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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 38/2025
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 2 (10 years), Se7en (30 years), Flightplan (20 years), The Intern (10 years), Black Mass (10 years), Sicario (10 years) and Prime (20 years) are among them this week. Many of these 78 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?
- Enola Holmes (Adventure/Mystery/Crime, World premiere: 09/23/2020) - With Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill and Helena Bonham Carter. Directed by Harry Bradbeer.
- The Swordsman ( "검객", Action/Drama/History, World premiere: 09/23/2020) - With Jang Hyuk, Kim Hyeon-soo and Joe Taslim. Directed by Choi Jae-hoon.
- 18 Year Old Seungha's Sense Game ( "18 걸그룹 승하의 눈치게임", Romance / Love/Drama, World premiere: 09/22/2020)
- Love and Run (Music, Release date US: 09/20/2020)
- Violet Evergarden: The Movie ( "劇場版 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン", Animation/Fantasy/Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 03/30/2021, World premiere: 09/18/2020) - Directed by Taichi Ishidate.
- Await the Dawn (Horror, Release date US: 09/18/2020)

- The Intern (Comedy, Release date US: 09/25/2015, World premiere: 09/23/2015) - With Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway and Rene Russo. Directed by Nancy Meyers.very popular
- Hotel Transylvania 2 (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 09/25/2015, World premiere: 09/21/2015) - Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.very popular
- Stonewall (Drama/History, Release date US: 09/25/2015, World premiere: 09/18/2015) - With Joey King, Jeremy Irvine and Ron Perlman. Directed by Roland Emmerich.
- Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List (Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 09/18/2015) - With Victoria Justice, Matthew Daddario and Monique Coleman. Directed by Kristin Hanggi.
- Sicario (Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 09/18/2015, World premiere: 09/17/2015) - With Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.very popular
- Black Mass (Drama/Crime/History, Release date US: 09/18/2015, World premiere: 09/17/2015) - With Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton and Benedict Cumberbatch. Directed by Scott Cooper.
- Southbound (Fantasy/Thriller/Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 02/05/2016, World premiere: 09/17/2015) - With Kate Beahan, Dana Gould and Hannah Marks. Directed by Roxanne Benjamin, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Patrick Horvath.
- Captive (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 09/18/2015, World premiere: 09/17/2015) - With Kate Mara, Claudia Church and David Oyelowo. Directed by Jerry Jameson.

- You Again (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/24/2010, World premiere: 09/23/2010) - With Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis and Odette Annable. Directed by Andy Fickman.
- Mother's Day (Thriller/Crime/Horror, Release date US: 09/23/2010) - With Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King and Briana Evigan. Directed by Darren Lynn Bouseman.
- The Edge ( "Край", Drama, Release date US: 11/11/2010, World premiere: 09/23/2010) - With Vladimir Mashkov and Anjorka Strechel. Directed by Alexei Uchitel.
- Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame ( "狄仁傑之通天帝國", Action/Adventure/Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 09/02/2011, World premiere: 09/18/2010) - With Andy Lau, Carina Lau and Li Bingbing. Directed by Tsui Hark.
- Bill Burr: Let It Go (Comedy, Release date US: 09/18/2010) - With Bill Burr. Directed by Shannon Hartman.
- Catfish (Documentary, Release date US: 09/17/2010) - With Nev Schulman and Henry Joost. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman.
- Janie Jones (Drama/Music, Release date US: 10/28/2011, World premiere: 09/17/2010) - With Abigail Breslin, Brittany Snow and Alessandro Nivola. Directed by David M. Rosenthal.
- Jack Goes Boating (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/17/2010) - With Amy Ryan, John Ortiz and Daphne Rubin-Vega. Directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
- The Freebie (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 09/17/2010) - With Dax Shepard. Directed by Katie Aselton.

- Oliver Twist ( Crime/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 09/23/2005) - With Barney Clark, Ben Kingsley and Jeremy Swift. Directed by Roman Polanski.
- A History of Violence (Drama/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 09/23/2005) - With Maria Bello and Ed Harris. Directed by David Cronenberg.
- The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 10/07/2005, World premiere: 09/23/2005) - Directed by Gary Trousdale.
- Roll Bounce (Comedy/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 09/23/2005) - With Bow Wow, Meagan Good and Wesley Jonathan. Directed by Malcolm D. Lee.
- Dirty Love (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/23/2005) - With Eddie Kaye Thomas, Carmen Electra and Victor Webster. Directed by John Asher.
- Flightplan (Thriller/Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 09/23/2005, World premiere: 09/22/2005) - With Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard and Erika Christensen. Directed by Robert Schwentke.very popular
- Prime (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/21/2005) - With Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep and Bryan Greenberg. Directed by Ben Younger.
- 9th Company ( "9 рота", War/Action/Drama/History, Release date US: 11/11/2005, World premiere: 09/19/2005) - With Artem Mikhalkov.
- Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty (Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 09/19/2005) - With Jennifer Coolidge and Chris Wedge. Directed by Chris Gilligan.
- Headspace (Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 09/18/2005) - With Olivia Hussey, William Atherton and Sean Young. Directed by Andrew van den Houten.
- Shinobi: Heart Under Blade ( "Shinobi", Action, Release date US: 09/17/2005) - With Yukie Nakama, Joe Odagiri and Erika Sawajiri. Directed by Ten Shimoyama.

