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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 37/2023
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. Rush Hour (25 years), The Pelican Brief (30 years), Bel Canto (5 years), Johnny English Strikes Again (5 years), The House with a Clock in Its Walls (5 years), Prisoners (10 years) and Lost in Translation (20 years) are among them this week. Many of these 106 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- Climax (Horror/Music, Release date US: 03/01/2019, World premiere: 09/19/2018) - With Sofia Boutella, Souheila Yacoub and Kiddy Smile. Directed by Gaspar Noé.
- The Great Battle ( "안시성", War/History/Action, Release date US: 03/08/2019, World premiere: 09/19/2018) - With Zo In-sung, Nam Joo-hyuk and Park Seong-ung. Directed by Kim Gwang-sik.
- The Sisters Brothers (Comedy/Drama/Western, Release date US: 09/21/2018, World premiere: 09/19/2018) - With John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix and Jake Gyllenhaal. Directed by Jacques Audiard.
- The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Fantasy/Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 09/21/2018, World premiere: 09/15/2018) - With Owen Vaccaro, Jack Black and Cate Blanchett. Directed by Eli Roth.
- White Boy Rick (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 09/14/2018) - With Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Rory Cochrane. Directed by Yann Demange.
- Unbroken: Path to Redemption (Drama, Release date US: 09/14/2018) - With Merritt Patterson, Vanessa Bell Calloway and Bobby Campo. Directed by Harold Cronk.
- Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel (Horror, World premiere: 09/14/2018)
- Where Hands Touch ( War/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/14/2018) - With Amandla Stenberg, George MacKay and Abbie Cornish. Directed by Amma Asante.
- Patient Zero (Horror/Thriller/Action/Drama, Release date US: 09/14/2018) - With Matt Smith. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky.
- Lizzie (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 09/14/2018) - With Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart and Jay Huguley. Directed by Craig Macneill.
- I Think We're Alone Now (Science Fiction/Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 09/14/2018) - With Peter Dinklage and Elle Fanning. Directed by Reed Morano.
- The Toybox (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 09/14/2018) - With Mischa Barton. Directed by Tom Nagel.
- Armed (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 09/14/2018) - With Mario Van Peebles, William Fichtner and Ryan Guzman. Directed by Mario Van Peebles.
- Warning Shot (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 09/14/2018)
- Danger One (Action/Comedy, Release date US: 09/14/2018) - Directed by Tom Oesch.
- The Basement (Horror, Release date US: 09/14/2018)
- The Lie (Drama/Mystery/Thriller, World premiere: 09/13/2018) - With Peter Sarsgaardd, Mireille Enos and Joey King. Directed by Veena Sud.
- Johnny English Strikes Again ( Action/Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 10/26/2018, World premiere: 09/13/2018) - With Rowan Atkinson, Olga Kurylenko and Ben Miller. Directed by David Kerr.very popular
- Mandy (Horror/Action/Thriller/Fantasy, Release date US: 09/13/2018) - With Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough and Linus Roache. Directed by Panos Cosmatos.
- High Strung Free Dance (Music/Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 10/11/2019, World premiere: 09/13/2018)
- Bel Canto (Drama/Music/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 09/14/2018, World premiere: 09/13/2018) - With Julianne Moore, Ken Watanabe and Sebastian Koch. Directed by Paul Weitz.very popular

- Coherence (Thriller/Science Fiction, Release date US: 09/19/2013) - With Emily Baldoni, Nicholas Brendon and Elizabeth Gracen. Directed by James Ward Byrkit.
- A Thousand Times Good Night ( "Tusen ganger god natt", Drama, Release date US: 10/24/2014, World premiere: 09/19/2013) - With Juliette Binoche. Directed by Erik Poppe.
- Thanks for Sharing (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 09/20/2013, World premiere: 09/19/2013) - With Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins and Gwyneth Paltrow. Directed by Stuart Blumberg.
- Kill Your Darlings (Drama/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 10/16/2013, World premiere: 09/19/2013) - With Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan and Elizabeth Olsen. Directed by John Krokidas.
- Diana ( Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/01/2013, World premiere: 09/19/2013) - With Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews and Geraldine James. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel.
- Proxy (Drama/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 09/19/2013) - With Kristina Klebe, Alexa Havins and Joe Swanberg. Directed by Zack Parker.
- Almost Human (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 09/19/2013) - Directed by Joe Begos.
- Prisoners (Drama/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 09/20/2013, World premiere: 09/18/2013) - With Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Melissa Leo. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.very popular
- Enough Said (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/18/2013) - With James Gandolfini, Toni Collette and Catherine Keener. Directed by Nicole Holofcener.
- In Secret (Drama/Thriller/Crime/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/21/2014, World premiere: 09/17/2013) - With Elizabeth Olsen, Tom Felton and Oscar Isaac. Directed by Charlie Stratton.
- Life of Crime (Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 08/29/2014, World premiere: 09/14/2013) - With Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins and Isla Fisher. Directed by Daniel Schechter.
- RoboCroc (Horror/Fantasy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 09/14/2013) - With Corin Nemec, Lisa McAllister and Keith Duffy. Directed by Arthur Sinclair.
- The Family (Crime/Comedy/Action, Release date US: 09/13/2013) - With Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Tommy Lee Jones. Directed by Luc Besson.
- Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (Documentary, Release date US: 09/13/2013) - With Corey Feldman, Amanda Righetti and Danielle Panabaker. Directed by Daniel Farrands.
- Plush (Thriller, Release date US: 09/13/2013) - With Emily Browning, Cam Gigandet and Frances Fisher. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
- Naked as We Came (Drama, Release date US: 09/13/2013) - Directed by Richard LeMay.
- Grand Masti ( "ग्रैंड मस्ती", Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/13/2013) - With Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh and Aftab Shivdasani. Directed by Indra Kumar.

