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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 36/2021
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. Bridget Jones's Baby (5 years), The Descendants (10 years), The Magnificent Seven (5 years), Contagion (10 years), Babel (15 years), Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (15 years) and King Kong (45 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?
- The Magnificent Seven (Adventure/Action/Western, Release date DE: 09/22/2016, World premiere: 09/14/2016) - With Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke. Directed by Antoine Fuqua.very popular
- Bridget Jones's Baby (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 10/20/2016, World premiere: 09/14/2016) - With Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth and Patrick Dempsey. Directed by Sharon Maguire.very popular
- The Founder (Drama/History, Release date DE: 04/20/2017, World premiere: 09/13/2016) - With Michael Keaton, Laura Dern and Nick Offerman. Directed by John Lee Hancock.
- Beauties of the Night ("Bellas de noche", Documentary, World premiere: 09/12/2016) - With Olga Breeskin, Lyn May and Rossy Mendoza. Directed by Maria Jose Cuevas.
- Strange Weather (Drama, World premiere: 09/12/2016) - With Holly Hunter. Directed by Katherine Dieckmann.
- City of Tiny Lights (Crime/Drama/Thriller, World premiere: 09/12/2016) - With Riz Ahmed, James Floyd and Billie Piper. Directed by Pete Travis.
- Paris Can Wait (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 07/13/2017, World premiere: 09/12/2016) - With Diane Lane, Alec Baldwin and Arnaud Viard. Directed by Eleanor Coppola.
- Your Lie in April ("四月は君の嘘", Drama/Music/Romance / Love, World premiere: 09/10/2016) - With Suzu Hirose. Directed by Takehiko Shinjō.
- Girl in the Box (Drama, World premiere: 09/10/2016)
- I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (Horror/Thriller, World premiere: 09/10/2016) - With Ruth Wilson, Paula Prentiss and Bob Balaban. Directed by Oz Perkins.
- Amanda Knox (Documentary/Crime, World premiere: 09/10/2016) - With Amanda Knox, Donald Trump and Lester Holt. Directed by Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn.
- At Your Doorstep ("Cerca de tu casa", Drama/Music, World premiere: 09/09/2016) - With Silvia Perez Cruz, Lluís Homar and Adriana Ozores. Directed by Eduard Cortés.
- Devil's Bride ("Tulen morsian", Drama/History, World premiere: 09/09/2016) - With Magnus Krepper. Directed by Saara Cantell.
- When the Bough Breaks (Mystery/Drama/Horror, World premiere: 09/09/2016) - With Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall and Jaz Sinclair. Directed by Jon Cassar.
- Kicks (Drama/Crime/Action, World premiere: 09/09/2016) - With Jahking Guillory. Directed by Justin Tipping.
- Boys in the Trees (Drama/Horror/Thriller, World premiere: 09/09/2016) - With Gulliver McGrath.
- I.T. (Crime/Drama/Thriller, World premiere: 09/09/2016) - With Pierce Brosnan, Jason Barry and Stefanie Scott. Directed by John Moore.
- The Birth of a Nation (Drama, Release date DE: 04/13/2017, World premiere: 09/09/2016) - With Aunjanue Ellis, Nate Parker and Armie Hammer. Directed by Nate Parker.
- The Fury of a Patient Man ("Tarde para la ira", Thriller, World premiere: 09/09/2016) - With Antonio de la Torre, Luis Callejo and Ruth Díaz. Directed by Raúl Arévalo.
- The Disappointments Room (Drama/Horror/Thriller, World premiere: 09/09/2016) - With Kate Beckinsale. Directed by D.J. Caruso.
- Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (Action/Adventure/Animation, Release date DE: 06/16/2019, World premiere: 09/08/2016) - With Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jacob Latimore and Ian McShane. Directed by Khurram Alavi and Ayman Jamal.
