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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 (15 years), Kingsman: The Secret Service (10 years), Gone with the Wind (85 years), Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (10 years), Taken 3 (10 years), Stuart Little (25 years) and Dumb and Dumber (30 years) are among them this week. Many of these 110 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

2019 - 5 years ago

• 6 Underground (Action/Comedy/Thriller, World premiere: 12/13/2019) - With Ryan Reynolds, Dave Franco and Mélanie Laurent. Directed by Michael Bay.
• Richard Jewell (Drama/History/Crime, Release date US: 12/13/2019) - With Sam Rockwell, Paul Walter Hauser and Olivia Wilde. Directed by Clint Eastwood.
• Bombshell (Drama, Release date US: 12/13/2019) - With Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie. Directed by Jay Roach.
• Yummy ( Horror/Comedy/Action, World premiere: 12/13/2019) - With Maaike Neuville, Bart Hollanders and Benjamin Ramon. Directed by Lars Damoiseaux.
• The Great War (History/War/Drama/Action, Release date US: 12/13/2019)
• Mob Town (Drama/Crime, Release date US: 12/13/2019) - Directed by Danny A. Abeckaser.
• Black Christmas (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 12/13/2019, World premiere: 12/11/2019) - With Imogen Poots and Cary Elwes. Directed by Sophia Takal.

2014 - 10 years ago

• Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/19/2014, World premiere: 12/17/2014) - With Ben Kingsley, Ben Stiller and Bill Cobbs. Directed by Shawn Levy.very popular
• The Bélier Family ( "La Famille Bélier", Comedy/Music, Release date US: 12/20/2014, World premiere: 12/17/2014) - With Éric Elmosnino, François Damiens and Jérôme Kircher. Directed by Éric Lartigau.
• Ode To My Father ( "국제시장", Drama, Release date US: 12/31/2014, World premiere: 12/17/2014) - With Hwang Jung-min, Yunjin Kim and Oh Dal-su. Directed by Yoon Je-kyoon.
• Goodbye to All That (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/17/2014) - With Paul Schneider. Directed by Angus MacLachlan.
• Taken 3 (Thriller/Action, Release date US: 01/09/2015, World premiere: 12/16/2014) - With Anton Yakovlev, Alexander Wraith and Jon Gries. Directed by Olivier Megaton.very popular
• Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (Animation/Kids & Family/Fantasy/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/16/2014) - With Jim Parsons. Directed by Mark Caballero.
• The Device (Thriller/Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/16/2014) - Directed by Jeremy Berg.
• Deadpool & Black Panther: Back in Red & Black (Science Fiction/Action, Release date US: 12/15/2014)
• Kingsman: The Secret Service (Crime/Comedy/Action/Adventure, Release date US: 02/13/2015, World premiere: 12/13/2014) - With Colin Firth, Taron Egerton and Michael Caine. Directed by Matthew Vaughn.very popular
• Seventh Son (Adventure/Fantasy, Release date US: 02/06/2015, World premiere: 12/12/2014) - With Ben Barnes, Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore. Directed by Sergei Bodrov.
• Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (Adventure/Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 03/03/2015, World premiere: 12/12/2014) - Directed by Steve Loter.
• Inherent Vice (Drama/Mystery/Comedy, Release date US: 12/12/2014) - With Benicio del Toro, Jeannie Berlin and Joaquin Phoenix. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
• Top Five (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 12/12/2014) - With Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson and J. B. Smoovee. Directed by Chris Rock.
• Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (Documentary, Release date US: 12/12/2014) - Directed by Chuck Workman.
• The Snow Queen 2: Refreeze ( "Снежная королева 2: Перезаморозка", Fantasy/Kids & Family/Animation/Adventure, Release date US: 12/20/2014, World premiere: 12/12/2014)
• Free the Nipple (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 12/12/2014) - Directed by Lina Esco.
• Rapture (Thriller, Release date US: 12/12/2014)
• 9 Kisses (Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/11/2014)

