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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. Bumblebee (5 years), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (5 years), Mary Poppins Returns (5 years), Schindler's List (30 years), Superman (45 years), The Prince of Egypt (25 years) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (10 years) are among them this week. Many of these 93 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

2018 - 5 years ago

• The Emperor of Paris ( "L'Empereur de Paris", Drama/Crime/Thriller, World premiere: 12/19/2018) - With Vincent Cassel, Freya Mavor and Denis Ménochet. Directed by Jean-François Richet.
• Mommy Group Murder (Thriller/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/18/2018)
• Bumblebee (Action/Adventure/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/21/2018, World premiere: 12/15/2018) - With Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena and Gracie Dzienny. Directed by Travis Knight.very popular
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Action/Adventure/Animation/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/14/2018) - Directed by Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman and Bob Persichetti.very popular
• The Mule (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/14/2018) - With Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper and Taissa Farmiga. Directed by Clint Eastwood.very popular
• If Beale Street Could Talk (Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 12/14/2018) - With Kiki Layne, Stephan James and Teyonah Parris. Directed by Barry Jenkins.
• Dragon Ball Super: Broly ( "ドラゴンボール超スーパー ブロリー", Action/Science Fiction/Animation, Release date US: 01/16/2019, World premiere: 12/14/2018) - Directed by Tatsuya Nagamine.
• Bird Box (Thriller/Drama/Science Fiction, World premiere: 12/13/2018) - With Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes and John Malkovich. Directed by Susanne Bier.
• Mary Poppins Returns (Fantasy/Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 12/19/2018, World premiere: 12/13/2018) - With Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Meryl Streep. Directed by Rob Marshall.very popular
• Malevolent ( Horror, World premiere: 12/13/2018) - With Celia Imrie and Ben Lloyd-Hughes. Directed by Olaf de Fleur.

2013 - 10 years ago

• Dhoom 3 ( "धूम ३", Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 12/20/2013, World premiere: 12/19/2013) - With Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and Abhishek Bachchan. Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya.
• Justin Bieber's Believe (Documentary/Music, Release date US: 12/25/2013, World premiere: 12/19/2013) - With Justin Bieber. Directed by Jon M. Chu.
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Adventure/Comedy/Drama/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/25/2013, World premiere: 12/18/2013) - With Kristen Wiig, Sean Penn and Adam Scott. Directed by Ben Stiller.very popular
• Her (Romance / Love/Science Fiction/Drama, Release date US: 12/18/2013) - With Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams and Rooney Mara. Directed by Spike Jonze.
• Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Comedy, Release date US: 12/18/2013) - With Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate and Paul Rudd. Directed by Adam McKay.very popular
• Walking with Dinosaurs (Animation/Kids & Family/Adventure, Release date US: 12/20/2013, World premiere: 12/18/2013) - With Karl Urban, Charlie Rowe and Angourie Rice. Directed by Neil Nightingale and Barry Cook.
• Christmas for a Dollar (Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/15/2013)
• A Snow Globe Christmas (TV Movie/Comedy/Drama/Fantasy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/14/2013) - With Alicia Witt. Directed by Jodi Binstock.
• Christmas on the Bayou (Romance / Love/Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/14/2013) - Directed by Leslie Hope.
• A Madea Christmas (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/13/2013) - With Tyler Perry, Tika Sumpter and Eric Lively. Directed by Tyler Perry.
• The Unbelievers (Documentary, Release date US: 12/13/2013) - With Richard Dawkins, Lawrence M. Krauss and Stephen Hawking. Directed by Gus Holwerda.
• Some Velvet Morning (Drama, Release date US: 12/13/2013) - With Stanley Tucci. Directed by Neil LaBute.

2008 - 15 years ago

• Revolutionary Road (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/19/2008) - With Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Michael Shannon. Directed by Sam Mendes.
• Rudo & Cursi ("Rudo y Cursi", Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/19/2008) - With Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal and Dolores Heredia. Directed by Carlos Cuarón.
• Nothing But the Truth (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/19/2008) - With Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon and Vera Farmiga. Directed by Rod Lurie.
• Seven Pounds (Drama, Release date US: 12/18/2008) - With Rosario Dawson, Michael Ealy and Barry Pepper. Directed by Gabriele Muccino.very popular
• The Tale of Despereaux (Adventure/Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/19/2008, World premiere: 12/18/2008) - Directed by Sam Fell.
• The Inhabited Island ( "Обитаемый остров", Science Fiction/Adventure, Release date US: 12/18/2008) - With Vasiliy Stepanov, Yuliya Snigir and Aleksei Serebryakov. Directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk.
• A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (Kids & Family/Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 12/17/2008) - With The Muppets. Directed by Kirk Thatcher.
• 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde ( "1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde", Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 12/20/2008, World premiere: 12/17/2008) - With Rick Kavanian, Julia Dietze and Thomas Gottschalk. Directed by Til Schweiger and Christof Wahl.
• Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black ( "劇場版 BLEACH Fade to Black 君の名を呼ぶ", Action/Animation/Fantasy/Drama, World premiere: 12/13/2008) - Directed by Noriyuki Abe.
• The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (TV Movie/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/13/2008) - With Brooke Burns, Henry Winkler and Warren Christie. Directed by Michael Scott.
• Will You Merry Me? (Comedy/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/13/2008) - With Wendie Malick and Cynthia Stevenson.

