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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. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (20 years), Shrek 2 (15 years), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (10 years), Terminator Salvation (10 years), Maverick (25 years), House of Flying Daggers (15 years) and Agora (10 years) are among them this week. Many of these 59 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video etc. What's your favorite this week?

2009 - 10 years ago

• Terminator Salvation (Action/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 05/20/2009) - With Christian Bale, Sam Worthington and Anton Yelchin. Directed by McG.very popular
• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Adventure/Fantasy/Action/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 05/21/2009, World premiere: 05/20/2009) - With Ben Stiller, Amy Adams and Owen Wilson. Directed by Shawn Levy.very popular
• Princess Protection Program (TV Movie/Comedy/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 06/26/2009, World premiere: 05/20/2009) - With Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato and Nicholas Braun. Directed by Allison Liddi-Brown.
• Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 05/19/2009) - With Debbie Gibson, Lorenzo Lamas and Gina Torres. Directed by Jack Perez.
• Antichrist ( Drama/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 05/29/2009, World premiere: 05/18/2009) - With Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Directed by Lars von Trier.
• Middle Men (Drama/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 11/07/2009, World premiere: 05/17/2009) - With Luke Wilson, James Caan and Giovanni Ribisi. Directed by George Gallo.
• Agora ( Adventure/Drama/History, Release date US: 10/09/2009, World premiere: 05/17/2009) - With Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella and Oscar Isaac. Directed by Alejandro Amenábar.
• Bitch Slap (Drama/Action/Comedy/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 01/08/2010, World premiere: 05/16/2009) - With Julia Voth, Erin Cummings and Michael Hurst. Directed by Rick Jacobson.
• Veronika Decides to Die (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/21/2009, World premiere: 05/16/2009) - With Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jonathan Tucker and Erika Christensen. Directed by Emily Young.
• Jim Jefferies: I Swear to God (Comedy, Release date US: 05/16/2009)
• Deadfall Trail (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 05/16/2009)
• All's Faire in Love (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/28/2011, World premiere: 05/15/2009) - With Christina Ricci, Owen Benjamin and Chris Wylde. Directed by Scott Marshall.

2004 - 15 years ago

• 2046 ( Fantasy/Drama/Science Fiction/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/20/2004) - With Tony Leung, Gong Li and Takuya Kimura. Directed by Wong Kar-wai.very popular
• Mysterious Skin (Drama, Release date US: 05/20/2004) - With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet and Michelle Trachtenberg. Directed by Gregg Araki.
• Shrek 2 (Adventure/Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 05/19/2004) - Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon.very popular
• House of Flying Daggers ( "十面埋伏", Adventure/Drama/Action/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/03/2004, World premiere: 05/19/2004) - With Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Zhang Ziyi. Directed by Zhang Yimou.
• Ma Mère ( "Ma mère", Drama, Release date US: 10/19/2004, World premiere: 05/19/2004) - With Isabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel and Dominique Reymond. Directed by Christophe Honoré.
• Modigliani (Drama, Release date US: 05/18/2004) - With Andy García, Elsa Zylberstein and Omid Djalili. Directed by Mick Davis.
• The Assassination of Richard Nixon (Drama/History/Thriller, Release date US: 05/17/2004) - With Sean Penn, Don Cheadle and Jack Thompson. Directed by Niels Mueller.

1999 - 20 years ago

• The Love Letter (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/21/1999) - With Kate Capshaw, Blythe Danner and Ellen DeGeneres. Directed by Peter Chan.
• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Adventure/Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 05/19/1999) - With Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman. Directed by George Lucas.very popular
• The Limey (Action/Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 10/08/1999, World premiere: 05/15/1999) - With Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda and Lesley Ann Warren. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.
• The Thirteenth Year (TV Movie/Adventure/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 05/15/1999) - With Chez Starbuck, Justin Jon Ross and Courtnee Draper. Directed by Duwayne Dunham.
• The Sex Monster (Comedy, Release date US: 05/15/1999) - With Mariel Hemingway, Renee Humphrey and Christopher Lawford. Directed by Mike Binder.
• It Came From the Sky (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 05/15/1999) - With John Ritter, JoBeth Williams and Kevin Zegers. Directed by Jack Bender.

1994 - 25 years ago

• Good Old Daze ( "Le péril jeune", Comedy, World premiere: 05/21/1994) - With Romain Duris, Vincent Elbaz and Élodie Bouchez. Directed by Cédric Klapisch.
• Maverick (Action/Adventure/Comedy/Drama/Western, Release date US: 05/20/1994) - With Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Garner. Directed by Richard Donner.very popular

