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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. The Illusionist (15 years), Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (10 years), Kubo and the Two Strings (5 years), The Island of Dr. Moreau (25 years), Fright Night (10 years), Accepted (15 years) and Dead Again (30 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?

2016 - 5 years ago

• Jesus ( "Jesús", Drama, World premiere: 08/24/2016) - With Sebastián Ayala. Directed by Fernando Guzzoni.
• Inside (Horror/Thriller, World premiere: 08/24/2016) - With Rachel Nichols, Laura Harring and Stany Coppet. Directed by Miguel Ángel Vivas.
• Havenhurst (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 02/10/2017, World premiere: 08/22/2016) - With Julie Benz, Fionnula Flanagan and Danielle Harris. Directed by Andrew C. Erin.
• Anomaly (Science Fiction/Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 08/22/2016)
• Interrogation (Action, Release date US: 09/20/2016, World premiere: 08/20/2016)
• Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu ( "傷物語〈Ⅱ熱血篇〉", Animation/Fantasy/Mystery, Release date US: 10/22/2016, World premiere: 08/19/2016) - Directed by Tatsuya Oishi and Akiyuki Shinbo.
• Imperium (Crime/Drama/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 08/19/2016) - With Daniel Radcliffe, Toni Collette and Tracy Letts.
• Boy Missing ( "Secuestro", Mystery/Thriller, World premiere: 08/19/2016) - With Blanca Portillo, Josep Maria Pou and Macarena Gómez. Directed by Mar Targarona.
• David Brent: Life on the Road ( Comedy/Music, World premiere: 08/19/2016) - With Doc Brown. Directed by Ricky Gervais.
• Spaceman (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 10/02/2016, World premiere: 08/19/2016)
• Kubo and the Two Strings (Animation/Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 08/19/2016, World premiere: 08/18/2016) - Directed by Travis Knight.very popular

2011 - 10 years ago

• This Must Be the Place ( Drama, Release date US: 11/02/2012, World premiere: 08/24/2011) - With Sean Penn, Frances McDormand and Judd Hirsch. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
• The Candidate (Science Fiction/Drama/Horror/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 08/24/2011)
• Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (Kids & Family/Animation/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 08/23/2011) - Directed by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone.
• Portal: No Escape (Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/23/2011) - Directed by Dan Trachtenberg.
• A Haunting in Salem (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 08/23/2011) - With Bill Oberst and Jr.. Directed by Shane Van Dyke.
• WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History (Action/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 08/23/2011)
• Bunny Drop ( "うさぎドロップ", Drama/Comedy, World premiere: 08/20/2011) - With Kenichi Matsuyama, Mirei Kiritani and Karina Nose. Directed by Sabu.
• Flypaper (Mystery/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 08/19/2011) - With Ashley Judd, Patrick Dempsey and Octavia Spencer. Directed by Rob Minkoff.
• Red State (Horror/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 09/23/2011, World premiere: 08/19/2011) - With Michael Parks, Michael Angarano and Nicholas Braun. Directed by Kevin Smith.
• Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (Kids & Family/Comedy/Action, Release date US: 08/19/2011, World premiere: 08/18/2011) - With Jessica Alba, Joel McHale and Alexa PenaVega. Directed by Robert Rodriguez.
• Fright Night (Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 08/19/2011, World premiere: 08/18/2011) - With Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Directed by Craig Gillespie.
• The Innkeepers (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 12/30/2011, World premiere: 08/18/2011) - With Sara Paxton, Kelly McGillis and Pat Healy. Directed by Ti West.

2006 - 15 years ago

• Arthur's Missing Pal (Animation/Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 08/22/2006)
• Satan's Playground (Horror, Release date US: 08/22/2006) - With Felissa Rose, Ellen Sandweiss and Edwin Neal. Directed by Dante Tomaselli.
• Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers (Kids & Family/Animation/Comedy, Release date US: 08/21/2006)
• Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (Comedy/TV Movie, Release date US: 08/20/2006)
• Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (Drama/Music, Release date US: 08/19/2006)
• The Illusionist (Fantasy/Drama/Thriller/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/18/2006) - With Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel. Directed by Neil Burger.
• Accepted (Comedy, Release date US: 08/18/2006) - With Justin Long, Jonah Hill and Blake Lively. Directed by Steve Pink.
• Material Girls (Comedy, Release date US: 08/18/2006) - With Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff and Anjelica Huston. Directed by Martha Coolidge.

2001 - 20 years ago

• Sex and Lucía ( "Lucía y el sexo", Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 07/12/2002, World premiere: 08/24/2001) - With Elena Anaya, Paz Vega and Tristán Ulloa. Directed by Julio Médem.
• Ghosts of Mars (Action/Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/24/2001) - With Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge and Jason Statham. Directed by John Carpenter.
• Bubble Boy (Comedy/Adventure/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/24/2001) - With Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz and Marley Shelton. Directed by Blair Hayes.
• Tortilla Soup (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/24/2001) - With Héctor Elizondo, Elizabeth Peña and Nikolai Kinski. Directed by Maria Ripoll.
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (Comedy, Release date US: 08/24/2001, World premiere: 08/22/2001) - With Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith and Jason Lee. Directed by Kevin Smith.
• Summer Catch (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/22/2001) - With Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel and Fred Ward. Directed by Michael Tollin.
• Sexo (Comedy, Release date US: 08/21/2001)very popular

1996 - 25 years ago

• The Island of Dr. Moreau (Fantasy/Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/23/1996) - With Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer and David Thewlis. Directed by John Frankenheimer and Richard Stanley.
• A Very Brady Sequel (Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 08/23/1996) - With Shelley Long and Gary Cole. Directed by Arlene Sanford.
• Freeway (Comedy/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 08/23/1996) - With Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland and Wolfgang Bodison. Directed by Matthew Bright.
• Foxfire (Action/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 08/23/1996) - With Hedy Burress, Angelina Jolie and Jenny Lewis. Directed by Annette Haywood-Carter.
• Carpool (Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 08/23/1996) - With David Paymer, Tom Arnold and Rhea Perlman. Directed by Arthur Hiller.
• Superior Duck (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 08/23/1996) - Directed by Chuck Jones.
• Waiting for Guffman (Comedy/Music, Release date US: 08/21/1996) - With Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Parker Posey. Directed by Christopher Guest.
• Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (Action/Thriller/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/20/1996) - With Arnold Vosloo, Jeff Fahey and Roxann Dawson. Directed by Bradford May.

