Cover: The Exorcist
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 51/2023
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 Exorcist (50 years), The Wolf of Wall Street (10 years), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (15 years), Marley & Me (15 years), Bedtime Stories (15 years), Philadelphia (30 years) and Patch Adams (25 years) are among them this week. Many of these 125 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- Mia and the White Lion ( "Mia et le lion blanc", Adventure, Release date US: 04/12/2019, World premiere: 12/26/2018)
- On the Basis of Sex (Drama/History, Release date US: 12/25/2018) - With Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer and Justin Theroux. Directed by Mimi Leder.
- Checkered Ninja ( "Ternet Ninja", Animation/Comedy/Adventure/Fantasy, World premiere: 12/25/2018) - Directed by Thorbjørn Christoffersen and Anders Matthesen.
- Holmes & Watson (Mystery/Adventure/Comedy/Crime, Release date US: 12/25/2018) - With Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and Kelly Macdonald. Directed by Etan Cohen.
- Vice (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/25/2018) - With Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Alison Pill. Directed by Adam McKay.
- Destroyer (Thriller/Crime/Drama/Action, Release date US: 12/25/2018) - With Nicole Kidman, Sebastian Stan and Toby Kebbell. Directed by Karyn Kusama.
- Agatha and the Truth of Murder ( Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 12/23/2018) - With Ruth Bradley, Pippa Haywood and Ralph Ineson. Directed by Terry Loane.
- Christmas Made to Order (TV Movie/Romance / Love, World premiere: 12/23/2018) - With Alexa PenaVega, Jonathan Bennett and Jacob Young. Directed by Sam Irvin.
- LEGO DC Super Heroes - Aquaman: Rage Of Atlantis (Animation/Kids & Family/Action/Comedy, World premiere: 12/21/2018) - Directed by Matt Peters.
- Welcome to Marwen (Comedy/Drama/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/21/2018) - With Steve Carell, Leslie Mann and Diane Kruger. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.
- Between Worlds (Action/Mystery/Thriller/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/21/2018) - With Nicolas Cage, Franka Potente and Penelope Mitchell. Directed by Maria Pulera.
- The Snow Queen: Mirror Lands ( "Снежная Королева: Зазеркалье", Kids & Family/Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy, World premiere: 12/21/2018) - Directed by Robert Lence.
- Master Z: Ip Man Legacy ( "葉問外傳:張天志", Action/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 04/12/2019, World premiere: 12/20/2018) - With Zhang Jin, Michelle Yeoh and Tony Jaa. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping.
- K.G.F: Chapter 1 ( "ಕೆಜಿಎಫ್ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ ೧", Action/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 12/20/2018) - With Yash, Srinidhi Shetty and Achyuth Kumar. Directed by Prashanth Neel.

- August: Osage County (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/27/2013, World premiere: 12/26/2013) - With Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts and Ewan McGregor. Directed by John Wells.
- Six Degrees of Celebration 3 ( "Ёлки 3", Comedy, Release date US: 12/30/2013, World premiere: 12/26/2013) - With Ivan Urgant, Sergey Svetlakov and Pyotr Fyodorov. Directed by Dmitry Kiselyov, Levan Gabriadze and Alexander Kott.
- Ivan Tsarevich & the Grey Wolf 2 ( "Иван Царевич и Серый Волк 2", Animation/Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/30/2013, World premiere: 12/26/2013)
- The Wolf of Wall Street (Crime/Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 12/25/2013) - With Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and Margot Robbie. Directed by Martin Scorsese.very popular
- Nymphomaniac: Vol. II ( Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 03/20/2014, World premiere: 12/25/2013) - With Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård and Stacy Martin. Directed by Lars von Trier.very popular
- Grudge Match (Comedy, Release date US: 12/25/2013) - With Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro and Alan Arkin. Directed by Peter Segal.
- The Physician ( Adventure/Drama/History, Release date US: 12/05/2014, World premiere: 12/25/2013) - With Aaron Kissiov, Ben Kingsley and Emma Rigby. Directed by Philipp Stölzl.
- The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared ( "Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann", Adventure/Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 05/28/2014, World premiere: 12/25/2013) - With Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander and Mia Skäringer. Directed by Felix Herngren.
- Nymphomaniac: Vol. I ( Drama, Release date US: 03/06/2014, World premiere: 12/25/2013) - With Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård and Stacy Martin. Directed by Lars von Trier.
- Lone Survivor (War/Action/Drama/History, Release date US: 12/24/2013) - With Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch and Eric Bana. Directed by Peter Berg.
- The House of Magic (Kids & Family/Fantasy/Animation/Adventure, Release date US: 07/25/2014, World premiere: 12/24/2013) - Directed by Ben Stassen and Jeremy Degruson.
- Police Story: Lockdown ( "警察故事2013", Action/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 12/24/2013) - With Jackie Chan, Liu Ye and Yu Rongguang. Directed by Ding Sheng.
- The Suspect ( "용의자", Action/Thriller, Release date US: 01/10/2014, World premiere: 12/24/2013) - With Gong Yoo and Park Hee-soon. Directed by Won Sin-yeon.
- Help for the Holidays (Kids & Family/Fantasy/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/09/2012, World premiere: 12/24/2013) - With Summer Glau, Eva LaRue and Mason Cook. Directed by Bradford May.
- A Christmas Tree Miracle (Kids & Family/Drama, Release date US: 12/31/2013, World premiere: 12/24/2013) - Directed by J.W. Myers.

