Cover: Kung Fu Panda 2
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 20/2021
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. Kung Fu Panda 2 (10 years), The Hangover Part II (10 years), X-Men: The Last Stand (15 years), Mission: Impossible (25 years), Pearl Harbor (20 years), Warcraft (5 years) and Alice Through the Looking Glass (5 years) are among them this week. Many of these 32 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?
- A Scanner Darkly (Animation/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date DE: 05/11/2007, World premiere: 05/25/2006) - With Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr. and Woody Harrelson. Directed by Richard Linklater.
- Candy (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 09/21/2006, World premiere: 05/25/2006) - With Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish and Geoffrey Rush. Directed by Neil Armfield.
- Marie Antoinette (Drama/History, Release date DE: 11/02/2006, World premiere: 05/24/2006) - With Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman and Judy Davis. Directed by Sofia Coppola.
- An Inconvenient Truth (Documentary, Release date DE: 10/12/2006, World premiere: 05/24/2006) - With Al Gore. Directed by Davis Guggenheim.
- X-Men: The Last Stand (Adventure/Action/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date DE: 05/25/2006, World premiere: 05/24/2006) - With Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin and Kelsey Grammer. Directed by Brett Ratner.very popular
- Hollow Man II (Horror/Action/Thriller/Science Fiction, World premiere: 05/23/2006) - With Peter Facinelli, Laura Regan and Christian Slater. Directed by Claudio Fäh.
- Shortbus (Romance / Love/Drama/Comedy, Release date DE: 10/18/2006, World premiere: 05/20/2006) - With Sook-Yin Lee, Paul Dawson and PJ DeBoy. Directed by John Cameron Mitchell.
- See No Evil (Horror/Thriller, Release date DE: 07/23/2006, World premiere: 05/19/2006) - With Kane, Samantha Noble and Christina Vidal. Directed by Gregory Dark.
- Pingpong ( Drama, Release date DE: 05/19/2006) - With Sebastian Urzendowsky. Directed by Matthias Luthardt.
- Secrets & Lies (Drama, World premiere: 05/24/1996) - With Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn and Phyllis Logan. Directed by Mike Leigh.
- Welcome to the Dollhouse (Comedy/Drama, World premiere: 05/24/1996) - With Heather Matarazzo, Brendan Sexton III and Eric Mabius. Directed by Todd Solondz.
- Spy Hard (Action/Comedy, Release date DE: 08/01/1996, World premiere: 05/24/1996) - With Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan and Andy Griffith. Directed by Rick Friedberg.
- Mission: Impossible (Adventure/Action/Thriller, Release date DE: 08/07/1996, World premiere: 05/22/1996) - With Tom Cruise, Jon Voight and Emmanuelle Béart. Directed by Brian De Palma.very popular
- Aladdin and the King of Thieves (Adventure/Animation/Kids & Family, Release date DE: 05/19/1999, World premiere: 05/20/1996) - Directed by Tad Stones.
- Backdraft (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date DE: 08/22/1991, World premiere: 05/24/1991) - With Kurt Russell, William Baldwin and Scott Glenn. Directed by Ron Howard.very popular
- Thelma & Louise (Drama/Thriller/Crime/Adventure, Release date DE: 10/24/1991, World premiere: 05/24/1991) - With Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis and Harvey Keitel. Directed by Ridley Scott.
- Only the Lonely (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 11/28/1991, World premiere: 05/24/1991) - With John Candy, Maureen O'Hara and Ally Sheedy. Directed by Chris Columbus.
- Hudson Hawk (Action/Adventure/Comedy, Release date DE: 07/25/1991, World premiere: 05/23/1991) - With Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell and James Coburn. Directed by Michael Lehmann.