1991 - 30 years ago

• The Death of the Incredible Hulk (Action/Drama/Science Fiction/TV Movie, Release date US: 02/18/1990, World premiere: 08/23/1991) - With Bill Bixby. Directed by Bill Bixby.
• Showdown in Little Tokyo (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 08/23/1991) - With Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Directed by Mark L. Lester.
• Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 08/23/1991) - With Mickey Rourke, Don Johnson and Chelsea Field. Directed by Simon Wincer.
• Dead Again (Thriller/Romance / Love/Mystery, Release date US: 08/23/1991) - With Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson and Derek Jacobi. Directed by Kenneth Branagh.
• Going Under (Action/Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 08/23/1991) - Directed by Mark Travis.
• Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth (Action/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 08/22/1991) - With Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt and Megan Ward. Directed by Charles Band.

1986 - 35 years ago

• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 08/22/1986) - With Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams and Jim Siedow. Directed by Tobe Hooper.
• Extremities (Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 08/22/1986) - With Farrah Fawcett, James Russo and Alfre Woodard. Directed by Robert Milton Young.
• Reform School Girls (Action/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 08/22/1986) - With Linda Carol, Sherri Stoner and Sybil Danning. Directed by Tom DeSimone.
• The Whoopee Boys (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/22/1986) - With Michael O'Keefe, Paul Rodriguez and Denholm Elliott. Directed by John Byrum.
• Night of the Creeps (Horror/Comedy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/21/1986) - With Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow and Tom Atkins. Directed by Fred Dekker.

1981 - 40 years ago

• Evilspeak (Horror, Release date US: 02/26/1982, World premiere: 08/22/1981) - With Clint Howard, R. G. Armstrong and Don Stark. Directed by Eric Weston.
• Private Lessons (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/26/1981, World premiere: 08/21/1981) - With Sylvia Kristel, Eric Brown, Ed Begley and Jr.. Directed by Alan Myerson.
• An American Werewolf in London (Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 08/21/1981) - With David Naughton, Jenny Agutter and Griffin Dunne. Directed by John Landis.
• First Monday in October (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 08/21/1981) - With Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh and Barnard Hughes. Directed by Ronald Neame.
• The Legend of the Lone Ranger (Action/Adventure/Romance / Love/Western, Release date US: 08/20/1981) - With Klinton Spilsbury, Michael Horse and Christopher Lloyd. Directed by William A. Fraker.
• The Chosen (Drama, Release date US: 04/30/1982, World premiere: 08/20/1981) - With Maximilian Schell, Barry Miller and Chaim Potok. Directed by Jeremy Kagan.
• Prince of the City (Drama/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 08/19/1981) - With Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach and Lindsay Crouse. Directed by Sidney Lumet.

1971 - 50 years ago

• The Touch of Satan (Horror, Release date US: 08/23/1971) - Directed by Tom Laughlin.
• The Return of Count Yorga (Horror, Release date US: 08/18/1971) - With Robert Quarry, Mariette Hartley and Roger Perry. Directed by Bob Kelljan.
• Fools' Parade (Comedy/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 08/18/1971) - With James Stewart, George Kennedy and Kurt Russell. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen.

1966 - 55 years ago

• Fantastic Voyage (Adventure/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/24/1966) - With Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch and Edmond O'Brien. Directed by Richard Fleischer.

1956 - 65 years ago

• The Solid Gold Cadillac (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/22/1956) - With Judy Holliday, Paul Douglas and Fred Clark. Directed by Richard Quine.
• War and Peace (Drama/War/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/21/1956) - With Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda and Mel Ferrer. Directed by King Vidor.

1951 - 70 years ago

• My Outlaw Brother (Action/Romance / Love/Western, Release date US: 08/22/1951) - With Mickey Rooney, Wanda Hendrix and Robert Preston. Directed by Elliott Nugent.

1946 - 75 years ago

• The Big Sleep (Crime/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 08/23/1946) - With Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Dorothy Malone. Directed by Howard Hawks.
• Notorious (Thriller/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/21/1946) - With Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
• The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 09/13/1946, World premiere: 08/19/1946) - With Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin and Lizabeth Scott. Directed by Lewis Milestone.

1941 - 80 years ago

• Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (Drama, Release date US: 08/22/1941) - With Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore and Laraine Day. Directed by Harold S. Bucquet.

1936 - 85 years ago

• Toby Tortoise Returns (Animation, Release date US: 08/22/1936) - Directed by Wilfred Jackson.
• Oh, Susanna (Romance / Love/Western, Release date US: 08/19/1936) - With Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette and Carl Stockdale. Directed by Joseph Kane, Nat Levine and Oliver Drake.

1926 - 95 years ago

• Fig Leaves (Comedy, Release date US: 08/22/1926) - With George O'Brien, Olive Borden and Phyllis Haver. Directed by Howard Hawks.