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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 31/2021
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. American Pie 2 (20 years), The Help (10 years), World Trade Center (15 years), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (15 years), Pete's Dragon (5 years), Barnyard (15 years) and The Change-Up (10 years) are among them this week. Many of these 68 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?
- Pete's Dragon (Adventure/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 08/12/2016, World premiere: 08/10/2016) - With Oakes Fegley, Karl Urban and Bryce Dallas Howard. Directed by David Lowery.
- Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (Kids & Family/Animation/Comedy/Mystery, World premiere: 08/09/2016)
- The Remains (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 08/05/2016) - With Todd Lowe, Lisa Brenner and Brooke Butler.
- Five Nights in Maine (Drama, Release date US: 08/05/2016) - With David Oyelowo, Teyonah Parris and Dianne Wiest.
- Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (Documentary, Release date US: 08/05/2016) - With Richard Linklater, Matthew McConaughey and Glen Powell. Directed by Louis Black and Karen Bernstein.
- Amityville: No Escape (Horror, Release date US: 08/05/2016) - Directed by Henrique Couto.

- War Of The Arrows ( "최종병기 활", Drama/Action/History/Thriller, World premiere: 08/10/2011) - With Park Hae-il, Moon Chae-won and Ryu Seung-ryong. Directed by Kim Han-min.
- The Help (Drama, Release date US: 08/10/2011, World premiere: 08/09/2011) - With Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard and Octavia Spencer. Directed by Tate Taylor.very popular
- Tactical Force (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 08/09/2011) - With Stone Cold Steve Austin, Michael Jai White and Lexa Doig. Directed by Adamo Paolo Cultraro.
- The Chateau Meroux (Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love/TV Movie, Release date US: 08/09/2011) - Directed by Bob Fugger.
- Teen Spirit (Drama/Fantasy/Comedy/TV Movie, Release date US: 08/07/2011) - With Lindsey Shaw. Directed by Gil Junger.
- TNA Hardcore Justice 2011 (Release date US: 08/07/2011)
- The Change-Up (Comedy, Release date US: 08/05/2011) - With Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman and Leslie Mann. Directed by David Dobkin.
- Phineas and Ferb: The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family/TV Movie/Music/Adventure/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/05/2011) - Directed by Dan Povenmire and Robert F. Hughes.
- National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (Comedy, Release date US: 08/05/2011) - With Rip Torn, Kristanna Loken and Sophie Monk. Directed by Jeff Kanew.
- Headhunters ( "Hodejegerne", Thriller/Crime/Action, Release date US: 12/20/2011, World premiere: 08/04/2011) - With Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Synnøve Macody Lund. Directed by Morten Tyldum.
- Red Dog ( Drama/Comedy/Kids & Family, World premiere: 08/04/2011) - With Koko, Josh Lucas and Rachael Taylor. Directed by Kriv Stenders.

- Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation Z.E.R.O. (Animation/Science Fiction/TV Movie, World premiere: 08/10/2006) - Directed by Tom Warburton.
- World Trade Center (Drama/History/Thriller, Release date US: 09/14/2006, World premiere: 08/09/2006) - With Nicolas Cage, Michael Peña and Maria Bello. Directed by Oliver Stone.very popular
- Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther (Adventure/Animation/Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/08/2006) - Directed by Will Meugniot and Dick Sebast.
- The Tooth Fairy (Horror, Release date US: 08/08/2006) - With Lochlyn Munro. Directed by Chuck Bowman.
- Snakes on a Plane (Action/Crime/Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 08/18/2006, World premiere: 08/06/2006) - With Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies and Rachel Blanchard. Directed by David R. Ellis.
- National Lampoon's TV: The Movie (Comedy, Release date US: 08/06/2006) - With Steve-O. Directed by Sam Maccarone.
- Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom ( "劇場版 NARUTO -ナルト- 大興奮!みかづき島のアニマル騒動だってばよ", Adventure/Animation/Action, Release date US: 08/05/2006) - Directed by Toshiyuki Tsuru.
- Barnyard (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 08/04/2006) - With Kevin James, David Koechner and Sam Elliott. Directed by Steve Oedekerk.
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Comedy, Release date US: 08/04/2006) - With John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen and Gary Cole. Directed by Adam McKay.very popular
- Everyone's Hero (Adventure/Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 09/15/2006, World premiere: 08/04/2006) - With Jake T. Austin, William H. Macy and Rob Reiner. Directed by Christopher Reeve, Daniel St. Pierre and Colin Brady.
- Who Killed the Electric Car? (Documentary, Release date US: 08/04/2006) - With Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson and Chelsea Sexton. Directed by Chris Paine.

