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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 37/2022
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. Hotel Transylvania (10 years), Paranormal Activity (15 years), Resident Evil: Extinction (15 years), L.A. Confidential (25 years), The Pianist (20 years), American Assassin (5 years) and Molly's Game (5 years) are among them this week. Many of these 47 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?
- Molly's Game (Crime/Drama, Release date DE: 03/08/2018, World premiere: 09/20/2017) - With Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba and Kevin Costner. Directed by Aaron Sorkin.
- Barbie: Dolphin Magic (Animation/Adventure/Kids & Family/Fantasy, World premiere: 09/20/2017) - Directed by Conrad Helten.
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Forgotten Memories (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, World premiere: 09/17/2017)
- Thelma (Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date DE: 03/22/2018, World premiere: 09/15/2017) - With Eili Harboe, Ellen Dorrit Petersen and Henrik Rafaelsen. Directed by Joachim Trier.
- American Assassin (Action/Thriller, Release date DE: 10/12/2017, World premiere: 09/14/2017) - With Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton and Sanaa Lathan. Directed by Michael Cuesta.
- Leatherface (Horror/Thriller/Mystery, World premiere: 09/14/2017) - With Sam Strike, Lili Taylor and Stephen Dorff. Directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury.
- Escape Room (Horror/Thriller, World premiere: 09/14/2017)
- Miraculous - Happy Birthday to You! (Animation, World premiere: 09/14/2017)
- High Society ( Comedy, Release date DE: 09/14/2017) - With Emilia Schüle, Iris Berben and Katja Riemann. Directed by Anika Decker.
- Hotel Transylvania (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date DE: 10/25/2012, World premiere: 09/20/2012) - Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.very popular
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Drama, Release date DE: 11/01/2012, World premiere: 09/20/2012) - With Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller. Directed by Stephen Chbosky.
- End of Watch (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date DE: 12/19/2012, World premiere: 09/20/2012) - With Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña and Anna Kendrick. Directed by David Ayer.
- Due West: Our Sex Journey ("一路向西", Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 09/20/2012) - Directed by Mark Wu.
- Amour ( Drama/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 09/20/2012) - With Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert. Directed by Michael Haneke.
- Antiviral (Science Fiction/Horror, World premiere: 09/19/2012) - With Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gadon and Malcolm McDowell. Directed by Brandon Cronenberg.
- Tower Block (Thriller, Release date DE: 09/12/2013, World premiere: 09/19/2012) - With Christopher Fulford, Jack O'Connell and Jamie King. Directed by David Beton and James Nunn.
- The Guardians ( "Schutzengel", Drama/Action/Thriller/Crime, Release date DE: 09/18/2012) - With Hannah Herzsprung, Herbert Knaup and Kostja Ullmann. Directed by Til Schweiger.
- Haute Cuisine ("Les saveurs du Palais", Comedy/Drama, Release date DE: 12/20/2012, World premiere: 09/17/2012) - With Jean d'Ormesson, Hippolyte Girardot and Arly Jover. Directed by Christian Vincent.
- Emperor (Drama/History/War, Release date DE: 10/08/2013, World premiere: 09/14/2012) - With Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones and Kaori Momoi. Directed by Peter Webber.
- The Paperboy (Thriller/Drama/Mystery, Release date DE: 07/18/2013, World premiere: 09/14/2012) - With Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman. Directed by Lee Daniels.
- Partysaurus Rex (Kids & Family/Animation/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date DE: 03/28/2013, World premiere: 09/14/2012)
- Arbitrage (Drama/Thriller, Release date DE: 06/07/2013, World premiere: 09/14/2012) - With Richard Gere, Tim Roth and Susan Sarandon. Directed by Nicholas Jarecki.
- Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan ( "Монгол", History/Adventure/War/Action, Release date DE: 08/07/2008, World premiere: 09/20/2007) - With Tadanobu Asano, Chuluuny Khulan and Alia Shawkat. Directed by Sergei Bodrov.
- Resident Evil: Extinction ( Horror/Action/Science Fiction, Release date DE: 09/27/2007, World premiere: 09/20/2007) - With Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr and Ali Larter. Directed by Russell Mulcahy.
- Superman: Doomsday (Action/Animation/Science Fiction/Kids & Family, World premiere: 09/18/2007) - Directed by Bruce Timm, Lauren Montgomery and Brandon Vietti.
- Barbie as the Island Princess (Animation/Kids & Family, Release date DE: 09/19/2007, World premiere: 09/17/2007) - Directed by Greg Richardson.
- Paranormal Activity (Horror/Mystery, Release date DE: 11/17/2009, World premiere: 09/14/2007) - With Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat. Directed by Oren Peli.very popular
- Eastern Promises (Thriller/Crime/Mystery, Release date DE: 12/27/2007, World premiere: 09/14/2007) - With Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts and Vincent Cassel. Directed by David Cronenberg.
- Across the Universe (Drama/Romance / Love/Fantasy, Release date DE: 11/22/2007, World premiere: 09/14/2007) - With Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood and Joe Anderson. Directed by Julie Taymor.
- Secretary (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 09/25/2003, World premiere: 09/20/2002) - With James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jeremy Davies. Directed by Steven Shainberg.
- Trapped ( Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date DE: 03/27/2003, World premiere: 09/20/2002) - With Charlize Theron, Courtney Love and Stuart Townsend. Directed by Luis Mandoki.
- Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever ( Action/Adventure/Thriller, Release date DE: 10/16/2002, World premiere: 09/20/2002) - With Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu and Gregg Henry. Directed by Wych Kaosayananda.
- The Banger Sisters (Comedy/Drama, Release date DE: 02/06/2003, World premiere: 09/20/2002) - With Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon and Geoffrey Rush. Directed by Bob Dolman.
- The Dancer Upstairs (Crime/Drama/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date DE: 01/16/2003, World premiere: 09/20/2002) - With Javier Bardem, Juan Diego Botto and Laura Morante. Directed by John Malkovich.
- The Pianist ( Drama/War, Release date DE: 10/24/2002, World premiere: 09/17/2002) - With Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann and Frank Finlay. Directed by Roman Polanski.
- School Ties (Drama, Release date DE: 03/11/1993, World premiere: 09/18/1992) - With Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon and Chris O'Donnell. Directed by Robert Mandel.
- Singles (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 04/22/1993, World premiere: 09/18/1992) - With Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott and Kyra Sedgwick. Directed by Cameron Crowe.
- Captain Ron (Adventure/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date DE: 10/09/2007, World premiere: 09/18/1992) - With Kurt Russell, Martin Short and Mary Kay Place. Directed by Thom Eberhardt.
- Dragon Ball Z: Gather Together! Goku's World ("ドラゴンボール Z あつまれ! 悟空ワールド", Action/Animation/Adventure, World premiere: 09/17/1992)very popular
- Of Mice and Men (Drama, Release date DE: 10/28/1992, World premiere: 09/16/1992) - With John Malkovich, Gary Sinise and Ray Walston. Directed by Gary Sinise.
- Glengarry Glen Ross (Crime/Drama/Mystery, Release date DE: 02/04/1993, World premiere: 09/15/1992) - With Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon and Alec Baldwin. Directed by James Foley.