Cover: War of the Worlds
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 26/2020
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. War of the Worlds (15 years), Apollo 13 (25 years), Fantastic Four (15 years), The Perfect Storm (20 years), The Last Airbender (10 years), Grown Ups (10 years) and Ted 2 (5 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?

- Staten Island Summer (Comedy, Release date US: 06/30/2015) - With Graham Phillips, Zack Pearlman and Ashley Greene. Directed by Rhys Thomas.
- Rivers 9 (Action/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 06/30/2015)
- A Country Wedding (Romance / Love/TV Movie, World premiere: 06/27/2015) - With Jesse Metcalfe. Directed by Anne Wheeler.
- Teen Beach 2 (TV Movie/Kids & Family/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 06/26/2015) - With Garrett Clayton, Ross Lynch and Maia Mitchell. Directed by Jeffrey Hornaday.very popular
- Knock Knock (Drama/Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 10/09/2015, World premiere: 06/26/2015) - With Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas. Directed by Eli Roth.
- Max (Adventure/Drama, Release date US: 06/26/2015) - With Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins and Luke Kleintank. Directed by Boaz Yakin.
- Absolutely Anything ( Comedy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 09/04/2015, World premiere: 06/26/2015) - With Simon Pegg, Robin Williams and Kate Beckinsale. Directed by Terry Jones.
- Sleeping with Other People (Comedy, Release date US: 09/11/2015, World premiere: 06/26/2015) - With Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie and Natasha Lyonne. Directed by Leslye Headland.
- Bound to Vengeance (Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 06/26/2015)
- Fresh Dressed (Documentary/History/Music, Release date US: 06/26/2015) - Directed by Sacha Jenkins.
- A Murder in the Park (Documentary, Release date US: 06/26/2015)
- The Midnight Swim (Mystery/Drama, Release date US: 06/26/2015) - Directed by Sarah Adina Smith.
- The Sadist (Horror, Release date US: 06/26/2015)
- Runoff (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 06/26/2015)
- Windsor Drive (Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 06/26/2015) - Directed by Natalie Bible'.
- Ted 2 (Comedy, Release date US: 06/26/2015, World premiere: 06/25/2015) - With Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane and Amanda Seyfried. Directed by Seth MacFarlane.very popular
- Mythica: The Darkspore (Action/Adventure/Fantasy, Release date US: 06/24/2015)
- Daft Punk Unchained (Music/Documentary, World premiere: 06/24/2015) - With Thomas Bangalter, Michel Gondry and Giorgio Moroder. Directed by Hervé Martin-Delpierre.
- Polycarp (History/Drama, Release date US: 06/24/2015)

- The Last Airbender (Action/Adventure/Fantasy, Release date US: 07/01/2010, World premiere: 06/30/2010) - With Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz and Cliff Curtis. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.very popular
- Sinners and Saints (Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 06/30/2010) - With Johnny Strong, Kevin Phillips and Costas Mandylor.
- I Hate Luv Storys ( Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 06/30/2010) - With Sonam Kapoor, Imran Khan and Sameer Dattani. Directed by Punit Malhotra.
- Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage ( Documentary/Music, Release date US: 06/29/2010) - With Rush and Sebastian Bach. Directed by Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen.
- Airline Disaster (Action/Adventure/Thriller, Release date US: 06/29/2010) - With Meredith Baxter, Scott Valentine and Lindsey McKeon.
- Dinocroc vs. Supergator (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 06/26/2010) - With David Carradine. Directed by Jim Wynorski.
- Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 (Music, Release date US: 06/26/2010) - With Eric Clapton.
- You Lucky Dog (TV Movie/Kids & Family, Release date US: 06/26/2010) - With Natasha Henstridge, Harry Hamlin and Lawrence Dane.
- Elena Undone (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 06/25/2010) - With Necar Zadegan, Traci Dinwiddie and Gary Weeks. Directed by Nicole Conn.
- Restrepo (Documentary/War, Release date US: 06/25/2010) - Directed by Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger.
- Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives ( "ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ", Comedy/Drama/Fantasy, Release date US: 03/02/2011, World premiere: 06/25/2010) - With Jenjira Pongpas. Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
- Grown Ups (Comedy, Release date US: 06/24/2010) - With Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Chris Rock. Directed by Dennis Dugan.very popular

