Cover: The Lion King
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 28/2024
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. The Lion King (5 years), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (15 years), True Lies (30 years), I, Robot (20 years), The Blair Witch Project (25 years), Eyes Wide Shut (25 years) and Crawl (5 years) are among them this week. Many of these 52 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- The Lion King (Adventure/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 07/19/2019, World premiere: 07/12/2019) - Directed by Jon Favreau.very popular
- The Farewell (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 07/12/2019) - With Awkwafina, Tzi Ma and Zhao Shuzhen. Directed by Lulu Wang.
- Pokemon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution ( "ミュウツーの逆襲 EVOLUTION", Animation/Adventure/Fantasy/Action/Kids & Family, World premiere: 07/12/2019) - With Yōsuke Akimoto, Rikako Aikawa and Jimmy Zoppi. Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama.
- Lying and Stealing (Crime/Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 07/12/2019)
- The Art of Self-Defense (Comedy/Thriller, Release date US: 07/12/2019) - With Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola and Imogen Poots. Directed by Riley Stearns.
- Saving Zoë (Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 07/12/2019) - Directed by Jeffrey Hunt.
- Summer Night (Comedy/Drama/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 07/12/2019) - With Ellar Coltrane, Ian Nelson and Lio Tipton. Directed by Joseph Cross.
- Trespassers (Horror/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 07/12/2019)
- Sword of Trust (Comedy, Release date US: 07/12/2019) - With Michaela Watkins, Jillian Bell and Marc Maron. Directed by Lynn Shelton.
- Crawl (Thriller/Horror/Action, Release date US: 07/12/2019, World premiere: 07/11/2019) - With Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper. Directed by Alexandre Aja.very popular
- Stuber (Action/Comedy, Release date US: 07/12/2019, World premiere: 07/11/2019) - With Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista and Iko Uwais. Directed by Michael Dowse.

- Possession (Thriller, Release date US: 07/16/2009) - With Sarah Michelle Gellar, Lee Pace and Tuva Novotny. Directed by Joel Bergvall.
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Adventure/Fantasy, Release date US: 07/15/2009) - With Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Michael Gambon. Directed by David Yates.very popular
- Streets of Blood (Action/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 07/13/2009) - With Val Kilmer, 50 Cent and Brian Presley. Directed by Charles Winkler.
- I Love You, Beth Cooper (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 07/10/2009) - With Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust and Jack Carpenter. Directed by Chris Columbus.
- Weather Girl (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 07/10/2009) - With Tricia O'Kelley, Mark Harmon and Jon Cryer. Directed by Blayne Weaver.
- The Butcher (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 07/10/2009) - With Eric Roberts. Directed by Jesse V. Johnson.

- Stuck in the Suburbs (Kids & Family/Comedy/Music/TV Movie, Release date US: 07/16/2004) - With Danielle Panabaker, Brenda Song and Amanda Shaw. Directed by Savage Steve Holland.
- I, Robot (Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 07/16/2004, World premiere: 07/15/2004) - With Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan and Bruce Greenwood. Directed by Alex Proyas.very popular
- Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (Documentary, Release date US: 07/14/2004) - Directed by Robert Greenwald.
- The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (Adventure/Action/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/05/2004, World premiere: 07/12/2004) - With Noah Wyle. Directed by Peter Winther.
- Girl Play (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 07/11/2004) - With Dom DeLuise, Mink Stole and Sara Bareilles. Directed by Lee Friedlander.
- A Cinderella Story (Comedy/Kids & Family/Romance / Love, Release date US: 07/10/2004) - With Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray and Dan Byrd. Directed by Mark Rosman.

- Eyes Wide Shut (Drama/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 07/16/1999) - With Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Sydney Pollack. Directed by Stanley Kubrick.very popular
- The Wood (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 07/16/1999) - With Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones and Taye Diggs. Directed by Rick Famuyiwa.
- UFC 21: Return Of The Champions (Release date US: 07/16/1999)
- Lake Placid (Horror/Comedy/Action/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 07/16/1999, World premiere: 07/15/1999) - With Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda and Oliver Platt. Directed by Steve Miner.
- The Blair Witch Project (Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 07/14/1999) - With Rei Hance, Michael C. Williams and Joshua Leonard. Directed by Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick.very popular
- Muppets from Space (Kids & Family/Science Fiction/Fantasy/Comedy, Release date US: 07/14/1999) - With Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire and Bill Barretta. Directed by Tim Hill.
- The Hunley (History/War/Action/Drama, Release date US: 07/11/1999) - With Armand Assante. Directed by John Gray.
- Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker (Comedy, Release date US: 07/10/1999) - With Chris Rock. Directed by Keith Truesdell.
- Pom Poko ( "平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ", Adventure/Animation/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/25/1995, World premiere: 07/16/1994) - Directed by Isao Takahata.
- True Lies (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 07/15/1994) - With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Charlton Heston and Jamie Lee Curtis. Directed by James Cameron.very popular
- Angels in the Outfield (Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 07/15/1994) - With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Danny Glover and Tony Danza. Directed by William Dear.
- Chungking Express ( "重慶森林", Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 03/08/1996, World premiere: 07/14/1994) - With Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung and Faye Wong. Directed by Wong Kar-wai.