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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. Hacksaw Ridge (5 years), The Artist (10 years), The Long Kiss Goodnight (25 years), Bandits (20 years), Footloose (10 years), The Color of Money (35 years) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (15 years) are among them this week. Many of these 116 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

2016 - 5 years ago

• Planetarium ( Drama/Fantasy/Mystery, Release date US: 08/11/2017, World premiere: 10/12/2016) - With Natalie Portman, Lily-Rose Depp and Emmanuel Salinger. Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski.
• The Thinning (Thriller/Drama, World premiere: 10/12/2016) - With Peyton List. Directed by Michael J. Gallagher.
• The Odyssey ( "L'Odyssée", Adventure/Drama, World premiere: 10/12/2016) - With Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney and Audrey Tautou. Directed by Jérôme Salle.
• My Life as a Zucchini ( "Ma vie de courgette", Animation/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 01/21/2017, World premiere: 10/12/2016) - Directed by Claude Barras.
• The Ticket (Drama, Release date US: 04/07/2017, World premiere: 10/09/2016) - With Malin Åkerman, Dan Stevens and Kerry Bishé. Directed by Ido Fluk.
• WWE No Mercy 2016 (Release date US: 10/09/2016)
• Max Steel Team Turbo: Fusion Tek (Science Fiction/Action/Adventure, Release date US: 10/09/2016)
• Swim Team (Documentary/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 10/09/2016)
• The Drowning (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 05/10/2017, World premiere: 10/08/2016) - With Julia Stiles, Josh Charles and Avan Jogia. Directed by Bette Gordon.
• Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (Action/Animation/Adventure/Crime/Science Fiction, Release date US: 10/10/2016, World premiere: 10/08/2016)
• Hacksaw Ridge (Drama/History/War, Release date US: 11/04/2016, World premiere: 10/07/2016) - With Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn and Sam Worthington. Directed by Mel Gibson.very popular
• The Swap (Comedy/TV Movie, World premiere: 10/07/2016) - With Peyton List, Jacob Bertrand and Darrin Rose. Directed by Jay Karas.
• Hounds of Love ( Crime/Drama/Horror, Release date US: 05/12/2017, World premiere: 10/07/2016) - With Emma Booth, Ashleigh Cummings and Stephen Curry. Directed by Ben Young.
• Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 10/07/2016) - With Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham and Rob Riggle. Directed by Steve Carr.
• War on Everyone ( Action/Comedy/Mystery, World premiere: 10/07/2016) - With Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Peña and Theo James. Directed by John Michael McDonagh.
• 13th (Documentary, Release date US: 10/07/2016) - With Angela Davis, George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush. Directed by Ava DuVernay.
• The Late Bloomer (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/07/2016) - Directed by Kevin Pollak.
• Phantasm: Ravager (Horror/Fantasy/Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 10/07/2016) - With Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm and Daniel Roebuck. Directed by David Hartman.
• The Greasy Strangler (Comedy/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 10/07/2016) - Directed by Jim Hosking.
• Blue Jay (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/07/2016) - With Mark Duplass, Sarah Paulson and Clu Gulager. Directed by Alexandre Lehmann.
• Better Off Single (Comedy, Release date US: 10/07/2016)
• The Hollow (Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 10/07/2016) - With James Callis. Directed by Miles Doleac.
• The Lennon Report (Drama/History, Release date US: 10/07/2016)
• The Matchbreaker (Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 10/07/2016) - With Christina Grimmie, Osric Chau and Victoria Jackson.
• Mine (Thriller, Release date US: 04/07/2017, World premiere: 10/06/2016) - With Armie Hammer, Annabelle Wallis and Tom Cullen. Directed by Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro.
• Bornless Ones (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 02/10/2017, World premiere: 10/06/2016) - With Michael Johnston.
• Little Sister (Comedy, Release date US: 10/14/2016, World premiere: 10/06/2016) - With Addison Timlin. Directed by Zach Clark.
• What Separates Us (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/22/2017, World premiere: 10/06/2016)

