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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 22/2024
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. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (20 years), The Hangover (15 years), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (5 years), The Proposal (15 years), Parasite (5 years), Dead Poets Society (35 years) and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (40 years) are among them this week. Many of these 78 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?
- The Vast of Night (Mystery/Science Fiction/Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 05/15/2020, World premiere: 06/01/2019) - Directed by Andrew Patterson.
- Purity Falls (Thriller/TV Movie, Release date US: 05/31/2019) - Directed by Sam Irvin.
- Above the Shadows (Fantasy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 07/19/2019, World premiere: 05/31/2019) - With Megan Fox. Directed by Claudia Myers.
- Parasite ( "기생충", Comedy/Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 10/11/2019, World premiere: 05/30/2019) - With Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Yeo-jeong. Directed by Bong Joon-ho.very popular
- Ma (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 05/31/2019, World premiere: 05/29/2019) - With Octavia Spencer, Luke Evans and Juliette Lewis. Directed by Tate Taylor.
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Science Fiction/Action, Release date US: 05/31/2019, World premiere: 05/29/2019) - With Vera Farmiga, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins. Directed by Michael Dougherty.very popular

- No Tears for the Dead ( "우는 남자", Action/Thriller, Release date US: 06/20/2014, World premiere: 06/04/2014) - With Jang Dong-geon. Directed by Lee Jeong-beom.
- The Rover ( Crime/Drama, Release date US: 07/18/2014, World premiere: 06/04/2014) - With Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson and Scoot McNairy. Directed by David Michôd.
- French Women ( "Sous les jupes des filles", Comedy, Release date US: 09/09/2014, World premiere: 06/04/2014) - With Isabelle Adjani, Alice Belaïdi and Alice Taglioni. Directed by Audrey Dana.
- Trophy Heads (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 06/04/2014)
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 (Comedy, Release date US: 06/03/2014) - Directed by Jeff Tremaine.
- Blood Widow (Horror, Release date US: 06/03/2014)
- Eve's Secret (Romance / Love, Release date US: 06/03/2014) - With Chanel Preston, Charlotte Stokely and Dillion Harper. Directed by Troy Miller.
- Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet (Documentary, Release date US: 06/01/2014) - With Cristiano Ronaldo and Benedict Cumberbatch. Directed by Tara Pirnia.
- The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom ( Drama/Mystery/Romance / Love/TV Movie, Release date US: 05/31/2014)
- The Color of Rain (TV Movie/Drama, Release date US: 05/31/2014)
- Amira & Sam (Drama/Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 05/30/2014) - With Martin Starr, Dina Shihabi and Paul Wesley. Directed by Sean Mullin.
- Young Mother 2 ( "젊은 엄마 2", Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 05/29/2014)

- Home ( Documentary, Release date US: 06/05/2009, World premiere: 06/03/2009) - With Glenn Close, Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Salma Hayek. Directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
- The Hangover (Comedy, Release date US: 06/05/2009, World premiere: 06/02/2009) - With Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis. Directed by Todd Phillips.very popular
- Van Wilder: Freshman Year (Comedy, Release date US: 06/02/2009) - With Jonathan Bennett, Kristin Cavallari and Jerry Shea. Directed by Harvey Glazer.
- Silent Venom (Action/Adventure/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 06/02/2009)
- Succubus: Hell-Bent (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 04/17/2007, World premiere: 06/02/2009) - Directed by Kim Bass.
- The Proposal (Comedy/Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 06/01/2009) - With Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds and Betty White. Directed by Anne Fletcher.very popular
- Dogtooth ( "Κυνόδοντας", Drama, Release date US: 12/15/2009, World premiere: 06/01/2009) - With Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley and Angeliki Papoulia. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
- Dora the Explorer: Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure (Kids & Family/Animation, Release date US: 06/01/2009)
- Penance (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 05/30/2009) - With Marieh Delfino. Directed by Jake Kennedy.
- The War Boys (Drama, Release date US: 05/30/2009) - With Benjamin Walker, Victor Rasuk and Brian J. Smith. Directed by Ron Daniels.
- Safe Harbor (Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 05/30/2009) - With Nancy Travis. Directed by Jerry Jameson.
- The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (Comedy, Release date US: 08/14/2009, World premiere: 05/29/2009) - With Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames and James Brolin. Directed by Neal Brennan.

