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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. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (10 years), Marley & Me (10 years), Bedtime Stories (10 years), Philadelphia (25 years), Patch Adams (20 years), Valkyrie (10 years) and Cheaper by the Dozen (15 years) are among them this week. Many of these 49 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video etc. What's your favorite this week?

2008 - 10 years ago

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Fantasy/Drama/Thriller/Mystery/Romance / Love, Release date GR: 01/22/2009, World premiere: 12/25/2008) - With Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Taraji P. Henson. Directed by David Fincher.very popular
• Valkyrie (Drama/Thriller/History/War, Release date GR: 02/19/2009, World premiere: 12/25/2008) - With Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh and Bill Nighy. Directed by Bryan Singer.very popular
• Marley & Me (Comedy/Kids & Family, World premiere: 12/25/2008) - With Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston and Eric Dane. Directed by David Frankel.very popular
• The Spirit (Action/Comedy/Thriller/Crime/Science Fiction, World premiere: 12/25/2008) - With Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson. Directed by Frank Miller.
• The Other Man (Drama/Thriller/Mystery/Romance / Love, World premiere: 12/25/2008) - With Laura Linney, Antonio Banderas and Liam Neeson. Directed by Richard Eyre.
• Last Chance Harvey (Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date GR: 07/16/2009, World premiere: 12/25/2008) - With Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson and Kathy Baker. Directed by Joel Hopkins.
• Bedtime Stories (Fantasy/Comedy/Kids & Family/Romance / Love, World premiere: 12/24/2008) - With Adam Sandler, Keri Russell and Jonathan Morgan Heit. Directed by Adam Shankman.very popular
• Revolutionary Road (Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 12/19/2008) - With Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Michael Shannon. Directed by Sam Mendes.
• The Tale of Despereaux (Adventure/Animation/Kids & Family, Release date GR: 02/26/2009, World premiere: 12/19/2008) - Directed by Sam Fell.
• Nothing But the Truth (Drama/Thriller, Release date GR: 09/24/2009, World premiere: 12/19/2008) - With Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon and Vera Farmiga. Directed by Rod Lurie.

2003 - 15 years ago

• Big Fish (Adventure/Fantasy/Drama, Release date GR: 02/13/2004, World premiere: 12/25/2003) - With Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney and Billy Crudup. Directed by Tim Burton.
• Peter Pan (Adventure/Fantasy/Kids & Family, World premiere: 12/25/2003) - With Jeremy Sumpter, Ludivine Sagnier and Rachel Hurd-Wood. Directed by P. J. Hogan.
• Paycheck (Action/Adventure/Mystery/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date GR: 01/30/2004, World premiere: 12/25/2003) - With Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman and Aaron Eckhart. Directed by John Woo.
• Cheaper by the Dozen (Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date GR: 03/19/2004, World premiere: 12/24/2003) - With Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt and Hilary Duff. Directed by Shawn Levy.very popular
• Cold Mountain (Adventure/Drama/History/Romance / Love, Release date GR: 03/12/2004, World premiere: 12/24/2003) - With Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Renée Zellweger. Directed by Anthony Minghella.very popular
• Monster (Crime/Drama, Release date GR: 02/27/2004, World premiere: 12/24/2003) - With Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci and Bruce Dern. Directed by Patty Jenkins.
• Mona Lisa Smile (Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 12/19/2003) - With Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles. Directed by Mike Newell.
• House of Sand and Fog (Drama, Release date GR: 01/23/2004, World premiere: 12/19/2003) - With Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley and Shohreh Aghdashloo. Directed by Vadim Perelman.
• Suddenly Paradise ("Il paradiso all'improvviso", Comedy, World premiere: 12/19/2003) - With Leonardo Pieraccioni, Angie Cepeda and Rocco Papaleo. Directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni.
• Natale in India (Comedy, World premiere: 12/19/2003) - With Massimo Boldi, Christian De Sica and Enzo Salvi. Directed by Neri Parenti.

1998 - 20 years ago

• The Thin Red Line (Drama/History/War, World premiere: 12/25/1998) - With Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel and Nick Nolte. Directed by Terrence Malick.
• Patch Adams (Comedy/Drama, World premiere: 12/25/1998) - With Robin Williams, Daniel London and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Directed by Tom Shadyac.very popular
• Mighty Joe Young (Action/Adventure/Kids & Family/Fantasy, World premiere: 12/25/1998) - With Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton and Rade Šerbedžija. Directed by Ron Underwood.
• The Faculty (Horror/Science Fiction, World premiere: 12/25/1998) - With Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall and Laura Harris. Directed by Robert Rodriguez.
• Stepmom (Drama/Romance / Love/Comedy, World premiere: 12/25/1998) - With Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris. Directed by Chris Columbus.

