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Fine Line Features

Company type	Division
Industry	Film production
Founded	1991; 35 years ago (1991)
Founder	Ira Deutchman
Defunct	2005; 21 years ago (2005)
Fate	Folded intoPicturehouse
Successor	Studio: Picturehouse Library: Warner Bros. (throughNew Line Cinema) Home Box Office, Inc. (throughHBO Films) (with several exceptions)
Headquarters	4000 Warner Blvd, Burbank, California , United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Ira Deutchman (president)
Products	Motion pictures
Parent	New Line Cinema

Fine Line Features was thespecialty films division ofNew Line Cinema. From 1991 to 2005, under founder and presidentIra Deutchman,^[1] Fine Line acquired, distributed and marketedindependent films. In 2005, New Line teamed up with fellowTime Warner subsidiaryHBO to formPicturehouse, a new specialty film label into which Fine Line was folded.^[2]

Fine Line FeaturesDVD releases were split betweenHBO Video andNew Line Home Entertainment. When New Line Home Entertainment ceased to exist in 2010, it was folded intoWarner Home Video.

Selected films released

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Warner Bros. owns the distribution rights to the Fine Line Features' films unless otherwise mentioned.

1990s

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Release date	Title	Notes
March 10, 1991	Shadow of China	North American distribution only
May 19, 1991	An Angel at My Table^{[N 1]}	North American distribution only; produced byFilm4 Productions
July 26, 1991	Trust^{[N 2]}	North American distribution only; produced byRepublic Pictures
September 29, 1991	My Own Private Idaho	distribution only Inducted into theNational Film Registry in 2024
October 4, 1991	The Rapture	North American distribution only
December 6, 1991	Let Him Have It	North American distribution only
February 28, 1992	Where Angels Fear to Tread	U.S. distribution only
March 20, 1992	Edward II^{[N 3]}	North American distribution only
March 20, 1992	Proof	North American distribution only
March 27, 1992	Roadside Prophets
April 10, 1992	The Player^{[N 4]}
May 2, 1992	Night on Earth^{[N 5]}	North American distribution only; produced byJVC
May 15, 1992	Monster in a Box
July 24, 1992	Afraid of the Dark
August 7, 1992	London Kills Me^{[N 6]}	North American distribution only; produced byPolyGram andWorking Title Films
August 21, 1992	Light Sleeper^{[N 7]}	North American distribution only; produced byCarolco Pictures
September 11, 1992	Swoon^{[N 8]}	North American distribution only
October 14, 1992	Simple Men
October 30, 1992	Waterland^{[N 1]}	North American distribution only; co-production withFilm4 Productions
February 3, 1993	To Want to Fly	North American distribution only
February 12, 1993	Riff-Raff^{[N 1]}	North American distribution only; produced byFilm4 Productions
February 26, 1993	The Last Days of Chez Nous	North American distribution only
April 2, 1993	Léolo	U.S. distribution only
April 9, 1993	Bodies, Rest & Motion
April 16, 1993	Wide Sargasso Sea	North American distribution only
July 23, 1993	Amongst Friends	North American distribution only
August 20, 1993	The Ballad of Little Jo	North American distribution only
September 15, 1993	Household Saints^{[N 9]}	North American distribution only; produced by Jones Entertainment
October 8, 1993	Short Cuts	North American distribution only
December 15, 1993	Naked^{[N 1]}	North American distribution only; produced byFilm4 Productions
February 2, 1994	Fiorile	North American distribution only
March 11, 1994	Bitter Moon^{[N 10]}	U.S. distribution only; produced byLe Studio Canal+
April 13, 1994	Naked in New York	North American distribution only
May 13, 1994	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
May 13, 1994	Widows' Peak
July 15, 1994	Spanking the Monkey
July 29, 1994	Barcelona	North American distribution only; produced byCastle Rock Entertainment
September 30, 1994	Caro diario^{[N 3]}	North American distribution only
October 14, 1994	Hoop Dreams^{[N 11]}	North American distribution only
November 23, 1994	Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle	North American distribution only
December 23, 1994	Death and the Maiden	North American distribution only
May 3, 1995	Once Were Warriors^{[N 3]}	North American distribution only
May 19, 1995	Little Odessa^{[N 12]}	distribution only; produced byLIVE Entertainment
June 16, 1995	The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love^{[N 13]}	North American distribution only
July 21, 1995	An Awfully Big Adventure	North American distribution only
July 28, 1995	Double Happiness^{[N 14]}	U.S. distribution only
November 3, 1995	The Promise	North American distribution only
November 3, 1995	Total Eclipse	North American distribution only
November 22, 1995	Frankie Starlight	North American distribution only
February 9, 1996	Pie in the Sky
March 29, 1996	Carried Away
August 16, 1996	Kansas City^{[N 15]}	North American distribution only
September 13, 1996	Feeling Minnesota	co-production withJersey Films
October 11, 1996	The Grass Harp
October 25, 1996	Normal Life
October 25, 1996	Twelfth Night	North American distribution only
November 1, 1996	Mother Night
November 20, 1996	Shine	North American distribution only
March 21, 1997	Crash	U.S. distribution only; produced byAlliance Communications,The Movie Network,Telefilm Canada andRecorded Picture Company
March 21, 1997	The Quiet Room	North American distribution only
April 11, 1997	Pink Flamingos	25th anniversary re-release
May 9, 1997	Nowhere^{[N 13]}
May 16, 1997	Love! Valour! Compassion!
June 18, 1997	For Roseanna	North American distribution only
June 25, 1997	Head Above Water	co-production with Tig Productions
July 10, 1997	Desperate Living	20th anniversary re-release
July 16, 1997	All Over Me
September 5, 1997	Julian Po
October 17, 1997	Gummo	with Independent Pictures
November 21, 1997	The Sweet Hereafter	U.S. distribution only; produced byAlliance Communications
December 24, 1997	The Winter Guest	North American distribution only
January 2, 1998	Deconstructing Harry^{[N 16]}	North American distribution only; produced bySweeetland Films and Jean Doumanian Productions
April 17, 1998	Wild Man Blues^{[N 16]}	North American distribution only; produced bySweetland Films
June 12, 1998	Passion in the Desert	North American distribution only
July 10, 1998	When I Close My Eyes	U.S. distribution only
September 11, 1998	Let's Talk About Sex	North American distribution only
September 18, 1998	Esmeralda Comes by Night	U.S. distribution only
September 25, 1998	Pecker
December 25, 1998	Hurlyburly^{[N 14]}	North American distribution only
December 25, 1998	The Legend of 1900	distribution outside Italy only
January 22, 1999	The Theory of Flight	North American distribution only
January 24, 1999	Man of the Century	U.S. distribution only
April 9, 1999	Lovers of the Arctic Circle	U.S. distribution only
May 21, 1999	Besieged	North American distribution only; produced byBBC Films
July 23, 1999	Trick^{[N 14]}	North American distribution only; produced byRoadside Attractions andGood Machine
October 15, 1999	Julien Donkey-Boy	with Independent Pictures
December 10, 1999	Tumbleweeds	distribution only
December 15, 1999	Simpatico	North American distribution only

