Cover: The Croods
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 11/2023
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. The Croods (10 years), Pacific Rim: Uprising (5 years), Olympus Has Fallen (10 years), Sherlock Gnomes (5 years), Dreamcatcher (20 years), Wild Things (25 years) and Piglet's Big Movie (20 years) are among them this week. Many of these 77 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- Pacific Rim: Uprising (Action/Fantasy/Science Fiction/Adventure, Release date US: 03/23/2018, World premiere: 03/21/2018) - With John Boyega, Scott Eastwood and Rinko Kikuchi. Directed by Steven S. DeKnight.very popular
- Benji (Crime/Drama/Kids & Family, World premiere: 03/16/2018) - With Gabriel Bateman, Angus Sampson and Will Rothhaar. Directed by Brandon Camp.
- Dear Dictator (Comedy, Release date US: 03/16/2018) - With Michael Caine. Directed by Joe Syracuse and Lisa Addario.
- Family Blood (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 03/16/2018) - Directed by Sonny Mallhi.
- Josie (Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 03/16/2018) - Directed by Eric England.
- Gone Are the Days (Western, Release date US: 03/16/2018)
- Furlough (Comedy, Release date US: 03/16/2018) - Directed by Laurie Collyer.
- Mary Magdalene (Drama/History, Release date US: 04/12/2019, World premiere: 03/15/2018) - With Shira Haas, Hadas Yaron and Rooney Mara. Directed by Garth Davis.
- 7 Days in Entebbe (Thriller/Drama/Crime, Release date US: 03/16/2018, World premiere: 03/15/2018) - With Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl and Vincent Cassel. Directed by José Padilha.
- Sherlock Gnomes (Animation/Kids & Family/Fantasy/Comedy/Adventure/Mystery, Release date US: 03/23/2018, World premiere: 03/15/2018) - Directed by John Stevenson.
- Luciferina ( Drama/Horror, World premiere: 03/15/2018) - Directed by Gonzalo Calzada.

- Welcome Mr. President! ( "Benvenuto Presidente!", Comedy, World premiere: 03/21/2013) - With Claudio Bisio, Kasia Smutniak and Giuseppe Fiorello. Directed by Riccardo Milani.
- Admission (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 03/22/2013, World premiere: 03/21/2013) - With Tina Fey, Dan Levy and Gloria Reuben. Directed by Paul Weitz.
- A Resurrection (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 03/21/2013) - With Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa and Michael Clarke Duncan. Directed by Matt Orlando.
- Scavengers (Science Fiction/Action, Release date US: 03/21/2013)
- Olympus Has Fallen (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 03/22/2013, World premiere: 03/20/2013) - With Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman. Directed by Antoine Fuqua.very popular
- The Wicked (Fantasy/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 04/30/2013, World premiere: 03/20/2013) - With Devon Werkheiser. Directed by Peter Winther.
- Shadow People (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 03/17/2013) - With Dallas Roberts, Anne Dudek and Alison Eastwood. Directed by Matthew Arnold.
- The Croods (Animation/Adventure/Kids & Family/Fantasy/Comedy/Action, Release date US: 03/22/2013, World premiere: 03/15/2013) - Directed by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders.very popular
- The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (Kids & Family/Comedy/TV Movie/Fantasy, Release date US: 03/15/2013) - With Selena Gomez, Jake T. Austin and Jennifer Stone. Directed by Víctor González.
- Return to Nim's Island (Kids & Family/Adventure, Release date US: 03/15/2013) - With Bindi Irwin, Matthew Lillard and John Waters. Directed by Brendan Maher.
- Coffin Baby (Horror, Release date US: 03/15/2013) - With Bruce Dern. Directed by Dean Jones.
- K-11 (Drama, Release date US: 03/15/2013) - With Goran Višnjić, D. B. Sweeney and Jason Mewes. Directed by Jules Stewart.

- Shutter (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 03/21/2008) - With Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor and Adrienne Pickering. Directed by Masayuki Ochiai.
- Kite Liberator ( "KITE LIBERATOR", Animation/Thriller/Action, Release date US: 03/21/2008) - Directed by Yasuomi Umetsu.
- Meet the Browns (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 03/21/2008) - With Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett and Rick Fox. Directed by Tyler Perry.
- Under the Same Moon ("La misma luna", Drama, Release date US: 03/20/2008) - With Kate del Castillo, Eugenio Derbez and America Ferrera. Directed by Patricia Riggen.
- Asylum (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 07/15/2008, World premiere: 03/20/2008) - With Sarah Roemer and Mark Rolston. Directed by David R. Ellis.
- Dragon Hunters ( "Chasseurs de dragons", Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 03/20/2008, World premiere: 03/19/2008) - Directed by Arthur Qwak and Guillaume Ivernel.
- Just Add Water (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 03/18/2008) - With Dylan Walsh, Tracy Middendorf and Danny DeVito. Directed by Hart Bochner.
- Wisegal (Drama/Crime/TV Movie, Release date US: 03/15/2008) - With Alyssa Milano. Directed by Jerry Ciccoritti.
- The 9th Circle (Horror, Release date US: 01/01/2008, World premiere: 03/15/2008)
- Aces 'N' Eights (Action/Western, Release date US: 03/15/2008) - With Casper Van Dien. Directed by Craig R. Baxley.


- My Father, My Son (Drama/War/TV Movie, Release date US: 03/21/1988)
- Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats (Kids & Family/Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Drama/Music, Release date US: 03/20/1988) - Directed by William Hanna and Van Partible.
- The Milagro Beanfield War (Comedy/Drama/Fantasy, Release date US: 03/18/1988) - With Sônia Braga, Daniel Stern and John Heard. Directed by Robert Redford.
- D.O.A. (Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 03/18/1988) - With Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan and Charlotte Rampling. Directed by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton.
- Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 03/18/1988) - Directed by Pierre DeCelles.
- Dominick and Eugene (Drama, Release date US: 03/18/1988) - With Ray Liotta, Tom Hulce and Jamie Lee Curtis. Directed by Robert Milton Young.
- Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 03/17/1988) - With Bubba Smith, Matt McCoy and David Graf. Directed by Alan Myerson.
- Little Nikita (Drama/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 03/17/1988) - With Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix and Richard Jenkins. Directed by Richard Benjamin.

- Straight Time (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 03/18/1978) - With Dustin Hoffman, Harry Dean Stanton and Gary Busey. Directed by Ulu Grosbard.
- Women in Cellblock 9 ( "Frauen für Zellenblock 9", Drama/Action/Crime, World premiere: 03/17/1978) - With Howard Vernon, Susan Hemingway and Karine Gambier. Directed by Jesús Franco.
- American Hot Wax (Drama/History/Music, Release date US: 03/17/1978) - With Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher and Jay Leno. Directed by Floyd Mutrux.
- Spider-Man (Science Fiction/Action/Crime/TV Movie, World premiere: 03/15/1978) - With David White, Jeff Donnell and Michael Pataki. Directed by E.W. Swackhamer.
- The Toolbox Murders (Horror, Release date US: 03/15/1978) - With Wesley Eure, Tim Donnelly and Aneta Corsaut. Directed by Dennis Donnelly.
- House Calls (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 03/15/1978) - With Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson and Art Carney. Directed by Howard Zieff.

- Godspell ("Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew", Comedy/Kids & Family/Music, Release date US: 03/21/1973) - With Victor Garber, David Haskell and Jerry Sroka. Directed by David Greene.
- Godzilla vs. Megalon ( "ゴジラ対メガロ", Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 04/24/1976, World premiere: 03/17/1973) - With Kenpachirō Satsuma, Robert Dunham and Katsuhiko Sasaki. Directed by Jun Fukuda.
- Lost Horizon (Adventure/Drama/Fantasy/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 03/17/1973) - With Peter Finch, John Gielgud and Liv Ullmann. Directed by Charles Jarrott.
- The Crazies (Action/Horror/Thriller/Science Fiction, Release date US: 03/16/1973) - With Lynn Lowry, Richard Liberty and Bill Hinzman. Directed by George A. Romero.
- Tom Sawyer (Kids & Family/Music/Adventure, Release date US: 03/15/1973) - With Johnny Whitaker, Celeste Holm and Warren Oates. Directed by Don Taylor.