FilmNation Entertainment, LLC is an American film production, co-financing and international sales company, founded by film executive Glen Basner in 2008.
History
2008: Founding
FilmNation Entertainment is an independent film production and distribution company founded in 2008 by Glen Basner with funding from real estate developer Steven Samuels. Initially, the company was a foreign sales firm, selling distribution right in various international markets.
2012–2014: Early growth
In 2012, FilmNation produced its first film,
Mud, which competed at the Cannes Film Festival. On November 6, 2013, FilmNation Entertainment became part of the
American Film Market
The American Film Market (AFM) is a film industry event held each year in early November.
Historically, more than 7,000 people attend the eight-day annual event to network and to sell, finance and acquire films. Participants come from more than ...
for the first time.
In December 2014,
Village Roadshow
Village Roadshow Limited is an Australian company which operates cinemas and theme parks, and produces and distributes films. Before being acquired by private equity company BGH Capital, the company was listed on the Australian Securities Ex ...
invested $18 million for 33% stake in the company to make film production a regular part of operations.
With growing success, the Los Angeles Times labeled FilmNation as “the emerging Oscar powerhouse you’ve never heard of.”
2018–2019: Expansion
In April 2018, FilmNation agreed to a $120 million revolving multi-bank credit facility with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and co-led by
MUFG Union Bank. The funds would be used to give films larger budgets, take on additional films and enter the TV film, theater, digital and VR content markets plus other strategic investment areas.
In early 2019, FilmNation and
Nordic Entertainment Group
Viaplay Group AB, formerly known as Nordic Entertainment Group AB (NENT Group), is a Swedish media and entertainment company headquartered in Stockholm.
The company operates the namesake video streaming services Viaplay and Viafree, advertisi ...
formed a television joint venture based in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...
that will operate under the FilmNation name.
Nordic Entertainment Group will have first option on exclusive distribution rights to all of the joint venture’s productions in the
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; lit. 'the North') are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sw ...
.
FilmNation hired TV vet Kirstie Macdonaldto to spearhead the London division.
Filmography
Upcoming
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Misanthrope
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Foe''
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You Hurt My Feelings''
Filmography by year
2023
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Knock at the Cabin
''Knock at the Cabin'' is a 2023 American apocalyptic psychological horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who wrote the screenplay from an initial draft by Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman. It is based on the 2018 novel '' T ...
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2022
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The 355'' (2022)
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Sharp Stick'' (2022)
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The Outfit'' (2022)
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Dog'' (2022)
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Operation Mincemeat'' (2022)
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Three Thousand Years of Longing
''Three Thousand Years of Longing'' is a 2022 fantasy romantic drama film directed and produced by George Miller. Written by Miller and Augusta Gore, it is based on the short story " The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye" by A. S. Byatt and st ...
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The Good Nurse
''The Good Nurse'' is a 2022 American drama film, starring Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne, about Amy Loughren, a night nurse, who suspects that her co-worker Charles Cullen is a serial killer. The film is based on the 2013 true-crime book ...
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The People We Hate at the Wedding
''The People We Hate at the Wedding'' is a 2022 American comedy film directed by Claire Scanlon from a screenplay by the Molyneux sisters, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Grant Ginder. It stars Allison Janney, Ben Platt, Cynthia ...
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Emancipation
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2021
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The Map of Tiny Perfect Things'' (2021)
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Reminiscence
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Red Rocket'' (2021)
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Spencer'' (2021)
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The Good House'' (2021)
2020
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The Courier'' (2020)
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Palm Springs
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Greyhound
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The Nest'' (2020)
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The Glorias
''The Glorias'' is a 2020 American biographical drama film directed and produced by Julie Taymor, from a screenplay by Taymor and Sarah Ruhl. The film is based upon ''My Life on the Road'' by Gloria Steinem who is represented by four actresses i ...
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Bad Hair'' (2020)
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Promising Young Woman'' (2020)
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The Human Voice'' (2020)
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The Personal History of David Copperfield
''The Personal History of David Copperfield'' is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Armando Iannucci, based on the 1850 novel ''David Copperfield'' by Charles Dickens. It stars Dev Patel as the title character, along with Aneurin ...
'' (2020)
2019
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Pain and Glory
''Pain and Glory'' ( es, Dolor y gloria) is a 2019 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It stars Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas, Julieta Serrano, and Penélope Cruz.
The film was relea ...
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Late Night'' (2019)
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The Lodge'' (2019)
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The Day Shall Come
''The Day Shall Come'' is a 2019 comedy film directed by Chris Morris and written by Morris and Jesse Armstrong. It stars Marchánt Davis, Anna Kendrick, Danielle Brooks and Denis O'Hare. The film satirises a real-life FBI sting operation.
It ...
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47 Meters Down: Uncaged'' (2019)
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Lucky Day'' (2019)
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7500'' (2019)
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The Irishman
''The Irishman'' (subtitled onscreen as ''I Heard You Paint Houses'') is a 2019 American epic gangster film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the 2004 nonfiction book ''I Heard You Paint Hou ...
