Cover: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 49/2022
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. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (5 years), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (5 years), I Am Legend (15 years), National Treasure: Book of Secrets (15 years), Alvin and the Chipmunks (15 years), Tomorrow Never Dies (25 years) and Chicago (20 years) are among them this week. Many of these 42 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Adventure/Action/Science Fiction, Release date DE: 12/14/2017, World premiere: 12/13/2017) - With Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac. Directed by Rian Johnson.very popular
- Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms (Animation/Fantasy/War/TV Movie, World premiere: 12/12/2017)
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Adventure/Action/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date DE: 12/21/2017, World premiere: 12/09/2017) - With Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black. Directed by Jake Kasdan.very popular
- Ferdinand (Animation/Kids & Family/Adventure/Comedy, Release date DE: 12/21/2017, World premiere: 12/09/2017) - Directed by Carlos Saldanha.very popular
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Guardians of the Galaxy - The Thanos Threat (Animation/Kids & Family/Science Fiction, World premiere: 12/09/2017)
- I, Tonya (Drama, Release date DE: 03/22/2018, World premiere: 12/08/2017) - With Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan and Julianne Nicholson. Directed by Craig Gillespie.
- Pyewacket (Thriller/Horror/Drama, World premiere: 12/08/2017) - With Laurie Holden and Nicole Muñoz. Directed by Adam MacDonald.
- Alvin and the Chipmunks (Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy/Animation, Release date DE: 12/19/2007, World premiere: 12/13/2007) - With Jason Lee, David Cross and Cameron Richardson. Directed by Tim Hill.very popular
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Action/Adventure/Mystery/Thriller, Release date DE: 01/24/2008, World premiere: 12/13/2007) - With Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger and Justin Bartha. Directed by Jon Turteltaub.very popular
- I Am Legend (Drama/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date DE: 01/10/2008, World premiere: 12/12/2007) - With Will Smith, Alice Braga and Charlie Tahan. Directed by Francis Lawrence.very popular
- American Pie Presents: Beta House (Comedy, Release date DE: 12/20/2007, World premiere: 12/10/2007) - With John White, Steve Talley and Christopher McDonald. Directed by Andrew Waller.
- The Hot Chick (Comedy/Fantasy, World premiere: 12/13/2002) - With Rachel McAdams, Anna Faris and Matthew Lawrence. Directed by Tom Brady.
- Star Trek: Nemesis (Science Fiction/Action/Adventure/Thriller, Release date DE: 01/16/2003, World premiere: 12/13/2002) - With Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner. Directed by Stuart Baird.
- Maid in Manhattan (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 03/06/2003, World premiere: 12/13/2002) - With Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes and Natasha Richardson. Directed by Wayne Wang.very popular
- Drumline (Drama/Romance / Love/Comedy/Music, Release date DE: 03/20/2003, World premiere: 12/13/2002) - With Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldana and Orlando Jones. Directed by Charles Stone III.
- Sex Is Zero ("색즉시공", Comedy/Drama, World premiere: 12/12/2002) - With Im Chang-jung, Ha Ji-won and Yoo Chae-yeong. Directed by Yoon Je-kyoon.
- Infernal Affairs ("無間道", Drama/Action/Thriller/Crime/Mystery, World premiere: 12/12/2002) - With Andy Lau, Tony Leung and Anthony Wong. Directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak.
- About Schmidt (Drama/Comedy, Release date DE: 02/26/2003, World premiere: 12/12/2002) - With Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis and Dermot Mulroney. Directed by Alexander Payne.
- Chicago ( Comedy/Crime/Drama, Release date DE: 02/05/2003, World premiere: 12/10/2002) - With Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere. Directed by Rob Marshall.very popular
- Scream 2 (Horror/Mystery, Release date DE: 04/23/1998, World premiere: 12/12/1997) - With Sarah Michelle Gellar, Neve Campbell and Jamie Kennedy. Directed by Wes Craven.very popular
- Home Alone 3 (Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date DE: 12/18/1997, World premiere: 12/12/1997) - With Alex D. Linz, Scarlett Johansson and Aleksander Krupa. Directed by Raja Gosnell.
- Tomorrow Never Dies (Adventure/Action/Thriller, Release date DE: 12/18/1997, World premiere: 12/11/1997) - With Pierce Brosnan, Teri Hatcher and Jonathan Pryce. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode.very popular
- For Richer or Poorer (Comedy, Release date DE: 12/11/1997) - With Tim Allen, Kirstie Alley and Jay O. Sanders. Directed by Bryan Spicer.
- Amistad (Drama/History/Mystery, Release date DE: 02/25/1998, World premiere: 12/10/1997) - With Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman and Nigel Hawthorne. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
- Godzilla vs. Mothra ("ゴジラvsモスラ", Action/Adventure/Science Fiction, Release date DE: 11/25/1993, World premiere: 12/12/1992) - With Satomi Kobayashi, Akiji Kobayashi and Kenpachirō Satsuma. Directed by Takao Okawara.
- A Few Good Men (Drama, Release date DE: 01/13/1993, World premiere: 12/11/1992) - With Tom Cruise, Demi Moore and Kevin Pollak. Directed by Rob Reiner.very popular
- Orlando (Drama/Fantasy, Release date DE: 01/28/1993, World premiere: 12/11/1992) - With Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane and Lothaire Bluteau. Directed by Sally Potter.
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (Music/Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy/Drama, Release date DE: 12/08/1993, World premiere: 12/10/1992) - With Michael Caine, Steven Mackintosh and Dave Goelz. Directed by Brian Henson.