- Igor (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy/Horror, Release date US: 09/19/2008) - Directed by Tony Leondis.
- My Best Friend's Girl (Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 09/19/2008) - With Dane Cook, Kate Hudson and Jason Biggs. Directed by Howard Deutch.
- Lakeview Terrace (Drama/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 09/19/2008) - With Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington. Directed by Neil LaBute.
- Appaloosa (Drama/Western/Crime, Release date US: 09/19/2008) - With Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris and Renée Zellweger. Directed by Ed Harris.
- Ghost Town (Drama/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 09/19/2008) - With Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear and Téa Leoni. Directed by David Koepp.
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno (Comedy, Release date US: 09/18/2008) - With Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks and Craig Robinson. Directed by Kevin Smith.
- Hitler's Kaput! ( "Гитлер Капут!", Comedy, Release date US: 11/11/2008, World premiere: 09/18/2008) - With Anna Semenovich, Yuri Stoyanov and Kseniya Sobchak. Directed by Maryus Vaysberg.
- The Beautiful Person ( "La Belle Personne", Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 03/06/2009, World premiere: 09/17/2008) - With Louis Garrel, Léa Seydoux and Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet. Directed by Christophe Honoré.
- The Secret Life of Bees (Kids & Family/Adventure/Drama, Release date US: 09/17/2008) - With Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning and Jennifer Hudson. Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.
- Let It Rain ( "Parlez-moi de la pluie", Comedy, Release date US: 09/17/2008) - With Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri and Jamel Debbouze. Directed by Agnès Jaoui.
- Another Cinderella Story (Comedy/Music, Release date US: 09/16/2008) - With Selena Gomez, Drew Seeley and Jane Lynch. Directed by Damon Santostefano.
- Miracle at St. Anna (Drama/War, Release date US: 09/15/2008) - With Derek Luke, Michael Ealy and Laz Alonso. Directed by Spike Lee.
- Departures ( "おくりびと", Drama, Release date US: 09/13/2008) - With Masahiro Motoki, Ryōko Hirosue and Tsutomu Yamazaki. Directed by Yōjirō Takita.
- Keith (Drama/Kids & Family/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/13/2008) - With Jesse McCartney, Elisabeth Harnois and Margo Harshman. Directed by Todd A. Kessler.

- Underworld (Fantasy/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 09/19/2003) - With Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman and Michael Sheen. Directed by Len Wiseman.
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring ( "봄 여름 가을 겨울 그리고 봄", Drama, World premiere: 09/19/2003) - With Kim Ki-duk, Oh Yeong-su and Kim Jong-ho. Directed by Kim Ki-duk.
- Cold Creek Manor (Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 09/19/2003) - With Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone and Stephen Dorff. Directed by Mike Figgis.
- Secondhand Lions (Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 09/19/2003) - With Haley Joel Osment, Robert Duvall and Michael Caine. Directed by Tim McCanlies.
- Lost in Translation (Drama/Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 09/18/2003) - With Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson and Giovanni Ribisi. Directed by Sofia Coppola.
- The Fighting Temptations (Comedy/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/17/2003) - With Cuba Gooding Jr., Beyoncé and Mike Epps. Directed by Jonathan Lynn.
- Monsieur Ibrahim ( "Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran", Drama, Release date US: 04/09/2004, World premiere: 09/17/2003) - With Omar Sharif, Pierre Boulanger and Isabelle Adjani. Directed by François Dupeyron.
- Evil ( "Ondskan", Drama, Release date US: 02/25/2004, World premiere: 09/16/2003) - With Gustaf Skarsgård, Filip Berg and Andreas Wilson. Directed by Mikael Håfström.
- Bionicle: Mask of Light (Action/Adventure/Animation/Kids & Family/Science Fiction/Fantasy, Release date US: 09/16/2003, World premiere: 09/15/2003) - With Jason Michas, Andrew Francis and Scott McNeil. Directed by David Molina and Terry Shakespeare.
- Volcanoes of the Deep Sea (Documentary, Release date US: 09/14/2003) - Directed by Stephen Low.