'' (2019)
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The Aeronauts'' (2019)
2018
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City of Lies'' (2018)
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Gloria Bell'' (2018)
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The Nightingale'' (2018)
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Beautiful Boy'' (2018)
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The Catcher Was a Spy'' (2018)
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Life Itself'' (2018)
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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
''Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot'' is a 2018 American comedy-drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and based upon the memoir of the same name by John Callahan. The cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, and Jack Black, and ...
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Suspiria
''Suspiria'' () is a 1977 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Dario Argento, who co-wrote the screenplay with Daria Nicolodi, partially based on Thomas De Quincey's 1845 essay '' Suspiria de Profundis''. The film stars Jessica Harper ...
'' (2018)
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Wildlife
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2017
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The Big Sick'' (2017)
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Beatriz at Dinner
''Beatriz at Dinner'' is a 2017 comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Arteta from a screenplay by Mike White. The film stars Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Chloë Sevigny, and David Warshofsky.
''Beatriz a ...
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The Children Act'' (2017)
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Disobedience'' (2017)
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Gifted'' (2017)
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Kill Switch'' (2017)
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Last Flag Flying
''Last Flag Flying'' is a 2017 American war comedy-drama film directed by Richard Linklater with a screenplay by Linklater and Darryl Ponicsan, based upon the latter's 2005 novel of the same name. It stars Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, and Lauren ...
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Logan Lucky
''Logan Lucky'' is a 2017 American heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh, based on a screenplay credited to Rebecca Blunt. Soderbergh came out of retirement to direct the film and distributed it independently through his own company, F ...
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The Man with the Iron Heart'' (2017)
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The Only Living Boy in New York
"The Only Living Boy in New York" is a song written by Paul Simon and performed by Simon & Garfunkel. It is the eighth track from the duo's fifth and final studio album, '' Bridge over Troubled Water''. The song was also issued as the B-side to t ...
'' (2017)
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The Sense of an Ending'' (2017)
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Sleepless'' (2017)
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The Wall
''The Wall'' is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/ CBS Records. It is a rock opera that explores Pink, a jaded rock star whose eventual self-imp ...
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Song to Song
''Song to Song'' is a 2017 American experimental romantic drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring an ensemble cast including Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman, and Cate Blanchett.
After a leng ...
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Wonderstruck'' (2017)
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Wonder Wheel'' (2017)
2016
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Arrival'' (2016)
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The Promise'' (2016)
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The Founder'' (2016)
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Genius
Genius is a characteristic of original and exceptional insight in the performance of some art or endeavor that surpasses expectations, sets new standards for future works, establishes better methods of operation, or remains outside the capabili ...
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Café Society
Café society was the description of the "Beautiful People" and "Bright Young Things" who gathered in fashionable cafés and restaurants in New York, Paris and London beginning in the late 19th century. Maury Henry Biddle Paul is credited with ...
'' (2016)
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Indignation
IndigNation was Singapore's annual, month-long lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer pride season, first held in August 2005 to coincide with the republic's 40th National Day.
Background
IndigNation begun as a series of LGBT-themed events meant to f ...
'' (2016)
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Julieta'' (2016)
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Midnight Special'' (2016)
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Miss Sloane
''Miss Sloane'' is a 2016 political thriller film directed by John Madden and written by Jonathan Perera. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alison Pill, Jake Lacy, John Lithgow, and Sam Waterston. ...
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Sing Street'' (2016)
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Sully'' (2016)
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The Whole Truth'' (2016)
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Zero Days'' (2016)
2015
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American Ultra
''American Ultra'' is a 2015 American action comedy film directed by Nima Nourizadeh and written by Max Landis. The film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Connie Britton, Walton Goggins, John Leguizamo, Bill Pullman, and ...
'' (2015)
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Knight of Cups'' (2015)
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Life
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Mr. Holmes
''Mr. Holmes'' is a 2015 British-American mystery film directed by Bill Condon, based on Mitch Cullin's 2005 novel '' A Slight Trick of the Mind'', and featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. The film stars Ian McKellen as Sherlock Holmes, La ...
'' (2015)
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Room
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Solace
Consolation, consolement, and solace are terms referring to psychological comfort given to someone who has suffered severe, upsetting loss, such as the death of a loved one. It is typically provided by expressing shared regret for that loss and ...
'' (2015)
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Regression'' (2015)
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Self/less'' (2015)
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Tracers
Tracer may refer to:
Science
* Flow tracer, any fluid property used to track fluid motion
* Fluorescent tracer, a substance such as 2-NBDG containing a fluorophore that is used for tracking purposes
* Histochemical tracer, a substance used for ...
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Truth
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2014
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Clown
A clown is a person who performs comedy and arts in a state of open-mindedness using physical comedy, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms.
History
The most ancient clowns have been found in ...
