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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 Half-Blood Prince (10 years), Forrest Gump (25 years), American Pie (20 years), Lethal Weapon 2 (30 years), King Arthur (15 years), Licence to Kill (30 years) and The Collector (10 years) are among them this week. Many of these 39 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video etc. What's your favorite this week?

2009 - 10 years ago

• The Collector (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 07/31/2009, World premiere: 07/09/2009) - With Josh Stewart, Andrea Roth and Karley Scott Collins. Directed by Marcus Dunstan.
• Brüno (Comedy, Release date US: 07/10/2009, World premiere: 07/08/2009) - With Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten and Gabby West. Directed by Larry Charles.
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Adventure/Fantasy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 07/08/2009, World premiere: 07/07/2009) - With Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Michael Gambon. Directed by David Yates.very popular
• The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 07/07/2009) - With Robin Wright, Keanu Reeves and Monica Bellucci. Directed by Rebecca Miller.
• Adam (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 07/29/2009, World premiere: 07/07/2009) - With Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne and Frankie Faison. Directed by Max Mayer.
• Angel of Death (Crime/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 07/07/2009)

2004 - 15 years ago

• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Comedy, Release date US: 07/09/2004) - With Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate and Paul Rudd. Directed by Adam McKay.
• Sleepover (Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 07/09/2004) - With Alexa Vega, Mika Boorem and Jane Lynch. Directed by Joe Nussbaum.
• King Arthur (Adventure/War/History, Release date US: 07/07/2004) - With Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd and Mads Mikkelsen. Directed by Antoine Fuqua.very popular
• Before the Fall ( "Napola – Elite für den Führer", Drama, Release date US: 03/14/2005, World premiere: 07/04/2004) - With Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling and Florian Stetter. Directed by Dennis Gansel.

1999 - 20 years ago

• American Pie (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 07/09/1999) - With Jason Biggs, Chris Klein and Thomas Ian Nicholas. Directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz.very popular
• Candyman: Day of the Dead (Fantasy/Horror, Release date US: 07/09/1999) - With Tony Todd, Donna D'Errico and Jsu Garcia. Directed by Turi Meyer.
• Defying Gravity (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 07/09/1999)
• A Murder of Crows (Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 07/06/1999) - With Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Berenger and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Directed by Rowdy Herrington.
• The Moment After (Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 07/04/1999) - With David A. R. White and Kevin Downes.

1994 - 25 years ago

• Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly ( "ドラゴンボールＺ 超戦士撃破!!勝のはオレだ", Action/Animation/Science Fiction, Release date US: 07/09/1994) - With Bin Shimada, Hisao Egawa and Keiji Fujiwara. Directed by Yoshihiro Ueda.
• Forrest Gump (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 07/06/1994) - With Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise and Sally Field. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.very popular

1989 - 30 years ago

• Licence to Kill (Adventure/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 07/14/1989, World premiere: 07/07/1989) - With Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell and Robert Davi. Directed by John Glen.very popular
• Lethal Weapon 2 (Action/Adventure/Comedy/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 07/07/1989) - With Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Joe Pesci. Directed by Richard Donner.very popular
• The Killer ( "喋血雙雄", Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 07/06/1989) - With Chow Yun-fat, Sally Yeh and Danny Lee. Directed by John Woo.
• Weekend at Bernie's (Comedy, Release date US: 07/05/1989) - With Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman and Catherine Mary Stewart. Directed by Ted Kotcheff.

1979 - 40 years ago

• The Frisco Kid (Western/Comedy, Release date US: 07/06/1979) - With Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford and Ramon Bieri. Directed by Robert Aldrich.

1964 - 55 years ago

• Marnie (Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 07/22/1964, World premiere: 07/09/1964) - With Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery and Diane Baker. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
• The Killers (Crime/Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 07/07/1964) - With Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson and Clu Gulager. Directed by Don Siegel.
• A Hard Day's Night ( Comedy/Music, Release date US: 08/11/1964, World premiere: 07/06/1964) - With Wilfrid Brambell, Norman Rossington and John Junkin. Directed by Richard Lester.

1959 - 60 years ago

• North by Northwest (Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 07/17/1959, World premiere: 07/07/1959) - With Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and Jessie Royce Landis. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
• The Big Circus (Drama, Release date US: 07/05/1959) - With Victor Mature, Red Buttons and Rhonda Fleming. Directed by Joseph M. Newman.
• Mexicali Shmoes (Animation/Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 07/04/1959) - Directed by Friz Freleng.

1954 - 65 years ago

• Apache (Action/Western, Release date US: 07/09/1954) - With Burt Lancaster, Jean Peters and John McIntire. Directed by Robert Aldrich and Harold Hecht.
• Garden of Evil (Western, Release date US: 07/09/1954) - With Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward and Richard Widmark. Directed by Henry Hathaway.
• The High and the Mighty (Action/Adventure/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 07/03/1954) - With John Wayne, Claire Trevor and Laraine Day. Directed by William A. Wellman.

1949 - 70 years ago

• The Big Steal (Romance / Love/Drama/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 07/09/1949) - With Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and William Bendix. Directed by Don Siegel.
• Follow Me Quietly (Thriller, Release date US: 07/07/1949) - With William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick and Jeff Corey. Directed by Richard Fleischer and Anthony Mann.

1944 - 75 years ago

• The Mummy's Ghost (Horror, Release date US: 07/07/1944) - With Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine and Robert Lowery. Directed by Reginald Le Borg.

1939 - 80 years ago

• Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (Action/Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 07/07/1939) - With Peter Lorre, Joseph Schildkraut and Lionel Atwill. Directed by Norman Foster.
• Old Glory (Animation/Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 07/07/1939) - Directed by Chuck Jones.
• The Oregon Trail (Action/Western, Release date US: 07/04/1939) - With Johnny Mack Brown, Louise Stanley and Fuzzy Knight. Directed by Ford Beebe.

1914 - 105 years ago

• Laughing Gas (Comedy, Release date US: 07/09/1914) - With Charlie Chaplin, Fritz Schade and Mack Swain. Directed by Charlie Chaplin.

1909 - 110 years ago

• The Country Doctor (Drama, Release date US: 07/08/1909) - With Kate Bruce, Adele DeGarde and Gladys Egan. Directed by D. W. Griffith.