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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 33/2022
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. Dirty Dancing (35 years), American Made (5 years), The Kingdom (15 years), One Hour Photo (20 years), Logan Lucky (5 years), G.I. Jane (25 years) and Death at a Funeral (15 years) are among them this week. Many of these 65 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?
- Renegades (Thriller/Action, Release date US: 12/21/2018, World premiere: 08/21/2017) - With Sullivan Stapleton. Directed by Steven Quale.
- Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (Action/Animation/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/21/2017) - Directed by Shinji Aramaki and Masaru Matsumoto.
- What Happened to Monday ( Science Fiction/Thriller/Drama/Mystery/Action, World premiere: 08/18/2017) - With Willem Dafoe, Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close. Directed by Tommy Wirkola.
- American Made (Action/Crime/Comedy, Release date US: 09/29/2017, World premiere: 08/18/2017) - With Tom Cruise, Lola Kirke and Domhnall Gleeson. Directed by Doug Liman.
- Fireworks ( "打ち上げ花火、下から見るか？横から見るか？", Animation/Drama/Fantasy, Release date US: 07/04/2018, World premiere: 08/18/2017) - Directed by Nobuyuki Takeuchi and Akiyuki Shinbo.
- Dave Made a Maze (Comedy/Adventure/Horror/Fantasy, Release date US: 08/18/2017) - Directed by Bill Watterson.
- The Monster Project (Action/Horror, Release date US: 08/18/2017)
- California Typewriter (Documentary, Release date US: 08/18/2017) - With Tom Hanks and Sam Shepard. Directed by Doug Nichol.
- Logan Lucky (Action/Comedy/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 08/18/2017, World premiere: 08/17/2017) - With Daniel Craig, Sebastian Stan and Channing Tatum. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.
- The Apparition (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 08/24/2012, World premiere: 08/23/2012) - With Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan and Tom Felton. Directed by Todd Lincoln.
- Erased (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 05/17/2013, World premiere: 08/23/2012) - With Aaron Eckhart, Olga Kurylenko and Liana Liberato. Directed by Philipp Stölzl.
- Compliance (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 08/24/2012, World premiere: 08/23/2012) - With Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker and Bill Camp. Directed by Craig Zobel.
- Hit & Run (Action/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/22/2012) - With Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper and Dax Shepard. Directed by Dax Shepard and David Palmer.
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (Science Fiction/Action/Animation/Mystery, Release date US: 09/25/2012, World premiere: 08/21/2012) - Directed by Jay Oliva.
- Side by Side (Documentary, Release date US: 08/19/2012) - With James Cameron, David Fincher and David Lynch. Directed by Christopher Kenneally.
- Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess ( "劇場版 FAIRY TAIL 鳳凰の巫女", Animation/Action/Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/10/2013, World premiere: 08/18/2012) - Directed by Masaya Fujimori.
- Secret of the Wings (Animation/Kids & Family/Fantasy/Adventure, Release date US: 08/31/2012, World premiere: 08/17/2012) - Directed by Peggy Holmes.very popular
- Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed (War/Drama/Action, Release date US: 08/17/2012) - With Corbin Allred. Directed by Ryan Little.
- Sparkle (Music/Drama, Release date US: 08/17/2012) - With Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston and Derek Luke. Directed by Salim Akil.
- Why Stop Now? (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 08/17/2012) - With Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan. Directed by Ron Nyswaner.
- The Kingdom (Thriller/Action/Drama, Release date US: 08/22/2007) - With Jamie Foxx, Ashraf Barhom and Chris Cooper. Directed by Peter Berg.
- Saving Sarah Cain (Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 08/19/2007) - With Elliott Gould, Jennifer O'Dell and Bailee Madison. Directed by Michael Landon Jr..
- High School Musical 2 (Comedy/Drama/Kids & Family/Music/Romance / Love/TV Movie, Release date US: 08/17/2007) - With Corbin Bleu, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens. Directed by Kenny Ortega.
