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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 34/2024
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 Final Destination (15 years), Angel Has Fallen (5 years), If I Stay (10 years), The Ninth Gate (25 years), Ready or Not (5 years), Natural Born Killers (30 years) and The Longest Yard (50 years) are among them this week. Many of these 76 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- Clown (Horror, Release date US: 01/01/2019, World premiere: 08/27/2019)
- Burn (Thriller/Crime/Action, Release date US: 08/23/2019) - With Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Suki Waterhouse and Harry Shum. Directed by Mike Gan.
- It Feels So Good ( "火口のふたり", Drama, World premiere: 08/23/2019) - Directed by Haruhiko Arai.
- Brittany Runs a Marathon (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 08/23/2019) - With Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins and Utkarsh Ambudkar. Directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo.
- Jacob's Ladder (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 08/23/2019) - With Michael Ealy, Jesse Williams and Nicole Beharie. Directed by David M. Rosenthal.
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (Documentary/Music, Release date US: 08/23/2019) - Directed by Stanley Nelson Jr..
- Once Upon a Time in Staten Island (Drama, Release date US: 08/23/2019)
- Overcomer (Drama, Release date US: 08/23/2019, World premiere: 08/22/2019) - With Alex Kendrick, Priscilla Shirer and Ben Davies. Directed by Alex Kendrick.
- Abigail ( Adventure/Fantasy/Mystery, World premiere: 08/22/2019) - With Tinatin Dalakishvili, Ravshana Kurkova and Rinal Möxämmätef. Directed by Aleksandr Boguslavskiy.
- Ready or Not (Comedy/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 08/21/2019) - With Samara Weaving, Andie MacDowell and Adam Brody. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.
- Angel Has Fallen (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 08/23/2019, World premiere: 08/21/2019) - With Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman and Danny Huston. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh.
- American Factory (Documentary, Release date US: 08/21/2019) - With Cao Dewang. Directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert.

- The November Man (Crime/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 08/27/2014) - With Pierce Brosnan, Olga Kurylenko and Luke Bracey. Directed by Roger Donaldson.
- The Remaining (Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 09/05/2014, World premiere: 08/25/2014) - With Johnny Pacar. Directed by Casey La Scala.
- Dead Within (Drama/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 09/09/2014, World premiere: 08/23/2014) - Directed by Ben Wagner.
- The Prince (Thriller/Action, Release date US: 08/22/2014) - With 50 Cent, Bruce Willis and Gia Mantegna. Directed by Brian A. Miller.
- Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (Horror, Release date US: 10/14/2014, World premiere: 08/22/2014) - With Rhys Coiro, Sadie Katz and Aqueela Zoll. Directed by Valeri Milev.
- Leprechaun: Origins (Horror, Release date US: 08/22/2014) - With Hornswoggle, Brendan Fletcher and Garry Chalk. Directed by Zach Lipovsky.
- Preservation (Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 01/09/2015, World premiere: 08/22/2014) - With Wrenn Schmidt, Pablo Schreiber and Aaron Staton. Directed by Christopher Denham.
- When the Game Stands Tall (Drama, Release date US: 08/22/2014) - With Jim Caviezel, Laura Dern and Michael Chiklis. Directed by Thomas Carter.
- Jersey Shore Massacre (Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 08/22/2014) - Directed by Paul Tarnopol.
- Wild Tales ( "Relatos salvajes", Drama/Thriller/Comedy, Release date US: 02/20/2015, World premiere: 08/21/2014) - With Darío Grandinetti and María Marull. Directed by Damián Szifron.
- If I Stay (Drama, Release date US: 08/22/2014, World premiere: 08/21/2014) - With Aisha Hinds, Chloë Grace Moretz and Jamie Blackley. Directed by R. J. Cutler.
- The Story of Ong-nyeo ( "옹녀뎐", Romance / Love, World premiere: 08/21/2014)
- The Four 3 ( "四大名捕大结局", Action/Crime/Fantasy, Release date US: 01/06/2016, World premiere: 08/21/2014) - With Deng Chao. Directed by Gordon Chan.
- Learning to Drive (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 08/21/2014) - With Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley and Jake Weber. Directed by Isabel Coixet.

