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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 22/2023
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 (15 years), The Truman Show (25 years), 2 Fast 2 Furious (20 years), You Don't Mess with the Zohan (15 years), Octopussy (40 years), Big (35 years) and A Perfect Murder (25 years) are among them this week. Many of these 75 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?
- Escape Plan 2: Hades (Action, World premiere: 06/05/2018) - With Sylvester Stallone, Dave Bautista and Jaime King. Directed by Steven C. Miller.
- The Debt Collector (Action, Release date US: 06/05/2018) - Directed by Jesse V. Johnson.
- Shoplifters ( "万引き家族", Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 11/23/2018, World premiere: 06/02/2018) - With Lily Franky, Sakura Andō and Mayu Matsuoka. Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda.
- American Animals (Drama/Crime/Documentary, Release date US: 06/01/2018) - With Barry Keoghan, Evan Peters and Blake Jenner. Directed by Bart Layton.
- Action Point (Comedy, Release date US: 06/01/2018) - With Johnny Knoxville and Chris Pontius. Directed by Tim Kirkby.
- A Kid Like Jake (Drama, Release date US: 06/01/2018) - With Claire Danes. Directed by Silas Howard.
- Best F(r)iends: Volume 2 (Action/Comedy/Thriller, Release date US: 06/01/2018) - With Tommy Wiseau, Greg Sestero and Paul Scheer. Directed by Justin MacGregor.
- Social Animals (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 06/01/2018) - With Noël Wells, Josh Radnor and Aya Cash. Directed by Theresa Bennett.
- Upgrade (Action/Thriller/Science Fiction, Release date US: 06/01/2018, World premiere: 05/31/2018) - With Logan Marshall-Green, Richard Cawthorne and Linda Cropper. Directed by Leigh Whannell.
- Adrift (Thriller/Romance / Love/Adventure, Release date US: 06/01/2018, World premiere: 05/31/2018) - With Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin and Jeffrey Thomas. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur.
- V/H/S/2 (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 06/06/2013) - With Adam Wingard, Mindy Robinson and Oka Antara. Directed by Adam Wingard, Eduardo Sánchez and Gregg Hale.
- The Way Way Back (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 07/05/2013, World premiere: 06/06/2013) - With Steve Carell, Toni Collette and Allison Janney. Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.
- 9 Full Moons (Romance / Love, Release date US: 06/06/2013) - With Amy Seimetz, Donal Logue and Pamela Adlon. Directed by Tomer Almagor.
- 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded (Action/Adventure, Release date US: 06/03/2013, World premiere: 06/01/2013) - With Cindy Busby, Jesse Hutch and Randy Orton. Directed by Roel Reiné.
- Summoned (TV Movie/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 06/01/2013) - With Cuba Gooding Jr., Ashley Scott and Bailey Chase. Directed by Peter Sullivan.
- Chastity Bites (Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 06/01/2013) - With Allison Scagliotti. Directed by John V. Knowles.
- The Purge (Science Fiction/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 06/06/2013, World premiere: 05/31/2013) - With Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey and Adelaide Kane. Directed by James DeMonaco.
- The Garden of Words ( "言の葉の庭", Animation/Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 05/31/2013) - Directed by Makoto Shinkai.
- The Book of Esther (TV Movie/Drama/Fantasy, Release date US: 05/31/2013) - With Jen Lilley. Directed by David A. R. White.
- Crazy Kind of Love (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/31/2013) - With Virginia Madsen, Amanda Crew and Zach Gilford. Directed by Sarah Siegel-Magness.
- Admiral ( "Адмиралъ", War, Release date US: 10/09/2008, World premiere: 06/06/2008) - With Konstantin Khabensky, Elizaveta Boyarskaya and Anna Kovalchuk. Directed by Andrei Kravchuk.
- The Promotion (Comedy, Release date US: 06/06/2008) - With Seann William Scott, John C. Reilly and Jenna Fischer. Directed by Steven Conrad.
- Sarkar Raj ( "सर्कार राज", Action/Adventure/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 06/06/2008) - With Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma.
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan (Comedy/Action, Release date US: 06/06/2008, World premiere: 06/05/2008) - With Adam Sandler, Emmanuelle Chriqui and John Turturro. Directed by Dennis Dugan.very popular
- Kung Fu Panda (Action/Adventure/Animation/Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 06/06/2008, World premiere: 06/04/2008) - Directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne.very popular
- Wieners (Comedy, Release date US: 06/03/2008) - With Kenan Thompson, Fran Kranz and Zachary Levi. Directed by Mark Steilen.
- American Crude (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 06/03/2008) - With Amanda Detmer, Michael Clarke Duncan and Raymond J. Barry. Directed by Craig Sheffer.
