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Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 52/2023
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. Mystic River (20 years), The Reader (15 years), Defiance (15 years), Mysteries of Egypt (25 years), T-34 (5 years), Movie 43 (10 years) and Singh Is Kinng (15 years) are among them this week. Many of these 127 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?

- One Piece: Episode of Skypiea ( "ワンピース エピソード オブ 空島", Animation/Action/Adventure/Comedy, World premiere: 12/31/2018)very popular
- Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour (Music, World premiere: 12/31/2018) - With Taylor Swift and Jennifer Nettles. Directed by Paul Dugdale.
- Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (Science Fiction/Mystery/Drama/Thriller/TV Movie, World premiere: 12/28/2018) - With Fionn Whitehead, Will Poulter and Asim Chaudhry. Directed by David Slade.
- Stan & Ollie (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 12/28/2018) - With Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly and Shirley Henderson. Directed by Jon S. Baird.
- T-34 ( "Т-34", War/Action/Drama/History, World premiere: 12/27/2018) - With Alexander Petrov, Viktor Dobronravov and Vinzenz Kiefer. Directed by Aleksey Sidorov.
- Christmas Break-In (Kids & Family/Drama, Release date US: 09/06/2019, World premiere: 12/27/2018) - With Denise Richards, Danny Glover and Cameron Seely. Directed by Michael Kampa.
- King's Gambit (Fantasy/Drama/Action/Adventure, World premiere: 01/01/2018)
- West of Hell (Horror/Western/Fantasy, Release date US: 01/01/2018)

- Enemy ( Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 03/14/2014, World premiere: 12/31/2013) - With Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent and Isabella Rossellini. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.
- Ritual (Horror, Release date US: 12/31/2013) - With Derek Phillips and Larry Fessenden. Directed by Mickey Keating.
- Sword Art Online: Extra Edition ( "ソードアート・オンライン Extra Edition", Animation/Fantasy/Adventure, World premiere: 12/31/2013)
- Force of Execution (Action/Crime, Release date US: 12/31/2013) - With Steven Seagal, Ving Rhames and Danny Trejo. Directed by Keoni Waxman.
- Attila (Action/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 12/31/2013) - Directed by Emmanuel Itier.
- No Love in the City 3 ( "Любовь в большом городе 3", Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/31/2013) - With Aleksey Chadov, Vera Brezhneva and Alexander Petrov. Directed by Maryus Vaysberg.
- Palo Alto (Drama, Release date US: 05/09/2014, World premiere: 12/29/2013) - With Chris Messina, Colleen Camp and Don Novello. Directed by Gia Coppola.
- The Wrong Woman (Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 12/28/2013) - Directed by Richard Gabai.
- Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission ( "劇場版 HUNTER×HUNTER -The LAST MISSION-", Adventure/Animation/Action/Fantasy, Release date US: 07/26/2014, World premiere: 12/27/2013) - Directed by Keiichiro Kawaguchi.
- Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 12/31/2013, World premiere: 12/27/2013) - With Scott Adkins. Directed by Isaac Florentine.
- Labor Day (Drama, Release date US: 12/27/2013) - With Kate Winslet, Brooke Smith and Clark Gregg. Directed by Jason Reitman.
- The Insomniac (Mystery/Drama/Crime/Thriller, Release date US: 12/27/2013) - Directed by Monty Miranda.
- The Best Offer ( "La migliore offerta", Drama/Romance / Love/Crime, Release date US: 01/01/2014, World premiere: 01/01/2013) - With Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess and Sylvia Hoeks. Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
- Movie 43 (Comedy, Release date US: 01/25/2013, World premiere: 01/01/2013) - With Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry. Directed by Peter Farrelly, Elizabeth Banks and Steven Brill.
- Dark Circles (Horror, Release date US: 01/01/2013) - With Philippe Brenninkmeyer. Directed by Paul Soter.
- Breaking at the Edge (Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 01/01/2013) - With Milo Ventimiglia, Andie MacDowell and Johnathon Schaech. Directed by Predrag Antonijević.
- Alien Showdown: The Day the Old West Stood Still (Action/Adventure, Release date US: 01/01/2013)
- Watercolor Postcards (Drama, Release date US: 01/01/2013) - With Laura Bell Bundy, Bailee Madison and Conrad Goode. Directed by Rajeev Dassani.
- The Forbidden Dimensions (Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 01/01/2013)