2003 - 20 years ago

• Mona Lisa Smile (Drama/History/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/19/2003) - With Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles. Directed by Mike Newell.
• House of Sand and Fog (Drama, Release date US: 12/19/2003) - With Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley and Shohreh Aghdashloo. Directed by Vadim Perelman.
• Peter Pan (Adventure/Fantasy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/25/2003, World premiere: 12/18/2003) - With Jeremy Sumpter, Ludivine Sagnier and Rachel Hurd-Wood. Directed by P. J. Hogan.
• Devil's Pond (Thriller/Drama, Release date US: 12/16/2003) - With Kip Pardue, Tara Reid and Meredith Baxter. Directed by Joel Viertel.
• Puppet Master: The Legacy (Horror/Fantasy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/16/2003) - With Ian Abercrombie, Emily Harrison and Chandra West. Directed by Charles Band.
• Blind Horizon (Drama/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 12/31/2003, World premiere: 12/14/2003) - With Val Kilmer, Neve Campbell and Sam Shepard. Directed by Michael Haussman.
• WWE Armageddon 2003 (Action/Drama, Release date US: 12/14/2003)
• Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. ( "ゴジラ×モスラ×メカゴジラ／東京SOS", Action/Science Fiction/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/14/2004, World premiere: 12/13/2003) - With Mitsuki Koga, Tsutomu Kitagawa and Masami Nagasawa. Directed by Masaaki Tezuka.

1998 - 25 years ago

• The White Raven (Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 12/18/1998) - With Ron Silver, Joanna Pacuła and Roy Scheider. Directed by Andrew Stevens.
• The Prince of Egypt (Adventure/Animation/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/18/1998, World premiere: 12/16/1998) - With Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes and Michelle Pfeiffer. Directed by Simon Wells, Brenda Chapman and Steve Hickner.very popular

1993 - 30 years ago

• What's Eating Gilbert Grape (Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 12/17/1993) - With Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis and Mary Steenburgen. Directed by Lasse Hallström.
• The Wrong Trousers ( Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/17/1993) - Directed by Nick Park.
• Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (Drama, Release date US: 12/17/1993) - With Robert Duvall, Richard Harris and Piper Laurie. Directed by Randa Haines.
• Beach Babes from Beyond (Science Fiction/Comedy, Release date US: 12/16/1993) - With Joe Estevez, Linnea Quigley and Joey Travolta. Directed by David DeCoteau.
• Nirvana: Unplugged In New York (Music/Documentary/TV Movie, Release date US: 11/18/1994, World premiere: 12/16/1993)
• Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick (Drama, Release date US: 12/16/1993) - With David Duchovny, Sheryl Lee and Nina Siemaszko. Directed by Zalman King and Ted Kotcheff.
• Schindler's List (Drama/History/War, Release date US: 12/15/1993) - With Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley. Directed by Steven Spielberg.very popular
• Beethoven's 2nd (Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 12/16/1993, World premiere: 12/14/1993) - With Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt and Nicholle Tom. Directed by Rod Daniel.

1988 - 35 years ago

• A Very Brady Christmas (Drama/Kids & Family/TV Movie/Comedy, Release date US: 12/18/1988) - With Robert Reed, Florence Henderson and Ann B. Davis. Directed by Peter Baldwin.
• Grandmother's House (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 05/25/1989, World premiere: 12/16/1988) - Directed by Peter Rader.
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Crime/Comedy, Release date US: 12/14/1988) - With Michael Caine, Steve Martin and Glenne Headly. Directed by Frank Oz.

1983 - 40 years ago

• The Man Who Loved Women (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/18/1983) - With Burt Reynolds, Julie Andrews and Kim Basinger. Directed by Blake Edwards.
• Uncommon Valor (Drama/War/Action, Release date US: 12/16/1983) - With Gene Hackman, Fred Ward and Patrick Swayze. Directed by Ted Kotcheff.
• To Be or Not to Be (Comedy, Release date US: 12/16/1983) - With Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft and Charles Durning. Directed by Alan Johnson.
• D.C. Cab (Adventure/Comedy/Crime/Action, Release date US: 12/16/1983) - With Adam Baldwin, Max Gail and Mr. T. Directed by Joel Schumacher.
• Gorky Park (Thriller/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 12/15/1983) - With William Hurt, Lee Marvin and Brian Dennehy. Directed by Michael Apted.
• Silkwood (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/14/1983) - With Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell and Cher. Directed by Mike Nichols.

