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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 16/2024
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. Man on Fire (20 years), The Curse of La Llorona (5 years), Three Kings (25 years), State of Play (15 years), Field of Dreams (35 years), Brick Mansions (10 years) and Pet Sematary (35 years) are among them this week. Many of these 98 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- I Spit on Your Grave: Déjà Vu (Horror/Thriller, World premiere: 04/23/2019) - With Camille Keaton, Jamie Bernadette and Maria Olsen. Directed by Meir Zarchi.
- The Farm (Horror, Release date US: 04/19/2019)
- Someone Great (Comedy/Romance / Love, World premiere: 04/19/2019) - With Gina Rodriguez, Brittany Snow and Rosario Dawson. Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.
- Kingdom ( "キングダム", Action/War/History/Drama, World premiere: 04/19/2019) - With Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa and Masami Nagasawa. Directed by Shinsuke Sato.
- Little Woods (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 04/19/2019) - With Tessa Thompson, Lily James and Luke Kirby. Directed by Nia DaCosta.
- Stuck (Music/Drama, Release date US: 04/19/2019) - With Giancarlo Esposito. Directed by Michael Berry.
- Daddy Issues (Drama, Release date US: 04/19/2019)
- Family (Comedy, Release date US: 04/19/2019)
- Bunnyman: Grindhouse Edition (Horror, Release date US: 04/19/2019)
- Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles ( "Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas", Animation/Drama/History, Release date US: 08/16/2019, World premiere: 04/18/2019) - Directed by Salvador Simó.
- The Pilgrim's Progress (Animation/Adventure, Release date US: 04/18/2019)
- WBCN and the American Revolution (Documentary, Release date US: 04/18/2019) - Directed by Bill Lichtenstein.
- The Curse of La Llorona (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 04/19/2019, World premiere: 04/17/2019) - With Linda Cardellini, Patricia Velásquez and Sean Patrick Thomas. Directed by Michael Chaves.
- Kalank ( "कलंक", Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 04/17/2019) - With Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt and Varun Dhawan. Directed by Abhishek Varman.
- Hail Satan? (Documentary, Release date US: 04/17/2019) - Directed by Penny Lane.

