Cover: Avengers: Endgame
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 17/2024
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. Avengers: Endgame (5 years), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (15 years), Entrapment (25 years), Mean Girls (20 years), K-9 (35 years), Obsessed (15 years) and When a Man Loves a Woman (30 years) are among them this week. Many of these 79 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- Barbecue ( Comedy, Release date US: 09/14/2014, World premiere: 04/30/2014) - With Florence Foresti, Franck Dubosc and Guillaume de Tonquédec. Directed by Éric Lavaine.
- Deep in the Darkness (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 04/29/2014) - Directed by Colin Theys.
- Child of God (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 08/01/2014, World premiere: 04/28/2014) - With Scott Haze, Tim Blake Nelson and Jim Parrack. Directed by James Franco.
- Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed (Comedy, Release date US: 04/27/2014) - Directed by Jay Chapman.
- Starving in Suburbia (Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 04/26/2014) - With Laura Slade Wiggins. Directed by Tara Miele.
- Thermae Romae II ( "テルマエ・ロマエII", Comedy, Release date US: 04/26/2014) - With Hiroshi Abe, Aya Ueto and Kazuki Kitamura. Directed by Hideki Takeuchi.
- Blue Ruin ( Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 04/25/2014) - With Amy Hargreaves, Devin Ratray and Eve Plumb. Directed by Jeremy Saulnier.
- Buttwhistle (Mystery/Romance / Love/Comedy/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 04/25/2014) - With Trevor Morgan, Elizabeth Rice and Lio Tipton.
- Lovesick (Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 04/24/2014) - With Matt LeBlanc, Ali Larter and Chevy Chase. Directed by Luke Matheny.
- The Trip to Italy (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 08/15/2014, World premiere: 04/24/2014) - With Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan and Rosie Fellner. Directed by Michael Winterbottom.
- Murder of a Cat (Thriller/Comedy/Mystery, Release date US: 04/24/2014) - With Fran Kranz. Directed by Gillian Greene.

- Thirst ("박쥐", Drama/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 07/31/2009, World premiere: 04/30/2009) - With Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-vin and Shin Ha-kyun. Directed by Park Chan-wook.
- Naked Ambition: An R Rated Look at an X Rated Industry (Documentary, Release date US: 04/30/2009) - Directed by Michael Grecco.
- Eyeborgs (Action/Adventure/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 04/29/2009) - With Adrian Paul, Megan Blake and Luke Eberl. Directed by Richard Clabaugh.
- Legally Blondes (Comedy, Release date US: 04/28/2009) - With Camilla and Rebecca Rosso, Brittany Curran and Bobby Campo. Directed by Savage Steve Holland.
- S. Darko (Thriller/Crime/Science Fiction/Mystery, Release date US: 04/28/2009) - With Daveigh Chase, Briana Evigan and Ed Westwick. Directed by Chris Fisher.
- The Terminators (Action/Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 04/28/2009) - With Jeremy London, A Martinez and Paul Logan. Directed by Xavier S. Puslowski.
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Adventure/Action/Thriller/Science Fiction, Release date US: 04/30/2009, World premiere: 04/28/2009) - With Dominic Monaghan, will.i.am and Lynn Collins. Directed by Gavin Hood.very popular
- Cropsey (Mystery/Documentary/Horror/Crime, Release date US: 04/25/2009) - Directed by Joshua Zeman.
- The Good Guy (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/25/2009) - With Alexis Bledel, Scott Porter and Bryan Greenberg. Directed by Julio DePietro.
- Made for Each Other (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/25/2009) - With Danny Masterson, Patrick Warburton and Christopher Masterson. Directed by Daryl Goldberg.
- 2:13 (Horror/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 04/25/2009) - With Mark Pellegrino, Teri Polo and Kevin Pollak. Directed by Charles Adelman.
- Handsome Harry (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 04/25/2009) - With Jamey Sheridan, Aidan Quinn and Campbell Scott. Directed by Bette Gordon.
- Obsessed (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 04/24/2009) - With Idris Elba, Beyoncé and Ali Larter. Directed by Steve Shill.
- Fighting (Action/Crime/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/24/2009) - With Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard and Luis Guzmán. Directed by Dito Montiel.
- The Soloist (Drama/Music, Release date US: 04/24/2009) - With Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr. and Catherine Keener. Directed by Joe Wright.
- Hatching Pete (Kids & Family/Comedy/TV Movie, Release date US: 04/24/2009) - With Mitchel Musso, Jason Dolley and Tiffany Thornton. Directed by Stuart Gillard.
- Don McKay (Crime/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 04/24/2009) - With Thomas Haden Church, Elisabeth Shue and Melissa Leo. Directed by Jake Goldberger.
- The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (Documentary/Music, Release date US: 01/01/2009, World premiere: 04/24/2009) - With Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. Directed by Gregory V. Sherman and Jeff C. Sherman.

