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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 26 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 DE: 06/04/2009, World premiere: 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 DE: 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 DE: 06/14/2009, 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 DE: 06/04/2010, World premiere: 05/19/2009) - With Debbie Gibson, Lorenzo Lamas and Gina Torres. Directed by Jack Perez.
• Antichrist ( Drama/Horror/Thriller, Release date DE: 09/10/2009, World premiere: 05/18/2009) - With Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Directed by Lars von Trier.
• Middle Men (Drama/Comedy/Crime, Release date DE: 11/25/2010, World premiere: 05/17/2009) - With Luke Wilson, James Caan and Giovanni Ribisi. Directed by George Gallo.
• Agora (Adventure/Drama/History, Release date DE: 03/10/2010, 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 DE: 05/16/2009) - With Julia Voth, Erin Cummings and Michael Hurst. Directed by Rick Jacobson.
• Veronika Decides to Die (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 09/30/2010, World premiere: 05/16/2009) - With Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jonathan Tucker and Erika Christensen. Directed by Emily Young.

2004 - 15 years ago

• 2046 ( Fantasy/Drama/Science Fiction/Romance / Love, World premiere: 05/20/2004) - With Tony Leung, Gong Li and Takuya Kimura. Directed by Wong Kar-wai.very popular
• Mysterious Skin (Drama, Release date DE: 08/25/2006, World premiere: 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 DE: 07/01/2004, World premiere: 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 DE: 01/06/2005, World premiere: 05/19/2004) - With Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Zhang Ziyi. Directed by Zhang Yimou.
• Ma Mère ("Ma mère", Drama, World premiere: 05/19/2004) - With Isabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel and Dominique Reymond. Directed by Christophe Honoré.
• The Trixxer ( "Der Wixxer", Comedy/Crime, Release date DE: 05/19/2004) - With Oliver Kalkofe, Bastian Pastewka and Thomas Fritsch. Directed by Tobias Baumann.
• Modigliani ( Drama, World premiere: 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 DE: 07/06/2006, World premiere: 05/17/2004) - With Sean Penn, Don Cheadle and Jack Thompson. Directed by Niels Mueller.

1999 - 20 years ago

• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Adventure/Action/Science Fiction, Release date DE: 08/19/1999, World premiere: 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 DE: 01/06/2000, World premiere: 05/15/1999) - With Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda and Lesley Ann Warren. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.

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 DE: 06/30/1994, World premiere: 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 DE: 07/06/1989, World premiere: 05/19/1989) - With Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott. Directed by Rowdy Herrington.
• The Seventh Continent ("Der siebente Kontinent", Drama, Release date DE: 05/19/1989) - With Birgit Doll, Dieter Berner and Udo Samel. Directed by Michael Haneke.

1984 - 35 years ago

• Paris, Texas ( Drama, Release date DE: 01/11/1985, World premiere: 05/19/1984) - With Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski and Dean Stockwell. Directed by Wim Wenders.

1979 - 40 years ago

• Cola, Candy, Chocolate ( Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 05/16/1979) - Directed by Sigi Rothemund.

1974 - 45 years ago

• Alice in the Cities ( "Alice in den Städten", Drama, Release date DE: 05/17/1974) - With Rüdiger Vogler, Yella Rottländer and Lisa Kreuzer. Directed by Wim Wenders.