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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 36/2023
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. Love Actually (20 years), Insidious: Chapter 2 (10 years), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (20 years), Righteous Kill (15 years), Matchstick Men (20 years), Begin Again (10 years) and 21 Grams (20 years) are among them this week. Many of these 113 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- Monstrum ( "물괴", Action/Horror/Drama/Fantasy, World premiere: 09/12/2018) - With Kim Myung-min, Park Hee-soon and Lee Geung-young. Directed by Jong-ho Huh.
- Slice (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 09/10/2018)
- Fahrenheit 11/9 (Documentary, Release date US: 09/10/2018) - Directed by Michael Moore.
- The Witch Files (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 09/10/2018)
- Redcon-1 ( Action/Horror/Science Fiction, World premiere: 09/07/2018) - With Katarina Waters. Directed by Chee Keong Cheung.
- Final Score (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 09/14/2018, World premiere: 09/07/2018) - With Dave Bautista, Pierce Brosnan and Ray Stevenson. Directed by Scott Mann.
- Next Gen ( Animation/Action/Adventure/Comedy/Kids & Family/Science Fiction, World premiere: 09/07/2018) - With John Krasinski, Michael Peña and Jason Sudeikis. Directed by Kevin R. Adams.
- Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 09/07/2018) - With Shannon Purser, Ronald Cyler II and Noah Centineo. Directed by Ian Samuels.
- Vox Lux (Drama/Music, Release date US: 12/07/2018, World premiere: 09/07/2018) - With Natalie Portman, Jude Law and Stacy Martin. Directed by Brady Corbet.
- Donnybrook (Drama/Crime, Release date US: 02/15/2019, World premiere: 09/07/2018)
- God Bless the Broken Road (Drama/Kids & Family/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/07/2018) - With Lindsay Pulsipher, Andrew Walker and Kim Delaney. Directed by Harold Cronk.
- Greta (Mystery/Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 03/01/2019, World premiere: 09/06/2018) - With Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz and Maika Monroe. Directed by Neil Jordan.
- Peppermint (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 09/07/2018, World premiere: 09/06/2018) - With Jennifer Garner, John Gallagher and Jr.. Directed by Pierre Morel.
- Outlaw King (Action/History/Drama/War, World premiere: 09/06/2018) - With Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Florence Pugh. Directed by David Mackenzie.
- City of Lies (Crime/Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 03/19/2021, World premiere: 09/06/2018) - With Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker and Rockmond Dunbar. Directed by Brad Furman.

- Insidious: Chapter 2 (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 09/13/2013, World premiere: 09/12/2013) - With Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Lin Shaye. Directed by James Wan.very popular
- Don Jon (Romance / Love/Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 09/27/2013, World premiere: 09/12/2013) - With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore. Directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
- Machete Kills (Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 10/11/2013, World premiere: 09/12/2013) - With Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez and Mel Gibson. Directed by Robert Rodriguez.
- Romeo & Juliet ( Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 10/07/2013, World premiere: 09/12/2013) - With Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth and Paul Giamatti. Directed by Carlo Carlei.
- The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (Comedy/Animation/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 09/12/2013) - With Fred Armisen, Hank Azaria and Alan Cumming. Directed by Stephan Franck.
- Blue Caprice (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 09/13/2013, World premiere: 09/12/2013) - With Isaiah Washington, Tequan Richmond and Cassandra Freeman. Directed by Alexandre Moors.
- Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow (Animation/Kids & Family/Mystery/Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 09/10/2013) - With Frank Welker, Grey DeLisle and Matthew Lillard. Directed by Michael Goguen.
- All Is Bright (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 09/10/2013) - With Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd and Sally Hawkins. Directed by Phil Morrison.
- Miss Violence ( Drama, World premiere: 09/09/2013) - With Christos Loulis, Themis Panou and Rafika Chawishe. Directed by Alexandros Avranas.
- Third Person (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/01/2013, World premiere: 09/09/2013) - With Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis and James Franco. Directed by Paul Haggis.
- One Chance (Drama/Comedy/Music, Release date US: 08/29/2014, World premiere: 09/09/2013) - With Alexandra Roach, Colm Meaney and Jemima Rooper. Directed by David Frankel.
