Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 44/2021

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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 44/2021

11/03/2021 | By: WPS

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. Ransom (25 years), The English Patient (25 years), Gosford Park (20 years), J. Edgar (10 years), Fiddler on the Roof (50 years), Set It Off (25 years) and A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (10 years) are among them this week. Many of these 82 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

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2016 - 5 years ago

48 Hours to Live (Crime/Music/Thriller, Release date US: 01/13/2017, World premiere: 11/09/2016)
The Frontier (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 11/08/2016) - Directed by Oren Shai.
A Wish for Christmas (Drama/Romance / Love/TV Movie/Fantasy, World premiere: 11/05/2016) - Directed by Christie Will.
X-Men: Apocalypse Unearthed (Documentary, World premiere: 11/04/2016)
Nocturnal Animals (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 11/18/2016, World premiere: 11/04/2016) - With Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Adams and Laura Linney. Directed by Tom Ford.
A Street Cat Named Bob ( Kids & Family/Drama, Release date US: 11/18/2016, World premiere: 11/04/2016) - With Luke Treadaway and Bob. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode.
Loving (Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 11/04/2016) - With Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga and Nick Kroll. Directed by Jeff Nichols.
Lavender (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 03/03/2017, World premiere: 11/04/2016) - With Abbie Cornish, Dermot Mulroney and Justin Long. Directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly.
Bleed for This (Drama, Release date US: 11/04/2016) - With Miles Teller, Katey Sagal and Aaron Eckhart. Directed by Ben Younger.
Rupture (Thriller/Science Fiction, World premiere: 11/04/2016) - With Noomi Rapace, Peter Stormare and Kerry Bishé. Directed by Steven Shainberg.
Army of One (Comedy, Release date US: 11/04/2016) - With Nicolas Cage, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Rainn Wilson. Directed by Larry Charles.
Dog Eat Dog (Drama/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 11/04/2016) - With Willem Dafoe, Nicolas Cage and Christopher Matthew Cook. Directed by Paul Schrader.
The Charnel House (Horror, Release date US: 11/04/2016) - Directed by Craig Moss.
Off the Rails (Documentary, Release date US: 11/04/2016) - With Darius McCollum. Directed by Adam Irving.
My Dead Boyfriend (Comedy, Release date US: 11/04/2016) - With Heather Graham. Directed by Anthony Edwards.
Trash Fire (Comedy/Horror/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/03/2016) - With Adrian Grenier. Directed by Richard Bates Jr..
The Witching (Horror, Release date US: 11/03/2016)

2011 - 10 years ago

J. Edgar (Drama/Crime/History, Release date US: 11/09/2011) - With Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts and Josh Lucas. Directed by Clint Eastwood.
Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 11/08/2011) - With Glenn E. Plummer, Peter Stickles and Greg Travis. Directed by Rena Riffel.
7 Nights Of Darkness (Horror, Release date US: 11/08/2011)
Without (Drama, Release date US: 08/13/2017, World premiere: 11/07/2011) - With Brooke Bundy. Directed by Mark Jackson.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time Abridged (Comedy/Action/Adventure/Animation, World premiere: 11/06/2011)
Certain Prey (Crime/Drama/Action/Thriller/Mystery/TV Movie, Release date US: 11/06/2011) - With Mark Harmon. Directed by Chris Gerolmo.
Mistletoe Over Manhattan (TV Movie/Kids & Family, Release date US: 11/06/2011) - With Tricia Helfer, Greg Bryk and Tedde Moore. Directed by John Bradshaw.
Love's Christmas Journey (TV Movie/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/05/2011) - With Natalie Hall, Greg Vaughan and JoBeth Williams. Directed by David S. Cass and Sr..
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (Comedy, Release date US: 11/04/2011) - With John Cho, Kal Penn and Paula Garcés. Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson.
The Son of No One (Drama/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 11/04/2011) - With Channing Tatum, Al Pacino and Juliette Binoche. Directed by Dito Montiel.
Stuck Between Stations (Drama/Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 11/04/2011) - With Josh Hartnett, Michael Imperioli and Zoe Lister-Jones. Directed by Brady Kiernan.
In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds ( Adventure/Fantasy/Drama/Action, Release date US: 11/03/2011) - With Dolph Lundgren, Natassia Malthe and Lochlyn Munro. Directed by Uwe Boll.
Barbie: A Perfect Christmas (Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 11/08/2011, World premiere: 11/03/2011)

2006 - 15 years ago

The Fox and the Hound 2 (Adventure/Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/12/2006, World premiere: 11/09/2006) - Directed by Jim Kammerud.very popular
Goya's Ghosts (Drama, Release date US: 06/09/2007, World premiere: 11/08/2006) - With Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman and Stellan Skarsgård. Directed by Miloš Forman.
The Dead Girl (Mystery/Drama/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 11/07/2006) - With Toni Collette, Brittany Murphy and Rose Byrne. Directed by Karen Moncrieff.
State's Evidence (Drama/Crime, Release date US: 11/07/2006) - With Douglas Smith, Alexa PenaVega and Majandra Delfino.
A Child's Play Story: Chucky's Revenge ( Horror, World premiere: 11/06/2006)
The Baby's Room ( "La habitación del niño", Drama/Horror/Thriller/TV Movie, World premiere: 11/04/2006) - With Leonor Watling, Javier Gutiérrez and Sancho Gracia. Directed by Álex de la Iglesia.
Broken (Thriller, Release date US: 11/04/2006) - With Heather Graham, Jeremy Sisto and Bianca Lawson. Directed by Alan White.
The Hard Easy (Action/Drama, Release date US: 05/22/2007, World premiere: 11/04/2006) - With David Boreanaz, Henry Thomas and Vera Farmiga. Directed by Ari Ryan.
Curse of Pirate Death (Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 11/04/2006)
Unknown (Thriller, Release date US: 11/03/2006) - With Jim Caviezel, Greg Kinnear and Barry Pepper. Directed by Simón Brand.
Cool Air (Horror, Release date US: 11/03/2006) - With Norbert Weisser. Directed by Albert Pyun.