- Desire ("Q", Drama/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 06/16/2013, World premiere: 09/14/2011) - With Brice Fournier, Déborah Révy and Jean-François Gallotte. Directed by Laurent Bouhnik.very popular
- Where Do We Go Now? ("وهلأ لوين؟", Drama/Comedy, Release date DE: 03/22/2012, World premiere: 09/14/2011) - With Nadine Labaki, Adel Karam and Karin Dor. Directed by Nadine Labaki.
- Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung ( Comedy, Release date DE: 09/14/2011) - With Stephan Luca, Marleen Lohse and Armin Rohde. Directed by Torsten Wacker.
- Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (Drama/Action, World premiere: 09/13/2011) - With Evan Peters, Dean Geyer and Alex Meraz. Directed by Michael Jai White.
- Thor: Assembling the Troupe (Documentary, World premiere: 09/13/2011)
- Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (Adventure/Fantasy/Science Fiction/Action, Release date DE: 09/12/2011, World premiere: 09/13/2011) - With Clark Gregg and Maximiliano Hernández.
- Intruders (Thriller/Horror/Fantasy, Release date DE: 01/19/2012, World premiere: 09/12/2011) - With Clive Owen, Carice van Houten and Daniel Brühl. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.
- Extraterrestrial ("Extraterrestre", Science Fiction/Comedy, World premiere: 09/11/2011) - With Michelle Jenner, Julián Villagrán and Carlos Areces Maqueda. Directed by Nacho Vigalondo.
- You're Next (Horror/Thriller/Mystery, Release date DE: 11/07/2013, World premiere: 09/10/2011) - With Sharni Vinson, A. J. Bowen and Amy Seimetz. Directed by Adam Wingard.
- Killer Joe (Crime/Thriller/Drama, Release date DE: 07/01/2012, World premiere: 09/10/2011) - With Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch and Juno Temple. Directed by William Friedkin.
- Twixt (Mystery/Fantasy/Horror, Release date DE: 06/12/2012, World premiere: 09/10/2011) - With Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern and Elle Fanning. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
- Monsieur Lazhar (Drama/Comedy, Release date DE: 04/11/2012, World premiere: 09/10/2011) - With Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse and Émilien Néron. Directed by Philippe Falardeau.
- Warrior (Drama/Action, Release date DE: 02/23/2012, World premiere: 09/09/2011) - With Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Morrison. Directed by Gavin O'Connor.
- Grave Encounters (Thriller/Horror, Release date DE: 09/02/2012, World premiere: 09/09/2011) - With Sean Rogerson, Juan Riedinger and Mackenzie Gray. Directed by The Vicious Brothers.
- The Descendants (Comedy/Drama, Release date DE: 01/26/2012, World premiere: 09/09/2011) - With George Clooney, Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller. Directed by Alexander Payne.very popular
- Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge ("賽德克‧巴萊(下):彩虹橋", Drama/History/Action, World premiere: 09/09/2011)
- Children of the Atom: Filming X-Men: First Class (Documentary/Action/Science Fiction, World premiere: 09/09/2011)
- Contagion (Drama/Thriller/Science Fiction, Release date DE: 11/10/2011, World premiere: 09/08/2011) - With Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon and Laurence Fishburne. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.
- Urban Explorer ( Horror/Thriller, Release date DE: 10/20/2011, World premiere: 09/08/2011) - With Nathalie Kelley, Nick Eversman and Max Riemelt. Directed by Andy Fetscher.
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer ( Crime/Fantasy/Drama, Release date DE: 09/13/2006) - With Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman and Rachel Hurd-Wood. Directed by Tom Tykwer.
- The Exterminating Angels ("Les Anges exterminateurs", Drama/Fantasy, World premiere: 09/13/2006) - With Marie Allan. Directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau.
- El cantante (History/Drama/Music, World premiere: 09/12/2006) - With Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez and Federico Castelluccio. Directed by Leon Ichaso.
