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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 18/2025
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. Gladiator (25 years), Untitled Marvel Project (1) (5 years), Spy (10 years), Kingdom of Heaven (20 years), A Nightmare on Elm Street (15 years), French Kiss (30 years) and Crash (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?
- Bosomy Mom ( "가슴 큰 울 엄마", Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 05/06/2020)very popular
- Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (Animation/Action/Science Fiction, World premiere: 05/05/2020) - Directed by Matt Peters and Christina Sotta.
- Arkansas (Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 05/01/2020, World premiere: 05/05/2020) - With Liam Hemsworth, Clark Duke and Michael K. Williams. Directed by Clark Duke.
- Lady Driver (Drama, Release date US: 05/02/2020)
- The Half of It (Comedy/Romance / Love/Drama, World premiere: 05/01/2020) - With Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer and Alexxis Lemire. Directed by Alice Wu.
- Untitled Marvel Project (1) (Release date US: 05/01/2020) - With Scarlett Johansson, David Harbour and Rachel Weisz. Directed by Cate Shortland.very popular
- Inheritance (Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 05/15/2020, World premiere: 04/30/2020) - With Lily Collins, Simon Pegg and Chace Crawford. Directed by Vaughn Stein.

- Spy (Action/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 06/05/2015, World premiere: 05/06/2015) - With 50 Cent, Allison Janney and Björn Gustafsson. Directed by Paul Feig.very popular
- Careful What You Wish For (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 06/10/2016, World premiere: 05/06/2015) - With Nick Jonas, Isabel Lucas and Graham Rogers. Directed by Elizabeth Allen.
- Road Wars (Science Fiction/Action, Release date US: 05/05/2015) - Directed by Mark Atkins.
- Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie (Kids & Family/Mystery/Animation/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 05/05/2015) - Directed by Victor Cook.
- Absolution (Action/Thriller/Adventure/Crime, Release date US: 05/15/2015, World premiere: 05/04/2015) - With Steven Seagal, Byron Mann and Vinnie Jones. Directed by Keoni Waxman.
- Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls ( "コードギアス 亡国のアキト 第3章「輝くもの天より堕つ」", Action/Animation, World premiere: 05/02/2015)
- Cleveland Abduction (Drama/Crime/TV Movie, Release date US: 05/02/2015) - With Taryn Manning. Directed by Alex Kalymnios.
- Some Kind of Hate (Horror/Fantasy, Release date US: 05/02/2015) - With Spencer Breslin, Gracie Gillam and Sierra McCormick. Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer.
- Gabbar Is Back ( Drama/Action, Release date US: 05/01/2015) - With Akshay Kumar, Shruti Haasan and Prakash Raj. Directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi.
- Welcome to Me (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 05/01/2015) - With Kristen Wiig, Linda Cardellini and James Marsden. Directed by Shira Piven.
- The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? (Documentary, Release date US: 05/01/2015) - With Nicolas Cage, Tim Burton and Kevin Smith. Directed by Jon Schnepp.
- Barely Lethal (Adventure/Comedy/Action/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/30/2015) - With Hailee Steinfeld, Jessica Alba and Samuel L. Jackson. Directed by Kyle Newman.
- The Dawns Here Are Quiet ( "А зори здесь тихие...", Drama/War, Release date US: 05/22/2015, World premiere: 04/30/2015) - With Pyotr Fyodorov, Anastasiya Mikulchina and Yevgeniya Malakhova. Directed by Renat Davletyarov.

- Carancho ( Thriller/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/11/2011, World premiere: 05/06/2010) - With Ricardo Darín, Martina Gusmán and Carlos Weber. Directed by Pablo Trapero.
- Ong Bak 3 ( "องค์บาก 3", Action/Adventure/History, Release date US: 01/14/2011, World premiere: 05/05/2010) - With Dan Chupong and Tony Jaa. Directed by Tony Jaa and Panna Rittikrai.
- Turbulent Skies (Action/Thriller/TV Movie, Release date US: 05/05/2010) - With Brad Dourif, Casper Van Dien and Nicole Eggert. Directed by Fred Olen Ray.
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (Documentary/Horror, Release date US: 05/04/2010) - With Alice Cooper, Amanda Wyss and Brendan Fletcher. Directed by Daniel Farrands and Andrew Kasch.
- Flicka 2 (Kids & Family/Drama, Release date US: 05/04/2010) - With Patrick Warburton. Directed by Michael Damian.
- The Encounter (Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 05/03/2010) - With Bruce Marchiano. Directed by David A. R. White.
- Hunter Prey (Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 07/24/2010, World premiere: 05/01/2010) - With Damion Poitier, Isaac C. Singleton Jr. and Erin Gray. Directed by Sandy Collora.
- Rock Slyde (Comedy, Release date US: 05/01/2010) - With Patrick Warburton, Andy Dick and Rena Sofer. Directed by Chris Dowling.
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 04/30/2010) - With Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner and Rooney Mara. Directed by Samuel Bayer.
- Furry Vengeance (Kids & Family/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 04/30/2010) - With Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields and Matt Prokop. Directed by Roger Kumble.
- Come Undone ( "Cosa voglio di più", Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 06/06/2010, World premiere: 04/30/2010) - With Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino and Giuseppe Battiston. Directed by Silvio Soldini.
- Please Give (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 04/30/2010) - With Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet and Ann Morgan Guilbert. Directed by Nicole Holofcener.