- The Invasion (Science Fiction/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 08/17/2007) - With Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig and Jeremy Northam. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and James McTeigue.
- Death at a Funeral ( Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 08/17/2007) - With Matthew Macfadyen, Rupert Graves and Andy Nyman. Directed by Frank Oz.
- The 11th Hour (Documentary, Release date US: 08/17/2007) - With Leonardo DiCaprio, Wangari Muta Maathai and Paul Stamets. Directed by Leila Conners and Nadia Conners.
- Lilya 4-ever ( "Lilja 4-Ever", Crime/Drama, Release date US: 08/23/2002) - With Oksana Akinshina, Artyom Bogucharsky and Lyubov Agapova. Directed by Lukas Moodysson.
- S1m0ne (Science Fiction/Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 08/23/2002) - With Al Pacino, Catherine Keener and Rachel Roberts. Directed by Andrew Niccol.
- Serving Sara (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/23/2002) - With Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley and Bruce Campbell. Directed by Reginald Hudlin.
- Unconditional Love (Drama/Comedy/Thriller, Release date US: 07/15/2003, World premiere: 08/23/2002) - With Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett and Meredith Eaton. Directed by P. J. Hogan.
- One Hour Photo (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 08/21/2002) - With Robin Williams, Michael Vartan and Connie Nielsen. Directed by Mark Romanek.
- Money Talks (Comedy/Action, Release date US: 08/22/1997) - With Chris Tucker, Charlie Sheen and Damian Chapa. Directed by Brett Ratner.
- Mimic (Fantasy/Horror/Thriller/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/22/1997) - With Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam and Josh Brolin. Directed by Guillermo del Toro.
- Bad Day on the Block (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 11/09/1999, World premiere: 08/22/1997) - With Charlie Sheen, Mare Winningham and David Andrews. Directed by Craig R. Baxley.
- Leave It to Beaver (Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 08/22/1997) - With Christopher McDonald, Janine Turner and Cameron Finley. Directed by Andy Cadiff.
- G.I. Jane (Action/Drama, Release date US: 08/22/1997, World premiere: 08/19/1997) - With Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen and Anne Bancroft. Directed by Ridley Scott.
- 12 Angry Men (Crime/Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 08/17/1997) - With Courtney B. Vance, Ossie Davis and George C. Scott. Directed by William Friedkin.
- Rapid Fire (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 08/21/1992) - With Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe and Tzi Ma. Directed by Dwight H. Little.
- Light Sleeper (Drama/Crime, Release date US: 08/21/1992) - With Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon and Dana Delany. Directed by Paul Schrader.
- Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (History/Adventure, Release date US: 08/21/1992) - With Marlon Brando, Georges Corraface and Rachel Ward. Directed by John Glen.
- The Living End (Drama/Romance / Love/Crime/Comedy, Release date US: 08/21/1992) - With Mary Woronov and Craig Gilmore. Directed by Gregg Araki.
- The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (Comedy/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 08/21/1992) - With Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Thal and Julianne Moore. Directed by Allan Moyle.
- Strictly Ballroom ( Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/12/1993, World premiere: 08/20/1992) - With Paul Mercurio, Bill Hunter and Barry Otto. Directed by Baz Luhrmann.
- The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (Adventure/Science Fiction/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 08/22/1987) - With Mackenzie Astin, Anthony Newley and Katie Barberi. Directed by Rod Amateau.
- Dirty Dancing (Drama/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/21/1987) - With Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey and Jerry Orbach. Directed by Emile Ardolino.very popular
- Born in East L.A. (Comedy, Release date US: 08/21/1987) - With Daniel Stern and Paul Rodriguez. Directed by Cheech Marin.
- Project A: Part II ( "A計劃續集", Action/Comedy, Release date US: 10/01/1987, World premiere: 08/19/1987) - With Maggie Cheung, Rosamund Kwan and Bill Tung. Directed by Jackie Chan.
- Red's Dream (Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 08/17/1987) - Directed by John Lasseter.
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