2009 - 15 years ago

• Did You Hear About the Morgans? (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/18/2009, World premiere: 12/17/2009) - With Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker and Sam Elliott. Directed by Marc Lawrence.
• Crazy Heart (Drama/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/16/2009) - With Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Robert Duvall. Directed by Scott Cooper.
• Avatar (Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/18/2009, World premiere: 12/15/2009) - With Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña and Stephen Lang. Directed by James Cameron.very popular
• One Piece: Strong World ( "ワンピース フィルム ストロングワールド", Animation/Fantasy/Adventure, World premiere: 12/12/2009) - Directed by Munehisa Sakai.
• House Broken (Comedy, Release date US: 12/12/2009) - With Danny DeVito, Katey Sagal and Ryan Hansen. Directed by Sam Harper.
• Annihilation Earth (Science Fiction/Action, Release date US: 12/12/2009) - With Luke Goss. Directed by Nick Lyon.
• A Single Man (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/11/2009) - With Colin Firth, Julianne Moore and Matthew Goode. Directed by Tom Ford.
• The Slammin' Salmon (Comedy, Release date US: 12/11/2009) - With Michael Clarke Duncan, Jay Chandrasekhar and Kevin Heffernan. Directed by Kevin Heffernan.
• The Vicious Kind (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 02/12/2010, World premiere: 12/11/2009) - With Adam Scott, Brittany Snow and J. K. Simmons. Directed by Lee Toland Krieger.

2004 - 20 years ago

• Spanglish (Comedy, Release date US: 12/17/2004) - With Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni and Paz Vega. Directed by James L. Brooks.
• The Aviator (Drama, Release date US: 12/25/2004, World premiere: 12/17/2004) - With Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett and Alan Alda. Directed by Martin Scorsese.very popular
• Flight of the Phoenix (Action/Adventure/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/17/2004) - With Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi and Tyrese Gibson. Directed by John Moore.
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Adventure/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/17/2004, World premiere: 12/16/2004) - With Jim Carrey, Emily Browning and Liam Aiken. Directed by Brad Silberling.very popular
• Million Dollar Baby (Drama, Release date US: 12/15/2004) - With Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman. Directed by Clint Eastwood.very popular

1999 - 25 years ago

• Stuart Little (Kids & Family/Fantasy/Comedy/Adventure, Release date US: 12/17/1999) - With Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie and Jonathan Lipnicki. Directed by Rob Minkoff.very popular
• Bicentennial Man (Science Fiction/Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/17/1999) - With Robin Williams, Sam Neill and Wendy Crewson. Directed by Chris Columbus.
• The Cider House Rules (Drama, Release date US: 12/17/1999) - With Tobey Maguire, Michael Caine and Charlize Theron. Directed by Lasse Hallström.
• Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/17/1999) - Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.
• Diplomatic Siege (Action/Thriller, Release date US: 12/17/1999) - With Peter Weller, Daryl Hannah and Tom Berenger. Directed by Gustavo Graef Marino.
• Anna and the King (Drama/Romance / Love/History, Release date US: 12/16/1999) - With Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-fat and Bai Ling. Directed by Andy Tennant.
• Switching Goals (Kids & Family/TV Movie/Comedy, Release date US: 12/12/1999) - With Mary-Kate Olsen, Robert Clark and Joe Grifasi. Directed by David Steinberg.
• Forbidden Sins (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/12/1999) - Directed by Robert Angelo.
• Suckers (Comedy, Release date US: 12/12/1999) - Directed by Roger Nygard.
• Sunburn (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/12/1999) - With Cillian Murphy. Directed by Nelson Hume.
• Godzilla 2000: Millennium ( "ゴジラ2000 ミレニアム", Action/Adventure/Science Fiction, Release date US: 11/01/2023, World premiere: 12/11/1999) - With Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida and Tsutomu Kitagawa. Directed by Takao Okawara.
• Witness Protection (TV Movie/Drama/Crime, Release date US: 12/11/1999) - With Tom Sizemore, Forest Whitaker and Jim Metzler. Directed by Richard Pearce.

1994 - 30 years ago

• Dumb and Dumber (Comedy, Release date US: 12/16/1994) - With Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels and Lauren Holly. Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly.very popular
• Legends of the Fall (Adventure/Drama/Romance / Love/War/Western, Release date US: 12/16/1994) - With Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins and Aidan Quinn. Directed by Edward Zwick.very popular
• Immortal Beloved (Drama/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/16/1994) - With Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé and Isabella Rossellini. Directed by Bernard Rose.
• Speechless (Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 12/16/1994) - With Michael Keaton, Geena Davis and Bonnie Bedelia. Directed by Ron Underwood.
• Cage II: The Arena of Death ("Cage II", Action/Drama, Release date US: 12/14/1994) - Directed by Lang Elliott.
• Direct Hit (Action/Adventure/Thriller, Release date US: 12/14/1994) - With William Forsythe and Mel Novak. Directed by Joseph Merhi.
• The Land Before Time: The Great Valley Adventure (Animation/Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/13/1994, World premiere: 12/12/1994) - Directed by Roy Allen Smith.