- Naked Poison ( "獸性新人類", Horror/Thriller, World premiere: 09/23/2000)
- The House of Mirth (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/23/2000) - With Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd and Terry Kinney. Directed by Terence Davies.
- Urban Legends: Final Cut (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 09/22/2000) - With Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis and Hart Bochner. Directed by John Ottman.
- The Specials (Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 09/22/2000) - With James Gunn, Jamie Kennedy and Jordan Ladd. Directed by Craig Mazin.
- Woman on Top (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love/Fantasy, Release date US: 09/22/2000) - With Penélope Cruz, Harold Perrineau and Mark Feuerstein. Directed by Fina Torres.
- Chain of Fools (Action/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 09/22/2000) - With Steve Zahn, Salma Hayek and David Cross. Directed by Pontus Löwenhielm and Patrick von Krusenstjerna.
- The Fantasticks (Comedy/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/22/2000) - With Joel Grey, Brad Sullivan and Jean Louisa Kelly. Directed by Michael Ritchie.
- Yi Yi ( "一一", Drama/Kids & Family, World premiere: 09/20/2000) - With Wu Nien-jen, Elaine Jin and Issey Ogata. Directed by Edward Yang.
- Hendrix (Music/Drama, Release date US: 09/17/2000) - Directed by León Ichaso.

- Se7en (Crime/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 09/22/1995) - With Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow. Directed by David Fincher.very popular
- Showgirls (Drama, Release date US: 09/22/1995) - With Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan and Gina Gershon. Directed by Paul Verhoeven.
- Empire Records (Music/Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 09/22/1995) - With Anthony LaPaglia, Robin Tunney and Rory Cochrane. Directed by Allan Moyle.
- To Die For (Drama/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 09/27/1995, World premiere: 09/22/1995) - With Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix and Matt Dillon. Directed by Gus Van Sant.
- The Flower of My Secret ( "La flor de mi secreto", Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 03/08/1996, World premiere: 09/22/1995) - With Marisa Paredes, Juan Echanove and Rossy de Palma. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
- The Horseman on the Roof ( "Le Hussard sur le toit", Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/20/1995) - With Juliette Binoche, Olivier Martinez and Pierre Arditi. Directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau.
- Funny Bones (Comedy, Release date US: 09/20/1995) - With Oliver Platt, Jerry Lewis and Oliver Reed. Directed by Peter Chelsom.

- Miller's Crossing (Drama/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 09/21/1990) - With Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden and Albert Finney. Directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen.
- Narrow Margin (Action/Thriller/Crime/Mystery, Release date US: 09/21/1990) - With Gene Hackman, Anne Archer and J. T. Walsh. Directed by Peter Hyams.
- Don't Tell Her It's Me (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/21/1990) - With Steve Guttenberg, Jami Gertz and Shelley Long. Directed by Malcolm Mowbray.
- Funny About Love (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/21/1990) - With Gene Wilder, Christine Lahti and Mary Stuart Masterson. Directed by Leonard Nimoy.
- Fatal Charm (Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 05/22/1992, World premiere: 09/19/1990) - With Christopher Atkins, Amanda Peterson and James Remar. Directed by Fritz Kiersch.

- Ordinary People (Drama, Release date US: 09/19/1980) - With Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore and Timothy Hutton. Directed by Robert Redford.
- The Mirror Crack'd ( Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 09/19/1980) - With Angela Lansbury, Elizabeth Taylor and Kim Novak. Directed by Guy Hamilton.
- Mother's Day (Action/Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 09/19/1980) - With Nancy Hendrickson, Beatrice Pons and Frederick Coffin. Directed by Charlie Kaufman.
- Melvin and Howard (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 09/19/1980) - With Mary Steenburgen and Pamela Reed. Directed by Jonathan Demme.
- Super Fuzz ("Poliziotto superpiù", Fantasy/Action/Comedy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 09/18/1980) - With Terence Hill, Ernest Borgnine and Marc Lawrence. Directed by Sergio Corbucci.