Metropolitan Filmexport is a French film distribution and production company founded in 1978 by brothers Samuel and Victor Hadida along with their father David.
It is best known as the French distributor of the Evil Dead, Resident Evil, Saw and Hunger Games franchises. The company was the main French distributor of New Line Cinema productions, including the Nightmare on Elm Street and Lord of the Rings franchises, until the end of their deal in 2009 with the French division of Warner Bros. taking over. It is also the main distributor for Lionsgate Films in France. As a production company, the company was a co-production partner behind Domino.
History Among its subsidiaries, Seven Sept distributes video media to video stores and newsagents, as well as through traditional channels and online sales of DVDs and Blu-rays, and HK Video (specializing in Asian cinema).
In the video-on-demand market, Metropolitan Filmexport primarily controls the UniversCiné service as well as its own "Cinema(s) on Demand" platform, available on major Internet service providers' boxes and accessible directly online.
The company distributes, both in theaters and on video, films produced by Dino De Laurentiis Company, Turner Entertainment Co., Hammer Films, Lionsgate, and New Line Cinema (until the latter's full takeover by Warner Bros.).
Renowned for its catalog of action, fantasy and thriller films, the French company also co-produces or distributes films aimed at a less popular target audience, sometimes rewarded by critics or prizes, such as Border, Un Certain Regard prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, or Green Book, awarded three Oscars including Best Picture in 2019.
Distribution Metropolitan Filmexport currently distributes or has distributed all or some of the following companies' films:
Current distribution deals STX Entertainment A24 Lionsgate Studios Annapurna Pictures Lantern Entertainment Amblin Partners Beacon Pictures Bleecker Street Davis Films Intermedia Millennium Media Open Road Films (formerly Global Road Entertainment from 2017 to 2019)
Former distribution deals New Line Cinema – Warner Bros. took direct control in 2009. Relativity Media/Rogue Pictures – went bankrupt as a mini-major in 2015. DreamWorks – retired as a distributor in 2005 and then became a banner of Amblin Partners in 2015. Broad Green Pictures – Shut down its production unit in 2017 and then shut down completely in 2018. CBS Films – Lionsgate took over distribution in 2015. United International Pictures (Paramount Pictures/Universal Pictures/Focus Features) – Stopped French distribution in 2007 as part of its effort to reduce International operations. Paramount and Universal distribute in France because of this move. Fine Line Features/Picturehouse – Part of New Line Cinema and shut down between 2005 and 2008. The Weinstein Co. – plagued by the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal. 20th Century Fox/Fox Searchlight Pictures – Formed a joint venture with UGC named UGC Fox Distribution in 1995, which disestablished a decade later. Sony (Columbia Pictures/TriStar Pictures/Screen Gems/Stage 6 Films/Triumph Films/Destination Films) – Formed a joint venture with Gaumont for French distribution named Gaumont Columbia Tristar Films in 2004. The joint venture disestablished three years later. Samuel Goldwyn Films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists/Orion Pictures
Films
The release years indicated in those lists corresponds to the release year in France and may differ from the release year in the country of origin.