- Fantastic Four (Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 07/08/2005, World premiere: 06/29/2005) - With Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba and Chris Evans. Directed by Tim Story.very popular
- This Revolution (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 06/29/2005) - With Rosario Dawson, Amy Redford and Brendan Sexton III. Directed by Stephen Marshall.
- War of the Worlds (Adventure/Thriller/Science Fiction, Release date US: 06/29/2005, World premiere: 06/28/2005) - With Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning and Justin Chatwin. Directed by Steven Spielberg.very popular
- Shallow Ground (Horror, Release date US: 06/28/2005) - With Stan Kirsch, Patty McCormack and Rocky Marquette. Directed by Sheldon Wilson.
- Madea's Class Reunion - The Play (Comedy/Music/Drama, Release date US: 06/25/2003, World premiere: 06/28/2005)
- H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds (Science Fiction, Release date US: 06/28/2005) - With Christopher Thomas Howell, Jake Busey and Peter Greene. Directed by David Michael Latt.
- The Slaughterhouse Massacre (Horror, Release date US: 06/28/2005)
- Land of the Dead (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 06/24/2005) - With Simon Baker, Dennis Hopper and Asia Argento. Directed by George A. Romero.
- C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (War/Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 02/15/2006, World premiere: 06/24/2005) - With Rupert Pate. Directed by Kevin Willmott.
- Paheli ( "पहेली", Romance / Love/Drama/Fantasy, Release date US: 06/24/2005) - With Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee and Anupam Kher. Directed by Amol Palekar.

- The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (Adventure/Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 06/30/2000) - With Rene Russo, Jason Alexander and Piper Perabo. Directed by Des McAnuff.
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Live in New York City (Documentary/Music, Release date US: 04/07/2001, World premiere: 06/29/2000)
- The Patriot (Drama/History/War/Action, Release date US: 06/28/2000) - With Heath Ledger, Mel Gibson and Jason Isaacs. Directed by Roland Emmerich.very popular
- Baise-moi ( Crime/Drama/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 06/01/2001, World premiere: 06/28/2000) - With Karen Lancaume, Raffaëla Anderson and Adama Niane. Directed by Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi.
- Trixie (Action/Comedy/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 06/28/2000) - With Emily Watson, Nick Nolte and Brittany Murphy. Directed by Alan Rudolph.
- Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story (Drama/Music/TV Movie, Release date US: 06/28/2000)
- The Perfect Storm (Drama, Release date US: 06/26/2000) - With George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and William Fichtner. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen.very popular
- The Stray (Thriller, Release date US: 06/24/2000) - With Michael Madsen, Angie Everhart and Bailey Chase. Directed by Kevin Mock.

- Apollo 13 (Drama/History, Release date US: 09/20/2002, World premiere: 06/30/1995) - With Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton and Kevin Bacon. Directed by Ron Howard.very popular
- Judge Dredd (Science Fiction, Release date US: 06/30/1995) - With Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante and Rob Schneider. Directed by Danny Cannon.
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Action/Adventure/Science Fiction/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 06/30/1995) - With Jason David Frank, Johnny Yong Bosch and Steve Cardenas. Directed by Bryan Spicer.
- Hologram Man (Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 06/27/1995) - With John Amos, Michael Nouri and Joe Lara. Directed by Richard Pepin.
- Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise (Action/Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 06/27/1995) - Directed by Douglas Schwartz.
- Galaxis (Science Fiction, Release date US: 06/27/1995) - With Brigitte Nielsen, Richard Moll and Craig Fairbrass. Directed by Flash Film Works.