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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 37/2019
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. American Beauty (20 years), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (10 years), Goldfinger (55 years), Blue Streak (20 years), Sea of Love (30 years), Timecop (25 years) and The Hurricane (20 years) are among them this week. Many of these 62 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video etc. What's your favorite this week?
- The Guest (Mystery/Thriller/Action, Release date DE: 04/24/2015, World premiere: 09/17/2014) - With Dan Stevens, Ethan Embry and Joel David Moore. Directed by Adam Wingard.
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends ("るろうに剣心 伝説の最期編", Action/Adventure/Drama, Release date DE: 04/24/2015, World premiere: 09/13/2014) - With Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei and Munetaka Aoki. Directed by Keishi Ōtomo.
- The Drop (Drama/Crime, Release date DE: 12/04/2014, World premiere: 09/12/2014) - With Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and James Gandolfini. Directed by Michaël R. Roskam.very popular
- Dolphin Tale 2 (Kids & Family/Drama, Release date DE: 10/09/2014, World premiere: 09/12/2014) - With Ashley Judd, Austin Highsmith and Austin Stowell. Directed by Charles Martin Smith.
- The Skeleton Twins (Drama, Release date DE: 04/30/2015, World premiere: 09/12/2014) - With Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson and Bill Hader. Directed by Craig Johnson.
- Miss Meadows (Drama, Release date DE: 09/12/2014) - With Katie Holmes, James Badge Dale and Callan Mulvey.
- Pride (Drama/Comedy, Release date DE: 10/30/2014, World premiere: 09/12/2014) - With Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton and Dominic West. Directed by Matthew Warchus.
- Stonehearst Asylum (Thriller, Release date DE: 10/29/2014, World premiere: 09/11/2014) - With Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess and Michael Caine. Directed by Brad Anderson.very popular
- The Cobbler (Fantasy/Comedy/Drama, Release date DE: 05/19/2015, World premiere: 09/11/2014) - With Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi and Dustin Hoffman. Directed by Tom McCarthy.
- American Heist (Action, World premiere: 09/11/2014) - With Hayden Christensen, Adrien Brody and Jordana Brewster. Directed by Sarik Andreasyan.
- The Tribe ("Плем'я", Drama/Crime, Release date DE: 10/15/2015, World premiere: 09/11/2014) - Directed by Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy.
- Before We Go (Drama/Romance / Love/Comedy, World premiere: 09/11/2014) - With Chris Evans, Alice Eve and Mark Kassen. Directed by Chris Evans.
- Maya the Bee Movie ( Kids & Family/Animation, Release date DE: 09/11/2014)
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date DE: 05/31/2010, World premiere: 09/17/2009) - Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Chris Miller and Phil Lord.very popular
- The Box (Thriller/Science Fiction, Release date DE: 02/17/2010, World premiere: 09/17/2009) - With Cameron Diaz, James Marsden and Frank Langella. Directed by Richard Kelly.
- Solomon Kane (Adventure/Fantasy/Action, Release date DE: 10/07/2010, World premiere: 09/16/2009) - With James Purefoy, Max von Sydow and Rachel Hurd-Wood. Directed by Michael J. Bassett.
- The Rebound (Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date DE: 12/31/2009, World premiere: 09/16/2009) - With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha and Jordan Carlos. Directed by Bart Freundlich.
- [REC]² (Thriller/Horror, Release date DE: 08/19/2010, World premiere: 09/15/2009) - With Manuela Velasco, Jonathan D. Mellor and Javier Botet. Directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza.
- Barbie and the Three Musketeers (Animation/Kids & Family, Release date DE: 09/24/2009, World premiere: 09/15/2009)
- Ondine (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 10/06/2010, World premiere: 09/14/2009) - With Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś and Tony Curran. Directed by Neil Jordan.
- The Invention of Lying (Comedy/Fantasy/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 07/08/2010, World premiere: 09/13/2009) - With Ricky Gervais, Jonah Hill and Rob Lowe. Directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson.
- Whip It (Drama, Release date DE: 09/01/2011, World premiere: 09/13/2009) - With Ellen Page, Alia Shawkat and Marcia Gay Harden. Directed by Drew Barrymore.
- The Joneses (Comedy/Drama, Release date DE: 02/25/2011, World premiere: 09/13/2009) - With Demi Moore, David Duchovny and Amber Heard. Directed by Derrick Borte.
- Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (Mystery/Animation/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date DE: 09/24/2009, World premiere: 09/12/2009) - With Robbie Amell, Hayley Kiyoko and Frank Welker. Directed by Brian Levant.
- The Disappearance of Alice Creed (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date DE: 08/22/2010, World premiere: 09/12/2009) - With Gemma Arterton, Martin Compston and Eddie Marsan. Directed by J Blakeson.
- Daybreakers (Action/Fantasy/Horror/Science Fiction, Release date DE: 10/01/2009, World premiere: 09/11/2009) - With Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe and Claudia Karvan. Directed by Spierig brothers.
- The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (Drama/Crime, Release date DE: 08/27/2010, World premiere: 09/11/2009) - With Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes and Jennifer Coolidge. Directed by Werner Herzog.
