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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. Avatar (10 years), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (5 years), Ocean's Twelve (15 years), The Green Mile (20 years), The Princess and the Frog (10 years), Disclosure (25 years) and The War of the Roses (30 years) are among them this week. Many of these 93 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video etc. What's your favorite this week?

2014 - 5 years ago

• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Action/Adventure/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/17/2014, World premiere: 12/10/2014) - With Adam Brown, Aidan Turner and Benedict Cumberbatch. Directed by Peter Jackson.very popular
• Shadows on the Wall (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/10/2014)
• Flytrap (Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/10/2014)
• Age of Ice (Adventure/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/09/2014)
• Best Day Ever (Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 12/09/2014)
• Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (Action/Adventure/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/08/2014) - With Kevin Sorbo, Robert Jayne and Kristian Nairn. Directed by Anne K. Black.
• For My Brother ( "For Min Brors Skyld", Drama, World premiere: 12/08/2014) - With Elias Munk, Ole Dupont and Lado Hadzic. Directed by Brian Bang.
• Christmas at Cartwright's (Romance / Love/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/07/2014) - Directed by Graeme Campbell.
• The Last: Naruto the Movie ( Action/Romance / Love/Animation, Release date US: 02/20/2015, World premiere: 12/06/2014) - Directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi.
• Wild (Drama, Release date US: 12/05/2014) - With Brian Van Holt, Charles Baker and Gaby Hoffmann. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée.
• Still Alice (Drama, Release date US: 12/05/2014) - With Alec Baldwin, Hunter Parrish and Julianne Moore. Directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland.
• Black Sea (Adventure/Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 01/23/2015, World premiere: 12/05/2014) - With Jude Law, Konstantin Khabensky and Scoot McNairy. Directed by Kevin Macdonald.
• Comet (Science Fiction/Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/05/2014) - With Emmy Rossum, Justin Long and Eric Winter. Directed by Sam Esmail.
• Life Partners (Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 12/05/2014) - With Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs and Adam Brody. Directed by Susanna Fogel.
• Bill Burr: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way (Comedy, Release date US: 12/05/2014) - With Bill Burr. Directed by Jay Karas.
• She's Beautiful When She's Angry (Documentary, Release date US: 12/05/2014)
• Lap Dance (Drama, Release date US: 12/05/2014) - With Ali Cobrin, Kenny Wormald and James Remar. Directed by Greg Carter.
• Eat With Me (Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 12/05/2014) - With George Takei.
• The Damned Thing (Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 12/05/2014)
• The Pyramid (Horror, Release date US: 12/05/2014, World premiere: 12/04/2014) - With Ashley Hinshaw, Denis O'Hare and James Buckley. Directed by Grégory Levasseur.
• Dying of the Light (Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 12/04/2014) - With Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin and Irène Jacob. Directed by Paul Schrader.
• Tell (Drama/Action/Crime, Release date US: 12/04/2014) - With Milo Ventimiglia, Katee Sackhoff and Jason Lee.

2009 - 10 years ago

• Avatar (Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/18/2009, World premiere: 12/10/2009) - With Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Stephen Lang. Directed by James Cameron.very popular
• Invictus (Drama/History, Release date US: 12/11/2009, World premiere: 12/10/2009) - With Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon and Scott Eastwood. Directed by Clint Eastwood.
• The Princess and the Frog (Romance / Love/Kids & Family/Animation, Release date US: 12/10/2009, World premiere: 12/08/2009) - Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker.very popular
• Hurricane Season (Drama, Release date US: 12/08/2009) - With Forest Whitaker, Taraji P. Henson and Isaiah Washington. Directed by Tim Story.
• Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction (Comedy, Release date US: 12/06/2009)
• 12 Men of Christmas (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/05/2009) - With Kristin Chenoweth. Directed by Arlene Sanford.
• Armored (Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 12/04/2009) - With Matt Dillon, Jean Reno and Laurence Fishburne. Directed by Nimród Antal.
• Cracks ( Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 12/04/2009) - With Eva Green, Juno Temple and María Valverde. Directed by Jordan Scott.
• Everybody's Fine (Drama, Release date US: 12/04/2009) - With Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore and Kate Beckinsale. Directed by Kirk Jones.
• Serious Moonlight (Action/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/04/2009) - With Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton and Kristen Bell. Directed by Cheryl Hines.
• Sensored (Drama/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 12/04/2009)
• Transylmania (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 12/04/2009) - With James DeBello, Tony Denman and Musetta Vander. Directed by David Hillenbrand and Scott Hillenbrand.
• Breaking Point (Action/Adventure/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/04/2009) - With Tom Berenger, Armand Assante and Musetta Vander. Directed by Jeff Celentano.