2011 - 10 years ago

• The Thing (Horror/Science Fiction/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 10/14/2011, World premiere: 10/12/2011) - With Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton and Ulrich Thomsen. Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr..
• A Monster in Paris ( "Un monstre à Paris", Adventure/Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 11/22/2011, World premiere: 10/12/2011) - Directed by Bibo Bergeron.
• The Return of Joe Rich (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 10/12/2011)
• Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast (Science Fiction/Horror, Release date US: 10/12/2011) - Directed by Sam Qualiana.
• Arena (Action/Thriller/Science Fiction, Release date US: 10/11/2011) - With Samuel L. Jackson, Kellan Lutz and Johnny Messner.
• Cafe ("Café", Drama, Release date US: 10/11/2011) - With Jennifer Love Hewitt, Daniel Eric Gold and Jamie Kennedy.
• Video Girl (Drama, Release date US: 10/11/2011)
• Madison County (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 05/08/2012, World premiere: 10/11/2011) - Directed by Eric England.
• Wasteland (Science Fiction/Adventure, Release date US: 10/11/2011)
• The Penguins of Madagascar: The All-Nighter Before Xmas (Kids & Family/Animation, Release date US: 10/11/2011)
• Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (Documentary/Crime, Release date US: 10/10/2011) - With West Memphis Three. Directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky and Bruce Sinofsky.
• Five (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 10/10/2011) - With Patricia Clarkson, Rosario Dawson and Lyndsy Fonseca. Directed by Jennifer Aniston, Patty Jenkins and Alicia Keys.
• Betrayed at 17 (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 10/09/2011) - Directed by Doug Campbell.
• Los viejos ( Drama, Release date US: 10/08/2011) - Directed by Martín Boulocq.
• The Artist ( Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 01/20/2012, World premiere: 10/08/2011) - With Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo and James Cromwell. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius.
• SeaFood ( Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family/Adventure, Release date US: 10/02/2012, World premiere: 10/07/2011)
• The Squad ( "El páramo", Horror/Thriller, World premiere: 10/07/2011) - With Juan David Restrepo. Directed by Jaime Osorio Márquez.
• The One (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/07/2011) - With Jon Prescott, Natalya Rudakova and Margaret Anne Florence. Directed by Caytha Jentis.
• Incendiary: The Willingham Case (Documentary, Release date US: 10/07/2011) - With Rick Perry, Barry Scheck and Mark White.
• The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) ( Drama/Horror/Crime, Release date US: 10/07/2011, World premiere: 10/06/2011) - With Ashlynn Yennie, Laurence R. Harvey and Peter Blankenstein. Directed by Tom Six.
• Footloose (Drama/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/14/2011, World premiere: 10/06/2011) - With Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough and Andie MacDowell. Directed by Craig Brewer.
• Polisse ( Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 05/18/2012, World premiere: 10/06/2011) - With Karin Viard, JoeyStarr and Marina Foïs. Directed by Maïwenn.
• The History of the World in 2 Hours ("History of the World in Two Hours", Documentary, Release date US: 10/06/2011) - Directed by Douglas Cohen.
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Emmanuelle's Skin City (Science Fiction/Fantasy, Release date US: 10/06/2011)

2006 - 15 years ago

• Save the Last Dance 2 (Drama/Kids & Family/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/10/2006) - With Izabella Miko, Columbus Short and Jacqueline Bisset. Directed by David Petrarca.
• The Unknown Woman ( "La sconosciuta", Thriller, Release date US: 10/19/2006, World premiere: 10/09/2006) - With Kseniya Rappoport, Michele Placido and Claudia Gerini. Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
• Man of the Year (Comedy/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 10/13/2006, World premiere: 10/09/2006) - With Robin Williams, Christopher Walken and Laura Linney. Directed by Barry Levinson.
• Novel Romance (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/08/2006) - With Traci Lords, Paul Johansson and Sherilyn Fenn. Directed by Emily Skopov.
• Rest Stop (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 10/07/2006) - With Deanna Russo, Jaimie Alexander and Joey Lawrence. Directed by John Shiban.
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 10/06/2006) - With Andrew Bryniarski, Jordana Brewster and R. Lee Ermey. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman.
• Little Children (Romance / Love/Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 10/06/2006) - With Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson and Jennifer Connelly. Directed by Todd Field.
• Employee of the Month (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/06/2006) - With Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson and Dax Shepard. Directed by Greg Coolidge.
• Love Is the Drug (Drama, Release date US: 10/06/2006) - With John Patrick Amedori, Lizzy Caplan and Daryl Hannah. Directed by Elliott Lester.
• Love's Abiding Joy (Kids & Family/Western, Release date US: 10/06/2006) - With Erin Cottrell, Logan Bartholomew and Frank McRae. Directed by Michael Landon and Jr..
• The Borgia ( "Los Borgia", Drama/History, Release date US: 10/06/2006) - With Lluís Homar, María Valverde and Sergio Muñiz. Directed by Antonio Hernández.
• Hidden Secrets (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 10/06/2006)

