Cover: War for the Planet of the Apes
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 27/2022
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 for the Planet of the Apes (5 years), I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (15 years), The Spy Who Loved Me (45 years), Road to Perdition (20 years), Contact (25 years), Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich (25 years) and Princess Mononoke (25 years) are among them this week. Many of these 34 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?
- War for the Planet of the Apes (Drama/Science Fiction/War, Release date DE: 08/03/2017, World premiere: 07/11/2017) - With Andy Serkis, Judy Greer and Woody Harrelson. Directed by Matt Reeves.very popular
- Camp Cool Kids (Kids & Family, World premiere: 07/11/2017)
- The Saint (Action/Adventure/Crime, World premiere: 07/11/2017) - With Eliza Dushku, Adam Rayner and Roger Moore. Directed by Simon West and Ernie Barbarash.
- LEGO Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family/Mystery, World premiere: 07/11/2017) - Directed by Ethan Spaulding.
- The Humanity Bureau (Action/Science Fiction/Adventure, World premiere: 07/11/2017) - With Nicolas Cage, Sarah Lind and Hugh Dillon. Directed by Rob W. King.
- 5 Headed Shark Attack (Horror/Science Fiction, World premiere: 07/10/2017)
- The Day of Swapping ("스와핑 하던 날", Romance / Love, World premiere: 07/10/2017)
- Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (Fantasy/Adventure, World premiere: 07/09/2017) - With Patrick Stewart and Martin Hutson. Directed by Patrik Syversen.
- 6 Days (Action/Drama/History/Thriller, World premiere: 07/09/2017) - With Jamie Bell, Abbie Cornish and Mark Strong. Directed by Toa Fraser.
- Mary and The Witch's Flower ("メアリと魔女の花", Fantasy/Adventure/Animation, Release date DE: 09/13/2018, World premiere: 07/08/2017) - Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
- Wish Upon (Horror/Thriller/Fantasy, Release date DE: 07/27/2017, World premiere: 07/07/2017) - With Joey King, Ryan Phillippe and Ki-hong Lee. Directed by John R. Leonetti.
- Stratton (Action/Thriller, World premiere: 07/06/2017) - With Dominic Cooper, Gemma Chan and Austin Stowell. Directed by Simon West.
- Das Pubertier - Der Film ( Comedy, Release date DE: 07/06/2017) - With Jan Josef Liefers, Heike Makatsch and Detlev Buck. Directed by Leander Haußmann.
- Princess Mononoke ("もののけ姫", Adventure/Fantasy/Animation, Release date DE: 07/25/2000, World premiere: 07/12/1997) - Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.very popular
- Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin (Animation/Action/Adventure, World premiere: 07/12/1997)
- Contact (Drama/Science Fiction/Mystery, Release date DE: 10/09/1997, World premiere: 07/11/1997) - With Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey and James Woods. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.very popular
- A Simple Wish (Adventure/Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date DE: 07/11/1997) - With Martin Short, Mara Wilson and Robert Pastorelli. Directed by Michael Ritchie.
- Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich ( Music, Release date DE: 07/06/1997)very popular
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! ("ドラゴンボールZ 極限バトル!三大超サイヤ人", Action/Animation/Science Fiction, World premiere: 07/11/1992) - With Hisao Egawa, Kazuyuki Sogabe and Masako Nozawa. Directed by Kazuhito Kikuchi.very popular
- Universal Soldier (Thriller/Action/Science Fiction/Crime, Release date DE: 10/29/1992, World premiere: 07/10/1992) - With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren and Ally Walker. Directed by Roland Emmerich.
- Cool World (Animation/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date DE: 07/10/1992) - With Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne and Brad Pitt. Directed by Ralph Bakshi.
- Prelude to a Kiss (Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 07/10/1992) - With Alec Baldwin, Meg Ryan and Sydney Walker. Directed by Norman René.