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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. Sherlock Holmes (10 years), Meet the Fockers (15 years), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (10 years), It's Complicated (10 years), Into the Woods (5 years), Born on the Fourth of July (30 years) and Annie (5 years) are among them this week. Many of these 90 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

2014 - 5 years ago

• Into the Woods (Fantasy/Comedy, Release date US: 12/25/2014, World premiere: 12/24/2014) - With Anna Kendrick, Billy Magnussen and Chris Pine. Directed by Rob Marshall.very popular
• Big Eyes (Drama, Release date US: 12/25/2014, World premiere: 12/24/2014) - With Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz and Krysten Ritter. Directed by Tim Burton.
• Let's Kill Ward's Wife (Comedy, Release date US: 12/23/2014) - Directed by Scott Foley.
• Christmas Icetastrophe (TV Movie/Drama/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/20/2014)
• Annie (Comedy/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/19/2014) - With Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ashton Kutcher and Bobby Cannavale. Directed by Will Gluck.
• PK ( "पीके", Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/19/2014, World premiere: 12/18/2014) - With Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma and Sushant Singh Rajput. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani.
• The Invisible Boy ( "Il ragazzo invisibile", Comedy/Adventure/Science Fiction/Fantasy, World premiere: 12/18/2014) - With Valeria Golino, Fabrizio Bentivoglio and Christo Jivkov. Directed by Gabriele Salvatores.

2009 - 10 years ago

• Sherlock Holmes (Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery, Release date US: 12/25/2009, World premiere: 12/23/2009) - With Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law and Rachel McAdams. Directed by Guy Ritchie.very popular
• 3 Idiots ( Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/25/2009, World premiere: 12/23/2009) - With Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani.
• It's Complicated (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/25/2009, World premiere: 12/23/2009) - With Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. Directed by Nancy Meyers.very popular
• Paranormal Entity (Horror/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 12/22/2009) - With Shane Van Dyke and Erin Marie Hogan. Directed by Shane Van Dyke.
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Comedy/Kids & Family/Animation/Fantasy/Music, Release date US: 12/23/2009, World premiere: 12/21/2009) - With Zachary Levi, David Cross and Jason Lee. Directed by Betty Thomas.very popular
• The Three Gifts (TV Movie/Kids & Family/Drama, Release date US: 12/19/2009)
• Bodyguards and Assassins ( "十月圍城", Drama/Action/History, Release date US: 12/18/2009) - With Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse and Leon Lai. Directed by Teddy Chan.
• St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold ( Comedy/Adventure, Release date US: 12/18/2009) - With Rupert Everett, Colin Firth and David Tennant. Directed by Oliver Parker.
• The New Daughter (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 12/18/2009) - With Kevin Costner, Ivana Baquero and Samantha Mathis. Directed by Luiso Berdejo.
• Double Identity (Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 12/18/2009) - With Val Kilmer, Izabella Miko and Julian Wadham. Directed by Dennis Dimster.

2004 - 15 years ago

• The Woodsman (Drama, Release date US: 12/24/2004) - With Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick and Mos Def. Directed by Nicole Kassell.
• The Seduction of Misty Mundae (Release date US: 12/24/2004) - With Darian Caine, Julian Wells and Erin Brown.
• Murder-Set-Pieces (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 12/23/2004) - With Gunnar Hansen, Cerina Vincent and Tony Todd. Directed by Nick Palumbo.
• Meet the Fockers (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/22/2004) - With Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller and Dustin Hoffman. Directed by Jay Roach.very popular

1999 - 20 years ago

• Galaxy Quest (Comedy/Kids & Family/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/23/1999) - With Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman and Tony Shalhoub. Directed by Dean Parisot.very popular
• Man on the Moon (Comedy/Drama/History, Release date US: 12/22/1999) - With Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito and Courtney Love. Directed by Miloš Forman.
• Snow Falling on Cedars (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/22/1999) - With Ethan Hawke, Youki Kudoh and Reeve Carney. Directed by Scott Hicks.
• Girl, Interrupted (Drama, Release date US: 12/21/1999) - With Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie and Whoopi Goldberg. Directed by James Mangold.

