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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. Gone Girl (5 years), Dracula Untold (5 years), Paranormal Activity (10 years), Three Kings (20 years), Saw (15 years), The Book of Life (5 years) and The River Wild (25 years) are among them this week. Many of these 110 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video etc. What's your favorite this week?

2014 - 5 years ago

• Gone Girl (Mystery/Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 10/03/2014, World premiere: 10/01/2014) - With Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike and Neil Patrick Harris. Directed by David Fincher.very popular
• Dracula Untold (Horror/Action/Drama/Fantasy/War, Release date US: 10/03/2014, World premiere: 10/01/2014) - With Luke Evans, Sarah Gadon and Dominic Cooper. Directed by Gary Shore.very popular
• The Book of Life (Romance / Love/Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 10/17/2014, World premiere: 10/01/2014) - Directed by Jorge Gutiérrez.
• Sex, Love & Therapy ( "Tu veux… ou tu veux pas ?", Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/04/2014, World premiere: 10/01/2014) - With Alexia Barlier, André Wilms and Barbara Bolotner. Directed by Tonie Marshall.
• Black Souls ( "Anime nere", Crime/Drama, Release date US: 03/09/2015, World premiere: 10/01/2014) - With Barbora Bobulová, Marco Leonardi and Peppino Mazzotta. Directed by Francesco Munzi.
• We'll Never Have Paris (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 01/22/2015, World premiere: 10/01/2014) - With Zachary Quinto, Maggie Grace and Simon Helberg. Directed by Simon Helberg.
• Sniper: Legacy (Thriller/Action, Release date US: 09/30/2014, World premiere: 09/29/2014) - With Tom Berenger, Chad Michael Collins and Doug Allen. Directed by Don Michael Paul.
• By the Gun (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/05/2014, World premiere: 09/28/2014)
• Northmen: A Viking Saga ( Adventure, Release date US: 07/31/2015, World premiere: 09/27/2014) - With Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten and Ken Duken. Directed by Claudio Fäh.
• The Haunting of Alice D (Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 09/27/2014)
• Outcast (Action, Release date US: 02/27/2015, World premiere: 09/26/2014) - With Nicolas Cage, Hayden Christensen and Liu Yifei. Directed by Nick Powell.
• Playing It Cool (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/13/2015, World premiere: 09/26/2014) - With Chris Evans, Anthony Mackie and Michelle Monaghan. Directed by Justin Reardon.
• Two Night Stand (Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 09/26/2014) - With Miles Teller, Analeigh Tipton and Jessica Szohr.
• Good People (Thriller/Crime/Action, Release date US: 09/26/2014) - With Anna Friel, James Franco and Kate Hudson. Directed by Henrik Ruben Genz.
• What We Did on Our Holiday ( Comedy, Release date US: 09/26/2014) - With David Tennant, Rosamund Pike and Billy Connolly. Directed by Andy Hamilton.
• Bad Country (Drama/Action/Crime, World premiere: 09/26/2014) - With Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon and Amy Smart. Directed by Chris Brinker.
• Days and Nights (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 09/26/2014) - With Christian Camargo, Allison Janney and Katie Holmes. Directed by Christian Camargo.
• Believe Me (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 09/26/2014) - With Renato Vasconsellos.
• The Song (Music/Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 09/26/2014) - Directed by Richard Ramsey.
• Phoenix ( Drama, Release date US: 07/24/2015, World premiere: 09/25/2014) - With Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld and Nina Kunzendorf. Directed by Christian Petzold.very popular
• Who Am I ( "Who Am I - Kein System ist sicher", Thriller, Release date US: 09/29/2014, World premiere: 09/25/2014) - With Elyas M'Barek, Tom Schilling and Trine Dyrholm. Directed by Baran bo Odar.
• Laggies (Comedy/Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 10/24/2014, World premiere: 09/25/2014) - With Chloë Grace Moretz, Ellie Kemper and Gretchen Mol. Directed by Lynn Shelton.
• Marshland ( "La isla mínima", Thriller, Release date US: 09/30/2014, World premiere: 09/25/2014) - With Raúl Arévalo, Javier Gutiérrez and Nerea Barros. Directed by Alberto Rodríguez Librero.
• The Keeping Room (Drama/Western, Release date US: 09/25/2014) - With Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld and Sam Worthington. Directed by Daniel Barber.
• Wildlike (Adventure/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 09/25/2014)

