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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 50/2022
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. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (20 years), Les Misérables (10 years), The Greatest Showman (5 years), Catch Me If You Can (20 years), As Good as It Gets (25 years), Saturday Night Fever (45 years) and Life Is Beautiful (25 years) are among them this week. Many of these 105 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?
- The Greatest Showman (Drama, Release date US: 12/20/2017) - With Zac Efron, Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams. Directed by Michael Gracey.very popular
- Pitch Perfect 3 (Comedy/Music, Release date US: 12/22/2017, World premiere: 12/20/2017) - With Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Hailee Steinfeld. Directed by Trish Sie.very popular
- Bleeding Steel ( "机器之血", Action/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 12/22/2017, World premiere: 12/18/2017) - With Jackie Chan, Show Lo and Ouyang Nana. Directed by Leo Zhang.
- Tiger Zinda Hai ( "टाइगर ज़िंदा है", Action/Thriller, World premiere: 12/18/2017) - With Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Girish Karnad. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar.
- Mia ( Drama/Documentary, World premiere: 12/17/2017)
- Christmas Inheritance (Romance / Love/Comedy, World premiere: 12/15/2017) - With Eliza Taylor, Jake Lacy and Andie MacDowell. Directed by Ernie Barbarash.
- The Ballad of Lefty Brown (Western, Release date US: 12/15/2017) - With Bill Pullman, Kathy Baker and Jim Caviezel. Directed by Jared Moshe.
- Youth ( "芳华", Drama/History, Release date US: 12/15/2017) - With Huang Xuan, Vivi Miao and Zhong Chuxi. Directed by Feng Xiaogang.very popular
- Permanent (Comedy, Release date US: 12/15/2017) - Directed by Colette Burson.
- Desolation (Horror/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/15/2017)
- Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds ( "신과함께-죄와 벌", Drama/Fantasy/Action, Release date US: 12/22/2017, World premiere: 12/14/2017) - With Ha Jung-woo, Cha Tae-hyun and Ju Ji-hoon. Directed by Kim Yong-hwa.
- Jack Reacher (Crime/Drama/Thriller/Action, Release date US: 12/21/2012, World premiere: 12/20/2012) - With Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins and Werner Herzog. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie.very popular
- Chinese Zodiac ( "十二生肖", Action/Adventure, Release date US: 10/18/2013, World premiere: 12/20/2012) - With Jackie Chan, Oliver Platt and Kenny G. Directed by Jackie Chan.very popular
- This Is 40 (Comedy, Release date US: 12/21/2012, World premiere: 12/20/2012) - With Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann and John Lithgow. Directed by Judd Apatow.
- I Will Follow You Into the Dark (Drama/Horror/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 12/20/2012) - With Mischa Barton, Ryan Eggold and Leah Pipes. Directed by Mark Edwin Robinson.
- Zero Dark Thirty (Thriller/Drama/History, Release date US: 12/19/2012) - With Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke and Joel Edgerton. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
- The Guilt Trip (Comedy, Release date US: 12/19/2012) - With Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen and Yvonne Strahovski. Directed by Anne Fletcher.
- Les Misérables (History/Drama, Release date US: 12/25/2012, World premiere: 12/18/2012) - With Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway. Directed by Tom Hooper.very popular
- WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012 (Action/Drama, Release date US: 12/16/2012)
- One Piece Film: Z ( "ワンピース フィルム ゼット", Animation/Fantasy/Action/Adventure, World premiere: 12/15/2012) - Directed by Tatsuya Nagamine.
- One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure ( "ワンピース エピソード オブ ルフィ ～ハンドアイランドの冒険～", Action/Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Drama, World premiere: 12/15/2012)
- On the Other Side of the Tracks ( "De l'autre côté du périph", Comedy/Action/Crime, Release date US: 04/11/2014, World premiere: 12/15/2012) - With André Marcon, Katia Tchenko and Laurent Lafitte. Directed by David Charhon.