- Beethoven's Big Break (Kids & Family/Comedy, Release date US: 12/26/2008) - With Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Finnigan and Moisés Arias. Directed by Mike Elliott.
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Drama/Fantasy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/25/2008) - With Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Taraji P. Henson. Directed by David Fincher.very popular
- The Other Man ( Drama/Thriller/Mystery/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/25/2008) - With Laura Linney, Antonio Banderas and Liam Neeson. Directed by Richard Eyre.
- Valkyrie (Drama/Thriller/War, Release date US: 12/25/2008) - With Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh and Bill Nighy. Directed by Bryan Singer.very popular
- Marley & Me (Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/25/2008) - With Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston and Eric Dane. Directed by David Frankel.very popular
- Ghajini ( "गजनी", Action/Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 12/25/2008) - With Aamir Khan, Asin and Jiah Khan. Directed by A. R. Murugadoss.
- The Spirit (Action/Comedy/Crime/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/25/2008) - With Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson. Directed by Frank Miller.
- Last Chance Harvey (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/25/2008) - With Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson and Kathy Baker. Directed by Joel Hopkins.
- Bedtime Stories (Fantasy/Comedy/Kids & Family/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/25/2008, World premiere: 12/24/2008) - With Adam Sandler, Keri Russell and Jonathan Morgan Heit. Directed by Adam Shankman.very popular
- Pulse 3 (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 12/23/2008) - With Rider Strong. Directed by Joel Soisson.
- Lovey-Dovey 2 ( "Любовь-морковь 2", Comedy/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/28/2008, World premiere: 12/23/2008) - With Kristina Orbakaitė, Gosha Kutsenko and Mikhail Kozakov. Directed by Maksim Pezhemsky.
- A Christmas Proposal (Comedy/Romance / Love/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/21/2008)
- K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces ( "K-20 怪人二十面相・伝", Action/Adventure/Crime, Release date US: 01/23/2009, World premiere: 12/20/2008) - With Takeshi Kaneshiro, Takako Matsu and Tōru Nakamura. Directed by Shimako Satō.

- The Lion in Winter (Drama/History/TV Movie/Romance / Love, Release date US: 05/23/2004, World premiere: 12/26/2003) - With Glenn Close, Patrick Stewart and Andrew Howard. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky.
- Big Fish (Adventure/Fantasy/Drama, Release date US: 12/25/2003) - With Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney and Billy Crudup. Directed by Tim Burton.
- Paycheck (Action/Adventure/Mystery/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 12/25/2003) - With Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman and Aaron Eckhart. Directed by John Woo.
- Young Black Stallion (Adventure/Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/25/2003) - With Richard Romanus. Directed by Simon Wincer.
- Monster (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 12/24/2003) - With Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci and Bruce Dern. Directed by Patty Jenkins.
- Cold Mountain (Drama/War/History/Adventure/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/24/2003) - With Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Renée Zellweger. Directed by Anthony Minghella.very popular
- Cheaper by the Dozen (Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/25/2003, World premiere: 12/24/2003) - With Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt and Hilary Duff. Directed by Shawn Levy.very popular
- Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler ( "映画犬夜叉 天下覇道の剣", Animation/Fantasy/Adventure, Release date US: 09/06/2005, World premiere: 12/20/2003) - Directed by Toshiya Shinohara.
- Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (Comedy, World premiere: 12/20/2003) - With Randy Quaid and Eric Idle. Directed by Nick Marck.