- Across the Hall (Horror/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 10/30/2009, World premiere: 08/27/2009) - With Mike Vogel, Brittany Murphy and Danny Pino. Directed by Alex Merkin.
- The Final Destination (Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 08/28/2009, World premiere: 08/26/2009) - With Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten and Mykelti Williamson. Directed by David R. Ellis.very popular
- Taking Woodstock (Music/Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 08/26/2009) - With Demetri Martin, Imelda Staunton and Henry Goodman. Directed by Ang Lee.
- A Prophet ( "Un prophète", Crime/Drama, Release date US: 08/26/2009) - With Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup and Adel Bencherif. Directed by Jacques Audiard.
- Lies & Illusions (Action/Comedy/Thriller, Release date US: 08/26/2009) - With Christian Slater, Christa Campbell and Robert Giardina. Directed by Tibor Takács.
- High Security Vacation ( "Каникулы строгого режима", Comedy/Drama/Adventure, Release date US: 11/11/2009, World premiere: 08/25/2009) - With Sergey Bezrukov, Dmitri Dyuzhev and Yelena Babenko. Directed by Igor Zaytsev.
- Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (Action/Adventure/Animation/Kids & Family/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/24/2009) - Directed by Mark Baldo.
- Shorts (Kids & Family/Fantasy/Comedy, Release date US: 08/21/2009) - With Jimmy Bennett, Jake Short and Trevor Gagnon. Directed by Robert Rodriguez.
- Post Grad (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 08/21/2009) - With Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford and Michael Keaton. Directed by Vicky Jenson.
- My One and Only (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 08/21/2009) - With Renée Zellweger, Logan Lerman and Mark Rendall. Directed by Richard Loncraine.
- The Marc Pease Experience (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 08/21/2009) - With Ben Stiller, Jason Schwartzman and Anna Kendrick. Directed by Todd Louiso.
- Someone's Knocking at the Door (Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 05/25/2010, World premiere: 08/21/2009) - With Ezra Buzzington, Lew Temple and Vernon Wells. Directed by Chad Ferrin.

- Dhoom ( Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 08/27/2004) - With Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra and Esha Deol. Directed by Sanjay Gadhvi.
- Suspect Zero (Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 08/27/2004) - With Carrie-Anne Moss, Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley. Directed by E. Elias Merhige and Paul Sirmons.
- Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 08/27/2004) - With Jon Voight, Scott Baio and Vanessa Angel. Directed by Bob Clark.
- Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (Adventure/Action/Horror, Release date US: 08/27/2004, World premiere: 08/26/2004) - With Johnny Messner, KaDee Strickland and Matthew Marsden. Directed by Dwight H. Little.
- Happily Ever After ( "Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants", Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/25/2004) - With Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal and Alain Chabat. Directed by Yvan Attal.
- Nobody Knows Anything! (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 10/01/2003, World premiere: 08/24/2004) - Directed by William Tannen.
- Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow ( "劇場版 NARUTO 大活劇! 雪姫忍法帖だってばよ!!", Comedy/Action/Animation/Adventure, Release date US: 06/06/2007, World premiere: 08/21/2004) - Directed by Tensai Okamura.

- Dudley Do-Right (Comedy/Kids & Family/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/27/1999) - With Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker and Alfred Molina. Directed by Hugh Wilson.
- The Astronaut's Wife (Drama/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 08/26/1999) - With Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron and Joe Morton. Directed by Rand Ravich.
- The Ninth Gate ( Mystery/Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 03/10/2000, World premiere: 08/25/1999) - With Johnny Depp, Lena Olin and Frank Langella. Directed by Roman Polanski.
- In Too Deep (Drama/Action/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 08/25/1999) - With Omar Epps, LL Cool J and Stanley Tucci. Directed by Michael Rymer.
- Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (Drama, Release date US: 08/21/1999) - With Halle Berry, Brent Spiner and Klaus Maria Brandauer. Directed by Martha Coolidge.

- Camp Nowhere (Comedy/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 08/26/1994) - With Jonathan Jackson, Christopher Lloyd and Andrew Keegan. Directed by Jonathan Prince.
- It's Pat (Comedy, Release date US: 08/26/1994) - With Dave Foley, Charles Rocket and Kathy Griffin. Directed by Adam Bernstein.
- Natural Born Killers (Crime/Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 08/25/1994) - With Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis. Directed by Oliver Stone.
- Quiz Show (History/Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 09/16/1994, World premiere: 08/25/1994) - With John Turturro, Rob Morrow and Ralph Fiennes. Directed by Robert Redford.
- Animal Instincts II (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 08/24/1994) - With Shannon Whirry and Elizabeth Sandifer. Directed by Gregory Dark.
- The Enemy Within (Thriller/Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 08/24/1994) - With Forest Whitaker, Jason Robards and Dana Delany. Directed by Jonathan Darby.
- CyberTracker (Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 09/14/1994, World premiere: 08/22/1994) - With Don "The Dragon" Wilson. Directed by Richard Pepin.
- The Dungeonmaster (Horror/Fantasy/Thriller/Science Fiction/Mystery, Release date US: 02/01/1985, World premiere: 08/24/1984) - With Richard Moll, Leslie Wing and Phil Fondacaro. Directed by Charles Band, Ted Nicolaou and John Carl Buechler.
- Night Shadows (Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 08/24/1984) - With Wings Hauser, Bo Hopkins and Lee Montgomery. Directed by John Cardos.
- Old Enough (Drama, Release date US: 08/24/1984) - With Sarah Boyd, Rainbow Harvest and Danny Aiello. Directed by Marisa Silver.
- Paris, Texas (Drama, Release date US: 11/02/1984, World premiere: 08/23/1984) - With Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski and Dean Stockwell. Directed by Wim Wenders.