- Defiance (Action/Drama/History/War, Release date US: 12/31/2008) - With Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell. Directed by Edward Zwick.
- A Frozen Flower ( "쌍화점", Drama, World premiere: 12/30/2008) - With Zo In-sung. Directed by Yoo Ha.
- Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb (Adventure/Action, Release date US: 12/30/2008) - Directed by Terry Cunningham.
- The Reader (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/10/2008, World premiere: 01/02/2008) - With Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet and David Kross. Directed by Stephen Daldry.
- Front of the Class (Drama/TV Movie, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Treat Williams, Dominic Scott Kay and Sarah Drew. Directed by Peter Werner.
- Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs & a Baby (Kids & Family/Animation/Comedy, Release date US: 01/01/2008)
- The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans and Ellen Burstyn. Directed by Jodie Markell.
- Spy School (Adventure/Kids & Family/Comedy/Action, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Forrest Landis, AnnaSophia Robb and Taylor Momsen. Directed by Mark Blutman.
- All Roads Lead Home (Drama/Kids & Family, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Vivien Cardone. Directed by Dennis Fallon.
- Linewatch (Crime/Action/Adventure/Drama/Thriller, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Cuba Gooding Jr.. Directed by Kevin Bray.
- We Are from the Future ( "Мы из будущего", War/Science Fiction/Action/Adventure, Release date US: 11/11/2008, World premiere: 01/01/2008) - With Danila Kozlovsky, Vladimir Yaglych and Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Klimova. Directed by Andrei Malyukov.
- Shark Swarm (Drama/Horror/Thriller/Action, Release date US: 05/25/2008, World premiere: 01/01/2008) - With Daryl Hannah. Directed by James A. Contner.
- Plaguers (Horror/Science Fiction, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Steve Railsback and Jared Cohn. Directed by Brad Sykes.
- Strictly Sexual (Drama/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Amber Benson, Johann Urb and Kristen Kerr. Directed by Joel Viertel.
- The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon (Comedy/Horror, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Paul Clemens. Directed by Richard Gale.
- Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Kids & Family/Animation/Comedy, Release date US: 01/01/2008)
- Crips and Bloods: Made in America (Documentary, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - Directed by Stacy Peralta.
- Lovely, Still (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn and Adam Scott. Directed by Nik Fackler.
- Singh Is Kinng ( Action/Comedy, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Om Puri. Directed by Anees Bazmee.
- The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw ("The Assassination of Jesse James: Death Of An Outlaw", Documentary, Release date US: 01/01/2008)
- American Swing (Documentary, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Ron Jeremy, Buck Henry and Melvin Van Peebles. Directed by Matthew Kaufman.
- Finish Line (Crime/Action/Thriller/TV Movie, Release date US: 01/01/2008)
- Patti Smith: Dream of Life (Documentary/Music, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Patti Smith. Directed by Steven Sebring.
- Dakota Skye (Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Eileen April Boylan. Directed by John Humber.
- Cop Dog (Action/Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Billy Unger, Cassi Thomson and Corin Nemec. Directed by John Murlowski.
- Farm House (Horror/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Steven Weber, William Lee Scott and Drew Sidora. Directed by George Bessudo.
- Evilution (Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller, Release date US: 01/01/2008)
- Monster Ark (TV Movie/Fantasy/Horror, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - With Renee O'Connor. Directed by Declan O'Brien.
- The Business of Being Born (Documentary, Release date US: 01/01/2008) - Directed by Abby Epstein.

- Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood (Horror/Comedy, Release date US: 12/30/2003) - With Warwick Davis, Tangi Miller and Page Kennedy. Directed by Steven Ayromlooi.
- Tokyo Godfathers ( "東京ゴッドファーザーズ", Animation/Drama/Comedy, Release date US: 01/14/2004, World premiere: 12/29/2003) - Directed by Satoshi Kon.
- Mystic River (Thriller/Crime/Drama/Mystery, Release date US: 10/08/2003, World premiere: 01/01/2003) - With Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon. Directed by Clint Eastwood.very popular
- Saw ( Crime/Horror/Thriller, Release date US: 01/01/2003) - With Leigh Whannell. Directed by James Wan.
- Black Cadillac (Drama/Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 01/01/2003) - With Randy Quaid, Shane Johnson and Josh Hammond. Directed by John Murlowski.
- 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (Action, Release date US: 01/01/2003) - With Michael Madsen. Directed by Yves Simoneau.
- August Underground's Mordum (Horror, Release date US: 01/01/2003) - Directed by Fred Vogel and Killjoy.
- The Hebrew Hammer (Action/Comedy, Release date US: 01/01/2003) - With Adam Goldberg, Judy Greer and Andy Dick. Directed by Jonathan Kesselman.
- Sin (Crime, Release date US: 01/01/2003) - With Alicia Coppola, Brian Cox and Chris Spencer. Directed by Michael Stevens.
- Yeah Right! (Documentary, Release date US: 01/01/2003) - Directed by Spike Jonze.
- A Crime of Passion (Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 01/01/2003) - With Cynthia Gibb, Gordon Currie and Alexandra Kamp. Directed by Charles Wilkinson.