- American Pie 2 (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/10/2001) - With Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott and Chris Klein. Directed by J. B. Rogers.very popular
- Osmosis Jones (Adventure/Animation/Action/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 08/10/2001) - With Bill Murray, Molly Shannon and Chris Elliott. Directed by Tom Sito, Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly.
- Session 9 (Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 08/10/2001) - With David Carsuo, Peter Mullan and Paul Guilfoyle. Directed by Brad Anderson.
- All Over the Guy (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/10/2001) - With Sasha Alexander, Dan Bucatinsky and Adam Goldberg. Directed by Julie Davis.
- Zu Warriors ( "Shu shan zheng zhuan", Fantasy/Action, Release date US: 08/09/2001) - With Ekin Cheng, Louis Koo and Cecilia Cheung. Directed by Tsui Hark.
- WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops (Documentary, Release date US: 08/07/2001)
- James Dean (Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 08/04/2001) - With James Franco. Directed by Mark Rydell.

- Robin Williams: Live at the Met (Comedy/Documentary, Release date US: 08/09/1986)
- The Transformers: The Movie (Animation/Science Fiction/Action/Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 08/08/1986) - Directed by Nelson Shin and Margaret Nichols.
- Stand by Me (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 08/08/1986) - With Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix and Corey Feldman. Directed by Rob Reiner.
- One Crazy Summer (Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love/Kids & Family, Release date US: 08/08/1986) - With John Cusack, Demi Moore and Bobcat Goldthwait. Directed by Savage Steve Holland.
- She's Gotta Have It (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/08/1986) - With Tracy Camilla Johns, Spike Lee and Joie Lee. Directed by Spike Lee.
- A Fine Mess (Comedy, Release date US: 08/08/1986) - With Ted Danson, Howie Mandel and Richard Mulligan. Directed by Blake Edwards.

- Heavy Metal ( Animation/Science Fiction/Adventure/Fantasy/Music, Release date US: 08/07/1981) - Directed by Gerald Potterton.
- Tarzan, the Ape Man (Action/Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 08/07/1981) - With Bo Derek, Richard Harris and Miles O'Keeffe. Directed by John Derek.
- Student Bodies (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 08/07/1981) - With Cullen Chambers. Directed by Mickey Rose and Michael Ritchie.
- Carbon Copy (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 09/25/1981, World premiere: 08/06/1981) - With Denzel Washington, Dick Martin and George Segal. Directed by Michael Schultz.
- Full Moon High (Horror/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 10/09/1981, World premiere: 08/04/1981) - With Adam Arkin, Ed McMahon and Roz Kelly. Directed by Larry Cohen.

- Manpower (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 08/09/1941) - With Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich and George Raft. Directed by Raoul Walsh.
- Dressed to Kill (Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 08/08/1941) - With Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes and Sheila Ryan. Directed by Eugene Forde.
- Hold That Ghost (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 08/08/1941) - With Bud Abbott, Lou Costello and Richard Carlson. Directed by Arthur Lubin.
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Comedy/Fantasy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/07/1941) - With Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes and Claude Rains. Directed by Alexander Hall.
- Highway West (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 08/23/1941, World premiere: 08/07/1941) - Directed by William C. McGann.