- Christmas Twister (Science Fiction/Drama/Action/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/15/2012) - With Casper Van Dien, Richard Burgi and Victoria Pratt. Directed by Peter Sullivan.
- Stand Up Guys (Thriller/Comedy/Action, Release date US: 12/14/2012) - With Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin. Directed by Fisher Stevens.
- Save the Date (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/14/2012) - With Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie and Geoffrey Arend. Directed by Michael Mohan.
- Any Day Now (Drama, Release date US: 12/14/2012) - With Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt and Gregg Henry. Directed by Travis Fine.
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Drama/Horror, Release date US: 12/20/2007) - With Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Timothy Spall. Directed by Tim Burton.very popular
- Charlie Wilson's War (Comedy/Drama/History, Release date US: 12/21/2007, World premiere: 12/19/2007) - With Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Directed by Mike Nichols.
- Jackass 2.5 (Comedy/Documentary, Release date US: 12/18/2007) - With Johnny Knoxville, Preston Lacy and Bam Margera. Directed by Jeff Tremaine.
- Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner' (Documentary, Release date US: 12/18/2007) - Directed by Charles de Lauzirika.
- AVH: Alien vs. Hunter (Horror/Science Fiction/Action, Release date US: 12/18/2007) - With William Katt and Dedee Pfeiffer. Directed by Scott Harper.
- Virgin Territory ( Adventure/Action/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/17/2007) - With Hayden Christensen, Mischa Barton and Tim Roth. Directed by David Leland.
- Céline Dion: A New Day... (Live In Las Vegas) (Music, Release date US: 12/17/2007)
- The Bucket List (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 12/25/2007, World premiere: 12/15/2007) - With Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman and Sean Hayes. Directed by Rob Reiner.very popular
- Showdown at Area 51 (Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/15/2007) - With Jason London and Gigi Edgley. Directed by C. Roma.
- Love's Unfolding Dream (TV Movie/Drama/Kids & Family/Romance / Love/Western, Release date US: 12/15/2007) - With Erin Cottrell, Scout Taylor-Compton and Dale Midkiff. Directed by Harvey Frost.
- The Neighbor (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 11/28/2008, World premiere: 12/15/2007)
- The Kite Runner (Drama, Release date US: 12/14/2007) - With Khalid Abdalla, Zekeria Ebrahimi and Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada. Directed by Marc Forster.
- Mama's Boy (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/14/2007) - With Diane Keaton, Jon Heder and Jeff Daniels. Directed by Tim Hamilton.
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie (Animation/Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/20/2002) - Directed by Cathy Malkasian and Jeff McGrath.
- Saathiya ( "साथिया", Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 12/20/2002) - With Rani Mukherjee, Vivek Oberoi and Tanuja. Directed by Shaad Ali.
- Two Weeks Notice (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/20/2002, World premiere: 12/19/2002) - With Hugh Grant, Sandra Bullock and Alicia Witt. Directed by Marc Lawrence.very popular
- 25th Hour (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 12/19/2002) - With Tony Siragusa, Levan Uchaneishvili and Isiah Whitlock Jr.. Directed by Spike Lee.
- Antwone Fisher (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/19/2002) - With Derek Luke, Malcolm David Kelley and Joy Bryant. Directed by Denzel Washington.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Adventure/Fantasy/Action, Release date US: 12/18/2002) - With Ian McKellen, Sean Astin and Viggo Mortensen. Directed by Peter Jackson.very popular
- The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (Animation/Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/17/2002) - Directed by Charles Grosvenor.
- An Evening with Kevin Smith (Comedy/Documentary, Release date US: 12/17/2002) - With Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes and Scott Mosier. Directed by J.M. Kenny.