1989 - 35 years ago

• Godzilla vs. Biollante ( "ゴジラvsビオランテ", Action/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 12/17/1989, World premiere: 12/16/1989) - With Kenpachirō Satsuma, Megumi Odaka and Haruko Sagara. Directed by Kazuki Ōmori.
• Glory (Drama/History/War, Release date US: 12/15/1989) - With Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington and Cary Elwes. Directed by Edward Zwick.
• The Wizard (Adventure/Comedy/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/15/1989) - With Fred Savage, Luke Edwards and Jenny Lewis. Directed by Todd Holland.
• Blaze (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/15/1989) - With Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich and Jerry Hardin. Directed by Ron Shelton.
• God of Gamblers ( "賭神", Action/Comedy/Drama, World premiere: 12/14/1989) - With Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau and Joey Wong. Directed by Wong Jing.
• Driving Miss Daisy (Drama, Release date US: 12/13/1989) - With Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy and Dan Aykroyd. Directed by Bruce Beresford.
• Enemies, a Love Story (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/13/1989) - With Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston and Lena Olin. Directed by Paul Mazursky.

1984 - 40 years ago

• The Adventures of André and Wally B. (Kids & Family/Animation/Comedy, Release date US: 12/17/1984) - Directed by Alvy Ray Smith.
• The Return of Godzilla ( "ゴジラ", Science Fiction/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 08/23/1985, World premiere: 12/15/1984) - With Kenpachirō Satsuma, Yasuko Sawaguchi and Keiju Kobayashi. Directed by Koji Hashimoto.
• The Ratings Game (Comedy/Romance / Love/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/15/1984) - With Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman and Gerrit Graham. Directed by Danny DeVito.
• Dune (Action/Science Fiction/Adventure, Release date US: 12/14/1984) - With Max von Sydow, Kyle MacLachlan and Francesca Annis. Directed by David Lynch.very popular
• Runaway (Thriller/Crime/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/14/1984) - With Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons and Cynthia Rhodes. Directed by Michael Crichton.
• Ronia, The Robber's Daughter ( "Ronja Rövardotter", Adventure/Drama/Fantasy/Kids & Family, World premiere: 12/14/1984) - With Hanna Zetterberg, Dan Håfström and Börje Ahlstedt. Directed by Tage Danielsson.
• Birdy (Drama, Release date US: 12/14/1984) - With Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage and Karen Young. Directed by Alan Parker.
• The Cotton Club (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 12/14/1984) - With Richard Gere, Gregory Hines and Diane Lane. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
• Frankenweenie (Comedy/Kids & Family/Science Fiction/Horror, Release date US: 12/14/1984) - With Shelley Duvall, Daniel Stern and Barret Oliver. Directed by Tim Burton.
• A Passage to India (Drama/Adventure/History, Release date US: 12/14/1984) - With Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee and Peggy Ashcroft. Directed by David Lean.
• Mass Appeal (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/14/1984) - With Jack Lemmon, Željko Ivanek and Charles Durning. Directed by Glenn Jordan.
• Starman (Science Fiction/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/14/1984, World premiere: 12/13/1984) - With Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen and Charles Martin Smith. Directed by John Carpenter.
• The Night They Saved Christmas (Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/13/1984) - With Jaclyn Smith. Directed by Jackie Cooper.

1979 - 45 years ago

• All That Jazz (Drama, Release date US: 12/16/1979) - With Jessica Lange, Roy Scheider and Ann Reinking. Directed by Bob Fosse.
• Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro ( "ルパン三世 カリオストロの城", Kids & Family/Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 12/31/1999, World premiere: 12/15/1979) - Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
• The Jerk (Comedy, Release date US: 12/14/1979) - With Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters and M. Emmet Walsh. Directed by Carl Reiner.
• 1941 (Action/Comedy/War, Release date US: 12/14/1979) - With Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty and John Belushi. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
• Jack Frost (Kids & Family/Animation/Fantasy/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/13/1979) - Directed by Jules Bass.