- The Thin Red Line (Drama/History/War, Release date US: 12/25/1998) - With Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel and Nick Nolte. Directed by Terrence Malick.
- The Faculty (Horror/Science Fiction/Mystery, Release date US: 12/25/1998) - With Bárbara de Regil, Clea DuVall and Laura Harris. Directed by Robert Rodriguez.
- Stepmom (Drama/Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 12/25/1998) - With Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris. Directed by Chris Columbus.very popular
- Patch Adams (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/25/1998) - With Robin Williams, Daniel London and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Directed by Tom Shadyac.very popular
- Mighty Joe Young (Adventure/Kids & Family/Action/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/25/1998) - With Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton and Rade Šerbedžija. Directed by Ron Underwood.
- A Civil Action (Drama, Release date US: 12/25/1998) - With John Travolta, Robert Duvall and Tony Shalhoub. Directed by Steven Zaillian.
- Hurlyburly (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/25/1998) - With Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey and Chazz Palminteri. Directed by Anthony Drazan.
- Down in the Delta (Drama, Release date US: 12/25/1998) - With Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman Jr. and Esther Rolle. Directed by Maya Angelou.
- Addams Family Reunion (Kids & Family/Comedy/Fantasy/TV Movie, Release date US: 09/22/1998, World premiere: 12/24/1998) - With Daryl Hannah, Tim Curry and Nicole Fugere. Directed by Dave Payne.
- The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/22/1998) - Directed by Dick Sebast.
- Babylon 5: The River of Souls (Action/Science Fiction/Adventure, Release date US: 11/08/1998, World premiere: 12/20/1998) - With Jerry Doyle, Tracy Scoggins and Jeff Conaway. Directed by Janet Greek.

- Tombstone (Western/Action, Release date US: 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/Animation/Crime/Mystery, Release date US: 12/25/1993) - With Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany and Stacy Keach. Directed by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm.
- Grumpy Old Men (Comedy, Release date US: 12/25/1993) - With Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret. Directed by Donald Petrie.
- Shadowlands ( Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/25/1993) - With Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger and Edward Hardwicke. Directed by Richard Attenborough.
- Heaven & Earth (History/War/Action/Drama, Release date US: 12/24/1993) - With Hiep Thi Le, Tommy Lee Jones and Joan Chen. Directed by Oliver Stone.
- Philadelphia (Drama, Release date US: 12/22/1993) - With Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and Jason Robards. Directed by Jonathan Demme.very popular
- Ghost in the Machine (Science Fiction/Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 12/29/1993, World premiere: 12/20/1993) - With Karen Allen and Chris Mulkey. Directed by Rachel Talalay.

- Red Scorpion (Adventure/Action/War, Release date US: 01/05/1989, World premiere: 12/24/1988) - With Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh and Al White. Directed by Joseph Zito.
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 12/23/1988) - With Doug Bradley, Clare Higgins and Ashley Laurence. Directed by Tony Randel.
- The Accidental Tourist (Drama/Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 12/23/1988) - With William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and Geena Davis. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan.
- The Boost (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/23/1988) - With James Woods, Sean Young and John Kapelos. Directed by Harold Becker.
- Dangerous Liaisons (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/21/1988) - With Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer. Directed by Stephen Frears.
- Beaches (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/21/1988) - With Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey and John Heard. Directed by Garry Marshall.
- Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (Kids & Family/Comedy/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/25/1988, World premiere: 12/21/1988) - With Paul Reubens, Frankie Avalon and Grace Jones. Directed by Paul Reubens.
- Working Girl (Comedy/Romance / Love/Drama, Release date US: 12/20/1988) - With Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver. Directed by Mike Nichols.

- The Exorcist (Horror, Release date US: 12/26/1973) - With Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow and Lee J. Cobb. Directed by William Friedkin.very popular
- The Sting (Comedy/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 12/25/1973) - With Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Robert Shaw. Directed by George Roy Hill.very popular
- Anita, Swedish Nymphet ( "Anita", Drama, Release date US: 07/01/1975, World premiere: 12/25/1973) - With Christina Lindberg, Stellan Skarsgård and Arne Ragneborn. Directed by Torgny Wickman.
- Magnum Force (Drama/Crime/Action, Release date US: 12/24/1973, World premiere: 12/23/1973) - With Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook and Mitchell Ryan. Directed by Ted Post.
- The Deadly Trackers (Western, Release date US: 12/21/1973) - With Richard Harris, Rod Taylor and Al Lettieri. Directed by Barry Shear.
- The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (Action/Adventure/Drama/Fantasy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 04/05/1974, World premiere: 12/20/1973) - With John Phillip Law, Tom Baker and Caroline Munro. Directed by Gordon Hessler.
- The Laughing Policeman (Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/20/1973) - With Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern and Louis Gossett Jr.. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg.

