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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Predecessor | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| Founded | April 6, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-04-06) |
| Founder | Samuel Goldwyn Jr. |
| Headquarters | Culver City, California, U.S. |
Key people | Peter Goldwyn(President) |
| Website | samuelgoldwynfilms |
Samuel Goldwyn Films, LLC is an American film company that licenses, releases and distributesart-house,independent andforeign films. It was founded bySamuel Goldwyn Jr., the son of the Hollywood business magnate/mogul,Samuel Goldwyn. The current incarnation is a successor toThe Samuel Goldwyn Company.
AfterThe Samuel Goldwyn Company was acquired byOrion Pictures Corporation in 1996 and byMetro-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 forFireworks Films, Stratosphere Entertainment, andRoadside Attractions.[1][2].
This is a list of films distributed and/or produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Lolita | co-production withPathé |
| The Red Dwarf | ||
| The Chambermaid on the Titanic | ||
| 1999 | Tinseltown | |
| Desert Blue | ||
| The King of Masks | ||
| Solas | co-production withFireworks Pictures | |
| Splendor | co-production withSummit Entertainment andNewmarket Capital Group | |
| Shiri | co-distribution withDestination Films |
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mao's Last Dancer | co-production with Great Scott Productions Pty. Ltd. |
| Harry Brown | US distribution; co-production withMarv Partners,UK Film Council,HanWay Films, Prescience andFramestore Features | |
| The Dead Sea | ||
| Legendary | co-production withWWE Studios | |
| Knucklehead | co-production withWWE Studios | |
| Welcome to the Rileys | co-production withDestination Films | |
| 2011 | The Whistleblower | co-production withVoltage Pictures |
| The Chaperone | co-production withWWE Studios | |
| That's What I Am | co-production withWWE Studios | |
| Elektra Luxx | co-production withDestination Films | |
| The Grace Card | co-production withAffirm Films,Provident Films and Graceworks Pictures | |
| Bloodworth | ||
| There Be Dragons | ||
| The Reunion | co-production withWWE Studios | |
| The Island President | co-production withActual Films | |
| Assassination Games | co-production withMediaPro Studios and Rodin Entertainment | |
| Inside Out | co-production withWWE Studios | |
| Mardi Gras: Spring Break | co-production withScreen Gems andBeacon Pictures | |
| A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | co-production withEndgame Entertainment andStage 6 Films | |
| 2012 | Detention | US theatrical only; co-production with Detention Films andSony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions |
| October Baby | co-production with American Family Studios,Provident Films andGravitas Ventures | |
| Cowgirls 'n Angels | co-production with Sense and Sensibility Ventures and Silver Nitrate | |
| The First Time | co-production withDestination Films and Jerimaca Films | |
| Robot & Frank | co-production withStage 6 Films, Park Pictures, White Hat Entertainment and Dog Run Pictures | |
| 2013 | Home Run | co-production withProvident Films |
| Goodbye World | co-production withStage 6 Films, Gather Films and Picturesque Films | |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | co-production with20th Century Fox,New Line Cinema,Red Hour Productions andTSG Entertainment | |
| SOMM | ||
| 2014 | The Last of Robin Hood | co-production with Big Indie Pictures andKiller Films |
| Better Living Through Chemistry | co-production with Occupant Entertainment | |
| Ivory Tower | co-production withParamount Pictures,Participant Media andCNN Films | |
| That Sugar Film | produced byMadman Entertainment | |
| Saving Christmas | co-production with Camfam Studios,Liberty University,Provident Films and XDX2 | |
| 2015 | Faith of Our Fathers | co-production withPure Flix Entertainment |
| X+Y | co-production withKoch Media, Origin Pictures and Minnow Films | |
| Yakuza Apocalypse | co-production with Django Film, Gambit,Happinet andOLM, 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 withEmmett/Furla Films, Family Christian Entertainment and Giving Films | |
| No Men Beyond This Point | ||
| Barista | Produced byFilmic Entertainment | |
| SOMM: Into the Bottle | ||
| Coming Through the Rye | co-production with Eammon Films, Red Hat Films and River Bend Pictures | |
| 2016 | 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 byBroadway Video andInsurge Pictures | |
| Altamira | co-distribution with Eagle Films | |
| Pet | co-distribution withOrion 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 andEpic Pictures Group | |
| Nerdland | produced by AKW Worldwide,Pariah andTitmouse, Inc. | |
| The King's Choice | ||
| 2017 | Youth in Oregon | co-distribution withOrion Pictures; co-production with Sundial Pictures and Campfire[3] |
| 100 Streets | co-production with CrossDay Productions Ltd., Green Door Pictures, Kreo Films FZ, West Fiction Films and What's the Story[4][5] | |
| Lavender | co-production with South Creek Pictures and 3 Legged Dog Films[6] | |
| Maya Dardel | co-production with The Winter Film Company, Greyshack Films and Message Film; co-distribution with Samuel Goldwyn Films | |
| Past Life | co-production withOrion Pictures | |
| The Price | co-distribution withOrion Pictures | |
| Sweet Country | ||
| Blame | ||
| 2018 | Saturday Church | |
| Love, Kennedy | ||
| Submergence | [7] | |
| 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 | [8] | |
| Buffalo Boys | ||
| Mapplethorpe | ||
| Jane and Emma | ||
| 2019 | Sobibor | [9] |
| Avengement | ||
| Come as You Are | ||
| Daniel Isn't Real | co-production withShudder | |
| Dilili in Paris | [10][11] | |
| Judy and Punch | produced by Vice Studios[12] | |
| Obsession | [13] | |
| Paradise Hills | co-production with Nostromo Pictures[14] | |
| Summer Night | [15] | |
| Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! | [16] |
The Last Viking, TBA[36]
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| Other | |
