Entertainment Film Distributors Limited is a British distributor of independent films in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was founded by Michael L. Green and is currently run by his son Nigel Green. The company has released many BAFTA and Oscar-winning films including The Departed, Million Dollar Baby, Gosford Park, Brokeback Mountain and The Artist.
History
Michael L. Green was a veteran producer/distributor involved in the film industry since the 1930s when he was a teenager. In 1972, he founded Variety, a prolific film distributor. On 10 November 1977, Green closed Variety and with his two sons, Nigel and Trevor, formed Entertainment Film Distributors (and later its video arm, Entertainment in Video), which served as one of the leading forces in UK distribution. Michael L. Green died on 17 June 2003 at the age of 84 and Trevor Green died on 30 April 2020 at the age of 66.
Their first big success was Teen Wolf (1985) starring Michael J. Fox. Entertainment has released films for Empire Pictures and New World Pictures. Most notably, between 1990 and 2010, Entertainment distributed films made by New Line Cinema along with films from other independent production companies. One of the most notable series of films distributed to date is The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Beginning in 2008, Entertainment Film Distributors became The Weinstein Company's main United Kingdom distributor up until 2017, when the Harvey Weinstein scandal began. In 2010, distribution rights for New Line Cinema films in the UK and Ireland were folded into New Line's parent company Warner Bros. Pictures. Theatrical releases
1970s
1977
Black Samurai Desperate Living
1978
Terror The Inglorious Bastards What's Up Superdoc! The Buddy Holly Story The Mountain of the Cannibal God Barracuda
1979
Gambling City The Van Immoral Women Spree Malibu Beach
1980s
1980
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle Dracula Sucks
1981
Polyester The Prowler
1982
Island of Blood Tuxedo Warrior Day of the Animals Parasite Waitress!
1983
Little Laura and Big John Starstruck Hysterical Zapped! The New Barbarians S.A.S. à San Salvador Funny Money
1984
Hot Dog…The Movie Thunder Warrior Deadly Force Real Life Mutant A Matter of Time The King and the Mockingbird The Party Animal The Dungeonmaster Ghost Warrior Code Name: Wild Geese Trancers The Act
1985
1990: The Bronx Warriors Alphabet City Ghoulies Future-Kill Starchaser: The Legend of Orin Re-Animator Night of the Comet Teen Wolf Savage Island Commando Leopard The Adventures of Mark Twain Octavia Zone Troopers
1986
House Troll The Adventures of the American Rabbit Eliminators Soldier's Revenge Godzilla 1985 GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords TerrorVision Deadtime Stories No Retreat, No Surrender Jake Speed Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer Operation Nam The Falling Extremities The Men's Club Necropolis Sky Bandits Joysticks
1987
Ricky 1 Armed Response The Kindred Day of the Dead The Big Bang Modern Girls Destination America Wanted: Dead or Alive Mutant Hunt Enemy Territory Cyclone Hellraiser Near Dark Ghoulies II It Couldn't Happen Here No Retreat, No Surrender 2 Flowers in the Attic Creepshow 2 Prison Vamp
