Samuel Goldwyn Films, LLC is an American film company that licenses, releases and distributes art-house, independent and foreign films. It was founded by Samuel Goldwyn Jr., the son of the Hollywood business magnate/mogul, Samuel Goldwyn. The current incarnation is a successor to The Samuel Goldwyn Company.
Background After The Samuel Goldwyn Company was acquired by Orion Pictures Corporation in 1996 and by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1997, Samuel Goldwyn Jr. founded Samuel Goldwyn Films as an independent production/distribution studio. Until his death, Goldwyn owned sole rights to the use of the name and signature logo as part of the settlement of his 1999 lawsuit against Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which changed its Goldwyn subsidiary's name to G2 Films. Goldwyn previously operated IDP Distribution, which distributed films for Fireworks Films, Stratosphere Entertainment, and Roadside Attractions.
Films This is a list of films distributed and/or produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
1990s Release date Title Notes1998 Lolita co-production with Pathé The Red Dwarf The Chambermaid on the Titanic 1999 Tinseltown Desert Blue The King of Masks Solas co-production with Fireworks Pictures Splendor co-production with Summit Entertainment and Newmarket Capital Group Shiri co-distribution with Destination Films
2000s Release date Title Notes2000 Faithless co-production with AB Svensk Filmindustri and Fireworks Pictures The Big Blue Director's Cut re-release produced by Gaumont Better Than Sex co-production with Fireworks Pictures Greenfingers co-production with Fireworks Pictures2001 The Experiment co-production with Fanes Film, Senator Film Produktion, Seven Pictures and Typhoon Me Without You co-production with Capitol Films and Fireworks Pictures The Man from Elysian Fields co-production with Fireworks Pictures, Gold Circle Films and Shoreline Entertainment Little Secrets co-production with TriStar Pictures Tortilla Soup co-production with Starz Encore Entertainment Cowboy Bebop: The Movie co-distributed with Destination Films in the US; produced in Japan by Sunrise Animation and Bones2002 Sonny co-production with Gold Circle Films and Saturn Films He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not co-production with UGC Fox Distribution and Union Générale Cinématographique Raising Victor Vargas co-production with Fireworks Pictures Poolhall Junkies co-production with Gold Circle Films Passionada co-production with Fireworks Pictures The Crime of Father Amaro co-production with Almeda Films, Blu Films and Wanda Films Returner co-production with Robot Communications; co-distribution with Pony Canyon and Toho Anything but Love 2003 I Capture the Castle produced by BBC Films and Trademark Films All Your Difference Nola co-production with Fireworks Pictures Japanese Story co-production with Fortissimo Films Rosenstrasse co-production with Concorde Film Tokyo Godfathers co-distribution with Destination Films; produced by Madhouse Kaena: The Prophecy co-production with Destination Films, TVA and Xilam Mambo Italiano co-production with Equinoxe Films and Cinémaginaire The Boys and Girl from County Clare Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture; co-production with 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, and Miramax Films2004 What the Bleep Do We Know!? co-production with Roadside Attractions D.E.B.S. co-production with Screen Gems, Destination Films and Anonymous Content Walk on Water co-production with Roadside Attractions Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War co-production with Destination Films Super Size Me co-production with Roadside Attractions and The Con Ladies in Lavender co-production with Roadside Attractions Saint Ralph Lila Says Stateside co-production with Seven Hills Pictures The Code co-distributed with TriStar Pictures and Columbia Pictures in the US; produced in France by Gaumont2005 The Squid and the Whale co-production with Destination Films and American Empirical Pictures Pretty Persuasion co-production with Roadside Attractions, REN-Mar Studios and Prospect Pictures Infiltrating D.E.B.S. Wah-Wah co-production with Scion Films, IMG Productions, Lorna Nasha and Reeleyes Film London co-distributed with Destination Films Lassie co-production with Classic Media and Odyssey Entertainment; distributed by Roadside Attractions Revolver co-production with Destination Films Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School MirrorMask co-production with Destination Films and The Jim Henson Company Blind Dating Boynton Beach Club co-production with Roadside Attractions2006 Sleeping Dogs Lie co-production with Roadside Attractions and HareBrained Films Facing the Giants co-production with Destination Films, Sherwood Pictures, Provident Films, Caramel Entertainment and Kendrick Brothers Group Lonely Hearts co-production with Roadside Attractions, Millennium Films, Emmett/Furla Films Conversations with God Seraphim Falls co-production with Destination Films and Icon Productions O Jerusalem Goya's Ghosts co-production with The Saul Zaentz Company, Kanzaman, Antena 3 Televisión and Xuxa Producciones Priceless US distribution Amazing Grace co-production with FourBoys Films, Bristol Bay Productions, Ingenious Film Partners and Roadside Attractions What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole co-production with Roadside Attractions2007 2 Days in Paris co-production with Polaris Film Production & Finance Southland Tales co-distribution with Destination Films; co-production with Darko Entertainment, Persistent Entertainment and Cherry Road Films Rise: Blood Hunter co-production with Ghost House Pictures, Destination Films and Mandate Pictures Roman de Gare Fugitive Pieces Trumbo co-distribution