2000s

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Release date	Title	Notes
January 28, 2000	The Cup	North American distribution only
March 24, 2000	Buddy Boy
March 29, 2000	The Filth and the Fury
July 14, 2000	The Five Senses	U.S. distribution only; produced byAlliance Atlantis
August 11, 2000	An Affair of Love	distribution in the U.S. and English-speaking Canada only
September 1, 2000	Saving Grace	North American distribution only
October 6, 2000	Dancer in the Dark	North American distribution only; co-production withZentropa Entertainments,Canal+ andFilmFour
January 12, 2001	State and Main	North American distribution only; produced by Filmtown Entertainment, Green/Renzi andEl Dorado Pictures
January 26, 2001	Before Night Falls	North American distribution only
January 26, 2001	Tomorrow	North American distribution only
February 2, 2001	The Invisible Circus
June 14, 2001	The Anniversary Party
July 20, 2001	Hedwig and the Angry Inch	withNew Line Cinema
September 14, 2001	The Prime Gig	North American distribution only
January 25, 2002	Storytelling	co-production withGood Machine
April 12, 2002	Human Nature	North American distribution only; produced byStudioCanal andGood Machine
June 7, 2002	Cherish	North American distribution only
September 20, 2002	Invincible	North American distribution only
February 18, 2003	The Sleeping Dictionary	distribution only
September 7, 2003	Ripley's Game
September 12, 2003	American Splendor	North American theatrical distribution only; withHBO Films
October 24, 2003	Elephant
July 16, 2004	Maria Full of Grace
September 24, 2004	A Dirty Shame	distribution only; replaced byNew Line Cinema on international prints
October 22, 2004	Vera Drake	North American distribution only
October 29, 2004	Birth	withNew Line Cinema
December 17, 2004	The Sea Inside	distribution in English-speaking territories only; replaced byNew Line Cinema on international prints
April 29, 2005	The Holy Girl	North American theatrical distribution only; withHBO Films
April 29, 2005	The Year of the Yao	distribution only; produced byEndgame Entertainment andNBA Entertainment
June 10, 2005	The Bridge of San Luis Rey	U.S. distribution only; produced byMetropolitan Films andDavis Films

Notes

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^^a ^b ^c ^dOwned byFilm4, with U.S. distribution rights currently licensed toJanus Films andThe Criterion Collection
^Owned byParamount Pictures (viaMelange Pictures)
^^a ^b ^cOwned byFilm Movement
^Co-owned by Avenue Pictures and Rehab Entertainment, with U.S. distribution rights currently licensed toJanus Films andThe Criterion Collection
^Owned byLocus Solus, Inc., with distribution rights currently licensed toJanus Films andThe Criterion Collection
^Owned byUniversal Pictures (viaFocus Features)
^Owned byStudioCanal, with U.S. distribution rights owned byLionsgate andRialto Pictures
^Distribution rights currently licensed toFortissimo Films, with U.S. distribution rights sub-licensed toStrand Releasing
^Distribution rights currently owned byMilestone Films
^Owned byStudioCanal, with U.S. distribution rights currently licensed toKino Lorber
^Owned byShout! Studios
^Owned byLionsgate
^^a ^bU.S. distribution rights currently owned byStrand Releasing
^^a ^b ^cU.S. distribution rights currently owned bySamuel Goldwyn Films
^Owned bymk2 Films
^^a ^bOwned by WestEnd Films, with U.S. distribution handled byQuiver Distribution

References

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^Eller, Claudia (Oct 24, 1991). "Fine Line Features Enters Coprod'n Arena Via 2 Pix".Daily Variety. p. 1.
^"Fine Line Features - Filmbug".www.filmbug.com. Archived fromthe original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved2021-11-25.