- Playing by Heart (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 12/30/1998) - With Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn and Sean Connery. Directed by Willard Carroll.
- Another Day in Paradise (Thriller/Crime/Drama, Release date US: 12/30/1998) - With James Woods, Melanie Griffith and Vincent Kartheiser. Directed by Larry Clark.
- Judgment Day (Action/Thriller/Science Fiction, Release date US: 11/22/1999, World premiere: 12/30/1998) - With Ice-T, Suzy Amis Cameron and Mario Van Peebles. Directed by John Terlesky.
- The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (Kids & Family, Release date US: 01/01/1998) - With Brandon Baker, Brian Doyle-Murray and Eartha Kitt. Directed by Nick Marck.
- Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (Fantasy/Adventure/Animation, Release date US: 01/01/1998) - Directed by Lynne Naylor.
- Dear Santa (Kids & Family/Fantasy, Release date US: 01/01/1998) - Directed by Fred Olen Ray.
- Fiona (Drama, Release date US: 01/01/1998) - With Anna Thomson and Samantha Buck. Directed by Amos Kollek.
- A Bright Shining Lie (Drama/War/TV Movie, Release date US: 01/01/1998) - With Bill Paxton, Donal Logue and Lim Kay Tong. Directed by Terry George.
- Malaika (Adventure/Kids & Family, Release date US: 01/01/1998)
- Mysteries of Egypt (Documentary/History, Release date US: 06/02/1998, World premiere: 01/01/1998) - Directed by Bruce Neibaur.

- Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee (Documentary, Release date US: 12/31/1993)
- Farewell My Concubine ( "霸王别姬", Drama, Release date US: 09/16/1993, World premiere: 01/01/1993) - With Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi and Gong Li. Directed by Chen Kaige.
- American Yakuza (Crime, Release date US: 01/01/1993) - With Viggo Mortensen, Ryo Ishibashi and Michael Nouri. Directed by Frank Cappello.
- Sins of Desire (Thriller, Release date US: 01/01/1993) - With Tanya Roberts, Nick Cassavetes and Jan-Michael Vincent. Directed by Jim Wynorski.
- The Woman Who Loved Elvis (TV Movie/Drama, Release date US: 01/01/1993) - With Roseanne Barr. Directed by Bill Bixby.
- I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney (Comedy, Release date US: 01/01/1993) - Directed by Ben Affleck.
- Angel Eyes (Thriller/Action/Crime, Release date US: 01/01/1993) - With Monique Gabrielle, Erik Estrada and John Phillip Law. Directed by Gary Graver.
- Bikini Squad (Comedy, Release date US: 01/01/1993) - Directed by Valerie Breiman.

- Hell Comes to Frogtown (Action/Comedy/Science Fiction, Release date US: 01/01/1988) - With Roddy Piper, Sandahl Bergman and Cec Verrell. Directed by Donald G. Jackson.
- The Dirk Diggler Story (Comedy/Drama, Release date US: 01/01/1988) - With Robert Ridgely and Rusty Schwimmer. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
- Torch Song Trilogy (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 01/01/1988) - With Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick and Brian Kerwin. Directed by Paul Bogart.
- The Phantom Empire (Science Fiction/Horror/Adventure/Fantasy, Release date US: 08/17/1988, World premiere: 01/01/1988) - Directed by Fred Olen Ray.
- The Sisterhood (Action/Adventure/Science Fiction, Release date US: 01/01/1988) - With Rebecca Holden, Chuck Wagner and Lynn-Holly Johnson. Directed by Cirio H. Santiago.
- Prime Evil (Horror/Thriller/Mystery, Release date US: 01/01/1988) - With William Beckwith. Directed by Roberta Findlay.
- Doin' Time on Planet Earth (Comedy, Release date US: 01/01/1988) - With Martha Scott, Adam West and Timothy Patrick Murphy. Directed by Charles Matthau.
- And God Created Woman (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date US: 03/04/1988, World premiere: 01/01/1988) - With Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent Spano and Frank Langella. Directed by Roger Vadim.


- The Last Hurrah (Drama, Release date US: 10/23/1958, World premiere: 12/31/1958) - With Spencer Tracy, Basil Rathbone and Jeffrey Hunter. Directed by John Ford.
- The Hidden Fortress ( "隠し砦の三悪人", Adventure/Drama/Action/Comedy, World premiere: 12/28/1958) - With Toshirō Mifune, Misa Uehara and Minoru Chiaki. Directed by Akira Kurosawa.
- The Screaming Skull (Thriller/Horror, Release date US: 01/01/1958) - With Russ Conway, John Hudson and Peggy Webber. Directed by Alex Nicol.
- The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (Action/Adventure/Western, Release date US: 01/01/1958) - With Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels and Douglas Kennedy. Directed by Lesley Selander.
- Kings Go Forth (Drama/Action/Romance / Love/War, Release date US: 06/28/1958, World premiere: 01/01/1958) - With Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood. Directed by Delmer Daves.