2004 - 15 years ago

• The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Adventure/Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/10/2004) - With Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Cate Blanchett. Directed by Wes Anderson.
• Hawking ( Drama, World premiere: 12/10/2004) - With Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Brandon and Lisa Dillon. Directed by Philip Martin.
• Ocean's Twelve (Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 12/10/2004, World premiere: 12/09/2004) - With George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.very popular
• Blade: Trinity (Science Fiction/Action/Horror/Thriller/Adventure/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/08/2004) - With Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel and Ryan Reynolds. Directed by David S. Goyer.
• The Phantom of the Opera (Thriller/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/22/2004, World premiere: 12/08/2004) - With Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson. Directed by Joel Schumacher.very popular
• Lucky Luke and the Daltons ( "Les Dalton", Comedy/Western, World premiere: 12/08/2004) - With Éric Judor, Ramzy Bedia and Clovis Cornillac. Directed by Philippe Haïm.
• Born into Brothels (Documentary, Release date US: 12/08/2004) - Directed by Zana Briski.
• The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (Thriller/Adventure/Action/Comedy/Drama/Fantasy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/05/2004) - With Noah Wyle.
• The Five People You Meet In Heaven (Drama/Fantasy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/05/2004)
• Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again (Comedy/Documentary, Release date US: 12/05/2004) - With Jeff Foxworthy. Directed by C. B. Harding.
• Godzilla: Final Wars ( "ゴジラ ファイナルウォーズ", Action/Adventure/Science Fiction/Fantasy/Thriller, Release date US: 12/13/2005, World premiere: 12/04/2004) - With Tsutomu Kitagawa, Masahiro Matsuoka and Kazuki Kitamura. Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura.

1999 - 20 years ago

• The Green Mile (Fantasy/Drama/Crime, Release date US: 12/10/1999) - With Tom Hanks, David Morse and Bonnie Hunt. Directed by Frank Darabont.very popular
• Magnolia (Drama, Release date US: 12/17/1999, World premiere: 12/10/1999) - With Tom Cruise, John C. Reilly and Julianne Moore. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
• Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (Comedy, Release date US: 12/10/1999) - With William Forsythe, Eddie Griffin and Arija Bareikis. Directed by Mike Mitchell.
• Cradle Will Rock (Drama, Release date US: 12/10/1999) - With Hank Azaria, Rubén Blades and Joan Cusack. Directed by Tim Robbins.
• But I'm a Cheerleader (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 12/09/1999) - With Natasha Lyonne, Cathy Moriarty and RuPaul. Directed by Jamie Babbit.
• Cirque du Soleil: Quidam (Documentary/Music, Release date US: 12/09/1999)
• K-911 (Action/Comedy/Crime/Mystery, World premiere: 12/07/1999) - With Jim Belushi and Wade Williams. Directed by Charles T. Kanganis.
• A Christmas Carol (Drama/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/05/1999) - With Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant and Joel Grey. Directed by David Hugh Jones.
• Tuesdays with Morrie (Drama, Release date US: 12/05/1999) - With Jack Lemmon. Directed by Mick Jackson.

1994 - 25 years ago

• Witch Hunt (Mystery/Crime/TV Movie/Horror, Release date US: 12/10/1994) - With Dennis Hopper, Penelope Ann Miller and Eric Bogosian. Directed by Paul Schrader.
• Disclosure (Drama/Thriller/Crime/Mystery/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/09/1994) - With Michael Douglas, Demi Moore and Donald Sutherland. Directed by Barry Levinson.very popular
• Drop Zone (Action, Release date US: 12/08/1994) - With Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey and Yancy Butler. Directed by John Badham.
• The Stöned Age (Comedy, Release date US: 12/05/1994) - With China Kantner, David Groh and Bradford Tatum. Directed by James Melkonian.

