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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. The Lion King (25 years), Troy (15 years), Star Trek (10 years), Van Helsing (15 years), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (10 years), Sixteen Candles (35 years) and Mindhunters (15 years) are among them this week. Many of these 61 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video etc. What's your favorite this week?

2009 - 10 years ago

• Star Trek (Science Fiction/Action/Adventure, Release date US: 05/07/2009, World premiere: 05/06/2009) - With Zachary Quinto, Chris Pine and Simon Pegg. Directed by J. J. Abrams.very popular
• The Tournament ( Horror/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 05/01/2009) - With Kelly Hu, Robert Carlyle and Ving Rhames. Directed by Scott Mann.very popular
• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (Fantasy/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/01/2009) - With Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner and Breckin Meyer. Directed by Mark Waters.
• The Limits of Control (Crime/Drama/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 05/01/2009) - With Isaach de Bankolé, Alex Descas and Jean-François Stévenin. Directed by Jim Jarmusch.
• The Skeptic (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 05/01/2009) - With Tim Daly, Zoe Saldana and Thomas Duane Arnold. Directed by Tennyson Bardwell.
• Murder Collection V.1 (Horror, Release date US: 05/01/2009) - Directed by Fred Vogel.
• The Steam Experiment (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 05/01/2009) - With Val Kilmer, Armand Assante and Eric Roberts. Directed by Philippe Martinez.
• The Jailhouse (Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 05/01/2009) - With Christopher Thomas Howell, Lindsey McKeon and Darren Dalton.

2004 - 15 years ago

• Mindhunters (Mystery/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 05/13/2005, World premiere: 05/07/2004) - With Eion Bailey, Clifton Collins and Val Kilmer. Directed by Renny Harlin.
• New York Minute (Comedy, Release date US: 05/07/2004) - With Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Eugene Levy and Andy Richter. Directed by Dennie Gordon.
• House of D (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 05/07/2004) - With Anton Yelchin, Robin Williams and David Duchovny. Directed by David Duchovny.
• The 24th Day (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 05/06/2004) - With James Marsden, Scott Speedman and Sofía Vergara.
• Van Helsing (Horror/Adventure/Action, Release date US: 05/07/2004, World premiere: 05/05/2004) - With Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale and David Wenham. Directed by Stephen Sommers.very popular
• Forces Of Nature (Documentary, Release date US: 05/04/2004) - Directed by Sean Casey.
• Troy (Adventure/History, Release date US: 05/14/2004, World premiere: 05/03/2004) - With Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen.very popular

1999 - 20 years ago

• Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge (Drama, Release date US: 05/02/1999)

1994 - 25 years ago

• The Lion King (Kids & Family/Animation/Drama, Release date US: 06/23/1994, World premiere: 05/07/1994) - Directed by Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers.very popular
• 3 Ninjas Kick Back (Adventure/Action/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 05/06/1994) - With Victor Wong, Max Elliott Slade and J. Evan Bonifant. Directed by Charles T. Kanganis.
• Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (Horror/Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 05/06/1994) - With Reggie Bannister, A. Michael Baldwin and Gloria Lynne Henry. Directed by Don Coscarelli.
• Clean Slate (Comedy/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 05/06/1994) - With Dana Carvey, Michael Gambon and Valeria Golino. Directed by Mick Jackson.
• Mr. Write (Comedy, Release date US: 05/06/1994)
• Beretta's Island (Action/Crime, Release date US: 05/05/1994) - With Franco Columbu, Ken Kercheval and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Directed by Michael Preece.
• Death and the Maiden (Drama/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 12/23/1994, World premiere: 05/04/1994) - With Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and Stuart Wilson. Directed by Roman Polanski.
• Burnt by the Sun ( "Утомлённые солнцем", Drama, Release date US: 04/21/1995, World premiere: 05/01/1994) - With Oleg Menshikov, Nikita Mikhalkov and Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė. Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov.
• A Place for Annie (Drama, Release date US: 05/01/1994) - With Sissy Spacek. Directed by John Gray.
• Shrunken Heads (Thriller/Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 05/01/1994) - With Julius Harris and Meg Foster. Directed by Richard Elfman.

1989 - 30 years ago

• C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (Horror/Comedy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 05/05/1989) - With Brian Robbins, Tricia Leigh Fisher and Bianca Jagger. Directed by David Irving.
• Happy Together (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/04/1989) - With Patrick Dempsey, Helen Slater and Barbara Babcock. Directed by Mel Damski.
• Santa Sangre ( "Santa sangre", Fantasy/Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 06/27/1990, World premiere: 05/01/1989) - With Blanca Esthela Guerra Islas, Adán Jodorowsky and Guy Stockwell. Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky.