2009 - 10 years ago

• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ( Adventure/Fantasy/Mystery, Release date US: 12/24/2009, World premiere: 10/01/2009) - With Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer and Verne Troyer. Directed by Terry Gilliam.
• Universal Soldier: Regeneration (Adventure/Action/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 10/01/2009) - With Andrei Arlovski, Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Directed by John Hyams.
• Calvin Marshall (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 10/01/2009) - With Alex Frost, Steve Zahn and Jeremy Sumpter.
• Necromentia (Horror, Release date US: 10/01/2009) - Directed by Pearry Teo.
• Mao's Last Dancer ( Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 08/20/2010, World premiere: 10/01/2009) - With Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan and Joan Chen. Directed by Bruce Beresford.
• Little Nicholas ( "Le Petit Nicolas", Comedy, Release date US: 10/10/2009, World premiere: 09/30/2009) - With Valérie Lemercier, Kad Merad and Sandrine Kiberlain. Directed by Laurent Tirard.
• Gentlemen Broncos (Action/Comedy/Thriller, Release date US: 09/30/2009) - With Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement and Jennifer Coolidge. Directed by Jared Hess.
• B.O.B.'s Big Break (Animation/Adventure/Action/Comedy, Release date US: 09/30/2009) - With Mike Mitchell, Will Arnett and Hugh Laurie.
• The Pool Boys (Comedy, Release date US: 09/30/2009) - With Matthew Lillard, Brett Davern and Rachelle Lefevre. Directed by J. B. Rogers.
• Ninja Assassin (Action/Crime/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 09/29/2009) - With Rain, Lee Joon and Naomie Harris. Directed by James McTeigue.
• Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (Animation/Action/Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 09/29/2009) - With Clancy Brown, Kevin Conroy and Tim Daly. Directed by Sam Liu.
• Falling Up (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/12/2009, World premiere: 09/29/2009) - With Joseph Cross, Sarah Roemer and Snoop Dogg. Directed by David M. Rosenthal.
• Interplanetary (Science Fiction/Horror, Release date US: 09/28/2009)
• Alabama Moon (Action/Adventure/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 09/27/2009) - With Jimmy Bennett, John Goodman and Gabriel Basso. Directed by Tim McCanlies.
• Children of the Corn (Drama/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 09/26/2009) - With David Anders. Directed by Donald P. Borchers.
• Paranormal Activity (Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 09/25/2009) - With Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat. Directed by Oren Peli.very popular
• Creation ( Drama/History, Release date US: 11/05/2009, World premiere: 09/25/2009) - With Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly and Jeremy Northam. Directed by Jon Amiel.
• I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 09/25/2009) - With Matt Czuchry, Jesse Bradford and Geoff Stults. Directed by Bob Gosse.

2004 - 15 years ago

• Saw (Horror/Mystery/Crime, Release date US: 10/29/2004, World premiere: 10/01/2004) - With Cary Elwes, Danny Glover and Monica Potter. Directed by James Wan.very popular
• Ladder 49 (Drama/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 10/01/2004) - With Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta and Jacinda Barrett. Directed by Jay Russell.
• Popular Music ( "Populärmusik från Vittula", Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 01/19/2006, World premiere: 10/01/2004) - Directed by Reza Bagher.
• Layer Cake ( Drama/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 05/13/2005, World premiere: 09/30/2004) - With Daniel Craig, Colm Meaney and Sienna Miller. Directed by Matthew Vaughn.
• In the Rough (Comedy/Animation, Release date US: 09/30/2004)
• Woman Thou Art Loosed (Drama, Release date US: 09/30/2004) - With Kimberly Elise, Loretta Devine and Debbi Morgan. Directed by Michael Schultz.
• Dead Man's Shoes ( Drama/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 10/01/2004, World premiere: 09/29/2004) - With Paddy Considine, Toby Kebbell and Gary Stretch. Directed by Shane Meadows.
• Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper ( Animation/Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 09/28/2004)

1999 - 20 years ago

• Mystery, Alaska (Comedy, Release date US: 10/01/1999) - With Russell Crowe, Burt Reynolds and Colm Meaney. Directed by Jay Roach.
• Drive Me Crazy (Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love/Kids & Family, Release date US: 10/01/1999) - With Melissa Joan Hart, Adrian Grenier and Stephen Collins. Directed by John Schultz.
• Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (Animation/Comedy, Release date US: 09/28/1999)
• Kolobos (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 09/28/1999) - With Amy Weber and Linnea Quigley.
• Totem (Horror, Release date US: 09/28/1999) - Directed by David DeCoteau.
• Three Kings (Action/Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 09/27/1999) - With George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube. Directed by David O. Russell.
• Oklahoma! (Western/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/26/1999) - With Hugh Jackman, Josefina Gabrielle and Maureen Lipman. Directed by Trevor Nunn.
• Inferno (Action/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/25/1999) - With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Danny Trejo and Pat Morita. Directed by John G. Avildsen.