- I Can't Think Straight ( Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/21/2008, World premiere: 06/01/2008) - With Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth and Dalip Tahil. Directed by Shamim Sarif.
- The Onion Movie (Comedy, Release date US: 05/31/2008) - With Len Cariou, Steven Seagal and Ahmed Ahmed. Directed by Tom Kuntz.
- Heatstroke (Action/Science Fiction/Horror, Release date US: 05/31/2008) - With D. B. Sweeney and Danica McKellar. Directed by Andrew Prowse.
- Special Forces (War/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 06/06/2003) - With Marshall R. Teague, Tim Abell and Danny Lee Clark. Directed by Isaac Florentine.
- 2 Fast 2 Furious (Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 06/06/2003, World premiere: 06/05/2003) - With Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson and Eva Mendes. Directed by John Singleton.very popular
- Program (Science Fiction/Animation, Release date US: 03/01/2003, World premiere: 06/03/2003) - Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri.
- May (Comedy/Drama/Horror, Release date US: 06/03/2003) - With Angela Bettis, Jeremy Sisto and Anna Faris. Directed by Lucky McKee.
- Kid's Story (Science Fiction/Animation, Release date US: 06/02/2003, World premiere: 06/03/2003) - Directed by Shin'ichirō Watanabe.
- Matriculated (Animation/Drama/Science Fiction, Release date US: 06/03/2003) - Directed by Peter Chung.
- Beyond (Science Fiction/Animation, Release date US: 06/03/2003) - Directed by Kōji Morimoto.
- Since You've Been Gone (TV Movie/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 06/06/1998) - With David Schwimmer, Lara Flynn Boyle and Teri Hatcher. Directed by David Schwimmer.
- A Perfect Murder (Crime/Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 06/05/1998) - With Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow and Viggo Mortensen. Directed by Andrew Davis.
- The Truman Show (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 06/05/1998, World premiere: 06/04/1998) - With Jim Carrey, Ed Harris and Laura Linney. Directed by Peter Weir.very popular
- Frivolous Lola ( "Monella", Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/09/1998, World premiere: 06/01/1998) - With Anna Ammirati, Max Parodi and Serena Grandi. Directed by Tinto Brass.very popular
- The Mighty (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 06/01/1998) - With Elden Henson, Kieran Culkin and Sharon Stone. Directed by Peter Chelsom.
- Savior (History/Drama/War, Release date US: 11/20/1998, World premiere: 06/01/1998) - With Dennis Quaid, Stellan Skarsgård and Nastassja Kinski. Directed by Predrag Antonijević.
- Ninja Scroll ( "獣兵衛忍風帖", Fantasy/Adventure/Animation, Release date US: 12/06/1996, World premiere: 06/05/1993) - Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri.
- Guilty as Sin (Drama/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 06/04/1993) - With Rebecca De Mornay, Don Johnson and Stephen Lang. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
- Life with Mikey (Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 06/04/1993) - With Michael J. Fox, Christina Vidal and Nathan Lane. Directed by James Lapine.
- Ed and His Dead Mother (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 06/04/1993) - With Steve Buscemi. Directed by Jonathan Wacks.
- Betrayal of the Dove (Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 06/02/1993) - With Helen Slater, Billy Zane and Harvey Korman. Directed by Strathford Hamilton.
- Night Tide (Thriller/Horror/Drama/Fantasy, Release date US: 06/06/1963) - With Dennis Hopper, Marjorie Cameron and Luana Anders. Directed by Curtis Harrington.
- Irma la Douce (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 06/05/1963) - With Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Lou Jacobi. Directed by Billy Wilder.
- The Nutty Professor (Comedy/Romance / Love/Science Fiction, Release date US: 06/04/1963) - With Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens and Kathleen Freeman. Directed by Jerry Lewis.
- Lilies of the Field (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 10/01/1963, World premiere: 06/04/1963) - With Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala and Dan Frazer. Directed by Ralph Nelson.
- Savage Sam (Drama/Action/Kids & Family/Adventure/Western, Release date US: 06/01/1963) - With Brian Keith, Tommy Kirk and Kevin Corcoran. Directed by Norman Tokar.
- The Law and Jake Wade (Action/Western, Release date US: 06/06/1958) - With Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark and Patricia Owens. Directed by John Sturges.
- China Doll (Drama/Romance / Love/War, Release date US: 12/03/1958, World premiere: 06/06/1958) - With Victor Mature, Bob Mathias and Denver Pyle. Directed by Frank Borzage.
- War of the Colossal Beast (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 06/04/1958) - With Sally Fraser, Warren Frost and Rico Alaniz. Directed by Bert Ira Gordon.
- The Space Children (Science Fiction, Release date US: 06/01/1958) - With Michel de Carvalho, Jackie Coogan and Adam Williams. Directed by Jack Arnold, William Alland and Bernard C. Schoenfeld.