Music Box Films is a distributor of foreign and

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in theatrical, DVD/Blu-ray, and video-on-demand markets in the United States. Based in Chicago, Music Box Films is independently owned and operated by the Southport Music Box Corporation, which also owns and operates the

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, Chicago's premiere venue for independent and foreign films. Founded in 2007, the company's first releases were ''

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'', '' OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies'', and ''

Tell No One ''Tell No One'' (french: Ne le dis à personne) is a 2006 French thriller film directed by Guillaume Canet and based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Harlan Coben. Written by Canet and Philippe Lefebvre and starring François Cluzet, th ...

'', the latter of which became a notable foreign-language film success in the United States, grossing over $6,000,000 and becoming the highest-grossing foreign film in the US in 2008. Past releases include the film adaptations of Stieg Larsson’s trilogy of international mega selling novels; the first in the series, ''

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (original title in sv, Män som hatar kvinnor , lit=''Men Who Hate Women'') is a psychological thriller novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson (1954–2004). It was published posthumously in 2 ...

'', with over $10 million in US box office and one of the most popular international releases of the decade. Other releases include 2015 Academy Award winner for

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'', 2016's highest grossing foreign arthouse film and 2017 Academy Award nominee for

'' A Man Called Ove'', the critically acclaimed

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biopic '' A Quiet Passion'' starring

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, and Christian Petzold’s highly regarded film ''

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''. Recent releases include the seven-time César Award-winning ''Lost Illusions'',

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Brazilian film Medusa, and Mark Cousins’s epic documentary ''The Story of Film: A New Generation''. Upcoming releases include Amanda Kramer’s

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award-winning, hyper-stylish feature ''

Please Baby Please ''Please Baby Please'' is a 2022 American musical drama film directed by Amanda Kramer, who co-wrote the screenplay with Noel David Taylor. It stars Andrea Riseborough, Harry Melling, Karl Glusman, and Demi Moore. The film had its world prem ...

'', and Sundance and

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genre-bender ''Leonor Will Never Die''. Music Box Films also operates Doppelgänger Releasing, distributing cutting-edge films that push the boundaries of genre filmmaking. Launched in 2013, highlights include the Slamdance award-winner 100 Bloody Acres, Fabrice Du Welz's psychosexual thriller ''

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'', the Blu-ray debut of

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’s 1978 cult classic '' Summer of Fear'', SXSW and Fantasia Festival favorite ''Heavy Trip'', and the German arthouse horror film '' Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse''.

Music Box Direct

In 2019, Music Box Films launched Music Box Direct, a subscription and transactional OTT platform that “brings the art house to your house” by curating a diverse repertoire of films and television series from around the world.

Releases

References

External links

Official site

Internet Movie Database
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