1994 - 25 years ago

• Twin Sitters (Comedy/Kids & Family/Thriller, Release date US: 12/12/1995, World premiere: 10/01/1994) - With Peter Paul, Christian and Joseph Cousins and David Paul. Directed by John Paragon.
• The River Wild (Action/Adventure/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 09/30/1994) - With Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon and David Strathairn. Directed by Curtis Hanson.
• The Scout (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 09/30/1994) - With Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser and Dianne Wiest. Directed by Michael Ritchie.
• Jason's Lyric (Crime/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/28/1994) - With Allen Payne, Jada Pinkett Smith and Bokeem Woodbine. Directed by Doug McHenry.
• Asterix Conquers America ( "Astérix et les Indiens", Kids & Family/Animation/Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 09/28/1994, World premiere: 09/27/1994) - Directed by Gerhard Hahn.
• Ed Wood (Comedy/Drama/History, Release date US: 09/27/1994) - With Johnny Depp, Martin Landau and Patricia Arquette. Directed by Tim Burton.

1989 - 30 years ago

• Bride of Re-Animator (Comedy/Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 02/22/1991, World premiere: 10/01/1989) - With Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott and Fabiana Udenio. Directed by Brian Yuzna.
• Robot Jox (Science Fiction/Action, Release date US: 11/21/1990, World premiere: 10/01/1989) - With Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson and Paul Koslo. Directed by Stuart Gordon.
• Savage Beach (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 10/01/1989) - Directed by Andy Sidaris.
• Transylvania Twist (Fantasy/Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 10/01/1989) - With Teri Copley, Howard Morris and Jay Robinson. Directed by Jim Wynorski.
• River of Death (Adventure, Release date US: 09/29/1989) - With Michael Dudikoff, Donald Pleasence and Herbert Lom. Directed by Steve Carver.

1984 - 35 years ago

• Stranger Than Paradise (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 10/01/1984) - With John Lurie, Eszter Balint and Richard Edson. Directed by Jim Jarmusch.
• Country (Drama, Release date US: 09/29/1984) - With Sam Shepard, Wilford Brimley and Matt Clark. Directed by Richard Pearce.
• Irreconcilable Differences (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/28/1984) - With Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long and Drew Barrymore. Directed by Charles Shyer.
• The Wild Life (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 09/28/1984) - With Chris Penn, Ilan Mitchell-Smith and Eric Stoltz. Directed by Art Linson.
• Heartbreakers (Drama, Release date US: 09/28/1984) - With Peter Coyote, Nick Mancuso and Carole Laure. Directed by Bobby Roth.
• Impulse (Horror/Mystery/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 09/28/1984) - With Tim Matheson, Meg Tilly and Hume Cronyn. Directed by Graham Baker.
• The River Rat (Adventure/Crime/Kids & Family/Drama, Release date US: 09/28/1984) - With Tommy Lee Jones. Directed by Thomas Rickman.

1979 - 40 years ago

• Wise Blood (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 10/01/1979) - With Brad Dourif, John Huston and Dan Shor. Directed by John Huston.
• The Bugs Bunny Road Runner Movie (Comedy/Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 09/30/1979) - Directed by Chuck Jones.
• Avalanche Express (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 09/29/1979) - With Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw and Linda Evans. Directed by Mark Robson and Monte Hellman.
• Six Swedish Girls in a Boarding School ( "Sechs Schwedinnen im Pensionat", Comedy, Release date US: 10/10/1979, World premiere: 09/27/1979) - With Brigitte Lahaie, Anne Libert and Danielle Troger. Directed by Erwin C. Dietrich.