- The Green Inferno (Horror/Thriller/Adventure, World premiere: 09/08/2013) - With Sky Ferreira, Daryl Sabara and Kirby Bliss Blanton. Directed by Eli Roth.
- Oculus (Horror, Release date US: 04/03/2014, World premiere: 09/08/2013) - With Brenton Thwaites, James Lafferty and Karen Gillan. Directed by Mike Flanagan.
- The Armstrong Lie (Documentary, Release date US: 10/12/2013, World premiere: 09/08/2013) - With Lance Armstrong. Directed by Alex Gibney.
- Fading Gigolo (Comedy, Release date US: 04/18/2014, World premiere: 09/07/2013) - With John Turturro, Bob Balaban and David Margulies. Directed by John Turturro.
- Antboy ( Comedy/Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/30/2013, World premiere: 09/07/2013) - With Elsebeth Steentoft, Aske Bang and Caspar Phillipson. Directed by Ask Hasselbalch.
- Space Pirate Captain Harlock ( "キャプテンハーロック", Animation/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/01/2014, World premiere: 09/07/2013) - Directed by Shinji Aramaki.
- What If (Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/08/2014, World premiere: 09/07/2013) - With Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan and Adam Driver. Directed by Michael Dowse.
- Are You Here (Comedy, Release date US: 08/22/2014, World premiere: 09/07/2013) - With Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis and Amy Poehler. Directed by Matthew Weiner.
- Begin Again (Comedy/Music/Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 07/11/2014, World premiere: 09/07/2013) - With Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo and Hailee Steinfeld. Directed by John Carney.
- Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (Documentary, Release date US: 06/06/2014, World premiere: 09/07/2013) - With Shep Gordon. Directed by Mike Myers and Beth Aala.
- Biology 101 (Thriller, Release date US: 09/07/2013)
- Horns (Drama/Fantasy/Thriller, Release date US: 10/31/2014, World premiere: 09/06/2013) - With Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple and Alex Zahara. Directed by Alexandre Aja.
- Bad Words (Comedy, Release date US: 03/14/2014, World premiere: 09/06/2013) - With Allison Janney, Ben Falcone and Beth Grant. Directed by Jason Bateman.
- A Teacher (Drama, Release date US: 09/06/2013) - Directed by Hannah Fidell.
- Hell Baby (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 09/06/2013) - Directed by Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon.
- Touchy Feely (Drama, Release date US: 09/06/2013) - With Rosemarie DeWitt, Elliot Page and Allison Janney. Directed by Lynn Shelton.
- Salinger (Documentary, Release date US: 09/06/2013) - With Gore Vidal, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Edward Norton. Directed by Shane Salerno.
- Lucky Them (Drama, Release date US: 05/30/2014, World premiere: 09/06/2013) - With Ahna O'Reilly, Joanne Woodward and Johnny Depp. Directed by Megan Griffiths.
- Snake & Mongoose (Drama, Release date US: 09/06/2013) - With Jesse Williams. Directed by Wayne Holloway.
- The Last of Robin Hood (Drama, Release date US: 09/05/2014, World premiere: 09/06/2013) - With Kevin Kline, Dakota Fanning and Susan Sarandon. Directed by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer.

- Eden Lake ( Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 10/31/2008, World premiere: 09/12/2008) - With Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender and Jack O'Connell. Directed by James Watkins.
- The Women (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/12/2008) - With Meg Ryan, Annette Bening and Eva Mendes. Directed by Diane English.
- The Human Contract (Drama, Release date US: 10/27/2008, World premiere: 09/12/2008) - With Jason Clarke, Idris Elba and Ted Danson. Directed by Jada Pinkett Smith.
- The Family That Preys (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/12/2008) - With Alfre Woodard, Kathy Bates and Sanaa Lathan. Directed by Tyler Perry.
- Towelhead (Drama, Release date US: 09/12/2008) - With Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette and Maria Bello. Directed by Alan Ball.
- Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (Animation/Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 09/12/2008)
- Tinker Bell (Animation/Kids & Family/Adventure/Fantasy, Release date US: 10/27/2008, World premiere: 09/11/2008) - Directed by Bradley Raymond.