- Monterey Pop (Documentary/Music, Release date US: 12/26/1968) - With Hugh Masekela, Otis Redding and Ravi Shankar. Directed by D. A. Pennebaker.
- The Stalking Moon (Western, Release date US: 12/25/1968) - With Gregory Peck, Eva Marie Saint and Robert Forster. Directed by Robert Mulligan.
- The Love Bug (Comedy/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/23/1968) - With Dean Jones, Michele Lee and David Tomlinson. Directed by Robert Stevenson.
- The Night They Raided Minsky's (Comedy, Release date US: 12/22/1968) - With Jason Robards, Britt Ekland and Norman Wisdom. Directed by William Friedkin.
- Once Upon a Time in the West ("C'era una volta il West", Drama/Western, Release date US: 07/04/1969, World premiere: 12/21/1968) - With Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda and Claudia Cardinale. Directed by Sergio Leone.
- Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (Kids & Family/Animation/Music, Release date US: 12/20/1968) - Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman.

- The Sword in the Stone (Animation/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/25/1963) - Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman.
- 4 for Texas (Comedy/Western, Release date US: 12/25/1963) - With Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Anita Ekberg. Directed by Robert Aldrich.
- The Prize (Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 12/25/1963) - With Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson and Elke Sommer. Directed by Mark Robson.
- Love with the Proper Stranger (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/25/1963) - With Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen and Edie Adams. Directed by Robert Mulligan.
- Captain Newman, M.D. (Comedy/Drama/War, Release date US: 12/25/1963) - With Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis and Angie Dickinson. Directed by David Miller.
- Ladybug Ladybug (Drama, Release date US: 12/23/1963) - With Jane Connell, William Daniels and Nancy Marchand. Directed by Frank Perry.
- Bell, Book and Candle (Comedy/Fantasy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/25/1958) - With James Stewart, Kim Novak and Jack Lemmon. Directed by Richard Quine.
- Some Came Running (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/25/1958) - With Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine. Directed by Vincente Minnelli.
- Tonka (Adventure/Drama/Kids & Family/Western, Release date US: 12/25/1958) - With Sal Mineo, Philip Carey and Jerome Courtland. Directed by Lewis R. Foster.
- Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/23/1958) - With Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward and Joan Collins. Directed by Leo McCarey.

- Portrait of Jennie (Drama/Fantasy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/25/1948) - With Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten and Ethel Barrymore. Directed by William Dieterle.
- Force of Evil (Crime/Drama, Release date US: 03/01/1949, World premiere: 12/25/1948) - With John Garfield, Thomas Gomez and Marie Windsor. Directed by Abraham Polonsky.
- Every Girl Should Be Married (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/25/1948) - With Betsy Drake, Cary Grant and Franchot Tone. Directed by Don Hartman.
- Yellow Sky (Crime/Western, Release date US: 12/24/1948) - With Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter and Richard Widmark. Directed by William Augustus Wellman.
- Command Decision (War/Drama, Release date US: 12/23/1948) - With Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon and Van Johnson. Directed by Sam Wood.
- Joan of Arc (War/Drama/History, Release date US: 12/22/1948) - With Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer and Francis L. Sullivan. Directed by Victor Fleming.

- Tarzan's Desert Mystery (Action/Adventure, Release date US: 12/26/1943) - With Johnny Weissmuller, Johnny Sheffield and Nancy Kelly. Directed by Wilhelm Thiele.
- Jane Eyre (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 02/03/1944, World premiere: 12/24/1943) - With Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine and Margaret O'Brien. Directed by Robert Stevenson.
- The Spider Woman (Crime/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 12/24/1943) - With Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce and Gale Sondergaard. Directed by Roy William Neill.
- The Gang's All Here (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/24/1943) - With Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda and Benny Goodman. Directed by Busby Berkeley.
- A Guy Named Joe (Drama/Romance / Love/War/Fantasy, Release date US: 03/01/1944, World premiere: 12/24/1943) - With Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne and Van Johnson. Directed by Victor Fleming.
- The Song of Bernadette (Drama, Release date US: 12/21/1943) - With Jennifer Jones, William Eythe and Charles Bickford. Directed by Henry King.
- Gung Ho! (Action/Adventure/Drama/War, Release date US: 12/20/1943) - With Randolph Scott, Alan Curtis and J. Carrol Naish. Directed by Ray Enright.