- Night Moves (Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 05/20/2014, World premiere: 04/23/2014) - With Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard. Directed by Kelly Reichardt.
- Cheatin' (Animation/Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 04/03/2015, World premiere: 04/23/2014) - Directed by Bill Plympton.
- Brick Mansions ( Action/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 04/25/2014, World premiere: 04/22/2014) - With Ayisha Issa, Carlo Rota and Catalina Denis. Directed by Camille Delamarre.
- Grace of Monaco (Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 06/06/2014, World premiere: 04/22/2014) - With André Penvern, Derek Jacobi and Frank Langella. Directed by Olivier Dahan.
- Electric Slide (Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 04/22/2014) - With Chloë Sevigny, Christopher Lambert and Isabel Lucas. Directed by Tristan Patterson.
- Sexy Warriors (Comedy, Release date US: 04/22/2014) - Directed by Dean McKendrick.
- In Your Eyes (Drama/Romance / Love/Science Fiction, Release date US: 04/20/2014) - With Zoe Kazan, Michael Stahl-David and Jennifer Grey. Directed by Brin Hill.
- Swelter (Action/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 04/20/2014) - With Lennie James, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Josh Henderson. Directed by Keith Parmer.
- Boulevard (Drama, Release date US: 04/20/2014) - With Robin Williams, Bob Odenkirk and Kathy Baker. Directed by Dito Montiel.
- Every Secret Thing (Thriller/Drama/Crime/Mystery, Release date US: 04/20/2014) - With Dakota Fanning, Diane Lane and Elizabeth Banks. Directed by Amy J. Berg.
- Ask Me Anything (Drama, Release date US: 04/19/2014) - With Britt Robertson, Justin Long and Martin Sheen. Directed by Allison Burnett.
- Crayon Shin-chan: Intense Battle! Robo Dad Strikes Back ( "クレヨンしんちゃん ガチンコ!逆襲のロボとーちゃん", Comedy/Animation, World premiere: 04/19/2014) - Directed by Wataru Takahashi.
- Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher ( "アベンジャーズ コンフィデンシャル:ブラック・ウィドウ & パニッシャー", Animation/Science Fiction/Action, Release date US: 03/25/2014, World premiere: 04/19/2014) - Directed by Ken'ichi Shimizu.
- Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper ( "名探偵コナン 異次元の狙撃手", Action/Animation/Drama/Mystery, World premiere: 04/19/2014) - Directed by Kōbun Shizuno.
- 5 to 7 (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/19/2014) - With Anton Yelchin, Bérénice Marlohe and Olivia Thirlby. Directed by Victor Levin.
- Balls Out (Comedy, Release date US: 04/19/2014) - Directed by Andrew Disney.
- X/Y (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/19/2014) - With America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Common. Directed by Ryan Piers Williams and Morgan Matthews.
- Poseidon Rex (Action/Science Fiction/Horror, Release date US: 04/18/2014) - With Brian Krause. Directed by Mark L. Lester.
- Small Time (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 04/18/2014) - With Christopher Meloni. Directed by Joel Surnow.
- Match (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 04/18/2014) - With Patrick Stewart. Directed by Stephen Belber.
- Authors Anonymous (Comedy, Release date US: 04/18/2014) - With Kaley Cuoco, Tricia Helfer and Teri Polo. Directed by Ellie Kanner.
- The Coed and the Zombie Stoner (Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 04/18/2014) - Directed by Glenn Miller.
- An Honest Liar (History/Comedy/Documentary, Release date US: 04/18/2014) - With James Randi and Adam Savage. Directed by Tyler Measom and Justin Weinstein.
- A Haunted House 2 (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 04/18/2014, World premiere: 04/17/2014) - With Marlon Wayans, Gabriel Iglesias and Cedric the Entertainer. Directed by Michael Tiddes.
- Iceman ( "冰封俠:重生之門", Adventure/Action/Science Fiction/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 09/19/2014, World premiere: 04/17/2014) - With Donnie Yen, Huang Shengyi and Simon Yam. Directed by Law Wing-cheung.
- 2 States ( "टू स्टेट्स", Comedy/Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 04/18/2014, World premiere: 04/17/2014) - With Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Amrita Singh. Directed by Abhishek Varman.
- Bears (Documentary, Release date US: 04/18/2014, World premiere: 04/17/2014) - With John C. Reilly. Directed by Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey and Adam Chapman.
- Bad Boys (Documentary, Release date US: 04/17/2014)
- Gabriel (Drama/Kids & Family/Thriller, Release date US: 04/17/2014) - Directed by Lou Howe.

- Amazing Racer (Kids & Family/TV Movie, Release date US: 04/23/2009)
- Shannon's Rainbow (Kids & Family, Release date US: 04/23/2009) - With Julianne Michelle. Directed by Frank E. Johnson.
- Coco Before Chanel ( "Coco avant Chanel", Drama/History, Release date US: 09/25/2009, World premiere: 04/22/2009) - With Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde and Alessandro Nivola. Directed by Anne Fontaine.
- City of Life and Death ( "南京!南京!", Drama/History/War, Release date US: 10/01/2009, World premiere: 04/22/2009) - With Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan and Fan Wei. Directed by Lu Chuan.
- Into the Blue 2: The Reef (Action/Adventure/Thriller, Release date US: 04/21/2009) - With Chris Carmack, Laura Vandervoort and Michael Graziadei. Directed by Stephen Herek.
- The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (Drama/War, Release date US: 04/19/2009) - With Anna Paquin, Danny Webb and Danuta Stenka. Directed by John Kent Harrison.
- My Fake Fiance (TV Movie/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/19/2009) - With Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. Directed by Gil Junger.
- Dark House (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 04/19/2009) - With Jeffrey Combs, Meghan Ory and Diane Salinger. Directed by Darin Scott.
- Natalee Holloway (Drama/Mystery/TV Movie, Release date US: 11/10/2009, World premiere: 04/19/2009) - With Amy Gumenick. Directed by Mikael Salomon.
- Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser ( "名探偵コナン 漆黒の追跡者(チェイサー)", Animation/Crime/Mystery/Thriller, World premiere: 04/18/2009) - Directed by Yasuichiro Yamamoto.
- State of Play (Thriller/Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 04/17/2009) - With Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams. Directed by Kevin Macdonald.