1978 - 45 years ago

• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Horror/Mystery/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/20/1978, World premiere: 12/19/1978) - With Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy and Jeff Goldblum. Directed by Philip Kaufman.
• Every Which Way but Loose (Action/Comedy/Adventure/Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 12/19/1978, World premiere: 12/16/1978) - With Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke and Geoffrey Lewis. Directed by James Fargo.
• The Small One (Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/16/1978) - Directed by Don Bluth.
• Oliver's Story (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/15/1978) - With Ryan O'Neal, Candice Bergen and Benson Fong. Directed by John Korty.
• California Suite (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/15/1978) - With Maggie Smith, Alan Alda and Jane Fonda. Directed by Herbert Ross.
• Superman (Science Fiction/Action/Adventure, Release date US: 12/15/1978, World premiere: 12/14/1978) - With Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman and Christopher Reeve. Directed by Richard Donner.very popular
• The First Great Train Robbery ( Thriller/Adventure/Drama/Crime, Release date US: 02/02/1979, World premiere: 12/14/1978) - With Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down. Directed by Michael Crichton.

1973 - 50 years ago

• How Funny Can Sex Be? ( "Sessomatto", Comedy, Release date US: 09/28/1976, World premiere: 12/19/1973) - With Giancarlo Giannini, Laura Antonelli and Paola Borboni. Directed by Dino Risi.
• The Day of the Dolphin (Action/Crime/Drama/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 12/19/1973) - With George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere and Paul Sorvino. Directed by Mike Nichols.
• Serpico (Crime/History/Drama, Release date US: 08/06/2004, World premiere: 12/18/1973) - With Al Pacino, John Randolph and Jack Kehoe. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
• Cinderella Liberty (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/18/1973) - With James Caan, Marsha Mason and Eli Wallach. Directed by Mark Rydell.
• Sleeper (Comedy/Romance / Love/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/17/1973) - With Woody Allen, Diane Keaton and John Beck. Directed by Woody Allen.
• Miracle on 34th Street (Drama/Kids & Family/Fantasy/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/14/1973) - With Jane Alexander. Directed by Fielder Cook.
• The Seven-Ups (Action/Thriller/Drama/Crime, Release date US: 12/14/1973) - With Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco and Larry Haines. Directed by Philip D'Antoni.
• Papillon (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 12/16/1973, World premiere: 12/13/1973) - With Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman and Victor Jory. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.
• My Name Is Nobody ( "Il mio nome è Nessuno", Comedy/Western, Release date US: 06/01/1974, World premiere: 12/13/1973) - With Terence Hill, Henry Fonda and Jean Martin. Directed by Tonino Valerii.

1968 - 55 years ago

• The Little Drummer Boy (Animation/Drama/Kids & Family/TV Movie, World premiere: 12/19/1968) - Directed by Jules Bass.
• Hell in the Pacific (Drama/War, Release date US: 12/19/1968) - With Lee Marvin and Toshirō Mifune. Directed by John Boorman.
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ( Kids & Family/Music/Adventure/Fantasy/Comedy, Release date US: 12/18/1968, World premiere: 12/17/1968) - With Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes and Adrian Hall. Directed by Ken Hughes.
• Candy (Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/17/1968) - With Ewa Aulin, John Astin and Charles Aznavour. Directed by Christian Marquand.
• Asterix and Cleopatra ( "Astérix et Cléopâtre", Kids & Family/Animation/Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 12/19/1968, World premiere: 12/16/1968) - Directed by René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo and Lee Payant.
• Greetings (Comedy, Release date US: 12/15/1968) - With Robert De Niro, Gerrit Graham and Allen Garfield. Directed by Brian De Palma.

1963 - 60 years ago

• Move Over, Darling (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/19/1963) - With Doris Day, James Garner and Polly Bergen. Directed by Michael Gordon.
• The Pink Panther (Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 03/18/1964, World premiere: 12/18/1963) - With David Niven, Peter Sellers and Robert Wagner. Directed by Blake Edwards.
• Kings of the Sun (History/Adventure, Release date US: 12/18/1963) - With Yul Brynner, George Chakiris and Richard Basehart. Directed by J. Lee Thompson.

1958 - 65 years ago

• Separate Tables (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/18/1958) - With Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr and David Niven. Directed by Delbert Mann.
• Murder by Contract (Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 12/01/1958, World premiere: 12/18/1958) - With Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine and Herschel Bernardi. Directed by Irving Lerner.

1953 - 70 years ago

• The Tell-Tale Heart (Horror/Animation/Crime, Release date US: 12/17/1953) - Directed by Ted Parmelee.

1948 - 75 years ago

• The Paleface (Comedy/Western, Release date US: 12/24/1948, World premiere: 12/17/1948) - With Bob Hope, Jane Russell and Robert Armstrong. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod.

1943 - 80 years ago

• The Ghost Ship (Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 12/16/1943) - With Richard Dix, Steve Forrest and Alec Craig. Directed by Mark Robson.
• Madame Curie (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/16/1943) - With Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon and Henry Travers. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

1938 - 85 years ago

• A Christmas Carol (Drama/Fantasy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/16/1938) - With Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart and Kathleen Lockhart. Directed by Edwin L. Marin.

1933 - 90 years ago

• Alice in Wonderland (Adventure/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/22/1933, World premiere: 12/18/1933) - With Cary Grant, Gary Cooper and Edna May Oliver. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod.