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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. Never Been Kissed (20 years), Two Brothers (15 years), The Girl Next Door (15 years), Johnson Family Vacation (15 years), Shaun of the Dead (15 years), Laws of Attraction (15 years) and The Dream Team (30 years) are among them this week. Many of these 51 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video etc. What's your favorite this week?

2009 - 10 years ago

• Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts (Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 04/08/2009) - With Kyla Pratt, Brandon Jay McLaren and Tegan Moss. Directed by Alex Zamm.
• Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too (Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 04/07/2009) - With Jim Cummings and Chloë Grace Moretz. Directed by David Hartman.
• American High School (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/07/2009) - With Jillian Murray, Aubrey O'Day and Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. Directed by Sean Patrick Cannon.
• WWE WrestleMania XXV (Action/Drama, Release date US: 04/05/2009)
• High Noon (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/04/2009) - With Emilie de Ravin. Directed by Peter Markle.
• Adventureland (Comedy, Release date US: 04/03/2009) - With Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart and Ryan Reynolds. Directed by Greg Mottola.

2004 - 15 years ago

• Shaun of the Dead (Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 09/24/2004, World premiere: 04/09/2004) - With Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis and Nick Frost. Directed by Edgar Wright.very popular
• The Girl Next Door (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/09/2004) - With Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert and Timothy Olyphant. Directed by Luke Greenfield.
• Ella Enchanted ( Kids & Family/Fantasy/Comedy, Release date US: 04/09/2004) - With Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy and Cary Elwes. Directed by Tommy O'Haver.
• The Curse of the Komodo (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 04/09/2004) - With Paul Logan and George Buck Flower. Directed by Jim Wynorski.
• Lightning Bug (Drama/Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 04/09/2004) - With Bret Harrison, Laura Prepon and Kevin Gage. Directed by Robert Green Hall.
• The Whole Ten Yards (Comedy/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 04/09/2004, World premiere: 04/07/2004) - With Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry and Amanda Peet. Directed by Howard Deutch.
• The Alamo (Western/History/War, Release date US: 04/09/2004, World premiere: 04/07/2004) - With Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton and Jason Patric. Directed by John Lee Hancock.
• Two Brothers ( "Deux frères", Adventure/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 04/07/2004) - With Guy Pearce, Freddie Highmore and Jean-Claude Dreyfus. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.
• Johnson Family Vacation (Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 04/07/2004) - With Cedric the Entertainer, Shannon Elizabeth and Bow Wow. Directed by Christopher Erskin.
• American Crime (Thriller, Release date US: 04/28/2004, World premiere: 04/06/2004) - With Annabella Sciorra, Cary Elwes and Cyia Batten. Directed by Dan Mintz.
• Laws of Attraction ( Action/Comedy/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 04/04/2004) - With Julianne Moore, Parker Posey and Michael Sheen. Directed by Peter Howitt.

1999 - 20 years ago

• Never Been Kissed (Romance / Love/Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 04/09/1999) - With Drew Barrymore, David Arquette and Michael Vartan. Directed by Raja Gosnell.very popular
• Go (Crime/Comedy/Thriller, Release date US: 04/09/1999) - With William Fichtner, Katie Holmes and Jay Mohr. Directed by Doug Liman.
• Best Laid Plans (Drama/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 09/10/1999, World premiere: 04/09/1999) - With Reese Witherspoon, Alessandro Nivola and Josh Brolin. Directed by Mike Barker.
• Foolish (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 04/09/1999) - With Master P and Eddie Griffin. Directed by Dave Meyers.
• VH1: Divas Live '99 (Music, Release date US: 04/03/1999)

1994 - 25 years ago

• Threesome (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/08/1994) - With Lara Flynn Boyle, Stephen Baldwin and Josh Charles. Directed by Andrew Fleming.
• Holy Matrimony (Comedy, Release date US: 04/08/1994) - With Patricia Arquette, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tate Donovan. Directed by Leonard Nimoy.
• Leprechaun 2 (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 04/08/1994, World premiere: 04/07/1994) - With Warwick Davis, Shevonne Durkin and Linda Hopkins. Directed by Rodman Flender.

1989 - 30 years ago

• Running Away ("La Ciociara", Drama, Release date US: 05/05/1989, World premiere: 04/09/1989) - With Sophia Loren, Robert Loggia and Sydney Penny. Directed by Dino Risi.
• Dead Calm (Crime/Thriller/Horror/Drama, Release date US: 04/07/1989) - With Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. Directed by Phillip Noyce.
• Cyborg (Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 04/07/1989) - With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Vincent Klyn and Dayle Haddon. Directed by Albert Pyun.
• The Dream Team (Comedy, Release date US: 04/07/1989) - With Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd and Peter Boyle. Directed by Howard Zieff.
• Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 04/05/1989) - With Jamie Rose, Lycia Naff and Vicki Frederick.

1984 - 35 years ago

• Up the Creek (Comedy, Release date US: 04/06/1984) - With Tim Matheson, Stephen Furst and Dan Monahan. Directed by Robert Butler.
• Where the Boys Are '84 (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/06/1984) - Directed by Hy Averback.
• The NeverEnding Story ( "Die unendliche Geschichte", Drama/Kids & Family/Fantasy/Adventure, Release date US: 07/20/1984, World premiere: 04/05/1984) - With Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver and Tami Stronach. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen.very popular
• The Stone Boy (Drama, Release date US: 04/04/1984) - With Robert Duvall. Directed by Christopher Cain.

1974 - 45 years ago

• The Conversation (Crime/Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 04/07/1974) - With Harrison Ford, Gene Hackman and Robert Duvall. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
• The Sugarland Express (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 04/05/1974) - With Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson and William Atherton. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
• Foxy Brown (Thriller/Action/Crime, Release date US: 04/05/1974) - With Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas and Peter Brown. Directed by Jack Hill.
• The Night Porter ( "Il portiere di notte", Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 04/03/1974) - With Dirk Bogarde, Charlotte Rampling and Philippe Leroy. Directed by Liliana Cavani.

1964 - 55 years ago

• The Carpetbaggers (Drama, Release date US: 04/08/1964) - With George Peppard, Alan Ladd and Robert Cummings. Directed by Edward Dmytryk.

1959 - 60 years ago

• Gidget (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/09/1959) - With Sandra Dee, James Darren and Cliff Robertson. Directed by Paul Wendkos.

1954 - 65 years ago

• Lucky Me (Comedy/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/09/1954) - With Doris Day, Robert Cummings and Phil Silvers. Directed by Jack Donohue.
• Casanova's Big Night (Comedy/Adventure, Release date US: 04/07/1954) - With Bob Hope, Joan Fontaine and Basil Rathbone. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod.
• Prince Valiant (Adventure/Action/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/05/1954) - With James Mason, Janet Leigh and Robert Wagner. Directed by Henry Hathaway.
• Pride of the Blue Grass (Drama, Release date US: 04/04/1954) - With Lloyd Bridges. Directed by William Beaudine.

1949 - 70 years ago

• Champion (Drama, Release date US: 04/09/1949) - With Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell and Arthur Kennedy. Directed by Mark Robson.
• Sea Salts (Animation, Release date US: 04/08/1949) - Directed by Jack Hannah.

1939 - 80 years ago

• The Ugly Duckling (Animation/Comedy, Release date US: 04/07/1939) - Directed by Jack Cutting.
• Love Affair (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/07/1939) - With Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne and Maria Ouspenskaya. Directed by Leo McCarey.
• Mr. Moto in Danger Island (Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 04/07/1939) - With Peter Lorre. Directed by Herbert I. Leeds.

1934 - 85 years ago

• Whirlpool (Crime/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/09/1934) - With Jean Arthur, Allen Jenkins and Lila Lee. Directed by Roy William Neill.

1929 - 90 years ago

• Coquette (Drama, Release date US: 04/06/1929) - With Mary Pickford, Johnny Mack Brown and Matt Moore. Directed by Sam Taylor and H. Bruce Humberstone.