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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. Beverly Hills Cop (35 years), Exodus: Gods and Kings (5 years), Closer (15 years), The Man with the Golden Gun (45 years), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (30 years), Nine (10 years) and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (10 years) are among them this week. Many of these 75 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video etc. What's your favorite this week?

2014 - 5 years ago

• Exodus: Gods and Kings (Adventure/Drama/Action, Release date US: 12/12/2014, World premiere: 12/03/2014) - With Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton and John Turturro. Directed by Ridley Scott.very popular
• The Connection ( "La French", Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 12/20/2014, World premiere: 12/03/2014) - With Arsène Mosca, Benoît Magimel and Bernard Blancan. Directed by Cédric Jimenez.
• Toy Story That Time Forgot (Animation/Kids & Family/TV Movie/Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/02/2014) - With Tim Allen and Tom Hanks. Directed by Steve Purcell.
• Jingle All the Way 2 (Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/02/2014) - With Larry the Cable Guy, Brian Stepanek and Santino Marella. Directed by Alex Zamm.
• Plan B - True (Documentary, Release date US: 12/02/2014)
• Lake Fear (Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 12/01/2014)
• Christmas Under Wraps (TV Movie/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/29/2014) - Directed by Peter Sullivan.

2009 - 10 years ago

• Nine (Drama/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/25/2009, World premiere: 12/03/2009) - With Daniel Day-Lewis, Penélope Cruz and Marion Cotillard. Directed by Rob Marshall.
• 30 Days to Die (Horror, Release date US: 12/03/2009) - Directed by Griff Furst.
• Redwoods (Drama/Kids & Family/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/01/2009) - Directed by David Lewis.
• Trunk (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 12/01/2009)
• The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (Music, Release date US: 11/29/2009)
• The National Tree (Kids & Family/Drama, Release date US: 11/28/2009) - With Andrew McCarthy, Kari Matchett and Paula Brancati. Directed by Graeme Campbell.
• The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest ( "Luftslottet som sprängdes", Action/Thriller/Crime/Mystery, Release date US: 10/29/2010, World premiere: 11/27/2009) - With Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist and Hans Alfredson. Directed by Daniel Alfredson.
• Nativity! ( Comedy/Kids & Family, World premiere: 11/27/2009) - With Martin Freeman, Ashley Jensen and Jason Watkins. Directed by Debbie Isitt.
• Triage ( Drama/Thriller/Mystery, World premiere: 11/27/2009) - With Colin Farrell, Paz Vega and Christopher Lee. Directed by Danis Tanović.
• Cado dalle nubi ( Comedy, Release date US: 11/27/2009) - With Checco Zalone, Giulia Michelini and Dino Abbrescia. Directed by Gennaro Nunziante.
• Skyrunners (Comedy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 11/27/2009) - With Joey Pollari. Directed by Ralph Hemecker.

2004 - 15 years ago

• The Merchant of Venice ( Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/29/2004, World premiere: 12/03/2004) - With Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes. Directed by Michael Radford.
• This Girl's Life (Drama, Release date US: 12/03/2004) - With Juliette Marquis, James Woods and Kip Pardue. Directed by Ash Baron-Cohen.
• Closer (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/02/2004, World premiere: 12/01/2004) - With Julia Roberts, Jude Law and Natalie Portman. Directed by Mike Nichols.
• Kathy Griffin: Allegedly (Comedy, Release date US: 11/30/2004)
• Gopher Broke (Comedy/Animation, Release date US: 11/30/2004) - Directed by Jeff Fowler.
• A Christmas Carol (Drama/Kids & Family/Music, Release date US: 11/28/2004) - With Kelsey Grammer, Jesse L. Martin and Jane Krakowski. Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman.
• A Boyfriend for Christmas (TV Movie/Romance / Love/Comedy/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 11/27/2004) - Directed by Kevin Connor.

1999 - 20 years ago

• The End of the Affair (Drama, Release date US: 12/03/1999) - With Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore and Stephen Rea. Directed by Neil Jordan.
• Sweet and Lowdown (Comedy/Drama/Music, Release date US: 12/03/1999) - With Sean Penn, Samantha Morton and Anthony LaPaglia. Directed by Woody Allen.
• Happy, Texas (Comedy/Crime/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/03/1999) - With Steve Zahn, Jeremy Northam and William H. Macy. Directed by Mark Illsley.
• Tumbleweeds (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 11/28/1999) - With Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown and Jay O. Sanders. Directed by Gavin O'Connor.

1994 - 25 years ago

• Trapped in Paradise (Action/Comedy, Release date US: 12/02/1994) - With Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey. Directed by George Gallo.
• Cobb (Drama, Release date US: 12/02/1994) - With Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl and Lolita Davidovich. Directed by Ron Shelton.
• Safe Passage (Drama, Release date US: 12/01/1994) - With Susan Sarandon, Sam Shepard and Robert Sean Leonard. Directed by Robert Allan Ackerman.
• Exotica ( Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 03/03/1995, World premiere: 11/30/1994) - With Mia Kirshner, Elias Koteas and Sarah Polley. Directed by Atom Egoyan.
• Highlander: The Final Dimension ( "Highlander III: The Sorcerer", Fantasy, Release date US: 01/27/1995, World premiere: 11/29/1994) - With Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles and Mako. Directed by Andy Morahan.

1989 - 30 years ago

• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Comedy, Release date US: 12/01/1989) - With Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid. Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik.very popular
• Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge (Horror, Release date US: 12/01/1989) - With Derek Rydall.
• Psycho Cop (Horror, Release date US: 11/28/1989) - With Robert R. Shafer. Directed by Wallace Potts.