- Man on Fire (Action/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 04/23/2004) - With Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning and Christopher Walken. Directed by Tony Scott.
- What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (Documentary/Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 04/23/2004) - With Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix and Barry Newman. Directed by William Arntz, Betsy Chasse and Mark Vicente.
- Clifford's Really Big Movie (Kids & Family/Adventure/Animation, Release date US: 04/23/2004) - Directed by Robert Ramirez.
- Company K (Drama/War, Release date US: 04/22/2004)
- Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (Adventure/Horror/Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 04/24/2004, World premiere: 04/20/2004) - With Richard Burgi, Brenda Strong and Sandrine Holt. Directed by Phil Tippett.
- Dinocroc (Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 04/20/2004) - With Costas Mandylor, Charles Napier and Bruce Weitz. Directed by Kevin O'Neill.
- Knots (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/20/2004) - With Helen Coxe, Scott Cohen and John Stamos. Directed by Greg Lombardo.
- Infidelity (Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 04/19/2004) - Directed by Harry Winer.
- Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky ( "名探偵コナン 銀翼の奇術師", Animation/Mystery, World premiere: 04/17/2004) - Directed by Yasuichiro Yamamoto.
- Hair High (Horror/Animation/Comedy, Release date US: 04/17/2004) - With Ed Begley, Jr., Craig Bierko and David Carradine. Directed by Bill Plympton.

- Election (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/23/1999) - With Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon and Chris Klein. Directed by Alexander Payne.
- Pushing Tin (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 04/23/1999) - With John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett. Directed by Mike Newell.
- Lost & Found (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/23/1999) - With David Spade, Sophie Marceau and Mitchell Whitfield. Directed by Jeff Pollack.
- Three Kings (Action/Comedy/War, Release date US: 09/27/1999, World premiere: 04/21/1999) - With George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube. Directed by David O. Russell.
- The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment ( "Ворошиловский стрелок", Drama/Action/Crime, Release date US: 05/05/1999, World premiere: 04/19/1999) - With Mikhail Ulyanov, Anna Sinyakina and Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov. Directed by Stanislav Govorukhin.
- Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century ( "名探偵コナン 世紀末の魔術師", Animation/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 04/17/1999) - Directed by Kenji Kodama and Yasuichiro Yamamoto.
- The Jack Bull (Western/TV Movie, Release date US: 04/17/1999) - With John Cusack, John Goodman and L. Q. Jones. Directed by John Badham.

- Collision Course (Action/Comedy/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 04/22/1989) - With Jay Leno, Pat Morita and Chris Sarandon. Directed by Lewis Teague.
- Pet Sematary (Horror/Drama, Release date US: 04/21/1989) - With Denise Crosby, Miko Hughes and Dale Midkiff. Directed by Mary Lambert.
- Field of Dreams (Drama/Fantasy/Comedy, Release date US: 04/21/1989) - With Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan and James Earl Jones. Directed by Phil Alden Robinson.
- Speed Zone (Comedy/Action, Release date US: 04/21/1989) - With John Candy, Eugene Levy and Joe Flaherty. Directed by Jim Drake.
- Checking Out (Comedy, Release date US: 04/21/1989) - With Jeff Daniels, Melanie Mayron and Michael Tucker. Directed by David Leland.
- Kickboxer (Action/Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 09/09/1989, World premiere: 04/20/1989) - With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio and Michel Qissi. Directed by Mark DiSalle and David Worth.