1970-90 Year Title 1978 Game of Death 1981 Polyester 1983 The Evil Dead 1986 A Nightmare on Elm Street 1986 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge Insignificance 1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors City on Fire 1988 Itinerary of a Spoiled Child A Chinese Ghost Story 1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 1990 Heart Condition A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Lionheart 1991 Point Break 1992 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare A Chinese Ghost Story II Reservoir Dogs 1993 A Chinese Ghost Story III Bullet in the Head Only the Strong True Romance 1994 Army of Darkness Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Killing Zoe Corrina, Corrina 1995 In the Mouth of Madness Wes Craven's New Nightmare Mortal Kombat The Killer 1996 Seven Crying Freeman Bed of Roses The Adventures of Pinocchio 1997 Nirvana Curdled First Strike The Adventures of Pinocchio Freeway 1998 Mortal Kombat Annihilation Wag the Dog An American Werewolf in Paris Blade Most Wanted Lost in Space 1999 Rush Hour Pleasantville Cube Legionnaire The Big Brass Ring Pecker Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest The Red Violin End of Days
2000 Year Title 2000 The Legend of 1900 Tumbleweeds Drop Dead Gorgeous Body Shots Magnolia Sunshine The Hurricane Frequency The Bachelor Blast from the Past American Psycho Boiler Room The Cell The Little Vampire Little Nicky Final Destination The Family Man 2001 Lost Souls Brotherhood of the Wolf Bring It On Rush Hour 2 15 Minutes Replicant Bamboozled Town & Country The Anniversary Party Blow Thirteen Days Hedwig and the Angry Inch Everybody's Famous! Harvard Man The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2002 Spy Game Blade II Resident Evil Life as a House John Q. Monster's Ball I Am Sam Shaolin Soccer We Were Soldiers Bones Inferno Cube 2: Hypercube Dancing at the Blue Iguana The 51st State Sweat Jason X Break of Dawn Spider Austin Powers in Goldmember Simone Bend It Like Beckham Welcome to Collinwood The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2003 Intacto The Rules of Attraction The Emperor's Club My Big Fat Greek Wedding Unconditional Love White Oleander Das Experiment Dark Blue A Man Apart Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd About Schmidt Final Destination 2 Secretary Confidence Freddy vs. Jason Northfork The Real Cancun Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Willard Elf The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2004 Cabin Fever The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Secondhand Lions Cube Zero Monster Turn Left at the End of the World The Butterfly Effect Godsend Mambo Italiano Dawn of the Dead Open Water Cabin Fever Shade Oldboy Resident Evil: Apocalypse Highwaymen Five Children and It Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday The Notebook Blade: Trinity Mean Creek Cellular Birth The Grudge 2005 The Phantom of the Opera Saw After the Sunset The Final Cut Hotel Rwanda The Bridge of San Luis Rey Hostage Wedding Crashers Assault on Precinct 13 The Upside of Anger Turn Left at the End of the World Battle of the Brave Monster-in-Law Inside Deep Throat One Missed Call A Dirty Shame New Police Story Saw II Lady Vengeance The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl Crash The Brothers Grimm A History of Violence The Devil's Rejects Domino Grizzly Man 2006 The Libertine The Man Good Night, and Good Luck Down in the Valley Basic Instinct 2 The New World Running Scared The Aura Take the Lead 16 Blocks Final Destination 3 Silent Hill Snakes on a Plane Bubble Edison Green Street Lucky Number Slevin Lassie Hard Candy Find Me Guilty Dave Chappelle's Block Party Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Stormbreaker The Black Dahlia Saw III The Nativity Story The Grudge 2 2007 Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus Little Children The Illusionist Bug The Painted Veil The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Alpha Dog The Number 23 The Messengers Fracture 88 Minutes You Kill Me The Last Mimzy Lonely Hearts The Hoax Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny The Contract Finding Rin Tin Tin Kaidan War Hairspray King of California Shoot 'Em Up Resident Evil: Extinction Rush Hour 3 Saw IV Eastern Promises The Golden Compass Love in the Time of Cholera 2008 Rendition Death Sentence Rambo Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Deliver Us from Evil Mongol Chapter 27 Run Fatboy Run Sex and the City Semi-Pro Battle in Seattle The U.S. vs. John Lennon Beaufort The Children of Huang Shi Journey to the Center of the Earth Alatriste The Bank Job Balls of Fury Kung Fu Dunk The Accidental Husband Sand and Sorrow Righteous Kill W. Saw V Mr. Woodcock The Life Before Her Eyes Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Appaloosa The Baader Meinhof Complex Pride and Glory City of Ember Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Four Christmases 2009 Defiance Religulous Inkheart He's Just Not That Into You Passengers The Grudge 3 The Final Destination 17 Again Red Cliff Horsemen My Bloody Valentine 3D The Secret of Moonacre Departures Drag Me to Hell The Girlfriend Experience The Young Victoria Martian Child Ghosts of Girlfriends Past The Midnight Meat Train My Best Friend's Girl District 9 My Sister's Keeper I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive Fame Silk Saw VI The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus The Road The Time Traveler's Wife Solomon Kane
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