- Righteous Kill (Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 09/12/2008, World premiere: 09/11/2008) - With Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Donnie Wahlberg. Directed by Jon Avnet.
- 102 Minutes That Changed America (Documentary, Release date US: 09/11/2008) - Directed by Nicole Rittenmeyer and Seth Skundrick.
- It's Alive (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 08/15/2008, World premiere: 09/10/2008) - With Bijou Phillips, Raphaël Coleman and James Murray. Directed by Josef Rusnak.
- SEAL Team VI (Action/Drama, Release date US: 09/10/2008)
- Pride and Glory (Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 09/09/2008) - With Edward Norton, Colin Farrell and Jon Voight. Directed by Gavin O'Connor.
- The Brothers Bloom (Adventure/Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/09/2008) - With Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo. Directed by Rian Johnson.
- The Burrowers (Horror/Western, Release date US: 09/09/2008) - With Clancy Brown, William Mapother and Laura Leighton. Directed by J. T. Petty.
- Gigantic (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/09/2008) - With Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel and Ed Asner. Directed by Matt Aselton.
- Foreign Exchange (Comedy, Release date US: 09/09/2008) - With Ryan Pinkston, Jennifer Coolidge and Vanessa Lengies. Directed by Danny Roth.
- Lymelife (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 10/16/2008, World premiere: 09/08/2008) - With Rory Culkin, Emma Roberts and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Derick Martini.
- The Wrestler (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/12/2008, World premiere: 09/07/2008) - With Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. Directed by Darren Aronofsky.
- Flash of Genius (Drama, Release date US: 10/03/2008, World premiere: 09/07/2008) - With Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham and Dermot Mulroney. Directed by Marc Abraham.
- Valentino: The Last Emperor (Documentary, Release date US: 09/07/2008) - With Giancarlo Giammetti, Valentino and Tom Ford. Directed by Matt Tyrnauer.
- Food, Inc. (Documentary, Release date US: 06/12/2009, World premiere: 09/07/2008) - With Eric Schlosser and Michael Pollan. Directed by Robert Kenner.
- The Secret of Moonacre (Adventure/Fantasy/Drama/Science Fiction/Romance / Love/Kids & Family, Release date US: 09/06/2008) - With Dakota Blue Richards, Tim Curry and Ioan Gruffudd. Directed by Gábor Csupó.
- New York, I Love You (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/16/2009, World premiere: 09/06/2008) - With Andy Garcia, Anton Yelchin and Blake Lively. Directed by Yvan Attal, Mira Nair and Natalie Portman.
- Deadgirl (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 09/06/2008) - With Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Segan and Candice King. Directed by Marcel Sarmiento.
- $5 a Day (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 01/11/2009, World premiere: 09/06/2008) - With Christopher Walken, Alessandro Nivola and Sharon Stone. Directed by Nigel Cole.
- More than a Game (Documentary, Release date US: 10/02/2009, World premiere: 09/06/2008) - With LeBron James and Romeo Travis. Directed by Kristopher Belman.
- Every Little Step (Documentary/Music, Release date US: 04/17/2009, World premiere: 09/06/2008) - Directed by James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo.

- Matchstick Men (Comedy/Drama/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 09/12/2003) - With Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman. Directed by Ridley Scott.
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico (Action/Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 09/11/2003) - With Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Johnny Depp. Directed by Robert Rodriguez.
- Saints and Soldiers (War/Drama/Action/Adventure/History, Release date US: 09/11/2003) - With Corbin Allred, Larry Bagby and Alexander Polinsky. Directed by Ryan Little.
- Tiptoes (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/03/2004, World premiere: 09/08/2003) - With Matthew McConaughey, Kate Beckinsale and Patricia Arquette. Directed by Matthew Bright.
- Love Actually ( Comedy/Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 11/07/2003, World premiere: 09/07/2003) - With Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson and Colin Firth. Directed by Richard Curtis.very popular
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (Drama/History/War/Western/TV Movie, Release date US: 09/07/2003) - With Antonio Banderas. Directed by Bruce Beresford.
- The Yes Men (Comedy/Documentary, Release date US: 09/07/2003) - Directed by Chris Smith.