- Windstruck ( "내 여자친구를 소개합니다", Comedy/Romance / Love/Drama, World premiere: 06/03/2004) - With Jun Ji-hyun and Jang Hyuk. Directed by Kwak Jae-yong.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Adventure/Fantasy, Release date US: 06/04/2004, World premiere: 05/31/2004) - With Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón.very popular
- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (Comedy/Adventure, Release date US: 05/30/2004) - With John Cho, Kal Penn and Paula Garcés. Directed by Danny Leiner.
- Something the Lord Made (TV Movie/Drama, Release date US: 05/30/2004) - With Alan Rickman, Yasiin Bey and Mary Stuart Masterson. Directed by Joseph Sargent.
- Kamikaze Girls ( "下妻物語", Comedy, Release date US: 06/18/2004, World premiere: 05/29/2004) - With Kyoko Fukada, Mayuko Fukuda and Anna Tsuchiya. Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima.

- Instinct (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 06/04/1999) - With Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Donald Sutherland. Directed by Jon Turteltaub.
- Human Traffic ( Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 06/06/1999, World premiere: 06/04/1999) - With John Simm, Lorraine Pilkington and Danny Dyer. Directed by Justin Kerrigan.
- Desert Blue (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 06/04/1999) - With Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson and Casey Affleck. Directed by Morgan J. Freeman.
- Buena Vista Social Club (Documentary/Music, Release date US: 06/04/1999) - With Ry Cooder, Juan de Marcos González and Ibrahim Ferrer. Directed by Wim Wenders.
- Limbo (Adventure/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 06/04/1999) - With Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and David Strathairn. Directed by John Sayles.
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 03/03/2000, World premiere: 06/02/1999) - With Forest Whitaker, Henry Silva and Victor Argo. Directed by Jim Jarmusch.
- Uninvited Guest (Thriller, Release date US: 09/22/2000, World premiere: 06/01/1999) - With Mekhi Phifer, Mari Morrow and Malinda Williams. Directed by Timothy Wayne Folsome.

- Pentathlon (Action, Release date US: 07/08/1994, World premiere: 06/04/1994) - With Dolph Lundgren, David Soul and Evan James. Directed by Bruce Malmuth.
- Renaissance Man (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 06/03/1994) - With Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines and James Remar. Directed by Penny Marshall.
- Enemy Gold (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 01/01/1993, World premiere: 06/03/1994) - With Bruce Penhall. Directed by Christian Drew Sidaris.
- The Cowboy Way (Action/Comedy/Crime/Drama/Thriller/Western, Release date US: 06/03/1994) - With Woody Harrelson, Kiefer Sutherland and Dylan McDermott. Directed by Gregg Champion.
- WindRunner (Drama/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 06/01/1994)
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ( Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 08/10/1994, World premiere: 05/31/1994) - With Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce. Directed by Stephan Elliott.
- The Fantastic Four (Action/Science Fiction/Adventure, Release date US: 05/31/1994) - With Alex Hyde-White, Jay Underwood and Rebecca Staab. Directed by Oley Sassone.
- Night of the Demons 2 (Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 05/31/1994) - With Amelia Kinkade, Robert Jayne and Christine Taylor. Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith.

- Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (Comedy, Release date US: 06/03/1989) - With Jacqueline Bisset, Ray Sharkey and Mary Woronov. Directed by Paul Bartel.
- Dead Poets Society (Drama, Release date US: 06/02/1989) - With Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard and Ethan Hawke. Directed by Peter Weir.very popular
- We're No Angels (Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 12/15/1989, World premiere: 06/02/1989) - With Robert De Niro, Sean Penn and Demi Moore. Directed by Neil Jordan.
- Renegades (Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 06/02/1989) - With Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips and Jami Gertz. Directed by Jack Sholder.
- No Holds Barred (Action/Drama, Release date US: 06/02/1989) - With Hulk Hogan, Joan Severance and Kurt Fuller. Directed by Thomas J. Wright.
- Warlock (Horror/Fantasy/Action, Release date US: 01/11/1991, World premiere: 06/01/1989) - With Julian Sands, Lori Singer and Richard E. Grant. Directed by Steve Miner.
- Twister (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 06/01/1989) - With Crispin Glover, Harry Dean Stanton and Dylan McDermott. Directed by Michael Almereyda.

- Moscow on the Hudson (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 06/04/1984) - With Robin Williams, María Conchita Alonso and Cleavant Derricks. Directed by Paul Mazursky.
- Streets of Fire (Action, Release date US: 06/01/1984) - With Michael Paré, Diane Lane and Rick Moranis. Directed by Walter Hill.
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Science Fiction/Action/Adventure/Thriller, Release date US: 06/01/1984) - With Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and James Doohan. Directed by Leonard Nimoy.
- Cloak & Dagger (Adventure/Action/Kids & Family, Release date US: 08/10/1984, World premiere: 06/01/1984) - With Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman and Michael Murphy. Directed by Richard Franklin.
- The Naked Face (Thriller/Action/Mystery, Release date US: 06/01/1984) - With Roger Moore, Rod Steiger and Elliott Gould. Directed by Bryan Forbes.