- Youth in Revolt (Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 02/15/2010, World premiere: 09/11/2009) - With Michael Cera, Jean Smart and Zach Galifianakis. Directed by Miguel Arteta.
- Adventures of Arsene Lupin ("Arsène Lupin", Romance / Love/Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery, Release date DE: 10/14/2004, World premiere: 09/17/2004) - With Romain Duris, Kristin Scott Thomas and Pascal Greggory. Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé.
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Mystery/Action/Thriller/Science Fiction/Adventure, Release date DE: 11/18/2004, World premiere: 09/17/2004) - With Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and Jude Law. Directed by Kerry Conran.
- The Libertine (Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 09/16/2004) - With Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton and John Malkovich. Directed by Laurence Dunmore.
- The Forest for the Trees ( "Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen", Drama/Comedy, Release date DE: 01/27/2005, World premiere: 09/16/2004) - With Eva Löbau, Daniela Holtz and Ilona Schulz. Directed by Maren Ade.
- The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things (Drama, World premiere: 09/15/2004) - With Asia Argento, Jimmy Bennett and Dylan and Cole Sprouse. Directed by Asia Argento.
- Wimbledon (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 03/24/2005, World premiere: 09/13/2004) - With Paul Bettany, Kirsten Dunst and Sam Neill. Directed by Richard Loncraine.
- A Dirty Shame (Comedy, World premiere: 09/12/2004) - With Tracey Ullman, Johnny Knoxville and Selma Blair. Directed by John Waters.
- Hotel Rwanda (Drama/History/War, Release date DE: 04/07/2005, World premiere: 09/11/2004) - With Don Cheadle, Sophie Okoneda and Joaquin Phoenix. Directed by Terry George.
- Off Beat ( "Kammerflimmern", Drama, Release date DE: 02/03/2005, World premiere: 09/11/2004) - With Matthias Schweighöfer, Jessica Schwarz and Florian Lukas. Directed by Hendrik Hölzemann.
- Blue Streak ( Action/Comedy/Crime, Release date DE: 11/25/1999, World premiere: 09/17/1999) - With Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson and Peter Greene. Directed by Les Mayfield.
- The Hurricane (Drama, Release date DE: 03/01/2000, World premiere: 09/17/1999) - With Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon and Deborah Kara Unger. Directed by Norman Jewison.
- For Love of the Game (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 05/18/2000, World premiere: 09/17/1999) - With Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston and John C. Reilly. Directed by Sam Raimi.
- Jakob the Liar (Comedy/Drama/History, Release date DE: 10/28/1999, World premiere: 09/16/1999) - With Robin Williams, Alan Arkin and Liev Schreiber. Directed by Peter Kassovitz.
- Werner - Volles Rooäää!!! ( Animation/Comedy, Release date DE: 09/16/1999) - Directed by Gerhard Hahn.
- American Beauty (Drama, Release date DE: 01/20/2000, World premiere: 09/15/1999) - With Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening and Thora Birch. Directed by Sam Mendes.very popular
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai ( Crime/Drama, Release date DE: 01/05/2000, World premiere: 09/13/1999) - With Forest Whitaker, Henry Silva and Victor Argo. Directed by Jim Jarmusch.
- Only You (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 02/09/1995, World premiere: 09/17/1994) - With Marisa Tomei, Bonnie Hunt and Robert Downey Jr. Directed by Norman Jewison, Robert N. Fried and Cary Woods.
- Ashes of Time ("東邪西毒", Drama/Action, World premiere: 09/16/1994) - With Leslie Cheung, Brigitte Lin and Tony Leung. Directed by Wong Kar-wai.
- Timecop (Thriller/Science Fiction/Action/Crime, Release date DE: 11/11/1994, World premiere: 09/15/1994) - With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mia Sara and Ron Silver. Directed by Peter Hyams.
- Léon: The Professional ("Léon", Thriller/Crime/Drama, Release date DE: 01/19/1995, World premiere: 09/14/1994) - With Natalie Portman, Jean Reno and Gary Oldman. Directed by Luc Besson.very popular
- Clerks (Comedy, Release date DE: 03/16/1995, World premiere: 09/13/1994) - With Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson and Marilyn Ghigliotti. Directed by Kevin Smith.
- Heavenly Creatures (Drama/Fantasy, Release date DE: 01/12/1995, World premiere: 09/12/1994) - With Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet and Jed Brophy. Directed by Peter Jackson.
- Hoop Dreams (Documentary, World premiere: 09/12/1994) - With William Gates, Arthur Agee and Spike Lee. Directed by Steve James.
- Goldfinger (Adventure/Action/Thriller, Release date DE: 01/13/1965, World premiere: 09/17/1964) - With Sean Connery, Honor Blackman and Gert Fröbe. Directed by Guy Hamilton.very popular
- Last of the Renegades ( "Winnetou II", Western/Adventure, Release date DE: 09/17/1964) - With Lex Barker, Pierre Brice and Anthony Steel. Directed by Harald Reinl.
- A Fistful of Dollars ( "Per un pugno di dollari", Western, Release date DE: 03/05/1965, World premiere: 09/12/1964) - With Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonté and Marianne Koch. Directed by Sergio Leone and Monte Hellman.very popular