1989 - 30 years ago

• Road House (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 05/19/1989) - With Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott. Directed by Rowdy Herrington.
• The Seventh Continent ( "Der siebente Kontinent", Drama, Release date US: 03/26/1990, World premiere: 05/19/1989) - With Birgit Doll, Dieter Berner and Udo Samel. Directed by Michael Haneke.
• Miracle Mile (Romance / Love/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 05/19/1989) - With Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham and Denise Crosby. Directed by Steve De Jarnatt.
• How I Got Into College (Comedy/Romance / Love/Kids & Family, Release date US: 05/19/1989) - With Lara Flynn Boyle, Anthony Edwards and Corey Parker. Directed by Savage Steve Holland.
• Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (Comedy/Horror/Western, Release date US: 05/18/1989) - With David Carradine, Morgan Brittany and Bruce Campbell. Directed by Anthony Hickox.
• Brenda Starr (Adventure/Fantasy/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/15/1992, World premiere: 05/15/1989) - With Brooke Shields, Timothy Dalton and Diana Scarwid. Directed by Robert Ellis Miller.
• Mutator (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 05/15/1989) - With Brion James. Directed by John R. Bowey.

1984 - 35 years ago

• Paris, Texas (Drama, Release date US: 11/02/1984, World premiere: 05/19/1984) - With Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski and Dean Stockwell. Directed by Wim Wenders.
• Finders Keepers (Comedy, Release date US: 05/18/1984) - With Michael O'Keefe, Beverly D'Angelo and Louis Gossett. Directed by Richard Lester.

1979 - 40 years ago

• Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (Action/Adventure/Drama, Release date US: 05/18/1979) - With Michael Caine, Telly Savalas and Sally Field. Directed by Irwin Allen.

1974 - 45 years ago

• Zandy's Bride (Western, Release date US: 05/19/1974) - With Gene Hackman, Liv Ullmann and Eileen Heckart. Directed by Jan Troell.
• Alice in the Cities ( "Alice in den Städten", Drama, Release date US: 11/10/1974, World premiere: 05/17/1974) - With Rüdiger Vogler, Yella Rottländer and Lisa Kreuzer. Directed by Wim Wenders.
• Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (Action/Adventure/Crime, Release date US: 05/17/1974) - With Peter Fonda, Susan George and Adam Roarke. Directed by John Hough.
• Poor Cecily (Drama, Release date US: 05/17/1974) - Directed by Lee Frost.

1969 - 50 years ago

• Heaven with a Gun (Western, Release date US: 06/11/1969, World premiere: 05/20/1969) - With Glenn Ford, Carolyn Jones and Barbara Hershey. Directed by Lee H. Katzin.

1964 - 55 years ago

• Viva Las Vegas (Comedy/Drama/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/20/1964) - With Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret and Cesare Danova. Directed by George Sidney.
• The Brass Bottle (Comedy, Release date US: 05/20/1964) - With Tony Randall, Burl Ives and Barbara Eden. Directed by Harry Keller.

1959 - 60 years ago

• The World, the Flesh and the Devil (Drama/Science Fiction, Release date US: 05/20/1959) - With Inger Stevens, Mel Ferrer and Harry Belafonte. Directed by Ranald MacDougall.
• Invisible Invaders (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 05/15/1959) - With John Agar, John Carradine and Robert Hutton. Directed by Edward L. Cahn.

1954 - 65 years ago

• Monster from the Ocean Floor (Science Fiction/Horror, Release date US: 05/21/1954) - With Roger Corman.
• The Mad Magician (Horror/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 05/19/1954) - With Vincent Price, Mary Murphy and Eva Gabor. Directed by John Brahm.
• The Country Girl (Music/Drama, Release date US: 05/17/1954) - With Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and William Holden. Directed by George Seaton.

1949 - 70 years ago

• The Lady Gambles (Drama, Release date US: 05/20/1949) - With Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston and Don Beddoe. Directed by Michael Gordon.

1944 - 75 years ago

• Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat (Mystery/Comedy/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 05/20/1944) - Directed by Phil Rosen.
• Going My Way (Drama/Comedy/Music, Release date US: 08/06/1944, World premiere: 05/15/1944) - With Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald and Risë Stevens. Directed by Leo McCarey.

1939 - 80 years ago

• It's a Wonderful World (Comedy/Crime/Mystery/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/19/1939) - With Claudette Colbert, James Stewart and Nat Pendleton. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke.
• Donald's Cousin Gus (Animation, Release date US: 05/19/1939) - Directed by Jack King.
• Only Angels Have Wings (Action/Adventure/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/15/1939) - With Cary Grant, Jean Arthur and Richard Barthelmess. Directed by Howard Hawks.

1934 - 85 years ago

• Gulliver Mickey (Animation/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 05/19/1934) - Directed by Burt Gillett.
• Born to Be Bad (Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 05/18/1934) - With Loretta Young, Cary Grant and Jackie Kelk. Directed by Lowell Sherman.
• The Man From Utah (Action/Adventure/Drama/Western, Release date US: 05/15/1934) - With John Wayne, Polly Ann Young and George "Gabby" Hayes. Directed by Robert N. Bradbury.

1929 - 90 years ago

• Double Whoopee (Comedy, Release date US: 05/18/1929) - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Jean Harlow. Directed by Lewis R. Foster.