1994 - 25 years ago

• I.Q. (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/25/1994, World premiere: 12/24/1994) - With Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan and Walter Matthau. Directed by Fred Schepisi.
• The Jungle Book (Adventure/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/23/1994) - With Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes and Lena Headey. Directed by Stephen Sommers.
• Nell (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/23/1994) - With Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson. Directed by Michael Apted.
• Nobody's Fool (Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 12/23/1994) - With Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy and Pruitt Taylor Vince. Directed by Robert Benton.
• Ready to Wear ("Prêt-à-Porter", Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 12/23/1994) - With Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren and Anouk Aimée. Directed by Robert Altman.
• Street Fighter (Action/Adventure/Thriller/Drama/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/22/1994) - With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raúl Juliá and Kylie Minogue. Directed by Steven E. de Souza.
• Fist of Legend ( "精武英雄", Action, Release date US: 12/22/1994) - With Chin Siu-ho, Shinobu Nakayama and Billy Chow. Directed by Gordon Chan and Yuen Woo-ping.
• Shallow Grave ( Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 02/10/1995, World premiere: 12/22/1994) - With Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston and Ewan McGregor. Directed by Danny Boyle.
• Little Women (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/21/1994) - With Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon and Trini Alvarado. Directed by Gillian Armstrong.
• Mixed Nuts (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/21/1994) - With Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn and Robert Klein. Directed by Nora Ephron.
• Fast Getaway II (Adventure/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 12/21/1994) - With Corey Haim. Directed by Oley Sassone.
• Chariots of Fur (Animation, Release date US: 12/20/1994) - Directed by Chuck Jones.
• Ri¢hie Ri¢h (Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/21/1994, World premiere: 12/19/1994) - With Macaulay Culkin, John Larroquette and Edward Herrmann. Directed by Donald Petrie.
• Indecent Behavior II (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/19/1994)
• Don't Drink the Water (Comedy/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/18/1994) - With Michael J. Fox, Mayim Bialik and Dom DeLuise. Directed by Woody Allen.
• A Christmas Romance (Drama/Romance / Love/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/18/1994) - With Olivia Newton-John, Teryl Rothery and Gregory Harrison.

1989 - 30 years ago

• Wild Orchid (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 04/27/1990, World premiere: 12/22/1989) - With Mickey Rourke, Jacqueline Bisset and Carré Otis. Directed by Zalman King.
• Always (Fantasy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/22/1989) - With Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter and John Goodman. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
• Tango & Cash (Action/Adventure/Comedy, Release date US: 12/22/1989) - With Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell and Jack Palance. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and Albert Magnoli.
• Music Box (Crime/Drama/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 12/22/1989) - With Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Frederic Forrest. Directed by Costa-Gavras.
• Born on the Fourth of July (Drama/War, Release date US: 12/20/1989) - With Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick and Raymond J. Barry. Directed by Oliver Stone.very popular
• The Banker (Crime/Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 12/20/1989) - With Robert Forster. Directed by William Webb.

1984 - 35 years ago

• Johnny Dangerously (Action/Comedy/Thriller/Crime, Release date US: 12/21/1984) - With Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo and Peter Boyle. Directed by Amy Heckerling.
• The Flamingo Kid (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/21/1984) - With Matt Dillon, Héctor Elizondo and Janet Jones. Directed by Garry Marshall.
• Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (Drama/Music, Release date US: 12/21/1984) - With Lucinda Dickey, Shabba Doo and Michael Chambers. Directed by Sam Firstenberg.
• Protocol (Comedy, Release date US: 12/21/1984) - With Goldie Hawn, Chris Sarandon and Richard Romanus. Directed by Herbert Ross.
• Micki & Maude (Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 12/21/1984) - With Amy Irving, Ann Reinking and Dudley Moore. Directed by Blake Edwards.

1979 - 40 years ago

• The Electric Horseman (Drama/Comedy/Western/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/21/1979) - With Robert Redford, Jane Fonda and Valerie Perrine. Directed by Sydney Pollack.
• Roller Boogie (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/21/1979) - With Linda Blair, Jim Bray and Dick Van Patten. Directed by Mark L. Lester.
• Scavenger Hunt (Comedy, Release date US: 12/21/1979) - With Richard Benjamin, James Coco and Scatman Crothers. Directed by Michael Schultz.
• Cuba (Action/Drama/Romance / Love/Thriller/Adventure/War, Release date US: 12/21/1979) - With Sean Connery, Brooke Adams and Jack Weston. Directed by Richard Lester.
• C.H.O.M.P.S. (Kids & Family/Comedy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/21/1979) - With Wesley Eure, Valerie Bertinelli and Conrad Bain. Directed by Don Chaffey.
• All That Jazz (Drama, Release date US: 12/20/1979) - With Jessica Lange, Roy Scheider and Ann Reinking. Directed by Bob Fosse.
• Being There (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/19/1979) - With Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine and Melvyn Douglas. Directed by Hal Ashby.
• Kramer vs. Kramer (Drama, Release date US: 12/19/1979, World premiere: 12/18/1979) - With Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Justin Henry. Directed by Robert Benton.
• The Black Hole (Adventure/Kids & Family/Science Fiction/Action, Release date US: 12/18/1979) - With Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins and Robert Forster. Directed by Gary Nelson.