1974 - 50 years ago

• The Island at the Top of the World (Adventure/Fantasy/Action/Science Fiction/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/20/1974, World premiere: 12/16/1974) - With Mako, Donald Sinden and David Hartman. Directed by Robert Stevenson.
• Young Frankenstein (Comedy, Release date US: 12/15/1974) - With Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle and Teri Garr. Directed by Mel Brooks.
• The Towering Inferno (Action/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/14/1974) - With Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and William Holden. Directed by John Guillermin and Irwin Allen.
• The Girl from Petrovka (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/12/1974) - With Goldie Hawn, Hal Holbrook and Anthony Hopkins. Directed by Robert Ellis Miller.

1969 - 55 years ago

• Topaz (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/19/1969, World premiere: 12/17/1969) - With Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin and John Vernon. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
• Cactus Flower (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/16/1969) - With Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman and Goldie Hawn. Directed by Gene Saks.
• John and Mary (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/14/1969) - With Dustin Hoffman, Mia Farrow and Michael Tolan. Directed by Peter Yates.
• Hello, Dolly! (Comedy/Romance / Love/Music, Release date US: 12/12/1969) - With Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau and Michael Crawford. Directed by Gene Kelly.
• Marooned (Adventure/Drama/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/11/1969) - With Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna and David Janssen. Directed by John Sturges.

1964 - 60 years ago

• Mary Poppins (Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 08/18/1965, World premiere: 12/17/1964) - With Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and David Tomlinson. Directed by Robert Stevenson.
• The Disorderly Orderly (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/16/1964) - With Jerry Lewis, Susan Oliver and Glenda Farrell. Directed by Frank Tashlin.
• Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (Drama/Horror/Mystery, Release date US: 12/15/1964) - With Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland and Joseph Cotten. Directed by Robert Aldrich.
• Zorba the Greek ("Αλέξης Ζορμπάς", Drama, Release date US: 12/17/1964, World premiere: 12/14/1964) - With Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas and Lila Kedrova. Directed by Michalis Cacoyannis.

1959 - 65 years ago

• On the Beach (Science Fiction/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/17/1959, World premiere: 12/16/1959) - With Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner and Fred Astaire. Directed by Stanley Kramer.
• Journey to the Center of the Earth (Adventure/Fantasy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/16/1959, World premiere: 12/15/1959) - With James Mason, Pat Boone and Arlene Dahl. Directed by Henry Levin.

1954 - 70 years ago

• There's No Business Like Show Business (Comedy/Drama/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/16/1954) - With Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey and Donald O'Connor. Directed by Walter Lang.
• The Country Girl (Music/Drama, Release date US: 05/17/1955, World premiere: 12/15/1954) - With Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and William Holden. Directed by George Seaton.

1949 - 75 years ago

• Toy Tinkers (Animation, Release date US: 12/16/1949) - Directed by Jack Hannah.
• Holiday Affair (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/24/1949, World premiere: 12/12/1949) - With Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh and Wendell Corey. Directed by Don Hartman.

1944 - 80 years ago

• Hollywood Canteen (Comedy/Music/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/15/1944) - With Bette Davis, Dane Clark and Eddie Cantor. Directed by Delmer Daves.
• The Keys of the Kingdom (Drama, Release date US: 12/15/1944) - With Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell and Vincent Price. Directed by John M. Stahl.
• Murder, My Sweet (Crime/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 12/14/1944) - With Dick Powell, Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley. Directed by Edward Dmytryk.

1939 - 85 years ago

• Gone with the Wind (Drama/War/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/15/1939) - With Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh and Leslie Howard. Directed by Victor Fleming, George Cukor and Sam Wood.very popular
• Balalaika (Romance / Love/Music, Release date US: 12/15/1939) - With Nelson Eddy, Ilona Massey and Charles Ruggles. Directed by Reinhold Schünzel.

1934 - 90 years ago

• Babes in Toyland (Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/14/1934) - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Billy Bletcher. Directed by Gus Meins, Charley Rogers and Gordon Douglas.

1919 - 105 years ago

• A Day's Pleasure (Comedy, Release date US: 12/15/1919) - With Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance and Henry Bergman. Directed by Charlie Chaplin.

1909 - 115 years ago

• A Corner in Wheat (Drama, Release date US: 12/13/1909) - With Blanche Sweet, Frank Powell and Grace Henderson. Directed by D. W. Griffith.