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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. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (5 years), Sherlock Holmes (15 years), Meet the Fockers (20 years), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (15 years), It's Complicated (15 years), Into the Woods (10 years) and Ip Man 4: The Finale (5 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?

2019 - 5 years ago

• Ip Man: Kung Fu Master ( "宗师叶问", Action/Drama, World premiere: 12/23/2019)
• My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising ( "僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ヒーローズ：ライジング", Animation/Action/Fantasy/Adventure, Release date US: 02/26/2020, World premiere: 12/20/2019) - Directed by Kenji Nagasaki.
• Togo (Adventure/Kids & Family, World premiere: 12/20/2019) - With Willem Dafoe, Julianne Nicholson and Christopher Heyerdahl. Directed by Ericson Core.
• The Translators ( "Les Traducteurs", Mystery/Thriller, World premiere: 12/20/2019) - With Lambert Wilson and Olga Kurylenko. Directed by Régis Roinsard.
• Ashfall ( "백두산", Action/Adventure/Thriller, Release date US: 12/20/2019, World premiere: 12/19/2019) - With Lee Byung-hun, Ha Jung-woo and Ma Dong-seok. Directed by Kim Byung-seo and Lee Hae-jun.
• Pinocchio ( Drama/Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 12/25/2020, World premiere: 12/19/2019) - With Roberto Benigni, Federico Ielapi and Rocco Papaleo. Directed by Matteo Garrone.
• Cats (Fantasy/Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/20/2019, World premiere: 12/19/2019) - With Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift and James Corden. Directed by Tom Hooper.
• Ip Man 4: The Finale ( "葉問4", Action/Drama/History, Release date US: 12/25/2019, World premiere: 12/19/2019) - With Donnie Yen, Scott Adkins and Kent Cheng. Directed by Wilson Yip.very popular
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Adventure/Action/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/20/2019, World premiere: 12/18/2019) - With Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver and John Boyega. Directed by J. J. Abrams.very popular

2014 - 10 years ago

• 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.
• 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
• Let's Kill Ward's Wife (Comedy, Release date US: 12/23/2014) - Directed by Scott Foley.
• Expelled (Comedy, Release date US: 12/21/2014) - With Cameron Dallas, Daniel Lee and David Hill. Directed by Alex Goyette.
• Christmas Icetastrophe (Drama/Science Fiction/TV Movie, 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/Science Fiction, Release date US: 12/19/2014, World premiere: 12/18/2014) - With Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma and Sushant Singh Rajput. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani.
• Calculator ( "Вычислитель", Thriller/Science Fiction/Action/Drama, Release date US: 12/20/2014, World premiere: 12/18/2014) - With Yevgeny Mironov, Anna Chipovskaya and Vinnie Jones. Directed by Dmitriy Grachev.

2009 - 15 years ago

• Prep & Landing (Animation/Fantasy/Kids & Family, World premiere: 12/24/2009) - With Dave Foley. Directed by Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers.
• 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, Release date US: 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
• A Golden Christmas (Kids & Family/Romance / Love/Comedy, Release date US: 12/13/2009, World premiere: 12/23/2009) - With Andrea Roth, Nicholas Brendon and Alley Mills. Directed by John Murlowski.
• 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
• Bodyguards and Assassins ( "十月圍城", Drama/Action/History, Release date US: 12/18/2009) - With Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse and Zhang Hanyu. Directed by Teddy Chan.
• Double Identity (Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 12/18/2009) - With Val Kilmer, Izabella Miko and Julian Wadham. Directed by Dennis Dimster.
• The New Daughter (Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 12/18/2009) - With Kevin Costner, Ivana Baquero and Samantha Mathis. Directed by Luiso Berdejo.
• Ballistica (Adventure/Action, Release date US: 05/17/2011, World premiere: 12/18/2009) - Directed by Gary Jones.

2004 - 20 years ago

• The Woodsman (Drama, Release date US: 12/24/2004) - With Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick and Yasiin Bey. Directed by Nicole Kassell.
• The Seduction of Misty Mundae (Drama, Release date US: 12/24/2004) - With Darian Caine, Julian Wells and Erin Brown.
• 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 - 25 years ago

• Any Given Sunday (Drama, Release date US: 12/22/1999) - With Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid and Cameron Diaz. Directed by Oliver Stone.
• Onegin (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/22/1999) - With Liv Tyler, Irene Worth and Toby Stephens. Directed by Martha Fiennes.
• Man on the Moon (Comedy/Drama, 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 - 30 years ago

• God of Gamblers' Return ( "賭神2", Action/Comedy, Release date US: 12/24/1994) - With Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Sharla Cheung. Directed by Wong Jing.
• 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.
• Street Fighter (Action/Adventure/Comedy/Thriller, Release date US: 12/23/1994) - With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia and Kylie Minogue. Directed by Steven E. de Souza.
• Nell (Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/23/1994) - With Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson. Directed by Michael Apted.
• The Jungle Book (Kids & Family/Adventure/Drama, Release date US: 12/23/1994) - With Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes and Lena Headey. Directed by Stephen Sommers.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Miracolo italiano ( Comedy, World premiere: 12/21/1994) - With Renato Pozzetto, Maria Amelia Monti and Nino Frassica. Directed by Enrico Oldoini.
• 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.
• 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) - With Shannon Tweed, James Brolin and Chad McQueen. Directed by Carlo Gustaff.
• One Christmas (Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/19/1994) - With Katharine Hepburn. Directed by Tony Bill.
• 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.

