Cover: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 20/2025
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. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (20 years), Shrek Forever After (15 years), The Empire Strikes Back (45 years), Die Hard: With a Vengeance (30 years), Dinosaur (25 years), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (15 years) and Tomorrowland (10 years) are among them this week. Many of these 73 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- Poltergeist (Horror, Release date US: 05/22/2015, World premiere: 05/20/2015) - With Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt and Saxon Sharbino. Directed by Gil Kenan.
- Youth ( Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/04/2015, World premiere: 05/20/2015) - With Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel and Jane Fonda. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
- Tomorrowland (Adventure/Kids & Family/Mystery/Science Fiction, Release date US: 05/22/2015, World premiere: 05/19/2015) - With George Clooney, Britt Robertson and Hugh Laurie. Directed by Brad Bird.very popular
- San Andreas Quake (Action/Science Fiction/TV Movie, Release date US: 05/19/2015) - Directed by John Baumgartner.
- Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs (Science Fiction/Action, Release date US: 05/19/2015) - With Eric Roberts, Rib Hillis and Vernon Wells. Directed by Ari Novak.
- Battle For SkyArk (Kids & Family/Science Fiction/Action/Adventure, Release date US: 01/05/2016, World premiere: 05/18/2015) - With Jada Facer. Directed by Simon Hung.
- Dracula Reborn (Horror, Release date US: 05/18/2015)
- Bessie (Drama/Music/TV Movie, Release date US: 05/16/2015) - With Queen Latifah and Adella Gautier. Directed by Dee Rees.
- Those People (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/16/2015) - With Haaz Sleiman, Britt Lower and Stephen Gevedon. Directed by Joey Kuhn.
- Gourmet Detective (TV Movie/Mystery, Release date US: 05/16/2015) - With Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson. Directed by Scott Smith.
- Area 51 (Horror/Science Fiction/Mystery, Release date US: 05/15/2015) - Directed by Oren Peli.
- I'll See You in My Dreams (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 05/15/2015) - With Blythe Danner, Sam Elliott and Malin Akerman. Directed by Brett Haley.
- Tale of Tales ( "Il racconto dei racconti", Romance / Love/Fantasy/Horror, Release date US: 09/04/2015, World premiere: 05/14/2015) - With Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel and John C. Reilly. Directed by Matteo Garrone.

- Fair Game (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 05/20/2010) - With Naomi Watts, Sean Penn and Noah Emmerich. Directed by Doug Liman.
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Adventure/Fantasy/Action, Release date US: 05/27/2010, World premiere: 05/19/2010) - With Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Kingsley and Gemma Arterton. Directed by Mike Newell.very popular
- StreetDance 3D ( Music/Romance / Love/Drama, World premiere: 05/19/2010) - With Charlotte Rampling, Eleanor Bron and Jeremy Sheffield. Directed by Dania Pasquini and Max Giwa.
- Certified Copy ( "Copie conforme", Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 03/11/2011, World premiere: 05/18/2010) - With Juliette Binoche, William Shimell and Jean-Claude Carrière. Directed by Abbas Kiarostami.
- Outrage ( "アウトレイジ", Action/Adventure/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 12/02/2011, World premiere: 05/17/2010) - With Ryō Kase, Tomokazu Miura and Takeshi Kitano. Directed by Takeshi Kitano.
- Shrek Forever After (Comedy/Adventure/Fantasy/Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 05/16/2010) - Directed by Mike Mitchell.very popular
- Big Tits Zombie ( "巨乳ドラゴン 温泉ゾンビVSストリッパー5", Action/Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 10/13/2010, World premiere: 05/15/2010) - With Sora Aoi, Minoru Torihada and Yumi Yoshiyuki. Directed by Takao Nakano.
- The Reef ( Drama/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 05/15/2010) - With Damian Walshe-Howling, Zoe Naylor and Gyton Grantley. Directed by Andrew Traucki.
- Just Wright (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/14/2010) - With Queen Latifah, Common and Paula Patton. Directed by Sanaa Hamri.
- Princess Kaiulani ("Princess Ka'iulani", Drama, Release date US: 05/14/2010) - With Q'orianka Kilcher, Barry Pepper and Shaun Evans. Directed by Marc Forby.

- The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (Kids & Family/Adventure/Comedy/Music/Fantasy, Release date US: 05/20/2005) - With Ashanti. Directed by Kirk Thatcher.
- Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist (Horror/Drama, Release date US: 05/20/2005) - With Stellan Skarsgård, Gabriel Mann and Billy Crawford. Directed by Paul Schrader.
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Adventure/Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 05/19/2005, World premiere: 05/17/2005) - With Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor and Samuel L. Jackson. Directed by George Lucas.very popular
- Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone (Fantasy/Science Fiction/Kids & Family/Animation, Release date US: 05/17/2005) - Directed by Davis Doi.
- A Sound of Thunder (Thriller/Science Fiction/Adventure/Action, Release date US: 09/02/2005, World premiere: 05/15/2005) - With Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack and Ben Kingsley. Directed by Peter Hyams.
- Flower & Snake II ( "花と蛇2 パリ/静子", Drama/Thriller/Romance / Love, World premiere: 05/14/2005)

- Cheaters (Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 05/20/2000) - With Jeff Daniels, Jena Malone and Paul Sorvino. Directed by John Stockwell.
- Dinosaur (Animation/Kids & Family/Adventure, Release date US: 05/19/2000) - Directed by Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton.very popular
- Road Trip (Comedy/Adventure, Release date US: 05/19/2000) - With Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott and Paulo Costanzo. Directed by Todd Phillips.
- Small Time Crooks (Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 05/19/2000) - With Tracey Ullman, Elaine May and Hugh Grant. Directed by Woody Allen.
- Shadow of the Vampire (Drama/Horror, Release date US: 05/15/2000) - With John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe and Udo Kier. Directed by E. Elias Merhige.
- Auggie Rose (Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 03/18/2001, World premiere: 05/14/2000) - With Jeff Goldblum, Anne Heche and Timothy Olyphant. Directed by Matthew Tabak.
- The Golden Bowl (Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 05/14/2000) - With Kate Beckinsale, James Fox and Anjelica Huston. Directed by James Ivory.


- The Empire Strikes Back (Adventure/Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 05/21/1980, World premiere: 05/20/1980) - With Carrie Fisher and David Prowse. Directed by Irvin Kershner.very popular
- The Hollywood Knights (Comedy, Release date US: 05/18/1980) - With Robert Wuhl, Tony Danza and Fran Drescher. Directed by Floyd Mutrux.
- Fame (Drama/Music, Release date US: 05/16/1980) - With Irene Cara—Escalera, Debbie Allen and Maureen Teefy. Directed by Alan Parker.
- The Long Riders (Western/Crime/Action, Release date US: 05/16/1980) - With James Keach, Stacy Keach and David Carradine. Directed by Walter Hill.
- Home Movies (Comedy, Release date US: 05/16/1980) - With Kirk Douglas, Nancy Allen and Vincent Gardenia. Directed by Brian De Palma.