Cover: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 49/2024
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. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (10 years), Jumanji: The Next Level (5 years), Ocean's Twelve (20 years), Beverly Hills Cop (40 years), The Green Mile (25 years), The Princess and the Frog (15 years) and Spies in Disguise (5 years) are among them this week. Many of these 86 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- Bad Impulse (Drama/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 12/07/2019)
- Code 8 (Science Fiction/Action/Crime/Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 12/13/2019, World premiere: 12/06/2019) - With Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell and Sung Kang. Directed by Jeff Chan.
- In the Arms of an Assassin ( "En brazos de un asesino", Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 12/06/2019) - Directed by Matias Moltrasio.
- Grand Isle (Thriller/Action, Release date US: 12/06/2019) - With Nicolas Cage and Kelsey Grammer. Directed by Stephen Campanelli.
- Lupin III: The First ( "ルパン三世 THE FIRST", Adventure/Action/Animation, Release date US: 08/29/2020, World premiere: 12/06/2019) - Directed by Takashi Yamazaki.
- The Mandela Effect (Science Fiction/Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 12/06/2019) - Directed by David Guy Levy.
- Beyond the Law (Action, Release date US: 12/06/2019) - With Steven Seagal, Johnny Messner and DMX. Directed by James Cullen Bressack.
- Daniel Isn't Real (Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 12/06/2019) - With Miles Robbins, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Sasha Lane. Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer.
- Saving Flora (Adventure/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 10/22/2018, World premiere: 12/06/2019)
- After Class (Comedy, Release date US: 12/06/2019) - Directed by Daniel Schechter.
- The Immortal ( "L'Immortale", Crime/Drama/Thriller, World premiere: 12/05/2019) - Directed by Marco D'Amore.
- Jumanji: The Next Level (Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/13/2019, World premiere: 12/04/2019) - With Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan. Directed by Jake Kasdan.very popular
- Spies in Disguise (Animation/Action/Adventure/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/25/2019, World premiere: 12/04/2019) - Directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane.very popular

- 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
- Age of Ice (Adventure/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/09/2014) - Directed by Emile Edwin Smith.
- Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/08/2014) - With Kevin Sorbo, Robert Jayne and Kristian Nairn. Directed by Anne K. Black.
- Christmas at Cartwright's (Romance / Love/Kids & Family/Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/07/2014) - Directed by Graeme Campbell.
- The Last: Naruto the Movie ( "THE LAST -NARUTO THE MOVIE-", Action/Romance / Love/Animation, Release date US: 02/20/2015, World premiere: 12/06/2014) - Directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi.very popular
- 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/Drama/Thriller, 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/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.
- Lap Dance (Drama, Release date US: 12/05/2014) - With Ali Cobrin, Kenny Wormald and James Remar. Directed by Greg Carter.
- Bill Burr: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way (Comedy, Release date US: 12/05/2014) - With Bill Burr. Directed by Jay Karas.
- 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.

- 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: 12/11/2009, World premiere: 12/08/2009) - Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker.very popular
- Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 2: Characters ( Documentary, World premiere: 12/08/2009)
- Hurricane Season (Drama, Release date US: 12/08/2009) - With Forest Whitaker, Taraji P. Henson and Isaiah Washington. Directed by Tim Story.
- 12 Men of Christmas (Comedy/Romance / Love/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/05/2009) - With Kristin Chenoweth, Josh Hopkins and Anna Chlumsky. 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.
- Transylmania (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 12/04/2009) - With James DeBello, Tony Denman and Musetta Vander. Directed by David Hillenbrand and Scott Hillenbrand.
- Serious Moonlight (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/04/2009) - With Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton and Kristen Bell. Directed by Cheryl Hines.
- Breaking Point (Action/Adventure/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/04/2009) - With Tom Berenger, Armand Assante and Musetta Vander. Directed by Jeff Celentano.
- Sensored (Drama/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 12/04/2009)

- 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.
- 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 (Action/Horror/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
- Control (Thriller/Action, Release date US: 12/07/2004) - With Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe and Michelle Rodrigue. Directed by Tim Hunter.
- The Five People You Meet In Heaven (Drama/Fantasy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/05/2004) - With Jon Voight, Jeff Daniels and Michael Imperioli. Directed by Lloyd Kramer.
- 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.
- Murder-Set-Pieces (Horror/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 12/23/2004, World premiere: 12/04/2004) - With Gunnar Hansen, Cerina Vincent and Tony Todd. Directed by Nick Palumbo.

- 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
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (Comedy, Release date US: 12/10/1999) - With William Forsythe, Eddie Griffin and Arija Bareikis. Directed by Mike Mitchell.
- 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.
- Cradle Will Rock (Drama, Release date US: 12/10/1999) - With Hank Azaria, Rubén Blades and Joan Cusack. Directed by Tim Robbins.
- Cherry (Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 12/10/1999) - Directed by Jon Glascoe and Joseph Pierson.
- 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/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/05/1999) - With Jack Lemmon. Directed by Mick Jackson.

- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla ( "ゴジラvsスペースゴジラ", Action/Adventure/Science Fiction, Release date US: 01/19/1999, World premiere: 12/10/1994) - With Megumi Odaka, Akira Emoto and Kenpachirō Satsuma. Directed by Kenshō Yamashita.
- 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.
- Drop Zone (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 12/08/1994) - With Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey and Yancy Butler. Directed by John Badham.
- T-Force (Science Fiction, Release date US: 01/31/1995, World premiere: 12/08/1994) - With Jack Scalia. Directed by Richard Pepin.
- The Stöned Age (Comedy, Release date US: 12/05/1994) - With China Kantner, David Groh and Bradford Tatum. Directed by James Melkonian.
- Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice ( "劇場版 美少女戦士セーラームーンS 〜かぐや姫の恋人〜", Animation/Fantasy/Action/Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 05/23/2000, World premiere: 12/04/1994) - Directed by Hiroki Shibata.
- The Return of the Native (Drama/Romance / Love/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/04/1994) - Directed by Jack Gold.

- The War of the Roses (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/08/1989) - With Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. Directed by Danny DeVito.very popular
- She-Devil (Comedy, Release date US: 12/08/1989) - With Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr, Ed Begley and Jr.. Directed by Susan Seidelman.
- Triumph of the Spirit (Drama/War, Release date US: 12/08/1989) - With Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos and Robert Loggia. Directed by Robert Milton Young.
- Family Business (Crime/Action/Comedy/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/15/1989, World premiere: 12/06/1989) - With Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
- Nightwish (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/05/1989) - With Brian Thompson. Directed by Bruce R. Cook.