & Family, World premiere: 03/07/2018) - Directed by Oleh Malamuzh.
- The Night Eats the World ( "La nuit a dévoré le monde", Drama/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 07/13/2018, World premiere: 03/07/2018) - With Anders Danielsen Lie, Golshifteh Farahani and Denis Lavant. Directed by Dominique Rocher.
- Dirt (Drama, Release date US: 03/07/2018) - With Kevin Dillon, Christina Moore and Ntare Mwine. Directed by Alex Ranarivelo.
- Aliens Ate My Homework (Kids & Family/Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 03/06/2018) - Directed by Sean McNamara.
- The Terrible Two (Horror, Release date US: 03/06/2018) - Directed by Billy Lewis.
- Tomb Raider (Action/Adventure/Fantasy, Release date US: 03/16/2018, World premiere: 03/05/2018) - With Alicia Vikander, Walton Goggins and Daniel Wu. Directed by Roar Uthaug.very popular
- Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple ( "文豪ストレイドッグス DEAD APPLE", Animation/Action/Comedy/Mystery/Crime/Fantasy, Release date US: 05/02/2018, World premiere: 03/03/2018) - Directed by Takuya Igarashi.
- Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island ( "映画ドラえもん のび太の宝島", Animation, World premiere: 03/03/2018) - Directed by Ryu Seung-wan.
- Death Wish (Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 03/02/2018) - With Bruce Willis, Elisabeth Shue and Vincent D'Onofrio. Directed by Eli Roth.
- Homejack Triangle ("ホームジャック トライアングル", World premiere: 03/02/2018)
- Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil ( "Errementari", Drama/Fantasy/Horror, World premiere: 03/02/2018) - With Kandido Uranga, Eneko Sagardoy and Ramón Agirre. Directed by Paul Urkijo.
- The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (Drama/Mystery/Romance / Love, Release date US: 03/02/2018) - With Logan Lerman. Directed by Shawn Christensen.
- Submission (Drama, Release date US: 03/09/2018, World premiere: 03/02/2018) - With Stanley Tucci, Addison Timlin and Janeane Garofalo. Directed by Richard Levine.
- Mohawk (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 03/02/2018) - Directed by Ted Geoghegan.
- Pari ( "परी", Horror/Fantasy/Mystery, Release date US: 03/02/2018) - With Anushka Sharma. Directed by Prosit Roy.
- Beyond the Edge ( "За гранью реальности", Adventure/Fantasy/Action, World premiere: 03/01/2018) - With Miloš Biković, Antonio Banderas and Yevgeny Stychkin. Directed by Aleksandr Boguslavskiy and Francesco Cinquemani.
- 55 Steps (Drama, World premiere: 03/01/2018) - With Helena Bonham Carter. Directed by Bille August.
- A Wizard's Tale (Comedy/Animation/Adventure/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 09/14/2018, World premiere: 03/01/2018) - Directed by Andrés Couturier.
- Mapplethorpe (Drama/History, Release date US: 03/01/2018) - With Marianne Rendón, Matt Smith and Anthony Michael Lopez. Directed by Ondi Timoner.
- Rottentail (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 03/01/2018) - Directed by Brian Skiba.

- Oz the Great and Powerful (Fantasy/Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 03/08/2013, World premiere: 03/07/2013) - With James Franco, Mila Kunis and Rachel Weisz. Directed by Sam Raimi.very popular
- Vehicle 19 (Thriller/Action, Release date US: 06/14/2013, World premiere: 03/07/2013) - With Paul Walker. Directed by Mukunda Michael Dewil.
- Night Train to Lisbon ( Mystery/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 12/06/2013, World premiere: 03/07/2013) - With Jeremy Irons, Martina Gedeck and Bruno Ganz. Directed by Bille August.
- Meth Head (Drama, Release date US: 03/07/2013)
- It Boy ( "20 ans d'écart", Comedy, Release date US: 06/06/2013, World premiere: 03/06/2013) - With Virginie Efira, Pierre Niney and Charles Berling. Directed by David Moreau.
- Java Heat (Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 04/16/2013, World premiere: 03/06/2013) - With Kellan Lutz, Mickey Rourke and Ario Bayu. Directed by Conor Allyn.
- The Devil's in the Details (Thriller, Release date US: 03/06/2013) - With Ray Liotta, Emilio Rivera and Raymond J. Barry. Directed by Waymon Boone.
- The Marine 3: Homefront (Action, Release date US: 03/05/2013) - With The Miz, Neal McDonough and Michael Eklund. Directed by Scott Wiper.
- House Hunting (Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 03/05/2013) - With Marc Singer and Art LaFleur. Directed by Eric Hurt.
- Getting Go: The Go Doc Project (Drama, Release date US: 03/04/2013) - Directed by Cory Krueckeberg.
- Monster High: Scaris City of Frights (Animation/Fantasy, Release date US: 03/03/2013)
- 21 & Over (Comedy, Release date US: 03/01/2013) - With Sarah Wright, Justin Chon and François Chau. Directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.
- Sparks (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 03/01/2013) - With Ashley Bell. Directed by Chris Folino.
- The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone (Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 03/01/2013) - With Billy Unger, Sammi Hanratty and James Hong. Directed by Bill Muir.
- This Is Our Time (Drama, Release date US: 03/01/2013)
- The Frankenstein Theory (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 03/01/2013) - With Kris Lemche and Timothy V. Murphy. Directed by Andrew Weiner.
- The End of Love (Drama, Release date US: 03/01/2013) - With Michael Cera, Amanda Seyfried and Shannyn Sossamon. Directed by Mark Webber.
- The Attacks Of 26/11 ( Action/Crime/History/Thriller, Release date US: 03/20/2013, World premiere: 03/01/2013) - With Nana Patekar and Sanjeev Jaiswal. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma.

