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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. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (5 years), The World Is Not Enough (20 years), National Treasure (15 years), Howl's Moving Castle (15 years), The Imitation Game (5 years), The Little Mermaid (30 years) and Sleepy Hollow (20 years) are among them this week. Many of these 94 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video etc. What's your favorite this week?

2014 - 5 years ago

• Atari: Game Over (Documentary, Release date US: 11/19/2014) - Directed by Zak Penn.
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (Science Fiction/Adventure/Thriller, Release date US: 11/21/2014, World premiere: 11/18/2014) - With Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. Directed by Francis Lawrence.very popular
• Banksy Does New York (Documentary, Release date US: 11/17/2014) - Directed by Chris Moukarbel.
• She Makes Comics (Documentary, Release date US: 11/15/2014) - With Clare Grant.
• The Imitation Game (History/Drama/Thriller/War, Release date US: 12/19/2014, World premiere: 11/14/2014) - With Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley and Matthew Goode. Directed by Morten Tyldum.very popular
• There's Always Woodstock (Romance / Love/Comedy/Music, Release date US: 11/14/2014)
• Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats (Comedy, Release date US: 11/14/2014) - Directed by Lance Bangs.
• Saving Christmas (Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 11/14/2014) - Directed by Darren Doane.
• Sebastian Maniscalco: Aren't You Embarrassed? (Comedy, Release date US: 11/14/2014)
• The Toy Soldiers (Drama, Release date US: 11/14/2014)
• Happy Valley (Documentary, Release date US: 11/14/2014) - Directed by Amir Bar-Lev.
• It Follows (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 03/27/2015, World premiere: 11/13/2014) - With Keir Gilchrist, Maika Monroe and Jake Weary. Directed by David Robert Mitchell.very popular
• Clown (Horror, World premiere: 11/13/2014) - With Elizabeth Whitmere, Eli Roth and Peter Stormare. Directed by Jon Watts.
• Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (Drama, Release date US: 03/18/2015, World premiere: 11/13/2014) - With Rinko Kikuchi and David Zellner. Directed by David Zellner.

2009 - 10 years ago

• Planet 51 (Science Fiction/Kids & Family/Comedy/Adventure/Animation, Release date US: 11/19/2009) - Directed by Jorge Blanco.
• Santa Buddies (Kids & Family/Adventure, Release date US: 11/24/2009, World premiere: 11/19/2009) - With Zachary Gordon, Josh Flitter and Tom Bosley. Directed by Robert Vince.
• The Yellow Handkerchief (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/26/2010, World premiere: 11/19/2009) - With William Hurt, Maria Bello and Kristen Stewart. Directed by Udayan Prasad.
• Final Flesh (Horror/Drama, Release date US: 11/17/2009)
• Merry Madagascar (Kids & Family/Animation, Release date US: 11/16/2009) - Directed by David Soren.
• Wrong Turn at Tahoe (Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 11/16/2009) - With Cuba Gooding Jr., Miguel Ferrer and Harvey Keitel. Directed by Franck Khalfoun.
• Before I Self Destruct (Action/Drama, Release date US: 11/16/2009) - With Clifton Powell, Michael Wright and Treach. Directed by 50 Cent.
• Uncertainty (Drama/Thriller/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/15/2009) - With Lynn Collins, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Assumpta Serna. Directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel.
• The Messenger (Drama/History/War, Release date US: 11/13/2009) - With Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson and Steve Buscemi. Directed by Oren Moverman.
• Women in Trouble (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 11/13/2009) - With Adrianne Palicki, Cameron Richardson and Carla Gugino. Directed by Sebastian Gutierrez.
• Dare (Drama/Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 11/13/2009) - With Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford and Ashley Springer.
• Love Hurts (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/13/2009) - With Carrie-Anne Moss, Richard E. Grant and Johnny Pacar. Directed by Barra Grant.
• Flower Girl (Comedy/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/13/2009)
• Oh My God (Comedy/Documentary, Release date US: 11/13/2009) - With Peter Rodger, Ringo Starr and Hugh Jackman. Directed by Peter Rodger.