2001 - 20 years ago

• Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (Adventure/Kids & Family/Fantasy/TV Movie/Horror, Release date US: 10/12/2001) - With Kimberly J. Brown, Debbie Reynolds and Judith Hoag. Directed by Mary Lambert.
• Corky Romano (Action/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 10/12/2001) - With Chris Kattan, Vinessa Shaw and Peter Berg. Directed by Rob Pritts.
• Bandits (Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 10/12/2001) - With Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett. Directed by Barry Levinson.
• Dagon ( Fantasy/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 10/12/2001) - With Francisco Rabal, Macarena Gómez and Fernando Gil. Directed by Stuart Gordon.
• Things Behind the Sun (Drama, Release date US: 10/12/2001) - With Kim Dickens, Gabriel Mann and Don Cheadle. Directed by Allison Anders.
• Dancing at the Blue Iguana (Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 10/12/2001, World premiere: 10/10/2001) - With Charlotte Ayanna, Daryl Hannah and Sheila Kelley. Directed by Michael Radford.
• Scooby-Doo! and the Cyber Chase (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family/Mystery/Science Fiction/Adventure, Release date US: 10/09/2001) - With Kate Micucci, Bob Bergen and Frank Welker.
• Children of the Corn: Revelation ( Horror, Release date US: 10/09/2001) - With Michael Ironside, Michael Rogers and Claudette Mink. Directed by Guy Magar.
• Earth vs. the Spider (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 10/07/2001) - With Dan Aykroyd, Devon Gummersall and Amelia Heinle. Directed by Scott Ziehl.

1996 - 25 years ago

• The Long Kiss Goodnight (Crime/Action/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 10/11/1996) - With Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson and Patrick Malahide. Directed by Renny Harlin.
• The Ghost and the Darkness (Adventure, Release date US: 10/11/1996) - With Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer and John Kani. Directed by Stephen Hopkins.
• The Chamber (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 10/11/1996) - With Gene Hackman, Chris O'Donnell and Faye Dunaway. Directed by James Foley.
• Looking for Richard (Documentary, Release date US: 10/11/1996) - With Alec Baldwin, Al Pacino and Aidan Quinn. Directed by Al Pacino.
• Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2 (Crime/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 10/10/1996) - With Neil Giuntoli and Kate Walsh. Directed by Chuck Parello.
• Alien Terminator (Science Fiction/Horror, Release date US: 10/09/1996) - With Maria Ford and Lisa Boyle. Directed by Dave Payne.
• Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (Horror, Release date US: 10/08/1996) - With Naomi Watts, Jamie Renée Smith and Karen Black. Directed by Greg Spence.
• Pinocchio's Revenge (Horror, Release date US: 10/07/1996) - With Ron Canada, Verne Troyer and Rosalind Allen. Directed by Kevin S. Tenney.

1991 - 30 years ago

• Frankie and Johnny (Drama/Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 10/11/1991) - With Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer and Héctor Elizondo. Directed by Garry Marshall.
• Ernest Scared Stupid (Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 10/11/1991) - With Jim Varney, Shay Astar and Eartha Kitt. Directed by John R. Cherry III.
• Shattered (Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 10/11/1991) - With Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins and Greta Scacchi. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
• Stepping Out (Comedy/Drama/Music, Release date US: 10/11/1991) - With Liza Minnelli, Shelley Winters and Julie Walters. Directed by Lewis Gilbert.
• The Taking of Beverly Hills (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 10/10/1991) - With Ken Wahl, Matt Frewer and Harley Jane Kozak. Directed by Sidney J. Furie.
• By the Sword (Drama, Release date US: 10/07/1991) - With F. Murray Abraham, Eric Roberts and Mia Sara. Directed by Jeremy Kagan.
• The Resurrected (Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 04/15/1992, World premiere: 10/06/1991) - With John Terry, Jane Sibbett and Chris Sarandon. Directed by Dan O'Bannon.