1989 - 30 years ago

• She-Devil (Comedy, Release date US: 12/08/1989) - With Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr, Ed Begley and Jr.. Directed by Susan Seidelman.
• The War of the Roses (Comedy, Release date US: 12/08/1989) - With Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. Directed by Danny DeVito.very popular
• Nightwish (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/05/1989) - With Brian Thompson.
• Robot Ninja (Science Fiction/Action, Release date US: 12/04/1989)

1984 - 35 years ago

• The Initiation (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 12/07/1984) - With Vera Miles, Clu Gulager and Daphne Zuniga. Directed by Peter Crane.
• Streetwise (Documentary, Release date US: 12/07/1984) - With Baby Gramps. Directed by Martin Bell.
• 2010 (Thriller/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/06/1984) - With Roy Scheider, John Lithgow and Helen Mirren. Directed by Peter Hyams.
• City Heat (Action/Comedy/Crime/Mystery, Release date US: 12/05/1984) - With Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds and Jane Alexander. Directed by Richard Benjamin.

1979 - 40 years ago

• Going in Style (Action/Comedy, Release date US: 12/07/1979) - With George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg. Directed by Martin Brest.
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Science Fiction/Adventure/Mystery, Release date US: 12/06/1979) - With DeForest Kelley, James Doohan and Nichelle Nichols. Directed by Robert Wise.

1974 - 45 years ago

• The Year Without a Santa Claus (Animation/Kids & Family/TV Movie, World premiere: 12/10/1974) - Directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr..
• Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (Drama/Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 12/09/1974) - With Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson and Alfred Lutter. Directed by Martin Scorsese.
• Journey Back to Oz (Animation/Music/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/05/1974) - With Milton Berle, Herschel Bernardi and Paul Ford. Directed by Hal Sutherland.

1969 - 50 years ago

• They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Drama, Release date US: 12/10/1969) - With Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin and Gig Young. Directed by Sydney Pollack.
• Frosty the Snowman (Kids & Family/Animation/TV Movie, World premiere: 12/07/1969) - Directed by Jules Bass.
• A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/04/1969) - Directed by Bill Melendez.

1964 - 55 years ago

• Angelique ( "Angélique, Marquise Des Anges", Adventure/Romance / Love/History, Release date US: 01/01/1964, World premiere: 12/08/1964) - With Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein and Jean Rochefort. Directed by Bernard Borderie.
• The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse (Release date US: 12/08/1964) - Directed by Chuck Jones.
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Animation/Kids & Family/TV Movie, World premiere: 12/06/1964)

1959 - 60 years ago

• Never So Few (Action/Drama/War, Release date US: 12/07/1959) - With Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida and Peter Lawford. Directed by John Sturges.
• Operation Petticoat (Action/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/05/1959) - With Cary Grant, Tony Curtis and Dina Merrill. Directed by Blake Edwards.

1954 - 65 years ago

• They Rode West (Western/Action, Release date US: 12/04/1954) - With Robert Francis. Directed by Phil Karlson.
• Dixieland Droopy (Animation, Release date US: 12/04/1954) - Directed by Tex Avery.

1949 - 70 years ago

• A Dangerous Profession (Crime, Release date US: 12/10/1949) - With George Raft, Ella Raines and Pat O'Brien. Directed by Ted Tetzlaff.
• On the Town (Comedy/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/08/1949) - With Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Ann Miller. Directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen.

1944 - 75 years ago

• Murder, My Sweet (Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 12/09/1944) - With Dick Powell, Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley. Directed by Edward Dmytryk.
• Guest in the House (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/08/1944) - With Anne Baxter, Ralph Bellamy and Aline MacMahon. Directed by John Brahm.
• The Falcon in Hollywood (Crime/Mystery/Drama, Release date US: 12/08/1944) - With Tom Conway, Barbara Hale and John Abbott. Directed by Gordon Douglas.
• Donald's Off Day (Animation, Release date US: 12/08/1944) - Directed by Jack Hannah.

1934 - 85 years ago

• The Live Ghost (Comedy, Release date US: 12/08/1934) - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Walter Long. Directed by Charley Rogers and Charles Rogers.
• 'Neath the Arizona Skies (Action/Western, Release date US: 12/05/1934) - With John Wayne, Harry L. Fraser and Frank Hall Crane. Directed by Harry L. Fraser.

1914 - 105 years ago

• In the Land of the Head Hunters (Drama, Release date US: 12/07/1914) - Directed by Edward S. Curtis.
• His Prehistoric Past (Comedy, Release date US: 12/07/1914) - With Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain and Fritz Schade. Directed by Charlie Chaplin.
• Getting Acquainted (Comedy, Release date US: 12/05/1914) - With Charlie Chaplin, Phyllis Allen and Mack Swain. Directed by Charlie Chaplin.