Cover: The Martian
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 39/2025
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. The Martian (10 years), Lost in Hong Kong (10 years), Remember the Titans (25 years), Pan (10 years), Billy Elliot (25 years), Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (10 years) and The Walk (10 years) are among them this week. Many of these 92 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- Vanguard ( "急先锋", Action/Adventure/Crime, Release date US: 02/05/2021, World premiere: 09/30/2020)
- Your Name Engraved Herein ( "刻在你心底的名字", Romance / Love/History/Drama, World premiere: 09/30/2020) - With Edward Chen, Tseng Jing-hua and Leon Dai. Directed by Kuang-Hui Liu.
- Finding Love in Mountain View (Romance / Love/Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 02/08/2020, World premiere: 09/30/2020) - Directed by Sandra L. Martin.
- Copper Bill (Crime/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 09/30/2020)
- Money Plane (Action/Crime, Release date US: 05/20/2020, World premiere: 09/29/2020) - With Edge, Kelsey Grammer and Thomas Jane. Directed by Andrew Lawrence.
- David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet ( Documentary, Release date US: 04/16/2020, World premiere: 09/28/2020) - With David Attenborough. Directed by Alastair Fothergill.
- Lift Off (Drama, Release date US: 09/26/2020)
- Secret Society of Second Born Royals (Action/Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 09/25/2020)
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Drama/History, Release date US: 09/25/2020) - With Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Directed by Aaron Sorkin.
- Shortcut ( Horror/Adventure/Fantasy, Release date US: 09/25/2020) - Directed by Alessio Liguori.
- Kajillionaire (Crime/Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 09/25/2020) - With Evan Rachel Wood. Directed by Miranda July.
- Another Round ( "Druk", Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/18/2020, World premiere: 09/24/2020) - With Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen and Magnus Millang. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg.

- The Martian (Drama/Adventure/Science Fiction, Release date US: 10/02/2015, World premiere: 09/30/2015) - With Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain and Kristen Wiig. Directed by Ridley Scott.very popular
- The Walk (History/Drama, Release date US: 10/02/2015, World premiere: 09/30/2015) - With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley and James Badge Dale. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.
- Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe ( "九层妖塔", Adventure/Action/Thriller, World premiere: 09/30/2015) - With Mark Chao.
- R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 09/29/2015) - With Dove Cameron. Directed by Peter DeLuise.
- Swat: Unit 887 (Thriller/Action, Release date US: 09/29/2015)
- Female War: A Nasty Deal ( "여자전쟁: 비열한 거래", Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 09/27/2015)
- The Student ( "De leerling", Drama, World premiere: 09/27/2015)
- Riot (Action, Release date US: 09/27/2015) - With Chuck Liddell, Dolph Lundgren and Danielle Chuchran. Directed by John Lyde.
- CSI: Immortality (Crime/Mystery/TV Movie, Release date US: 09/27/2015)
- Green Room (Horror/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 04/15/2016, World premiere: 09/25/2015) - With Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots and Patrick Stewart. Directed by Jeremy Saulnier.
- 99 Homes (Drama, Release date US: 09/25/2015) - With Andrew Garfield, Cullen Moss and Michael Shannon.
- Wildlike (Adventure/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 09/25/2015) - Directed by Frank Hall Green.
- Lost in Hong Kong ( "港囧", Comedy, Release date US: 09/25/2015) - With Zhao Wei and Du Juan.very popular
- Pan (Fantasy/Adventure/Kids & Family/Action, Release date US: 10/09/2015, World premiere: 09/24/2015) - With Levi Miller, Rooney Mara and Amanda Seyfried. Directed by Joe Wright.
- Truman ( Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 04/07/2017, World premiere: 09/24/2015) - With Ricardo Darín, Javier Cámara and Dolores Fonzi. Directed by Cesc Gay.
- Darling (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 09/24/2015) - Directed by Mickey Keating.
- Waffle Street (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 09/24/2015) - With James Lafferty, Danny Glover and Dale Dickey. Directed by Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms.

- The Debt (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 08/31/2011, World premiere: 09/30/2010) - With Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson and Ciarán Hinds. Directed by John Madden.
- Stake Land (Drama/Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 10/01/2010, World premiere: 09/30/2010) - With Connor Paolo, Michael Cerveris and Sean Nelson. Directed by Jim Mickle.
- Norwegian Wood ( "ノルウェイの森", Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 01/06/2012, World premiere: 09/30/2010) - With Kenichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi and Kiko Mizuhara. Directed by Trần Anh Hùng.
- Ultimate Iron Man: The Making of Iron Man 2 (Documentary, World premiere: 09/28/2010)
- Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (Science Fiction/Action/Adventure/Animation, Release date US: 09/28/2010) - With Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly and Summer Glau. Directed by Lauren Montgomery.
- 8213: Gacy House (Horror/Mystery/Crime, Release date US: 09/28/2010) - Directed by Anthony Fankhauser.
- Buried (Drama/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 09/24/2010) - With Ryan Reynolds, José Luis García Pérez and Robert Paterson. Directed by Rodrigo Cortés.
- Nude Nuns with Big Guns (Thriller/Action/Comedy, Release date US: 09/24/2010) - With David Castro.
- Strapped (Drama, Release date US: 09/24/2010) - Directed by Joseph Graham.
- Anjaana Anjaani ( Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/01/2010, World premiere: 09/24/2010) - With Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor and Zayed Khan. Directed by Siddharth Anand.
- The Virginity Hit (Comedy, Release date US: 09/24/2010) - With Matt Bennett, Zack Pearlman and Sunny Leone. Directed by Huck Botko.
- Waiting for "Superman" (Documentary, Release date US: 09/24/2010) - With Geoffrey Canada. Directed by Davis Guggenheim.