1984 - 35 years ago

• The River (Drama, Release date US: 12/01/1984) - With Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek and Scott Glenn. Directed by Mark Rydell.
• Beverly Hills Cop (Action/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 11/30/1984, World premiere: 11/29/1984) - With Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold and John Ashton. Directed by Martin Brest.very popular

1979 - 40 years ago

• Penitentiary (Action/Drama/Crime, Release date US: 12/01/1979) - Directed by Jamaa Fanaka.
• Gas Pump Girls (Comedy, Release date US: 12/01/1979) - With Leslie King and Ken Lerner.
• The Glove (Action/Adventure/Thriller, Release date US: 12/01/1979) - With John Saxon. Directed by Ross Hagen.
• Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (Animation, Release date US: 11/27/1979) - Directed by Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones.
• Fright Before Christmas (Animation/Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 11/27/1979)

1974 - 45 years ago

• The Man with the Golden Gun (Adventure/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 12/18/1974, World premiere: 12/01/1974) - With Roger Moore, Britt Ekland and Christopher Lee. Directed by Guy Hamilton.very popular
• The Front Page (Romance / Love/Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 12/01/1974) - With Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Charles Durning. Directed by Billy Wilder.

1969 - 50 years ago

• Carrots & Peas (Release date US: 11/30/1969)

1964 - 55 years ago

• The Night Walker (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 12/01/1964) - With Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor and Hayden Rorke. Directed by William Castle.

1959 - 60 years ago

• Gangster Story (Drama/Action/Crime, Release date US: 12/01/1959) - With Walter Matthau. Directed by Walter Matthau.
• Vice Raid (Drama/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 12/01/1959) - With Mamie Van Doren, Richard Coogan and Brad Dexter. Directed by Edward L. Cahn.
• The Atomic Submarine (Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 11/29/1959) - With Arthur Franz, Dick Foran and Brett Halsey. Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.

1954 - 65 years ago

• Young at Heart (Drama/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/01/1954) - With Doris Day, Frank Sinatra and Gig Young. Directed by Gordon Douglas.
• The Bridges at Toko-Ri (Action/Drama/War/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/01/1954) - With William Holden, Mickey Rooney and Fredric March. Directed by Mark Robson.
• Destry (Western, Release date US: 12/01/1954) - With Mari Blanchard, Audie Murphy and Lyle Bettger. Directed by George Marshall.
• Masterson of Kansas (Western, Release date US: 12/01/1954) - With George Montgomery, James Griffith and William "Bill" Henry. Directed by William Castle.
• Track of the Cat (Drama/Action/Western, Release date US: 11/27/1954) - With Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright and Diana Lynn. Directed by William A. Wellman.
• My Little Duckaroo (Western/Animation/Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 11/27/1954) - Directed by Chuck Jones.

1949 - 70 years ago

• The Hasty Heart (Drama/Romance / Love/War, Release date US: 12/02/1949) - With Richard Todd, Ronald Reagan and Patricia Neal. Directed by Vincent Sherman.
• The Threat (Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 12/01/1949) - With Michael O'Shea, Virginia Grey and Charles McGraw. Directed by Felix E. Feist.
• Undertow (Mystery, Release date US: 12/01/1949) - With Scott Brady, John Russell and Rock Hudson. Directed by William Castle.
• Riders in the Sky (Comedy/Drama/Music/Western, Release date US: 11/29/1949) - Directed by John English.
• Whirlpool (Drama/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 11/28/1949) - With Gene Tierney, Richard Conte and José Ferrer. Directed by Otto Preminger.
• Port of New York (Crime, Release date US: 11/28/1949) - With Scott Brady, Yul Brynner and Neville Brand. Directed by László Benedek.

1944 - 75 years ago

• House of Frankenstein (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/01/1944) - With Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr. and John Carradine. Directed by Erle C. Kenton.
• Lost in a Harem (Comedy, Release date US: 12/01/1944) - With Bud Abbott, Lou Costello and Marilyn Maxwell. Directed by Charles Reisner.

1939 - 80 years ago

• The Return of Doctor X (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 12/02/1939) - With Humphrey Bogart, Wayne Morris and Dennis Morgan. Directed by Vincent Sherman.
• Destry Rides Again (Action/Comedy/Western, Release date US: 11/30/1939) - With Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart and Brian Donlevy. Directed by George Marshall.

1934 - 85 years ago

• Flirtation Walk (Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/01/1934) - With Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell and Pat O'Brien. Directed by Frank Borzage and Bobby Connelly.
• The Ghost Walks (Mystery/Horror, Release date US: 12/01/1934) - Directed by Frank R. Strayer.
• The Man Who Knew Too Much ( Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 03/22/1935, World premiere: 11/30/1934) - With Leslie Banks, Edna Best and Peter Lorre. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
• It's a Gift (Comedy, Release date US: 11/30/1934) - With W. C. Fields, Baby LeRoy and Dell Henderson. Directed by Norman Zenos McLeod.
• Broadway Bill (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 11/30/1934) - With Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy and Walter Connolly. Directed by Frank Capra.

1929 - 90 years ago

• The Haunted House (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family/Horror/Music, Release date US: 12/02/1929) - Directed by Walt Disney.

1919 - 100 years ago

• Heart o' the Hills (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/30/1919) - With Mary Pickford, Claire McDowell and Fred Huntley. Directed by Joe De Grasse and Sidney Franklin.

1894 - 125 years ago

• Fire Rescue Scene (Drama/Documentary, Release date US: 01/01/1970, World premiere: 12/01/1894) - Directed by William Kennedy Dickson.