1974 - 45 years ago

• Two Missionaries ( "Porgi l'altra guancia", Action/Adventure/Comedy, World premiere: 12/21/1974) - With Terence Hill, Bud Spencer and Mario Pilar. Directed by Franco Rossi.
• The Godfather: Part II (Drama/Crime, Release date US: 12/20/1974) - With Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.very popular
• Massacre Mafia Style (Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/19/1974) - With Duke Mitchell. Directed by Duke Mitchell.

1969 - 50 years ago

• The Happy Ending (Drama, Release date US: 12/21/1969) - With Jean Simmons, John Forsythe and Shirley Jones. Directed by Richard Brooks.
• Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 10/07/1970, World premiere: 12/19/1969) - With Robert Ryan. Directed by James Hill.
• Topaz (Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 12/19/1969, World premiere: 12/18/1969) - With Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin and John Vernon. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

1964 - 55 years ago

• Kiss Me, Stupid (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/22/1964) - With Dean Martin, Kim Novak and Ray Walston. Directed by Billy Wilder.
• Marriage Italian Style ( "Matrimonio all'italiana", Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/20/1964, World premiere: 12/18/1964) - With Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and Aldo Puglisi. Directed by Vittorio De Sica.
• The Pink Phink (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/18/1964) - Directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt.

1959 - 60 years ago

• Suddenly, Last Summer (Thriller/Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 12/22/1959) - With Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

1954 - 65 years ago

• Deep in My Heart (Comedy/Drama/Music, Release date US: 12/24/1954) - With José Ferrer, Merle Oberon and Helen Traubel. Directed by Stanley Donen.
• Grand Canyonscope (Animation, Release date US: 12/23/1954) - Directed by Charles August Nichols.
• 3 Ring Circus (Comedy, Release date US: 12/22/1954) - With Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Joanne Dru. Directed by Joseph Pevney.
• The Silver Chalice (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/20/1954) - With Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli and Jack Palance. Directed by Victor Saville.
• Baby Buggy Bunny (Animation, Release date US: 12/18/1954) - Directed by Chuck Jones.

1949 - 70 years ago

• Holiday Affair (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/24/1949) - With Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh and Wendell Corey. Directed by Don Hartman.
• Rabbit Hood (Animation/Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 12/24/1949) - Directed by Chuck Jones.
• East Side, West Side (Crime/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/22/1949) - With Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason and Van Heflin. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
• Samson and Delilah (Drama/Romance / Love/Adventure, Release date US: 12/21/1949) - With Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature and George Sanders. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
• Twelve O'Clock High (War/Action/Drama, Release date US: 12/21/1949) - With Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe and Gary Merrill. Directed by Henry King.

1944 - 75 years ago

• The Suspect (Drama/Crime, Release date US: 12/22/1944) - With Charles Laughton, Ella Raines and Henry Daniell. Directed by Robert Siodmak.
• The Mummy's Curse (Horror, Release date US: 12/22/1944) - With Lon Chaney Jr., Virginia Christine and Addison Richards. Directed by Leslie Goodwins.
• National Velvet (Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 01/26/1945, World premiere: 12/21/1944) - With Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp and Elizabeth Taylor. Directed by Clarence Brown.
• Experiment Perilous (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/18/1944) - With Hedy Lamarr, George Brent and Paul Lukas. Directed by Jacques Tourneur.

1939 - 80 years ago

• Four Wives (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/22/1939) - With Lane Sisters, Claude Rains and Eddie Albert. Directed by Michael Curtiz.

1934 - 85 years ago

• Forsaking All Others (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/23/1934) - With Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Robert Montgomery. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke.
• Jack Frost (Animation, Release date US: 12/22/1934) - Directed by Ub Iwerks.
• The Mysterious Mr. Wong (Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 12/22/1934) - With Bela Lugosi, Wallace Ford and Arline Judge. Directed by William Nigh.

1924 - 95 years ago

• He Who Gets Slapped (Drama/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 12/22/1924) - With Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer and John Gilbert. Directed by Victor Sjöström.