1993 - 25 years ago

• Tombstone (Action/Drama/History/Western, Release date GR: 02/17/1994, World premiere: 12/25/1993) - With Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer and Sam Elliott. Directed by George P. Cosmatos and Kevin Jarre.
• Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (Action/Adventure/Animation/Kids & Family/Thriller, World premiere: 12/25/1993) - With Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany and Hart Bochner. Directed by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm.
• Grumpy Old Men (Comedy, World premiere: 12/25/1993) - With Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret. Directed by Donald Petrie.
• Shadowlands (Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 12/25/1993) - With Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger and Edward Hardwicke. Directed by Richard Attenborough.
• Heaven & Earth (History/War/Action/Drama, World premiere: 12/24/1993) - With Hiep Thi Le, Tommy Lee Jones and Joan Chen. Directed by Oliver Stone.
• Philadelphia (Drama, Release date GR: 03/11/1994, World premiere: 12/22/1993) - With Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and Jason Robards. Directed by Jonathan Demme.very popular

1988 - 30 years ago

• Red Scorpion (Adventure/Action/War, World premiere: 12/24/1988) - With Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh and Al White. Directed by Joseph Zito.
• Hellbound: Hellraiser II (Horror/Thriller, World premiere: 12/23/1988) - With Doug Bradley, Clare Higgins and Ashley Laurence. Directed by Tony Randel.
• The Accidental Tourist (Drama/Romance / Love/Comedy, World premiere: 12/23/1988) - With William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and Geena Davis. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan.
• Fantozzi Retires ("Fantozzi va in pensione", Comedy, World premiere: 12/22/1988) - With Paolo Villaggio, Milena Vukotic and Gigi Reder. Directed by Neri Parenti.
• Beaches (Comedy/Drama, World premiere: 12/21/1988) - With Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey and John Heard. Directed by Garry Marshall.
• Working Girl (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 12/20/1988) - With Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver. Directed by Mike Nichols.

1983 - 35 years ago

• Project A ("A計劃", Action/Comedy/Adventure, World premiere: 12/22/1983) - With Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. Directed by Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung.

1978 - 40 years ago

• Every Which Way But Loose (Action/Comedy/Adventure/Romance / Love/Drama, Release date GR: 12/30/1978, World premiere: 12/19/1978) - With Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke and Geoffrey Lewis. Directed by James Fargo.
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Horror/Mystery/Science Fiction/Thriller, World premiere: 12/19/1978) - With Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy and Jeff Goldblum. Directed by Philip Kaufman.

1973 - 45 years ago

• The Sting (Comedy/Crime/Drama, World premiere: 12/25/1973) - With Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Robert Shaw. Directed by George Roy Hill.very popular
• Magnum Force (Action/Crime/Thriller/Drama/Mystery, Release date GR: 03/14/1974, World premiere: 12/23/1973) - With Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook and Mitchell Ryan. Directed by Ted Post.
• The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (Action/Adventure/Drama/Fantasy, World premiere: 12/20/1973) - With John Phillip Law, Tom Baker and Caroline Munro. Directed by Gordon Hessler.

1968 - 50 years ago

• The Love Bug (Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, World premiere: 12/22/1968) - With Dean Jones, Michele Lee and David Tomlinson. Directed by Robert Stevenson.
• Once Upon a Time in the West ("C'era una volta il West", Western, Release date GR: 09/10/1969, World premiere: 12/21/1968) - With Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda and Claudia Cardinale. Directed by Sergio Leone.very popular
• if.... (Drama, World premiere: 12/19/1968) - With Malcolm McDowell, Richard Warwick and David Wood. Directed by Lindsay Anderson.

1963 - 55 years ago

• The Sword in the Stone (Animation/Kids & Family, World premiere: 12/25/1963) - Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman.
• The Pink Panther (Comedy/Crime, Release date GR: 12/26/1963, World premiere: 12/19/1963) - With David Niven, Peter Sellers and Robert Wagner. Directed by Blake Edwards.
• Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow ("Ieri, oggi, domani", Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, World premiere: 12/19/1963) - With Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and Aldo Giuffrè. Directed by Vittorio De Sica.