- College Road Trip (Comedy/Kids & Family/Action/Adventure, Release date US: 03/07/2008) - With Raven-Symoné, Martin Lawrence and Brenda Song. Directed by Roger Kumble.
- Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 03/07/2008) - With Frances McDormand, Amy Adams and Mark Strong. Directed by Bharat Nalluri.
- Otis (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 03/07/2008) - With Bostin Christopher, Ashley Johnson and Daniel Stern. Directed by Tony Krantz.
- Street Racer ( "Стритрейсеры", Action/Crime, Release date US: 04/04/2008, World premiere: 03/06/2008) - With Aleksey Chadov, Marina Aleksandrova and Aleksei Guskov. Directed by Oleg Fesenko.
- Kings Can Do Everything ( "Все могут короли", Comedy/Romance / Love/Adventure, Release date US: 11/11/2008, World premiere: 03/06/2008) - With Gosha Kutsenko, Oskar Kuchera and Gérard Depardieu. Directed by Aleksandr Chernyayev.
- Cherry Blossoms ( "Kirschblüten - Hanami", Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 06/13/2008, World premiere: 03/05/2008) - With Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner and Maximilian Brückner. Directed by Doris Dörrie.
- Never Back Down (Drama/Action, Release date US: 03/04/2008) - With Sean Faris, Amber Heard and Cam Gigandet. Directed by Jeff Wadlow.
- Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 03/04/2008) - With Kyla Pratt, Peter Coyote and Niall Matter. Directed by Craig Shapiro.
- Pistol Whipped (Action/Thriller/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 03/04/2008) - With Steven Seagal, Lance Henriksen and Renée Elise Goldsberry. Directed by Roel Reiné.
- The Shepherd: Border Patrol (Action, Release date US: 03/04/2008) - With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Scott Adkins and Stephen Lord. Directed by Isaac Florentine.
- Carver (Horror, Release date US: 03/04/2008) - Directed by Franklin Guerrero Jr..
- Horton Hears a Who! (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family/Adventure/Fantasy, Release date US: 03/03/2008) - Directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino.very popular
- Crazy (Music/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 03/02/2008) - With Waylon Payne. Directed by Rick Bieber.
- One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom ( "ONE PIECE(ワンピース) エピソードオブチョッパー+冬に咲く、奇跡の桜", Action/Animation/Adventure/Comedy, World premiere: 03/01/2008) - Directed by Junji Shimizu.
- George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! (Comedy, Release date US: 03/01/2008)
- Toxic (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 03/01/2008) - With Susan Ward, Master P and Dominique Swain. Directed by Alan Pao.

- Tears of the Sun (War/Action/Drama, Release date US: 03/07/2003) - With Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci and Cole Hauser. Directed by Antoine Fuqua.
- My Life Without Me ( Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/26/2003, World premiere: 03/07/2003) - With Sarah Polley, Mark Ruffalo and Debbie Harry. Directed by Isabel Coixet.
- Bringing Down the House (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 03/07/2003) - With Steve Martin, Queen Latifah and Eugene Levy. Directed by Adam Shankman.
- Laurel Canyon (Drama, Release date US: 03/07/2003) - With Frances McDormand, Christian Bale and Kate Beckinsale. Directed by Lisa Cholodenko.
- Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (Kids & Family/Animation/Comedy/Fantasy/Music/Mystery, Release date US: 03/04/2003) - With Frank Welker. Directed by Scott Jeralds.
- One Piece: Dead End Adventure ( "ワンピース デッドエンドの冒険", Action/Animation/Adventure, World premiere: 03/01/2003) - Directed by Kōnosuke Uda.
- Wicked Minds ( Mystery/Drama/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 03/01/2003)

- Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas ( "ドラえもん のび太の南海大冒険", Animation, World premiere: 03/07/1998) - Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama.
- Raped by an Angel 2: The Uniform Fan ( "強姦2:制服誘惑", Horror/Thriller, World premiere: 03/06/1998) - Directed by Aman Chang.
- The Big Lebowski (Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 03/06/1998) - With Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi and Jeff Bridges. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.
- U.S. Marshals (Thriller/Crime/Action, Release date US: 03/06/1998) - With Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes and Robert Downey Jr.. Directed by Stuart Baird.
- Hush (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 03/06/1998) - With Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow and Johnathon Schaech. Directed by Jonathan Darby.
- Twilight (Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 03/06/1998) - With Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon and Gene Hackman. Directed by Robert Benton.
- Everest (Documentary, Release date US: 03/06/1998) - With Liam Neeson, Beck Weathers and Jamling Tenzing Norgay. Directed by Greg MacGillivray and David F. Breashears.
- Gunshy (Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 03/06/1998) - With William Petersen, Diane Lane and Michael Wincott. Directed by Jeff Celentano.
- Run Lola Run ( "Lola rennt", Action/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 06/18/1999, World premiere: 03/03/1998) - With Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu and Suzanne von Borsody. Directed by Tom Tykwer.

- Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan ( "ドラゴンボールZ 燃え尽きろ!!熱戦・烈戦・超激戦", Animation/Science Fiction/Action, Release date US: 03/06/1993) - With Bin Shimada, Hiroko Emori and Hiromi Tsuru. Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi.very popular
- Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth ( "ドラえもん のび太とブリキの迷宮", Adventure/Animation, World premiere: 03/06/1993) - Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama.
- Mad Dog and Glory (Comedy/Crime/Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 03/05/1993) - With Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman and Bill Murray. Directed by John McNaughton.
- Swing Kids (Music/Drama, Release date US: 03/05/1993) - With Jessica Hynes, Ciaran Madden and David Robb. Directed by Thomas Carter.
- Best of the Best 2 (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 03/05/1993) - With Eric Roberts, Phillip Rhee and Chris Penn. Directed by Bob Radler.
- Amos & Andrew (Action/Comedy, Release date US: 03/05/1993) - With Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson and Dabney Coleman. Directed by Eric Max Frye.
- The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk ( "方世玉", Adventure/Action/Comedy, World premiere: 03/04/1993) - With Jet Li, Josephine Siao and Vincent Zhao. Directed by Corey Yuen.
- The Wedding Banquet ("喜宴", Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/04/1993, World premiere: 03/01/1993) - With Winston Chao, Kao Chin Su-mei and Sihung Lung. Directed by Ang Lee.
- Doppelganger (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 05/26/1993, World premiere: 03/01/1993) - With Drew Barrymore, George Newbern and Dan Shor. Directed by Avi Nesher.

- Switching Channels (Comedy, Release date US: 03/05/1988) - With Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds and Christopher Reeve. Directed by Ted Kotcheff.
- Moving (Comedy, Release date US: 03/04/1988) - With Richard Pryor, Beverly Todd and Stacey Dash. Directed by Alan Metter.
- Pulse (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 03/04/1988) - With Cliff DeYoung, Roxanne Hart and Joey Lawrence. Directed by Paul Golding.
- The House on Carroll Street (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 03/04/1988) - With Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels and Mandy Patinkin. Directed by Peter Yates.
- Doom Asylum (Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 03/02/1988) - With Patty Mullen. Directed by Richard Friedman.
- Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 03/01/1988) - With Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley and Michelle Bauer. Directed by Fred Olen Ray.

- The Long Goodbye (Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Comedy, Release date US: 03/07/1973) - With Elliott Gould, Sterling Hayden and Mark Rydell. Directed by Robert Altman.
- Slither (Comedy/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 03/07/1973) - With James Caan, Peter Boyle and Sally Kellerman. Directed by Howard Zieff.
- Charlotte's Web (Kids & Family/Music/Animation/Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 03/01/1973) - Directed by Charles August Nichols and Iwao Takamoto.
- Schlock (Comedy/Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 03/01/1973) - With John Landis, Forrest J Ackerman and Eliza Roberts. Directed by John Landis.
- The Baby (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 03/01/1973) - With Anjanette Comer, Tod Andrews and Marianna Hill. Directed by Ted Post.
- The Cheerleaders (Comedy, Release date US: 03/01/1973) - With Janus Blythe. Directed by Paul Glickler.