Cover: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 19/2021
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. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (10 years), The Da Vinci Code (15 years), X-Men: Apocalypse (5 years), Shrek (20 years), Top Gun (35 years), Over the Hedge (15 years) and The Conjuring 2 (5 years) are among them this week. Many of these 40 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?
- X-Men: Apocalypse (Action/Adventure/Science Fiction/Fantasy, Release date DE: 05/19/2016, World premiere: 05/18/2016) - With Oscar Isaac, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. Directed by Bryan Singer.very popular
- Cyborg X (Action/Horror/Science Fiction, World premiere: 05/17/2016) - With Eve Mauro.
- Kindergarten Cop 2 (Action/Comedy, World premiere: 05/17/2016) - With Dolph Lundgren, Fiona Vroom and Aleks Paunovic. Directed by Don Michael Paul.
- The Nice Guys (Comedy/Crime/Action, Release date DE: 06/02/2016, World premiere: 05/15/2016) - With Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe and Matt Bomer. Directed by Shane Black.
- HK: Hentai Kamen 2 - Abnormal Crisis ("HK 変態仮面 アブノーマル・クライシス", Action/Comedy, World premiere: 05/14/2016) - With Ryohei Suzuki. Directed by Yūichi Fukuda.
- Tulips in Spring (Drama/TV Movie/Romance / Love, World premiere: 05/14/2016)
- The Conjuring 2 (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, Release date DE: 06/16/2016, World premiere: 05/13/2016) - With Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga and Frances O'Connor. Directed by James.very popular
- Don't Blame the Kid ("¿Qué culpa tiene el niño?", Comedy/Romance / Love, World premiere: 05/13/2016) - Directed by Gustavo Loza.
- Last Days in the Desert (Adventure/Drama/History, Release date DE: 04/13/2017, World premiere: 05/13/2016) - With Ciarán Hinds, Ewan McGregor and Tye Sheridan. Directed by Rodrigo García.
- Kill Command (Action/Horror/Science Fiction, World premiere: 05/13/2016) - With Vanessa Kirby, Thure Lindhardt and Ken Stott.
- The Darkness (Horror/Thriller, World premiere: 05/13/2016) - With Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell and Lucy Fry. Directed by Greg McLean.
- Money Monster (Thriller/Drama, Release date DE: 05/26/2016, World premiere: 05/12/2016) - With George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jack O'Connell. Directed by Jodie Foster.
- The Wailing ("곡성", Horror/Mystery, Release date DE: 10/12/2017, World premiere: 05/12/2016) - With Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jeong-min and Jun Kunimura. Directed by Na Hong-jin.
- Monolith (Drama/Thriller, World premiere: 05/12/2016) - With Katrina Bowden. Directed by Ivan Silvestrini.
- The Tree of Life (Drama/Fantasy, Release date DE: 06/16/2011, World premiere: 05/17/2011) - With Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain and Brad Pitt. Directed by Terrence Malick.
- Elephant White (Action/Thriller/Fantasy/Crime, Release date DE: 10/21/2011, World premiere: 05/17/2011) - With Kevin Bacon and Djimon Hounsou. Directed by Prachya Pinkaew.
- Bad Teacher (Comedy, Release date DE: 06/23/2011, World premiere: 05/16/2011) - With Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake and Lucy Punch. Directed by Jake Kasdan.very popular
- Much Ado About Nothing (World premiere: 05/16/2011)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Adventure/Action/Fantasy, Release date DE: 05/18/2011, World premiere: 05/14/2011) - With Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane and Geoffrey Rush. Directed by Rob Marshall.very popular
- Bridesmaids (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 07/21/2011, World premiere: 05/13/2011) - With Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Rose Byrne. Directed by Paul Feig.very popular
- Almanya: Welcome to Germany ( "Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland", Drama/Comedy, Release date DE: 10/12/2011, World premiere: 05/13/2011) - With Aylin Tezel, Fahri Yardım and Aykut Kayacık. Directed by Yasemin Şamdereli.
- Jackass 3.5 (Comedy/Documentary/Action, World premiere: 05/12/2011) - With Johnny Knoxville, Bam Mangera and Steve-O. Directed by Jeff Tremaine.
- Attack the Block (Action/Comedy/Science Fiction, Release date DE: 09/21/2011, World premiere: 05/12/2011) - With Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega and Alex Esmail. Directed by Joe Cornish.
- The Barbie Diaries (Kids & Family/Animation, World premiere: 05/17/2006) - Directed by Eric Fogel.
- The Da Vinci Code (Thriller/Mystery, Release date DE: 05/18/2006, World premiere: 05/17/2006) - With Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Ian McKellen. Directed by Ron Howard.very popular
- Over the Hedge (Kids & Family/Comedy/Animation, Release date DE: 07/06/2006, World premiere: 05/17/2006) - Directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick.very popular
- The Breed ( Thriller/Horror, Release date DE: 05/17/2006) - With Michelle Rodrigue, Richard T. Jones and Oliver Hudson. Directed by Nicholas Mastandrea.
- Southland Tales ( Comedy/Science Fiction/Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date DE: 05/15/2006) - With Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Directed by Richard Kelly.