2001 - 20 years ago

Heist (Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 11/09/2001) - With Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito and Delroy Lindo. Directed by David Mamet.
Storytelling (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 11/08/2001) - With Selma Blair, Leo Fitzpatrick and Robert Wisdom. Directed by Todd Solondz.
Dark Asylum (Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 11/08/2001) - With Judd Nelson, Jürgen Prochnow and Larry Drake. Directed by Gregory Gieras.
Gosford Park (Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 12/26/2001, World premiere: 11/07/2001) - With Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon. Directed by Robert Altman.
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (Animation/Kids & Family/Comedy, World premiere: 11/06/2001) - Directed by Tony Craig.
Raptor (Horror, Release date US: 11/06/2001) - With Eric Roberts, Corbin Bernsen and James Cromwell. Directed by Jim Wynorski.
The Captives (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 11/04/2001)

1996 - 25 years ago

Ransom (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 11/08/1996) - With Mel Gibson, Rene Russo and Gary Sinise. Directed by Ron Howard.very popular
Mad Dog Time (Drama/Action/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 11/08/1996) - With Richard Dreyfuss, Gabriel Byrne and Jeff Goldblum. Directed by Larry Bishop.
Santa with Muscles (Action/Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 11/08/1996) - With Hulk Hogan, Don Stark and Mila Kunis. Directed by John Murlowski.
Black Mask ( "黑俠", Action, Release date US: 05/16/1999, World premiere: 11/07/1996) - With Jet Li, Karen Mok and Sean Lau. Directed by Daniel Lee.
Head Above Water (Comedy/Thriller, Release date US: 11/07/1996) - With Harvey Keitel, Cameron Diaz and Craig Sheffer. Directed by Jim Wilson.
Set It Off (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 11/06/1996) - With Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah and Vivica A. Fox. Directed by F. Gary Gray.
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (Animation/Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/10/1996, World premiere: 11/06/1996) - Directed by Roy Allen Smith.
The English Patient (Drama/Romance / Love/War, Release date US: 11/14/1996, World premiere: 11/05/1996) - With Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche and Willem Dafoe. Directed by Anthony Minghella.very popular
Forest Warrior (Action/Kids & Family, Release date US: 11/05/1996) - With Chuck Norris, Terry Kiser and Max Gail. Directed by Aaron Norris.
Buried Secrets (Drama/Mystery/TV Movie, Release date US: 11/04/1996) - With Tiffani Thiessen, Tim Matheson and Melinda Culea. Directed by Michael Toshiyuki Uno.

1991 - 30 years ago

All I Want for Christmas ("All I Want For Christmas", Kids & Family/Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 11/08/1991) - With Thora Birch, Ethan Embry and Harley Jane Kozak. Directed by Robert Lieberman.
Strictly Business (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/08/1991) - With Tommy Davidson, Joseph C. Phillips and Anne-Marie Johnson. Directed by Kevin Hooks.
Enchanted April ( Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 07/31/1992, World premiere: 11/06/1991) - With Miranda Richardson, Alfred Molina and Jim Broadbent. Directed by Mike Newell.

1986 - 35 years ago

Something Wild (Crime/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/07/1986) - With Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith and Ray Liotta. Directed by Jonathan Demme.
52 Pick-Up (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 11/07/1986) - With Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret and John Glover. Directed by John Frankenheimer.
Tai-Pan (Adventure/Drama/History, Release date US: 11/07/1986) - With Bryan Brown, Joan Chen and Russell Wong. Directed by Daryl Duke.
Exploits of a Young Don Juan ( "Les Exploits d'un jeune Don Juan", Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 04/04/1987, World premiere: 11/04/1986) - With Serena Grandi, Claudine Auger and Marina Vlady. Directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi.very popular

1981 - 40 years ago

The Prowler (Horror/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 11/06/1981) - With Christopher Goutman, Farley Granger and Lawrence Tierney. Directed by Joseph Zito.

1976 - 45 years ago

Assault on Precinct 13 (Thriller/Action/Crime, Release date US: 11/05/1976) - With Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston and Laurie Zimmer. Directed by John Carpenter.
Nightmare in Badham County (Drama/Action/TV Movie/Crime, Release date US: 11/05/1976) - With Chuck Connors. Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey.
Carrie (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 11/03/1976) - With John Travolta, William Katt and Betty Buckley. Directed by Brian De Palma.
Bloodsucking Freaks (Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 11/03/1976) - Directed by Joel M. Reed.

1971 - 50 years ago

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (Comedy/Mystery/Thriller/TV Movie, Release date US: 11/09/1971) - With Helen Hayes. Directed by Ted Post.
Fiddler on the Roof (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/03/1971) - With Chaim Topol, Norma Crane and Leonard Frey. Directed by Norman Jewison.
Play Misty for Me (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 11/03/1971) - With Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter and Donna Mills. Directed by Clint Eastwood.

1961 - 60 years ago

Flower Drum Song (Comedy/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/09/1961) - With Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta and Miyoshi Umeki. Directed by Henry Koster.

1956 - 65 years ago

Nightfall (Crime/Drama/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 01/23/1957, World premiere: 11/09/1956) - With Aldo Ray, Brian Keith and Anne Bancroft. Directed by Jacques Tourneur.