1974 - 45 years ago

• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Horror, Release date US: 10/01/1974) - With Marilyn Burns, Edwin Neal and Gunnar Hansen. Directed by Tobe Hooper.
• The Disappearance of Flight 412 (Drama/Mystery/Science Fiction, Release date US: 10/01/1974) - With Glenn Ford, Bradford Dillman and David Soul. Directed by Jud Taylor.
• Closed Mondays (Fantasy, Release date US: 10/01/1974) - Directed by Bob Gardiner and Will Vinton.
• Juggernaut (Thriller/Action/Crime, Release date US: 09/25/1974) - With Richard Harris, Omar Sharif and David Hemmings. Directed by Richard Lester.

1964 - 55 years ago

• Lilith (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/27/1964) - With Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg and Peter Fonda. Directed by Robert Rossen.

1959 - 60 years ago

• The Crimson Kimono (Romance / Love/Drama/Crime/Mystery, Release date US: 10/01/1959) - With Victoria Shaw, Glenn Corbett and James Shigeta. Directed by Samuel Fuller.
• Attack of the Giant Leeches (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 10/01/1959) - With Ken Clark and Yvette Vickers. Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski.
• The FBI Story (Drama, Release date US: 10/01/1959) - With James Stewart, Vera Miles and Nick Adams. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
• The Mummy ( Horror, Release date US: 12/16/1959, World premiere: 09/29/1959) - With Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Yvonne Furneaux. Directed by Terence Fisher.

1954 - 65 years ago

• Naked Alibi (Crime, Release date US: 10/01/1954) - With Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame and Gene Barry. Directed by Jerry Hopper.
• The Adventures of Hajji Baba (Adventure/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/01/1954) - With John Derek, Elaine Stewart and Peter Leeds. Directed by Don Weis.
• A Star Is Born (Drama/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/29/1954) - With Judy Garland, James Mason and Jack Carson. Directed by George Cukor.
• Sabrina (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 09/28/1954) - With Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden. Directed by Billy Wilder.
• Broken Lance (Western, Release date US: 09/25/1954) - With Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner and Jean Peters. Directed by Edward Dmytryk.

1949 - 70 years ago

• Trapped (Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 10/01/1949) - With Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton and John Hoyt. Directed by Richard Fleischer.
• Love That Pup (Comedy/Animation, Release date US: 10/01/1949) - Directed by Joseph Barbera.
• Red Light (Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 09/30/1949) - With George Raft, Virginia Mayo and Gene Lockhart. Directed by Roy Del Ruth.
• Pinky (Drama, Release date US: 09/28/1949) - With Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore and Ethel Waters. Directed by Elia Kazan and John Ford.
• Angels in Disguise (Comedy, Release date US: 09/25/1949) - With Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and Gabriel Dell. Directed by Jean Yarbrough.

1944 - 75 years ago

• Kismet (Adventure/Fantasy, Release date US: 10/01/1944) - With Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich and James Craig. Directed by William Dieterle.
• Tall in the Saddle (Western, Release date US: 09/29/1944) - With John Wayne, Ella Raines and Ward Bond. Directed by Edwin L. Marin.

1939 - 80 years ago

• The Real Glory (War/Action, Release date US: 09/29/1939) - With Gary Cooper, David Niven and Andrea Leeds. Directed by Henry Hathaway, Stuart Heisler and Archie Mayo.

1934 - 85 years ago

• The Return of Chandu (Action/Fantasy, Release date US: 10/01/1934) - With Bela Lugosi, Clara Kimball Young and Maria Alba. Directed by Ray Taylor.
• A Lost Lady (Drama, Release date US: 09/29/1934) - With Barbara Stanwyck, Eulalie Jensen and Frank Morgan. Directed by Alfred Edward Green and Phil Rosen.
• Mickey Plays Papa (Animation, Release date US: 09/28/1934) - Directed by Burt Gillett.
• Judge Priest (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 09/28/1934) - With Will Rogers, Tom Brown and Anita Louise. Directed by John Ford.
• Men in Black (Comedy, Release date US: 09/28/1934) - With Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Lucile Watson. Directed by Ray McCarey.

1929 - 90 years ago

• Springtime (Animation/Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 09/25/1929) - Directed by Ub Iwerks and Abolfazl Jalili.

1914 - 105 years ago

• The Magic Cloak of Oz (Fantasy/Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 09/28/1914) - With Juanita Hansen, Violet MacMillan and Mildred Harris. Directed by J. Farrell MacDonald.