- Mean Girls (Comedy, Release date US: 04/30/2004) - With Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and Lizzy Caplan. Directed by Mark Waters.very popular
- Godsend (Drama/Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 04/30/2004) - With Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn and Cameron Bright. Directed by Nick Hamm.
- Envy (Comedy, Release date US: 04/30/2004) - With Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Rachel Weisz. Directed by Barry Levinson.
- Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (Drama, Release date US: 04/30/2004) - With Jim Caviezel, Claire Forlani and Jeremy Northam. Directed by Rowdy Herrington.
- Millions ( Comedy/Crime/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 04/29/2004) - With Alex Etel, Lewis McGibbon and James Nesbitt. Directed by Danny Boyle.
- Strip Search (Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 04/27/2004) - With Austin Pendleton, Glenn Close and Ellen Barkin. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
- Casshern ( "CASSHERN", Drama/Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 04/24/2004) - With Kumiko Asō, Akira Terao and Jun Kaname. Directed by Kazuaki Kiriya.
- Mango Kiss (Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/24/2004) - With Michelle Wolff, Sally Kirkland and Max Miller. Directed by Sascha Rice.

- No Escape (Action/Drama/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 04/29/1994) - With Ray Liotta, Lance Henriksen and Stuart Wilson. Directed by Martin Campbell.
- PCU (Comedy, Release date US: 04/29/1994) - With Jeremy Piven, David Spade and Chris Young. Directed by Hart Bochner.
- With Honors (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 04/29/1994) - With Joe Pesci, Brendan Fraser and Moira Kelly. Directed by Alek Keshishian.
- When a Man Loves a Woman (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/29/1994) - With Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan and Ellen Burstyn. Directed by Luis Mandoki.
- The Favor (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/29/1994) - With Harley Jane Kozak, Elizabeth McGovern and Bill Pullman. Directed by Donald Petrie.
- National Lampoon's Last Resort (Comedy, Release date US: 04/29/1994) - With Corey Feldman. Directed by Rafal Zielinski.
- Thunder in Paradise 2 (Action/Adventure, Release date US: 04/27/1994)
- The Yearling (Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 04/24/1994) - With Peter Strauss. Directed by Rod Hardy.

- Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (Action/Science Fiction/TV Movie, Release date US: 04/30/1989) - Directed by Alan J. Levi.
- K-9 (Action/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 04/28/1989) - With Jim Belushi, Kevin Tighe and Ed O'Neill. Directed by Rod Daniel.
- Loverboy (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/28/1989) - With Patrick Dempsey, Kate Jackson and Kirstie Alley. Directed by Joan Micklin Silver.
- Teen Witch (Comedy/Fantasy/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/28/1989) - With Robyn Lively, Mandy Ingber and Dan Gauthier. Directed by Dorian Walker.
- Criminal Law ( Drama/Thriller/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/28/1989) - With Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon and Tess Harper. Directed by Martin Campbell.
- The Horror Show (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 04/28/1989) - With Lance Henriksen, Brion James and Dedee Pfeiffer. Directed by James Isaac and David Blyth.
- Moontrap (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 04/28/1989) - With Walter Koenig and Bruce Campbell. Directed by Robert Dyke.
- Miss Firecracker (Comedy, Release date US: 04/28/1989) - With Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen and Tim Robbins. Directed by Thomas Schlamme.
- Fast Food (Comedy, Release date US: 04/28/1989) - With Jim Varney, Traci Lords and Michael J. Pollard. Directed by Michael A. Simpson.
- Curfew (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 01/01/1989, World premiere: 04/25/1989) - With Kyle Richards, John Putch and Frank Miller. Directed by Gary Winick.