- Crash (Drama, Release date US: 05/06/2005) - With Ryan Phillippe, Sandra Bullock and Brendan Fraser. Directed by Paul Haggis.
- Dallas 362 (Drama, Release date US: 05/06/2005) - With Scott Caan, Jeff Goldblum and Shawn Hatosy. Directed by Scott Caan.
- Lethal Seduction (Comedy/Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 05/05/2005) - With Michael Arata, Melanie Griffith and Gregg Henry. Directed by Robert Markowitz.
- An American Haunting (Horror/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 05/05/2005) - With Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek and James D'Arcy. Directed by Courtney Solomon.
- Kingdom of Heaven (Drama/Action/Adventure/History/War, Release date US: 05/06/2005, World premiere: 05/03/2005) - With Eva Green, Jeremy Irons and David Thewlis. Directed by Ridley Scott.very popular
- Animal (Action/Drama, Release date US: 05/01/2005) - With Ving Rhames, Terrence Howard and Jim Brown. Directed by David J. Burke.
- House of Wax (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 05/06/2005, World premiere: 04/30/2005) - With Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray and Brian Van Holt. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
- Warm Springs (Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 04/30/2005) - With Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia Nixon and David Paymer. Directed by Joseph Sargent.

- I Dreamed of Africa (Romance / Love/Drama/Adventure, Release date US: 05/05/2000) - With Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez and Liam Aiken. Directed by Hugh Hudson.
- Michael Jordan to the Max (Documentary, Release date US: 05/05/2000) - With Michael Jordan, Bob Costas and Bill Murray. Directed by James D. Stern.
- Gladiator (Action/Drama/Adventure, Release date US: 05/05/2000, World premiere: 05/04/2000) - With Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix and Connie Nielsen. Directed by Ridley Scott.very popular
- Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation (Documentary, Release date US: 05/01/2000)very popular
- Girlfight (Drama, Release date US: 09/29/2000, World premiere: 05/01/2000) - With Michelle Rodriguez, Paul Calderón and Ray Santiago. Directed by Karyn Kusama.
- Icebreaker (Action/Adventure/Thriller, Release date US: 01/01/2000, World premiere: 05/01/2000) - With Sean Astin, Bruce Campbell and Stacy Keach. Directed by David Giancola.
- Playing Mona Lisa (Comedy, Release date US: 05/01/2000) - With Alicia Witt, Harvey Fierstein and Brooke Langton. Directed by Matthew Huffman.

- Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 5: Secret Story of Jiraiya ( "くノ一忍法帖 自来也秘抄", World premiere: 05/06/1995)
- Freaky Friday (Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy/TV Movie, Release date US: 05/06/1995) - With Shelley Long and Gaby Hoffmann. Directed by Melanie Mayron.
- French Kiss (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/05/1995) - With Jean Reno, Kevin Kline and Meg Ryan. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan.
- Copycat (Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 10/27/1995, World premiere: 05/03/1995) - With Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter and Dermot Mulroney. Directed by Jon Amiel.
- Panther ( Drama, Release date US: 05/03/1995) - With Kadeem Hardison, Bokeem Woodbine and Joe Don Baker. Directed by Mario Van Peebles.
- My Family (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 05/03/1995) - With Jimmy Smits, Edward James Olmos and Esai Morales. Directed by Gregory Nava.
- Buffalo Girls (Western/TV Movie, Release date US: 04/30/1995) - With Anjelica Huston, Melanie Griffith and Tracey Walter. Directed by Rod Hardy.

- Private Resort (Comedy, Release date US: 05/03/1985) - With Rob Morrow, Johnny Depp and Andrew Dice Clay. Directed by George Bowers.
- Gotcha! (Action/Comedy/Thriller, Release date US: 05/03/1985) - With Anthony Edwards, Linda Fiorentino and Jsu Garcia. Directed by Jeff Kanew.
- Code of Silence (Action/Crime, Release date US: 05/03/1985) - With Chuck Norris, Henry Silva and Bert Remsen. Directed by Andrew Davis.
- Gymkata (Action/Drama, Release date US: 05/03/1985) - With Kurt Thomas, Tetchie Agbayani and Richard Norton. Directed by Robert Clouse.
- Cavegirl (Comedy, Release date US: 05/01/1985) - Directed by David Oliver Pfeil.
- Night Train to Terror (Horror, Release date US: 05/01/1985) - With John Phillip Law, Cameron Mitchell and Richard Moll. Directed by Jay Schlossberg-Cohen, Gregg G. Tallas and John Carr.