- Into the Blue (Action/Thriller/Adventure/Crime, Release date US: 09/30/2005) - With Paul Walker, Jessica Alba and Scott Caan. Directed by John Stockwell.
- The Greatest Game Ever Played (Drama, Release date US: 09/30/2005) - With Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Dillane and Josh Flitter. Directed by Bill Paxton.
- Capote (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 09/30/2005) - With Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener and Clifton Collins. Directed by Bennett Miller.
- Witches of Breastwick 2 (Horror, Release date US: 09/30/2005)
- The War Within (Drama, Release date US: 09/30/2005) - With Ayad Akhtar, Firdous Bamji and Nandana Sen. Directed by Joseph Castelo.
- My Big Fat Independent Movie (Comedy/Action/Mystery/Thriller/Romance / Love/Crime/Music, Release date US: 09/30/2005) - With Pauly Shore, Jason Mewes and Clint Howard. Directed by Philip Zlotorynski.
- Goal! (Drama, Release date US: 05/12/2006, World premiere: 09/29/2005) - With Kuno Becker, Tony Plana and Alessandro Nivola. Directed by Danny Cannon.
- The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island ( "Der kleine Eisbär 2 - Die geheimnisvolle Insel", Kids & Family/Animation/Adventure/Drama, Release date US: 06/22/2007, World premiere: 09/29/2005)
- The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (Drama, Release date US: 09/28/2005) - With Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern. Directed by Jane Anderson.
- Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (Action/Adventure/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 09/27/2005) - With Mario Van Peebles and Luis Guzmán. Directed by Michael Bregman.
- Little Manhattan (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 09/30/2005, World premiere: 09/26/2005) - With Charlie Ray and Bradley Whitford. Directed by Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett.
- Serenity (Science Fiction/Action/Adventure/Thriller, Release date US: 09/30/2005, World premiere: 09/25/2005) - With Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres and Alan Tudyk. Directed by Joss Whedon.
- Daltry Calhoun (Comedy/Drama/Music, Release date US: 09/25/2005) - With Johnny Knoxville, Juliette Lewis and Elizabeth Banks. Directed by Katrina Holden Bronson.
- Stay (Mystery/Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 10/21/2005, World premiere: 09/24/2005) - With Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling and Naomi Watts. Directed by Marc Forster.
- Earthlings (Documentary, Release date US: 09/24/2005) - With Joaquin Phoenix and Persia White. Directed by Shaun Monson.

- In the Mood for Love ( "花樣年華", Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/02/2001, World premiere: 09/29/2000) - With Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung and Joe Cheung. Directed by Wong Kar-wai.
- Remember the Titans (Drama, Release date US: 09/29/2000) - With Will Patton, Donald Faison and Nicole Ari Parker. Directed by Boaz Yakin.
- Best in Show (Comedy, Release date US: 09/29/2000) - With Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara. Directed by Christopher Guest.
- Billy Elliot (Drama/Comedy/Music, Release date US: 10/13/2000, World premiere: 09/28/2000) - With Jamie Bell, Julie Walters and Gary Lewis. Directed by Stephen Daldry.
- The Crimson Rivers ( "Les Rivières pourpres", Crime/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 06/29/2001, World premiere: 09/27/2000) - With Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel and Nadia Farès. Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz.
- Under Suspicion (Thriller/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 09/24/2000) - With Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Thomas Jane. Directed by Stephen Hopkins.


- The Return of Sister Street Fighter ( "帰って来た女必殺拳", Action/Crime, World premiere: 09/30/1975) - With Etsuko Shihomi and Yasuaki Kurata. Directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi.
- Walking Tall Part II (Action/Adventure/Drama/Crime, Release date US: 09/28/1975) - With Bo Svenson, Luke Askew and John Davis Chandler. Directed by Earl Bellamy.
- Bite the Bullet (Action/Western/Adventure, Release date US: 09/26/1975) - With Gene Hackman, James Coburn and Candice Bergen. Directed by Richard Brooks.
- Death Scream (Crime/Drama/TV Movie/History, Release date US: 03/07/1975, World premiere: 09/26/1975) - With Raul Julia. Directed by Richard T. Heffron.
- Three Days of the Condor (Thriller/Mystery/Adventure, Release date US: 09/24/1975) - With Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway and Cliff Robertson. Directed by Sydney Pollack.