1986 - 35 years ago

• Peggy Sue Got Married (Comedy/Drama/Fantasy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/10/1986) - With Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage and Don Murray. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
• Deadly Friend (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 10/10/1986) - With Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson and Michael Sharrett. Directed by Wes Craven.
• True Stories (Comedy/Music, Release date US: 10/10/1986) - With John Goodman, Spalding Gray and Tito Larriva. Directed by David Byrne.
• The Color of Money (Drama, Release date US: 10/07/1986) - With Paul Newman, Tom Cruise and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Directed by Martin Scorsese.

1981 - 40 years ago

• My Dinner with Andre (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 10/11/1981) - With Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory. Directed by Louis Malle.
• Rollover (Drama/Mystery/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 10/11/1981) - With Jane Fonda, Kris Kristofferson and Hume Cronyn. Directed by Alan J. Pakula.

1976 - 45 years ago

• Marathon Man (Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 10/08/1976) - With Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier and Roy Scheider. Directed by John Schlesinger.
• The Smurfs and the Magic Flute ( "La Flûte à six schtroumpfs", Animation/Adventure/Kids & Family/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 11/25/1983, World premiere: 10/07/1976) - Directed by Eddie Lateste and Peyo.

1971 - 50 years ago

• The French Connection (Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 10/09/1971) - With Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey and Roy Scheider. Directed by William Friedkin.
• Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Adventure/Fantasy/Comedy/Kids & Family/Music, Release date US: 10/07/1971) - With Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson and Cindy O'Callaghan. Directed by Robert Stevenson.

1966 - 55 years ago

• Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (Comedy/Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 10/12/1966) - With James Coburn, Camilla Sparv and Aldo Ray. Directed by Bernard Girard.
• Hawaii (Drama/Adventure/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/10/1966) - With Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow and Gene Hackman. Directed by George Roy Hill.
• Spinout (Comedy/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/17/1966, World premiere: 10/06/1966) - With Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares and Jimmy Hawkins. Directed by Norman Taurog.

1961 - 60 years ago

• King of Kings (Drama/History, Release date US: 10/11/1961) - With Jeffrey Hunter, Robert Ryan and Ron Randell. Directed by Nicholas Ray.
• Splendor in the Grass (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/10/1961) - With Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty and Pat Hingle. Directed by Elia Kazan.
• Mr. Sardonicus (Horror/Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 10/08/1961) - With Audrey Dalton, Guy Rolfe and Oskar Homolka. Directed by William Castle.
• Breakfast at Tiffany's (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/06/1961) - With George Peppard, Audrey Hepburn and Patricia Neal. Directed by Blake Edwards.

1956 - 65 years ago

• Between Heaven and Hell (Action/Drama/War, Release date US: 10/11/1956) - With Robert Wagner, Buddy Ebsen and Broderick Crawford. Directed by Richard Fleischer.

1951 - 70 years ago

• Across the Wide Missouri (Adventure/Romance / Love/Western, Release date US: 10/12/1951) - With Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalbán and John Hodiak. Directed by William A. Wellman.
• Nit-Witty Kitty (Comedy/Animation, Release date US: 10/06/1951) - Directed by Joseph Barbera.
• Ballot Box Bunny (Animation, Release date US: 10/06/1951) - Directed by Friz Freleng.

1946 - 75 years ago

• Bath Day (Animation, Release date US: 10/11/1946) - Directed by Charles August Nichols.
• The Jolson Story (Drama/Music, Release date US: 10/10/1946) - With Larry Parks, Evelyn Keyes and William Demarest. Directed by Alfred E. Green.
• So Dark the Night (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 10/10/1946) - With Steven Geray. Directed by Joseph H. Lewis.
• Sister Kenny (Drama, Release date US: 10/10/1946) - With Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox and Dean Jagger. Directed by Dudley Nichols and Jack Gage.

1941 - 80 years ago

• Great Guns (Comedy, Release date US: 10/10/1941) - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Mae Marsh. Directed by Monty Banks.

1936 - 85 years ago

• Flash Gordon (Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 10/10/1936) - With Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers and Charles Middleton. Directed by Frederick Stephani and Ray Taylor.
• Libeled Lady (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 10/09/1936) - With Spencer Tracy, Jean Harlowová and Myrna Loy. Directed by Jack Conway.