2004 - 15 years ago

• Howl's Moving Castle ( "ハウルの動く城", Fantasy/Animation/Adventure, Release date US: 06/10/2005, World premiere: 11/19/2004) - Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.very popular
• National Treasure (Adventure/Action/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 11/19/2004) - With Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger and Justin Bartha. Directed by Jon Turteltaub.very popular
• Curse of the Ring ( "Ring of the Nibelungs", Action, Release date US: 03/26/2006, World premiere: 11/19/2004) - With Benno Fürmann, Alicia Witt and Kristanna Loken. Directed by Uli Edel.
• Anonymous Rex (Action/Fantasy/Science Fiction/TV Movie, Release date US: 11/19/2004) - Directed by Julian Jarrold.
• Target (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 11/17/2004) - With Stephen Baldwin, James Russo and Patty McCormack. Directed by William Webb.
• Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party (Documentary, Release date US: 11/17/2004) - With Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes and Brian O'Halloran. Directed by Jennifer Schwalbach Smith.
• Beyond the Sea (Drama/Music, Release date US: 12/17/2004, World premiere: 11/16/2004) - With Kate Bosworth, Bob Hoskins and John Goodman. Directed by Kevin Spacey.
• Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.! (Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 11/16/2004) - With Jeff Bennett, Josh Keaton and Keith Diamond.
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 11/14/2004) - With David Hasselhoff and Alex Baker. Directed by Stephen Hillenburg.very popular
• Category 6: Day of Destruction (Action/Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 11/14/2004) - With Brian Markinson, Nancy McKeon and Randy Quaid. Directed by Dick Lowry.

1999 - 20 years ago

• Sleepy Hollow (Drama/Fantasy/Thriller/Mystery/Horror, Release date US: 11/18/1999) - With Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci and Miranda Richardson. Directed by Tim Burton.very popular
• The World Is Not Enough (Adventure/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 11/19/1999, World premiere: 11/17/1999) - With Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau and Robert Carlyle. Directed by Michael Apted.very popular
• Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade ( "人狼", Animation/Science Fiction/Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 05/25/2001, World premiere: 11/17/1999) - With Yoshikatsu Fujiki, Hiroyuki Kinoshita and Eri Sendai. Directed by Hiroyuki Okiura.
• Liberty Heights (Drama, Release date US: 12/31/1999, World premiere: 11/17/1999) - With Adrien Brody, Ben Foster and Orlando Jones. Directed by Barry Levinson.
• Diplomatic Siege (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 11/17/1999) - With Peter Weller, Daryl Hannah and Tom Berenger.
• Black and Blue (Release date US: 11/17/1999) - With Mary Stuart Masterson and Anthony LaPaglia.
• Bartok the Magnificent (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 11/15/1999) - Directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman.
• WWE Survivor Series 1999 (Action/Drama, Release date US: 11/14/1999)

1994 - 25 years ago

• Daredevil vs. Spider-Man (Animation/Adventure/Action, Release date US: 11/19/1994)
• The Swan Princess (Animation/Fantasy/Kids & Family/Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 11/18/1994) - Directed by Richard Rich.
• Miracle on 34th Street (Fantasy/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 11/18/1994) - With Richard Attenborough, Mara Wilson and Elizabeth Perkins. Directed by Les Mayfield.
• Nirvana: Unplugged in New York (Documentary/Music, Release date US: 11/18/1994)
• Star Trek: Generations (Science Fiction/Action/Adventure/Thriller, Release date US: 11/17/1994) - With Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner. Directed by David Carson.

1989 - 30 years ago

• Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (Drama/Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 11/19/1989)
• A Fool and His Money (Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 11/18/1989) - With Sandra Bullock. Directed by Daniel Adams.
• The Little Mermaid (Animation/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 11/17/1989) - Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker.very popular
• All Dogs Go to Heaven (Drama/Animation/Kids & Family/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 11/17/1989) - Directed by Don Bluth.
• Harlem Nights (Comedy/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 11/17/1989) - With Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx. Directed by Eddie Murphy.
• Valmont (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/17/1989) - With Colin Firth, Annette Bening and Meg Tilly. Directed by Miloš Forman.
• Steel Magnolias (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/15/1989) - With Sally Field, Dolly Parton and Shirley MacLaine. Directed by Herbert Ross.
• Meet the Hollowheads (Comedy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 11/15/1989) - With John Glover, Richard Portnow and Juliette Lewis.