1988
Mama Dracula Breeders Cop A Tiger's Tale Cellar Dweller The Commander Ghost Town Catacombs Rock & Rule Buy & Cell
1989
Deep Space Survival Game The Lone Runner Slipstream Kansas Sonny Boy I, Madman Teen Witch 1969 Curse II: The Bite The Curse Night Game Kickboxer The Return of the Musketeers Major League Puppet Master Arena Interzone The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
1990s
1990
Three Wishes Wired Buried Alive Shadowzone China O'Brien Clownhouse Best of the Best Cat Chaser Palais Royale Honeymoon Academy Meridian: Kiss of the Beast Night of the Cyclone Crash and Burn Creator Hope and Glory Dark Angel The Reflecting Skin Wild Orchid Pump Up the Volume The Garbage Pail Kids Movie The Lemon Sisters Why Me? Nightbreed Bad Influence Killer Instinct Puppet Master II Street Hunter Warm Summer Rain
1991
The Pit and the Pendulum Kickboxer 2: The Road Back Men at Work Highlander II: The Quickening The Ambulance Wedlock Martial Law Cool Blue Mom Subspecies The Nutcracker Prince Twenty-One Trancers II Karate Cop
1992
Riding the Edge By the Sword Suburban Commando Once Upon a Crime Demonic Toys Armour of God II: Operation Condor Kuffs Dollman Meet the Feebles At Play in the Fields of the Lord Think Big Until the End of the World Live Wire Split Second Jersey Girl The Princess and the Goblin Peter's Friends Into the West Traces of Red
1993
Delta Heat Sidekicks Damage Wind Sniper Stalingrad Mr. Nanny Best of the Best II Ruby Cairo Surf Ninjas Excessive Force Shadow of the Wolf Boxing Helena Jailbait Super Mario Bros. Much Ado About Nothing The Piano American Heart Slaughter of the Innocents Weekend at Bernie's II
1994
The Knife Hear No Evil Joshua Tree The Man Without a Face Tombstone Arcade Save Me Where the Rivers Flow North The House of the Spirits Against the Wall The Hit List Tom & Viv What's Eating Gilbert Grape The Crow Solar Crisis Staggered Roadflower Sugar Hill Watch It Airborne Once Were Warriors The Mask Bad Boy Bubby Monkey Trouble Rapa Nui Highlander III: The Sorcerer The Mighty Ducks A Feast at Midnight Princess Caraboo Solitaire for 2
1995
Shrunken Heads Father and Scout Men of War The Road to Wellville Immortal Beloved Once Were Warriors Fresh Captives Don Juan DeMarco Death Machine Bank Robber The Maddening Surviving the Game Haunted In the Mouth of Madness Friday The City of Lost Children Mortal Kombat Living in Oblivion The Scarlet Letter Mad Dogs and Englishmen
1996
No Exit Se7en Leaving Las Vegas Midnight Heat Bed of Roses Nixon First Strike Angus Up Close and Personal A Thin Line Between Love and Hate Kingpin The Substitute Castle Freak Theodore Rex Last Man Standing The Long Kiss Goodnight 2 Days in the Valley The Fan Evita Space Truckers The Island of Dr. Moreau Feeling Minnesota Twelfth Night Hard Men
1997
Set It Off The Arrival Mother Night In Love and War The Evening Star Head of the Family Coyote Run Turbulence It Takes Two First Strike Shadow Conspiracy Shooting Fish Seven Years in Tibet Private Parts Vampire Journals Dangerous Ground Donnie Brasco Love! Valour! Compassion! Boogie Nights Gummo An American Werewolf in Paris Love Jones Trial and Error Preaching to the Perverted Spawn One Night Stand Photographing Fairies I Know What You Did Last Summer B.A.P.S.