- 21 Grams (Drama/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 11/21/2003, World premiere: 09/06/2003) - With Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Benicio del Toro. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.
- Zatoichi ( "座頭市", Adventure/Drama/Action, Release date US: 01/16/2004, World premiere: 09/06/2003) - With Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano and Yui Natsukawa. Directed by Takeshi Kitano.

- Rounders (Drama/Crime, Release date US: 09/11/1998) - With Matt Damon, Edward Norton and John Turturro. Directed by John Dahl.
- Very Bad Things (Comedy/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 11/25/1998, World premiere: 09/11/1998) - With Jon Favreau, Cameron Diaz and Christian Slater. Directed by Peter Berg.
- Simon Birch (Comedy/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 09/11/1998) - With Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello and Ashley Judd. Directed by Mark Steven Johnson.
- Without Limits (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/11/1998) - With Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland and Monica Potter. Directed by Robert Towne.
- Hell's Kitchen (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 12/03/1999, World premiere: 09/11/1998) - With Rosanna Arquette, Angelina Jolie and William Forsythe. Directed by Tony Cinciripini.
- The Red Violin ( "Le violon rouge", Drama/Thriller/Mystery/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/22/1999, World premiere: 09/10/1998) - With Samuel L. Jackson, Colm Feore and Monique Mercure. Directed by François Girard.
- With Friends Like These... (Comedy, Release date US: 09/10/1998) - With Bill Murray, Adam Arkin and David Strathairn. Directed by Philip Frank Messina.
- Casper Meets Wendy (Kids & Family/Fantasy/TV Movie, Release date US: 09/08/1998) - With Bill Farmer, Cathy Moriarty and George Hamilton. Directed by Sean McNamara.very popular
- Sometimes They Come Back... for More (Horror, Release date US: 09/06/1998) - With Chase Masterson, Damian Chapa and Faith Ford. Directed by Daniel Zelik Berk.
- Lulu on the Bridge (Drama/Mystery/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 09/21/1999, World premiere: 09/06/1998) - With Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino and Willem Dafoe. Directed by Paul Auster.

- And the Band Played On (Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 09/11/1993) - With Matthew Modine, Alan Alda and Patrick Bauchau. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode.
- Freaked (Comedy/Science Fiction/Horror, Release date US: 09/11/1993) - With William Sadler, Mr. T and Brooke Shields. Directed by Alex Winter and Tom Stern.
- The Age of Innocence (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/17/1993, World premiere: 09/10/1993) - With Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder. Directed by Martin Scorsese.
- The Real McCoy (Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 09/10/1993) - With Kim Basinger, Val Kilmer and Terence Stamp. Directed by Russell Mulcahy.
- Undercover Blues (Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 09/10/1993) - With Kathleen Turner, Dennis Quaid and Fiona Shaw. Directed by Herbert Ross.
- Money for Nothing (Drama/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 09/10/1993) - With John Cusack, Debi Mazar and Michael Madsen. Directed by Ramón Menéndez.
- True Romance (Action/Crime/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/09/1993) - With Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette and Dennis Hopper. Directed by Tony Scott.
- M. Butterfly (Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 09/09/1993) - With Jeremy Irons, John Lone and Barbara Sukowa. Directed by David Cronenberg.
- The Joy Luck Club (Drama, Release date US: 09/08/1993) - With Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin and France Nuyen. Directed by Wayne Wang.

- Landscape in the Mist ( "Τοπίο στην ομίχλη", Drama, Release date US: 01/01/1988, World premiere: 09/10/1988) - With Stratos Tzortzoglou, Eva Kotamanidou and Aliki Georgouli. Directed by Thodoros Angelopoulos.
- Running on Empty (Drama/Crime/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/09/1988) - With River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch and Christine Lahti. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
- Some Girls (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/09/1988) - With Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Connelly and Andre Gregory. Directed by Michael Hoffman.
- Moon Over Parador (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/09/1988) - With Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia and Sônia Braga. Directed by Paul Mazursky.
- Grotesque (Horror, Release date US: 09/09/1988) - With Linda Blair, Tab Hunter and Guy Stockwell. Directed by Joe Tornatore.