- This Is England (Drama/Crime, Release date DE: 11/20/2007, World premiere: 09/12/2006) - With Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham and Andrew Shim. Directed by Shane Meadows.
- Infamous (Drama, Release date DE: 01/12/2007, World premiere: 09/11/2006) - With Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock and Daniel Craig. Directed by Douglas McGrath.
- Black Sheep (Horror/Comedy, Release date DE: 07/24/2007, World premiere: 09/10/2006) - Directed by Jonathan King.
- Copying Beethoven ( Drama, Release date DE: 04/05/2007, World premiere: 09/10/2006) - With Ed Harris, Diane Kruger and Phyllida Law. Directed by Agnieszka Holland.
- All the King's Men (Drama/Thriller, Release date DE: 01/04/2007, World premiere: 09/10/2006) - With Sean Penn, Jude Law and Kate Winslet. Directed by Steven Zaillian.
- Stranger Than Fiction (Comedy/Drama/Fantasy/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 02/08/2007, World premiere: 09/09/2006) - With Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Dustin Hoffman. Directed by Marc Forster.
- Rescue Dawn (Adventure/Drama/War, Release date DE: 06/23/2007, World premiere: 09/09/2006) - With Christian Bale, Steve Zahn and Jeremy Davies. Directed by Werner Herzog.
- Love and Other Disasters (Comedy/Romance / Love, World premiere: 09/09/2006) - With Brittany Murphy, Santiago Cabrera and Matthew Rhys. Directed by Alek Keshishian.
- A Good Year (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 11/08/2006, World premiere: 09/09/2006) - With Russell Crowe, Albert Finney and Marion Cotillard. Directed by Ridley Scott.
- Babel (Drama, Release date DE: 12/21/2006, World premiere: 09/08/2006) - With Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Adriana Barraza. Directed by El que le bajó la novia a luismi.
- The Covenant (Fantasy/Horror, Release date DE: 05/22/2007, World premiere: 09/08/2006) - With Steven Strait, Taylor Kitsch and Toby Hemingway. Directed by Renny Harlin.
- Sherrybaby (Drama, World premiere: 09/08/2006) - With Maggie Gyllenhaal, Brad William Henke and Sam Bottoms. Directed by Laurie Collyer.
- The Glass House (Drama/Thriller, Release date DE: 11/29/2001, World premiere: 09/14/2001) - With Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane and Stellan Skarsgård. Directed by Daniel Sackheim.
- Hardball ( Drama, Release date DE: 05/09/2002, World premiere: 09/14/2001) - With Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane and D. B. Sweeney. Directed by Brian Robbins.
- Aśoka ("अशोक", History/Music/Romance / Love/War/Action, Release date DE: 10/26/2001, World premiere: 09/13/2001) - With Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Ajith Kumar. Directed by Santosh Sivan.
- Maximum Risk (Action, Release date DE: 01/23/1997, World premiere: 09/13/1996) - With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge and Jean-Hugues Anglade. Directed by Ringo Lam.
- Fly Away Home (Action/Adventure/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date DE: 01/30/1997, World premiere: 09/13/1996) - With Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin and Dana Delany. Directed by Carroll Ballard.
- Bound (Drama/Thriller, Release date DE: 10/31/1996, World premiere: 09/13/1996) - With Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly and Joe Pantoliano. Directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski.
- The Rich Man's Wife (Thriller, Release date DE: 12/27/1996, World premiere: 09/13/1996) - With Halle Berry, Peter Greene and Clive Owen. Directed by Amy Holden Jones.
- 2 Days in the Valley (Comedy/Crime/Thriller, Release date DE: 05/20/1997, World premiere: 09/11/1996) - With Danny Aiello, Jeff Daniels and Teri Hatcher. Directed by John Herzfeld.
- Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love ( Drama/History/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 05/08/1997, World premiere: 09/11/1996) - With Rekha, Indira Varma and Naveen Andrews. Directed by Mira Nair.