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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 48/2024
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. Knives Out (5 years), Exodus: Gods and Kings (10 years), Closer (20 years), The Man with the Golden Gun (50 years), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (35 years), Nine (15 years) and Queen & Slim (5 years) are among them this week. Many of these 66 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- The Intern - A Summer of Lust ( Drama, World premiere: 12/01/2019)
- Smith (Comedy/Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/01/2019)
- To Your Last Death (Animation/Horror, World premiere: 11/30/2019) - With William Shatner.
- Penoza: The Final Chapter ( Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller, World premiere: 11/28/2019) - With Monic Hendrickx, Niels Gomperts and Sigrid ten Napel. Directed by Diederik van Rooijen.
- Knives Out (Comedy/Crime/Mystery, Release date US: 11/27/2019) - With Daniel Craig, Michael Shannon and Chris Evans. Directed by Rian Johnson.very popular
- The Two Popes (Drama/Comedy/History, Release date US: 11/27/2019) - With Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce and Luis Gnecco. Directed by Fernando Meirelles.
- Dreamland (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 11/13/2020, World premiere: 11/27/2019) - With Margot Robbie, Travis Fimmel and Garrett Hedlund. Directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte.
- Queen & Slim (Drama/Romance / Love/Crime, Release date US: 11/27/2019) - With Daniel Kaluuya, Bokeem Woodbine and Chloë Sevigny. Directed by Melina Matsoukas.

- 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
- Toy Story That Time Forgot (Animation/Kids & Family/Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 12/02/2014) - With Tim Allen and Tom Hanks. Directed by Steve Purcell.
- Jingle All the Way 2 (Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 12/02/2014) - With Larry the Cable Guy, Brian Stepanek and Santino Marella. Directed by Alex Zamm.
- Lake Fear (Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 12/01/2014)
- Parasyte: Part 1 ( "寄生獣", Science Fiction/Horror, Release date US: 11/29/2014) - With Shōta Sometani, Eri Fukatsu and Sadao Abe. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki.
- Christmas Under Wraps (TV Movie/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/29/2014) - With Candace Cameron Bure, Robert Pine and Brian Doyle-Murray. Directed by Peter Sullivan.

- 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.
- Frat Party (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/01/2009) - Directed by Robert Bennett.
- Redwoods (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/01/2009) - With Matthew Montgomery. Directed by David Lewis.
- The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (Music/Documentary, Release date US: 11/29/2009)
- 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.
- Skyrunners (Comedy/Science Fiction/TV Movie, Release date US: 11/27/2009) - With Joey Pollari. Directed by Ralph Hemecker.
- De Dana Dan ( Action/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 11/27/2009) - With Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal. Directed by Priyadarshan.

- Closer (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/03/2004) - With Julia Roberts, Jude Law and Natalie Portman. Directed by Mike Nichols.
- 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.
- Bears (Documentary, Release date US: 01/01/2001, World premiere: 12/03/2004)
- Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag (Documentary, Release date US: 12/02/2004) - With John Stratton. Directed by Stephen Low.
- Combustion (Action/Adventure, Release date US: 11/29/2004)
- Russian Nymphet: Temptation ( World premiere: 11/28/2004)
- A Christmas Carol (Drama, 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) - With Kelli Williams. Directed by Kevin Connor.

- Cobb (Drama, Release date US: 12/02/1994) - With Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl and Lolita Davidovich. Directed by Ron Shelton.
- Trapped in Paradise (Action/Comedy, Release date US: 12/02/1994) - With Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey. Directed by George Gallo.
- Beanstalk (Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/01/1994) - With Margot Kidder, J. D. Daniels and Patrick Renna. Directed by Michael Davis.
- 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 III: The Sorcerer ( Fantasy/Action, Release date US: 01/27/1995, World premiere: 11/29/1994) - With Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles and Mako. Directed by Andy Morahan.

- Red Surf (Action/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 01/01/1990, World premiere: 12/01/1989) - With George Clooney, Doug Savant and Dedee Pfeiffer. Directed by H. Gordon Boos.
- Dr. Caligari (Fantasy/Horror/Science Fiction/Comedy, Release date US: 12/01/1989) - With Madeleine Reynal. Directed by Stephen Sayadian.
- Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (History/Documentary, Release date US: 12/01/1989) - With Dustin Hoffman. Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Comedy, Release date US: 12/01/1989, World premiere: 11/30/1989) - With Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid. Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik.
- Tripwire (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 01/12/1990, World premiere: 11/30/1989) - With Terence Knox, Meg Foster and David Warner. Directed by James Lemmo.
- Psycho Cop (Horror, Release date US: 11/28/1989) - With Robert R. Shafer. Directed by Wallace Potts.