- Catch Me If You Can (Drama/Crime, Release date US: 12/25/2002, World premiere: 12/16/2002) - With Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks and Christopher Walken. Directed by Steven Spielberg.very popular
- Gangs of New York (Drama/History/Crime, Release date US: 12/19/2002, World premiere: 12/14/2002) - With Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis and Cameron Diaz. Directed by Martin Scorsese.very popular
- Dark Blue (Crime/Drama/Thriller/Action, Release date US: 02/21/2003, World premiere: 12/14/2002) - With Kurt Russell, Scott Speedman and Michael Michele. Directed by Ron Shelton.
- Life Is Beautiful ( "La vita è bella", Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 10/22/1998, World premiere: 12/20/1997) - With Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi and Giorgio Cantarini. Directed by Roberto Benigni.very popular
- As Good as It Gets (Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/19/1997) - With Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear. Directed by James L. Brooks.very popular
- MouseHunt (Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/19/1997) - With Nathan Lane, Lee Evans and Vicki Lewis. Directed by Gore Verbinski.
- Open Your Eyes ( "Abre los ojos", Drama/Thriller/Science Fiction, World premiere: 12/19/1997) - With Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz and Fele Martínez. Directed by Alejandro Amenábar.
- The Apostle (Drama, Release date US: 12/19/1997) - With Farrah Fawcett, Miranda Richardson and Billy Joe Shaver. Directed by Robert Duvall.
- Spice World ( Adventure/Fantasy/Drama/Comedy/Music, Release date US: 01/22/1998, World premiere: 12/18/1997) - With Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown and Emma Bunton. Directed by Bob Spiers.
- Solomon (History/Drama, Release date US: 12/15/1997) - With Ben Cross, Anouk Aimée and Vivica A. Fox. Directed by Roger Young.
- American Heart (Drama/Crime, Release date US: 05/07/1993, World premiere: 12/19/1992) - With Jeff Bridges, Edward Furlong and Lucinda Jenney. Directed by Martin Bell.
- Toys (Kids & Family/Fantasy/Comedy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/18/1992) - With Robin Williams, Michael Gambon and Joan Cusack. Directed by Barry Levinson.
- Leap of Faith (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/18/1992) - With Steve Martin, Debra Winger and Lolita Davidovich. Directed by Richard Pearce.
- Chaplin (Drama, Release date US: 12/25/1992, World premiere: 12/17/1992) - With Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin and Moira Kelly. Directed by Richard Attenborough.
- Sidekicks (Action/Adventure/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/17/1992) - With Jonathan Brandis, Beau Bridges and Mako. Directed by Aaron Norris.
- Forever Young (Adventure/Fantasy/Drama/Science Fiction/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/16/1992) - With Mel Gibson, Jamie Lee Curtis and Elijah Wood. Directed by Steve Miner.
- *batteries not included (Science Fiction/Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/18/1987) - With Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy and Frank McRae. Directed by Matthew Robbins.
- Ironweed (Drama, Release date US: 12/18/1987) - With Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep and Carroll Baker. Directed by Héctor Babenco.
- September (Drama, Release date US: 12/18/1987) - With Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston and Dianne Wiest. Directed by Woody Allen.
- Leonard Part 6 (Action/Comedy, Release date US: 12/18/1987) - With Tom Courtenay, Joe Don Baker and Moses Gunn. Directed by Paul Weiland.
- A Better Tomorrow II ( "英雄本色2", Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 12/17/1987) - With Chow Yun-fat, Dean Shek and Ti Lung. Directed by John Woo.
- Overboard (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/16/1987) - With Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell and Edward Herrmann. Directed by Garry Marshall.
- Moonstruck (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/16/1987) - With Cher, Nicolas Cage and Olympia Dukakis. Directed by Norman Jewison.
- Broadcast News (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/16/1987) - With William Hurt, Albert Brooks and Holly Hunter. Directed by James L. Brooks.
- A Muppet Family Christmas (Kids & Family/Comedy/TV Movie/Music, Release date US: 12/16/1987) - With Jim Henson. Directed by Eric Till and Peter Harris.