1989 - 35 years ago

• Tango & Cash (Action/Adventure/Comedy/Thriller, Release date US: 12/22/1989) - With Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell and Jack Palance. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and Albert Magnoli.
• Wild Orchid (Romance / Love/Drama, 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/Drama, Release date US: 12/22/1989) - With Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter and John Goodman. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
• Music Box (Crime/Drama/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 - 40 years ago

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

1979 - 45 years ago

• 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.
• The Electric Horseman (Drama/Romance / Love/Comedy/Western, Release date US: 12/21/1979) - With Robert Redford, Jane Fonda and Valerie Perrine. Directed by Sydney Pollack.
• Scavenger Hunt (Comedy, Release date US: 12/21/1979) - With Richard Benjamin, James Coco and Scatman Crothers. Directed by Michael Schultz.
• Being There (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/19/1979) - With Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine and Melvyn Douglas. Directed by Hal Ashby.
• Roller Boogie (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/19/1979) - With Linda Blair, Jim Bray and Dick Van Patten. Directed by Mark L. Lester.
• The Black Hole (Adventure/Kids & Family/Science Fiction/Action, Release date US: 12/21/1979, World premiere: 12/18/1979) - With Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins and Robert Forster. Directed by Gary Nelson.
• Casper's First Christmas (Animation/Comedy, Release date US: 12/18/1979) - With Julie McWhirter, Daws Butler and Don Messick. Directed by Carl Urbano.

1974 - 50 years ago

• The Yakuza (Action/Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 03/19/1975, World premiere: 12/21/1974) - With Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura and Brian Keith. Directed by Sydney Pollack.
• We All Loved Each Other So Much ( "C'eravamo tanto amati", Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 01/01/1974, World premiere: 12/21/1974) - With Stefania Sandrelli, Vittorio Gassman and Nino Manfredi. Directed by Ettore Scola.
• 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
• Seven Alone (Drama/Kids & Family/Adventure/Western, Release date US: 12/20/1974)
• Massacre Mafia Style (Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 12/19/1974) - With Duke Mitchell. Directed by Duke Mitchell.

1969 - 55 years ago

• On Her Majesty's Secret Service ( Adventure/Action/Thriller, Release date US: 12/18/1969) - With George Lazenby, Diana Rigg and Telly Savalas. Directed by Peter R. Hunt.

1964 - 60 years ago

• Kiss Me, Stupid (Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/18/1964) - With Dean Martin, Kim Novak and Ray Walston. Directed by Billy Wilder.
• The Pink Phink (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/18/1964) - Directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt.

1959 - 65 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 - 70 years ago

• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Adventure/Drama/Kids & Family/Fantasy/Science Fiction/Action, Release date US: 12/23/1954) - With Ted de Corsia, Robert J. Wilke and J. M. Kerrigan. Directed by Richard Fleischer.
• Grand Canyonscope (Animation, Release date US: 12/23/1954) - Directed by Charles August Nichols.

1949 - 75 years ago

• Rabbit Hood (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date US: 12/24/1949) - Directed by Chuck Jones.
• D.O.A. (Crime/Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 04/21/1950, World premiere: 12/23/1949) - With Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton and Luther Adler. Directed by Rudolph Maté.
• East Side, West Side (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 - 80 years ago

• The Thin Man Goes Home (Comedy/Mystery/Thriller, Release date US: 12/24/1944) - With William Powell, Myrna Loy and Lucile Watson. Directed by Richard Thorpe.
• The Mummy's Curse (Horror/Fantasy/Thriller/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/22/1944) - With Lon Chaney Jr., Virginia Christine and Addison Richards. Directed by Leslie Goodwins.
• The Three Caballeros (Animation/Kids & Family/Music, Release date US: 02/03/1945, World premiere: 12/21/1944) - With Aurora Miranda, Carmen Molina and Dora Luz. Directed by Norm Ferguson, Clyde Geronimi and Jack Kinney.
• Experiment Perilous (Romance / Love/Thriller, Release date US: 12/18/1944) - With Hedy Lamarr, George Brent and Paul Lukas. Directed by Jacques Tourneur.

1939 - 85 years ago

• The Light That Failed (Drama, Release date US: 12/24/1939) - With Ronald Colman, Walter Huston and Ida Lupino. Directed by William A. Wellman.
• Four Wives (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/22/1939) - With Lane Sisters, Claude Rains and Eddie Albert. Directed by Michael Curtiz.

1924 - 100 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.