1998
Rush Hour Mortal Kombat Annihilation Wag the Dog Money Talks Wild Things Most Wanted Star Kid Dark City The Wedding Singer Lost in Space The Wisdom of Crocodiles Living Out Loud Killer Tongue Desperate Measures Up 'n' Under Deep Rising Mr. Nice Guy Woo The Players Club Blade All the Little Animals
1999
Pleasantville American History X Blast from the Past Happiness Pecker The Corruptor You're Dead... Mad Cows This Year's Love Julian Po The Astronaut's Wife Ride with the Devil Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Swing Detroit Rock City The Trench The Muse The Legend of 1900
2000s
2000
Rancid Aluminium (21 January) The Bachelor (18 February) Body Shots (18 February) Tumbleweeds (3 March) Next Friday (10 March) Magnolia (24 March) American Psycho (21 April) Final Destination (19 May) U-571 (2 June) Frequency (16 June) Love & Basketball (7 July) Complicity (10 July) Cherry Falls (25 August) The Luzhin Defence (8 September) The Cell (15 September) Bring It On (20 October) Little Nicky (17 November) The Family Man (22 December)
2001
Lost Souls (12 January) Traffic (26 January) Dungeons & Dragons (7 February) 15 Minutes (23 March) Bamboozled (6 April) One Night at McCool's (20 April) Blow (25 May) Town & Country (29 June) Rush Hour 2 (3 August) The Anniversary Party (20 August) Hedwig and the Angry Inch (31 August) Mike Bassett: England Manager (28 September) The Man Who Wasn't There (26 October) Spy Game (23 November) Storytelling (30 November) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (14 December) The Invisible Circus
2002
Gosford Park (1 February) Ali (22 February) Life as a House (15 March) Blade II (29 March) John Q. (26 April) Monster's Ball (7 June) Before You Go (21 June) Jason X (19 July) Austin Powers in Goldmember (26 July) Unconditional Love (23 August) My Big Fat Greek Wedding (20 September) Boat Trip (4 October) Simone (25 October) The Emperor's Club (22 November) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (18 December)
2003
Gangs of New York (9 January) About Schmidt (24 January) Final Destination 2 (7 February) Far from Heaven (7 March) A Man Apart (4 April) Ripley's Game (30 May) The Safety of Objects (15 August) Freddy vs. Jason (15 August) Underworld (19 September) Friday After Next (22 September) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (31 October) Elf (28 November) Timeline (5 December) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (17 December)
2004
Charlie (6 February) Dawn of the Dead (26 March) The Reckoning (4 June) The Notebook (25 June) Around the World in 80 Days (9 July) Cellular (24 September) Saw (1 October) Boo, Zino & the Snurks (15 October) Fat Slags (15 October) Birth (5 November) Ladies in Lavender (12 November) After the Sunset (19 November) Beyond the Sea (26 November) Blade: Trinity (8 December) The Phantom of the Opera (10 December)
2005
White Noise (7 January) Million Dollar Baby (14 January) Assault on Precinct 13 (28 January) The Sea Inside (11 February) Son of the Mask (11 February) In Good Company (18 February) Hotel Rwanda (25 February) Hostage (11 March) Valiant (25 March) The Wedding Date (22 April) A Dirty Shame (29 April) Monster-in-Law (13 May) Wedding Crashers (14 July) The Cave (26 August) The Man (9 September) A History of Violence (30 September) Domino (14 October) Dreamer (21 October) Saw II (28 October) The Libertine (18 November) Keeping Mum (2 December) Lassie (16 December)
2006
Brokeback Mountain (6 January) Running Scared (6 January) Underworld: Evolution (20 January) The New World (27 January) Final Destination 3 (10 February) Lucky Number Slevin (24 February) The Ballad of Jack and Rose (31 March) Basic Instinct 2 (31 March) She's the Man (7 April) Take the Lead (7 April) The Mistress of Spices (21 April) Slither (28 April) Stormbreaker (21 July) Snakes on a Plane (18 August) The Black Dahlia (15 September) The Departed (6 October) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (13 October) Little Children (3 November) Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (24 November) The Nativity Story (8 December)
2007
White Noise 2: The Light (5 January) Blood and Chocolate (9 February) Because I Said So (16 February) The Number 23 (23 February) Fur (16 March) Premonition (16 March) The Last Mimzy (30 March) Fracture (20 April) Next (27 April) Goya's Ghosts (4 May) Hairspray (20 July) Lonely Hearts (27 July) Rush Hour 3 (10 August) Death Sentence (31 August) Run Fatboy Run (7 September) Shoot 'Em Up (14 September) Mr. Woodcock (28 September) Feast of Love (5 October) Rendition (19 October) Silk (9 November) August Rush (23 November) The Golden Compass (5 December) St Trinian's (21 December)
2008
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (11 January) Over Her Dead Body (1 February) Semi-Pro (29 February) Pathology (11 April) Deception (25 April) Sex and the City (28 May) Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (30 May) Journey to the Center of the Earth (11 July) Space Chimps (1 August) Elegy (8 August) Bangkok Dangerous (5 September) The Women (12 September) Appaloosa (26 September) City of Ember (10 August)