- The King of Comedy (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 02/18/1983, World premiere: 12/18/1982) - With Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis and Sandra Bernhard. Directed by Martin Scorsese.
- Tootsie (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/17/1982) - With Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange and Teri Garr. Directed by Sydney Pollack.very popular
- Fanny and Alexander ( "Fanny och Alexander", Fantasy/Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 06/17/1983, World premiere: 12/17/1982) - With Börje Ahlstedt, Anna Bergman and Gunn Wållgren. Directed by Ingmar Bergman.
- The Dark Crystal (Adventure/Kids & Family/Fantasy/Animation, Release date US: 12/17/1982) - With Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw and Steve Whitmire. Directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz.
- Best Friends (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/17/1982) - With Burt Reynolds, Goldie Hawn and Jessica Tandy. Directed by Norman Jewison.
- The Grey Fox ( Western/Action, Release date US: 03/18/1983, World premiere: 12/16/1982) - With Richard Farnsworth, Jackie Burroughs and Wayne Robson. Directed by Phillip Borsos.
- Honkytonk Man (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 12/15/1982) - With Kyle Eastwood, Barry Corbin and Alexa Kenin. Directed by Clint Eastwood.
- The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (Drama, Release date US: 12/20/1972) - With Joanne Woodward, Will Hare and Nell Newman. Directed by Paul Newman.
- Across 110th Street (Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/19/1972) - With Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto and Anthony Franciosa. Directed by Barry Shear.
- The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (Western, Release date US: 12/18/1972) - With Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset and Anthony Perkins. Directed by John Huston.
- The Heartbreak Kid (Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 12/17/1972) - With Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd and Jeannie Berlin. Directed by Elaine May.
- Travels with My Aunt (Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 12/17/1972) - With Maggie Smith, Alec McCowen and Louis Gossett Jr.. Directed by George Cukor.
- Pete 'n' Tillie (Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/17/1972) - With Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett and Geraldine Page. Directed by Martin Ritt.
- The Gore Gore Girls (Comedy/Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 12/15/1972) - With Henny Youngman. Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis.
- Asterix the Gaul ( "Astérix le Gaulois", Kids & Family/Animation/Adventure/Comedy, World premiere: 12/20/1967) - Directed by Ray Goossens and René Goscinny.
- Fitzwilly (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/20/1967) - With Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Feldon and Edith Evans. Directed by Delbert Mann.
- Will Penny (Western/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/10/1968, World premiere: 12/19/1967) - With Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett and Donald Pleasence. Directed by Tom Gries.
- Son of Godzilla ( "怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子", Action/Adventure/Science Fiction, World premiere: 12/16/1967) - With Haruo Nakajima, Akihiko Hirata and Akira Kubo. Directed by Jun Fukuda.
- PlayTime ( Comedy, Release date US: 06/27/1973, World premiere: 12/16/1967) - With Jacques Tati, France Rumilly and Reinhard Kolldehoff. Directed by Jacques Tati.
- In Cold Blood (Crime/Drama/History, Release date US: 12/15/1967) - With Robert Blake, Scott Wilson and John Forsythe. Directed by Richard Brooks.
- Raintree County (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/20/1957) - With Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor and Eva Marie Saint. Directed by Edward Dmytryk.
- Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress ( "Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin", Romance / Love/Drama/History, World premiere: 12/18/1957) - With Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm and Magda Schneider. Directed by Ernst Marischka.
- Witness for the Prosecution (Drama/Mystery/Crime, Release date US: 12/17/1957) - With Tyrone Powell, Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton. Directed by Billy Wilder.
- La Parisienne ( "Une parisienne", Comedy, Release date US: 12/20/1957, World premiere: 12/16/1957) - With André Luguet, Brigitte Bardot and Charles Boyer. Directed by Michel Boisrond.
- A Farewell to Arms (Drama/Romance / Love/War, Release date US: 12/14/1957) - With Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones and Vittorio De Sica. Directed by Charles Vidor, John Huston and Andrew Marton.
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