1984 - 35 years ago

• Night of the Comet (Comedy/Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 11/16/1984) - With Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney and Robert Beltran. Directed by Thom Eberhardt.
• Missing in Action (Action/Adventure/Thriller/War, Release date US: 11/16/1984) - With Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh and James Hong. Directed by Joseph Zito.
• Stop Making Sense (Documentary/Music, Release date US: 11/16/1984) - With Talking Heads, Bernie Worrell and Tina Weymouth. Directed by Jonathan Demme.
• Special Effects (Drama/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 11/16/1984) - With Zoë Tamerlis Lund. Directed by Larry Cohen.
• Night Patrol (Comedy, Release date US: 11/16/1984) - With Linda Blair. Directed by Jackie Kong.
• Just the Way You Are (Comedy/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/16/1984) - With Kristy McNichol, Michael Ontkean and Tim Daly. Directed by Édouard Molinaro.
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (Horror, Release date US: 11/15/1984, World premiere: 11/14/1984) - With Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss and Johnny Depp. Directed by Wes Craven and Sean S. Cunningham.
• Lust in the Dust (Action/Comedy/Western, Release date US: 03/01/1985, World premiere: 11/14/1984) - With Divine and Lainie Kazan. Directed by Paul Bartel.

1979 - 40 years ago

• Salem's Lot (Horror, Release date US: 11/17/1979) - With David Soul, Bonnie Bedelia and James Mason. Directed by Tobe Hooper.
• All Quiet on the Western Front (Drama/History/War, Release date US: 11/14/1979) - With Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine and Donald Pleasence. Directed by Delbert Mann.

1974 - 45 years ago

• Earthquake (Action/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 11/15/1974) - With Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner and George Kennedy. Directed by Mark Robson.
• The Savage Is Loose (Adventure, Release date US: 11/15/1974) - With George C. Scott. Directed by George C. Scott.
• The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (Western/Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 11/13/1974) - With Dan Haggerty and Denver Pyle. Directed by Richard Friedenberg.
• The Trial of Billy Jack (Action/Drama, Release date US: 11/13/1974) - Directed by Tom Laughlin.

1969 - 50 years ago

• The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (Drama/Action/Comedy/Western, Release date US: 11/19/1969) - With Robert Mitchum, George Kennedy and Martin Balsam. Directed by Burt Kennedy.
• The Arrangement (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/18/1969) - With Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway and Deborah Kerr. Directed by Elia Kazan.

1964 - 55 years ago

• Goodbye Charlie (Comedy/Science Fiction/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/18/1964) - With Debbie Reynolds, Tony Curtis and Ellen Burstyn. Directed by Vincente Minnelli.
• Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (Action/Adventure/Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 11/14/1964) - With Bill McCutcheon, Pia Zadora and Vincent Beck. Directed by Nicholas Webster.

1959 - 60 years ago

• A Summer Place (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/18/1959) - With Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire and Troy Donahue. Directed by Delmer Daves.
• The Incredible Petrified World (Adventure/Science Fiction, Release date US: 11/18/1959) - With John Carradine. Directed by Jerry Warren.
• Beloved Infidel (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/17/1959) - With Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr and Eddie Albert. Directed by Henry King.
• The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 11/13/1959) - With Eduard Franz, Valerie French and Henry Daniell. Directed by Edward L. Cahn.

1954 - 65 years ago

• Cattle Queen of Montana (Western, Release date US: 11/18/1954) - With Barbara Stanwyck, Ronald Reagan and Gene Evans. Directed by Allan Dwan.
• Désirée (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/16/1954) - With Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Merle Oberon. Directed by Henry Koster.
• Downhearted Duckling (Animation/Comedy, Release date US: 11/13/1954) - Directed by Joseph Barbera.

1949 - 70 years ago

• Adam's Rib (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/18/1949) - With Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy and Judy Holliday. Directed by George Cukor.
• Chinatown at Midnight (Crime/Mystery, Release date US: 11/17/1949) - With Benson Fong, Charles Russell and Hurd Hatfield. Directed by Seymour Friedman.

1944 - 75 years ago

• Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (History/War/Drama, Release date US: 11/15/1944) - With Van Johnson, Robert Walker and Spencer Tracy. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

1939 - 80 years ago

• Tower of London (Drama/History, Release date US: 11/17/1939) - With Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff and Vincent Price. Directed by Rowland V. Lee.
• City in Darkness (Crime/Drama/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 11/15/1939) - With Sidney Toler and Lynn Bari. Directed by Herbert I. Leeds.

1934 - 85 years ago

• The Dognapper (Animation, Release date US: 11/17/1934) - Directed by David Hand.

1929 - 90 years ago

• The Love Parade (Comedy/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/19/1929) - With Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald and Lillian Roth. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
• The Kiss (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/16/1929) - With Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel and Lew Ayres. Directed by Jacques Feyder.
• Jungle Rhythm (Animation, Release date US: 11/15/1929) - Directed by Walt Disney.

1914 - 105 years ago

• Tillie's Punctured Romance (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/14/1914) - With Marie Dressler, Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand. Directed by Mack Sennett.