with IDP Distribution and Red Envelope Entertainment; co-production with Filbert Steps Productions, Reno Productions and Safehouse Pictures This Is the Way the World Ends 2008 Fireproof co-production with Affirm Films, Provident Films, Caramel Entertainment and Sherwood Pictures The Merry Gentleman The Yellow Handkerchief Elegy co-production with Lakeshore Entertainment Dark Streets Free Style co-production with Canal Street Films, Rigel Entertainment and Up North Entertainment2009 Brothers at War American Violet co-distribution with Uncommon Productions; co-production with Cinema Management Group The Double Hour To Save a Life co-production with New Song Pictures, Outreach Films and Accelerated Entertainment Management co-production with Echo Films, Image Entertainment, SKE and Temple Hill Entertainment Blood: The Last Vampire co-production with Production I.G and Destination Films Cold Souls (Untitled) U.N. Me co-production with Disruptive Pictures
2010s Release date Title Notes2010 Mao's Last Dancer co-production with Great Scott Productions Pty. Ltd. Harry Brown US distribution; co-production with Marv Partners, UK Film Council, HanWay Films, Prescience and Framestore Features The Dead Sea Legendary co-production with WWE Studios Knucklehead co-production with WWE Studios Welcome to the Rileys co-production with Destination Films2011 The Whistleblower co-production with Voltage Pictures The Chaperone co-production with WWE Studios That's What I Am co-production with WWE Studios Elektra Luxx co-production with Destination Films The Grace Card co-production with Affirm Films, Provident Films and Graceworks Pictures Bloodworth There Be Dragons The Reunion co-production with WWE Studios The Island President co-production with Actual Films Assassination Games co-production with MediaPro Studios and Rodin Entertainment Inside Out co-production with WWE Studios Mardi Gras: Spring Break co-production with Screen Gems and Beacon Pictures A Good Old Fashioned Orgy co-production with Endgame Entertainment and Stage 6 Films2012 Detention US theatrical only; co-production with Detention Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions October Baby co-production with American Family Studios, Provident Films and Gravitas Ventures Cowgirls 'n Angels co-production with Sense and Sensibility Ventures and Silver Nitrate The First Time co-production with Destination Films and Jerimaca Films Robot & Frank co-production with Stage 6 Films, Park Pictures, White Hat Entertainment and Dog Run Pictures2013 Home Run co-production with Provident Films Goodbye World co-production with Stage 6 Films, Gather Films and Picturesque Films The Secret Life of Walter Mitty co-production with 20th Century Fox, New Line Cinema and Red Hour Productions SOMM 2014 The Last of Robin Hood co-production with Big Indie Pictures and Killer Films Better Living Through Chemistry co-production with Occupant Entertainment Ivory Tower co-production with Paramount Pictures, Participant Media and CNN Films That Sugar Film produced by Madman Entertainment Saving Christmas co-production with Camfam Studios, Liberty University, Provident Films and XDX22015 Faith of Our Fathers co-production with Pure Flix Entertainment X+Y co-production with Koch Media, Origin Pictures and Minnow Films Yakuza Apocalypse co-production with Django Film, Gambit, Happinet and OLM, Inc. Franny co -production with Audax Films, Big Shoes Media, Magnolia Entertainment, Soaring Flight Productions, TideRock Media and Treehouse Pictures Lila & Eve co-production with A+E Studios, ChickFlick Productions, JuVee Productions and Lifetime Films East Side Sushi 90 Minutes in Heaven co-production with Emmett/Furla Films, Family Christian Entertainment and Giving Films No Men Beyond This Point Barista Produced by Filmic Entertainment SOMM: Into the Bottle Coming Through the Rye co-production with Eammon Films, Red Hat Films and River Bend Pictures2016 Hyena Road U.S. distribution; produced by Thump Entertainment, Skybound Entertainment and Digger Productions The Benefactor co-production with Audax Films, Big Shoes Media, Magnolia Entertainment, Soaring Flight Productions, TideRock Media and Treehouse Pictures Brother Nature produced by Broadway Video and Insurge Pictures Altamira co-distribution with Eagle Films Pet co-distribution with Orion Pictures; co-production with Magic Lantern and Revolver Picture Company Transpecos co-production with 8750 Films and Marfa Peach Company Who Gets the Dog? co-production with 2DS Productions and Epic Pictures Group Nerdland produced by AKW Worldwide, Pariah and Titmouse, Inc. The King's Choice 2017 Youth in Oregon co-distribution with Orion Pictures; co-production with Sundial Pictures and Campfire 100 Streets co-production with CrossDay Productions Ltd., Green Door Pictures, Kreo Films FZ, West Fiction Films and What's the Story Lavender co-production with South Creek Pictures and 3 Legged Dog Films Maya Dardel co-production with The Winter Film Company, Greyshack Films and Message Film; co-distribution with Samuel Goldwyn Films Past Life co-production with Orion Pictures The Price co-distribution with Orion Pictures Sweet Country Blame 2018 Saturday Church Love, Kennedy Submergence Little Pink House Wait for Your Laugh Zoo Nancy Night Comes On co-production with Superlative Films Hope Springs Eternal Cold Skin Becoming Jiff Somm Queen of Spades A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. Back Roads Buffalo Boys Mapplethorpe Jane and Emma2019 Sobibor Avengement Come as You Are Daniel Isn't Real co-production with Shudder Dilili in Paris Judy and Punch produced by Vice Studios Obsession Paradise Hills co-production with Nostromo Pictures Summer Night Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!
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