- Rush Hour (Action/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 09/18/1998) - With Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker and Ken Leung. Directed by Brett Ratner.very popular
- One True Thing (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/18/1998) - With Renée Zellweger, Meryl Streep and William Hurt. Directed by Carl Franklin.
- Six-String Samurai (Action/Adventure/Science Fiction/Music/Comedy, Release date US: 09/18/1998) - With Jeffrey Falcon. Directed by Lance Mungia.
- Black Cat Run (Action/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 09/18/1998) - Directed by D.J. Caruso.
- Pleasantville (Fantasy/Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 10/23/1998, World premiere: 09/17/1998) - With Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels and Joan Allen. Directed by Gary Ross.
- Permanent Midnight (Drama, Release date US: 09/16/1998) - With Ben Stiller, Maria Bello and Elizabeth Hurley. Directed by David Veloz.
- Judas Kiss (Thriller/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 04/23/1999, World premiere: 09/16/1998) - With Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson and Roscoe Lee Browne. Directed by Sebastian Gutierrez.
- Waking Ned ( Comedy, Release date US: 11/20/1998, World premiere: 09/15/1998) - With Ian Bannen, David Kelly and Fionnula Flanagan. Directed by Kirk Jones.
- Elizabeth (Drama/History, Release date US: 09/13/1998) - With Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush and Christopher Eccleston. Directed by Shekhar Kapur Harami.

- Emmanuelle 7 ( "Emmanuelle au 7ème ciel", Drama, World premiere: 09/19/1993) - With Sylvia Kristel, Jean-Marc Vasseur and Laura Dean. Directed by Francis Leroi.very popular
- The Pelican Brief (Mystery/Drama/Thriller/Crime/Action, Release date US: 12/16/1993, World premiere: 09/17/1993) - With Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington and Sam Shepard. Directed by Alan J. Pakula.very popular
- Rudy (Drama/History, Release date US: 10/13/1993, World premiere: 09/17/1993) - With Sean Astin, Jon Favreau and Ned Beatty. Directed by David Anspaugh.
- Striking Distance (Crime/Action/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 09/17/1993) - With Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Dennis Farina. Directed by Rowdy Herrington.
- Airborne (Action/Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 09/17/1993) - With Shane McDermott, Seth Green and Brittney Powell. Directed by Rob Bowman.
- Bopha! (Drama, Release date US: 09/16/1993) - With Danny Glover, Malcolm McDowell and Alfre Woodard. Directed by Morgan Freeman.
- A Bronx Tale (Drama/Crime, Release date US: 09/14/1993) - With Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri and Lillo Brancato. Directed by Robert De Niro.
- Naked ( Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 09/14/1993) - With David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp and Katrin Cartlidge. Directed by Mike Leigh.
- Romeo Is Bleeding (Crime, Release date US: 02/04/1994, World premiere: 09/13/1993) - With Gary Oldman, Lena Olin and Juliette Lewis. Directed by Peter Medak.

- Vampire's Kiss (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 09/17/1988) - With Nicolas Cage, María Conchita Alonso and Jennifer Beals. Directed by Robert Bierman.
- Messenger of Death (Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 09/16/1988) - With Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere and Laurence Luckinbill. Directed by J. Lee Thompson.
- Miles from Home (Crime/Drama/Action, Release date US: 09/16/1988) - With Brian Dennehy, Richard Gere and Helen Hunt. Directed by Gary Sinise.
- Flesh Eating Mothers (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 09/16/1988) - Directed by James Aviles Martin.
- The Beast of War (War/Drama, Release date US: 09/14/1988) - With George Dzundza, Jason Patric and Steven Bauer. Directed by Kevin Reynolds.
- Cocoon: The Return (Comedy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 11/23/1988, World premiere: 09/13/1988) - With Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley and Hume Cronyn. Directed by Daniel Petrie.

- Charley Varrick (Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 09/19/1973) - With Walter Matthau, Andrew Robinson and Joe Don Baker. Directed by Don Siegel.
- Satan's School for Girls (Mystery/Horror/TV Movie, Release date US: 01/01/1973, World premiere: 09/19/1973) - With Pamela Franklin, Kate Jackson and Lloyd Bochner. Directed by David Lowell Rich.
- The Doll Squad (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 09/19/1973) - With Michael Ansara, Francine York and Anthony Eisley. Directed by Ted V. Mikels.
- Hit! (Drama/Action/Crime, Release date US: 09/18/1973) - With Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor. Directed by Sidney J. Furie.
- Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession ( "Иван Васильевич меняет профессию", Comedy/Science Fiction, World premiere: 09/17/1973) - With Aleksandr Demyanenko, Yury Yakovlev and Leonid Kuravlyov. Directed by Leonid Gaidai.