1984 - 35 years ago

• Sixteen Candles (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/04/1984) - With Molly Ringwald, Paul Dooley and Justin Henry. Directed by John Hughes.
• This Is Spinal Tap (Comedy/Music, Release date US: 09/08/1984, World premiere: 05/04/1984) - With Rob Reiner, Michael McKean and Christopher Guest. Directed by Rob Reiner.
• The Bounty (Action/Drama/History, Release date US: 05/04/1984) - With Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins and Laurence Olivier. Directed by Roger Donaldson.
• Hardbodies (Comedy, Release date US: 05/04/1984) - With Grant Cramer and Courtney Gains. Directed by Mark Griffiths.
• The Buddy System (Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/04/1984) - With Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon and Nancy Allen. Directed by Glenn Jordan.
• The Toxic Avenger (Science Fiction/Action/Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 05/01/1984) - With R. L. Ryan, Marisa Tomei and Patrick Kilpatrick. Directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz.

1979 - 40 years ago

• Last Embrace (Thriller/Mystery/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/04/1979) - With Roy Scheider, Janet Margolin and Sam Levene. Directed by Jonathan Demme.
• Phantasm (Horror, Release date US: 09/24/2016, World premiere: 05/03/1979) - With A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister and Angus Scrimm. Directed by Don Coscarelli.
• The Tin Drum ( "Die Blechtrommel", Drama/History/War, Release date US: 04/11/1980, World premiere: 05/02/1979) - With David Bennent, Mario Adorf and Angela Winkler. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff.
• H.O.T.S. (Comedy, Release date US: 05/01/1979) - With Susan Kiger.

1974 - 45 years ago

• The Lords of Flatbush (Drama, Release date US: 05/01/1974) - With Perry King, Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler. Directed by Martin Davidson and Stephen Verona.
• The Spikes Gang (Action/Western, Release date US: 05/01/1974) - With Lee Marvin, Gary Grimes and Charles Martin Smith. Directed by Richard Fleischer.

1969 - 50 years ago

• Easy Rider (Adventure/Drama, Release date US: 07/14/1969, World premiere: 05/07/1969) - With Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper. Directed by Dennis Hopper.
• The Witchmaker (Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 05/01/1969)
• The Side Hackers (Action, Release date US: 05/01/1969) - With Ross Hagen, Diane McBain and Michael Pataki. Directed by Gus Trikonis.

1964 - 55 years ago

• The Curse of the Living Corpse (Horror, Release date US: 05/01/1964) - With Roy Scheider and Candace Hilligoss. Directed by Del Tenney.

1959 - 60 years ago

• The 400 Blows ( "Les Quatre Cents Coups", Drama, Release date US: 05/04/1959) - With Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier and Albert Rémy. Directed by François Truffaut.
• The Hound of the Baskervilles ( Mystery/Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 07/03/1959, World premiere: 05/04/1959) - With Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Marla Landi. Directed by Terence Fisher.
• The Gunfight at Dodge City (Action/Western, Release date US: 05/01/1959) - With Joel McCrea, Julie Adams and John McIntire. Directed by Joseph M. Newman.

1954 - 65 years ago

• Executive Suite (Drama, Release date US: 05/06/1954) - With William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck and Fredric March. Directed by Robert Wise.
• Three Coins in the Fountain (Drama, Release date US: 05/01/1954) - With Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire and Jean Peters. Directed by Jean Negulesco.

1949 - 70 years ago

• Africa Screams (Comedy, Release date US: 05/04/1949) - With Bud Abbott, Lou Costello and Clyde Beatty. Directed by Charles Barton.

1944 - 75 years ago

• Gaslight (Drama/Mystery/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 05/04/1944) - With Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten. Directed by George Cukor.
• The Adventures of Mark Twain (Adventure/Drama, Release date US: 05/03/1944) - With Fredric March, Alexis Smith and Donald Crisp. Directed by Irving Rapper.

1939 - 80 years ago

• Confessions of a Nazi Spy (Drama/War, Release date US: 05/06/1939) - With Edward G. Robinson, Francis Lederer and George Sanders. Directed by Anatole Litvak.
• Union Pacific (Drama/Western, Release date US: 05/05/1939) - With Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea and Akim Tamiroff. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
• Lucky Night (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 05/05/1939) - With Robert Taylor, Myrna Loy and Henry O'Neill. Directed by Norman Taurog.

1934 - 85 years ago

• The Black Cat (Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 05/07/1934) - With Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and David Manners. Directed by Edgar George Ulmer.
• Finishing School (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/04/1934) - With Frances Dee, Billie Burke and Ginger Rogers. Directed by George Nicholls and Jr..
• Manhattan Melodrama (Crime/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/04/1934) - With Clark Gable, William Powell and Myrna Loy. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke and George Cukor.

1929 - 90 years ago

• Unaccustomed As We Are (Comedy, Release date US: 05/04/1929) - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Edgar Kennedy. Directed by Lewis R. Foster and Hal Roach.
• When the Cat's Away (Animation, Release date US: 05/02/1929) - Directed by Walt Disney.