'' (2014)
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The Imitation Game'' (2014)
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Magic in the Moonlight
''Magic in the Moonlight'' is a 2014 romantic comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. It is Allen's 44th film. The film stars Emma Stone, Colin Firth, Hamish Linklater, Marcia Gay Harden, Jacki Weaver, Eileen Atkins, and Simon McBurney. S ...
'' (2014)
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A Most Violent Year
''A Most Violent Year'' is a 2014 American crime drama film written and directed by J. C. Chandor. The film stars Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain with Alessandro Nivola, David Oyelowo, Albert Brooks, and Catalina Sandino Moreno. Isaac plays A ...
'' (2014)
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A Most Wanted Man
''A Most Wanted Man'' is a thriller/ espionage novel by British writer John le Carré, published in September 2008 by Hodder & Stoughton in the United Kingdom and in October 2008 by Scribner in the United States.
A young Chechen ex-prisone ...
'' (2014)
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Premature
Premature may refer to:
* ''Premature'' (2014 film), an American comedy film
* ''Premature'' (2019 film), an American romantic drama film
* '' PREMature'', a 2015 British television drama miniseries
See also
* Premature aging, of an organism
* ...
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The Rover'' (2014)
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The Rewrite'' (2014)
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Top Five'' (2014)
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While We're Young'' (2014)
2013
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21 & Over'' (2013)
21 & Over
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*''All Is Lost
''All Is Lost'' is a 2013 survival drama film written and directed by J. C. Chandor. The film stars Robert Redford as a man lost at sea. Redford is the only cast member, and the film has 51 spoken English words. ''All Is Lost'' is Chandor's sec ...
'' (2013)
*''Blue Jasmine
''Blue Jasmine'' is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film tells the story of a rich Manhattan socialite (Cate Blanchett) who falls on hard times and has to move into her working-class sister's (Sally Ha ...
'' (2013)
*'' Crush'' (2013)
*'' The Bling Ring'' (2013)
*''I'm So Excited!
''I'm So Excited!'' is a 2013 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Javier Cámara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas, and Raúl Arévalo. Its original Spanish title, ''Los amantes pasajeros'', has the double mean ...
'' (2013)
*''Nebraska
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'' (2013)
*''Side Effects
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'' (2013)
*''Safe Haven
Safe haven may refer to:
* Sanctuary
Arts and entertainment
* ''Safe Haven'' (novel), a 2010 American novel by Nicholas Sparks
** ''Safe Haven'' (film), a 2013 American film adapted from the novel
* ''Safe Haven'' (short film), a 2009 American ...
'' (2013)
*'' Under the Skin'' (2013)
2012
*'' Act of Valor'' (2012)
*'' Gambit'' (2012)
*'' House at the End of the Street'' (2012)
*''Aftershock
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'' (2012)
*''Chernobyl Diaries
''Chernobyl Diaries'' is a 2012 American disaster horror film co-written and produced by Oren Peli and directed by Brad Parker, in his directorial debut. The film stars Jonathan Sadowski, Jesse McCartney, Devin Kelley, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Ingr ...
'' (2012)
*'' Lawless'' (2012)
*''Lola Versus
''Lola Versus'' is a 2012 American romantic comedy film directed by Daryl Wein, who co-wrote the screenplay with his partner Zoe Lister-Jones. The film stars Greta Gerwig, Joel Kinnaman, Lister-Jones, Bill Pullman and Debra Winger.
Plot
On her ...
'' (2012)
*'' Looper'' (2012)
*'' Magic Mike'' (2012)
*''Midnight's Children
''Midnight's Children'' is a 1981 novel by Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie, published by Jonathan Cape with cover design by Bill Botten, about India's transition from British colonial rule to independence and partition. It is a post ...
'' (2012)
*'' Mirror Mirror'' (2012)
*'' Mud'' (2012)
*''The Raven
"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a distraught lover who is paid a myst ...
'' (2012)
*''Red Dawn
''Red Dawn'' is a 1984 American action drama film directed by John Milius with a screenplay by Milius and Kevin Reynolds. The film depicts a fictional World War III centering on a land invasion of the continental United States by an alliance ...
'' (2012)
*'' To the Wonder'' (2012)
*'' To Rome with Love'' (2012)
2011
*''The Oranges
The Oranges are a group of four municipalities in Essex County, New Jersey, all of which have the word ''Orange'' in their name. The four municipalities are Orange, East Orange, South Orange and West Orange. All of these communities were n ...
'' (2011)
*'' The Flowers of War'' (2011)
*'' Sanctum'' (2011)
*''Seeking Justice
''Seeking Justice'' (also known as ''Justice'', and formerly titled ''The Hungry Rabbit Jumps'') is a 2011 action thriller film starring Nicolas Cage, January Jones and Guy Pearce. The film was directed by Roger Donaldson and produced by Tobey Magu ...
'' (2011)
*''The Skin I Live In
''The Skin I Live In'' ( es, link=no, La piel que habito) is a 2011 Spanish science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet and Roberto Á ...
'' (2011)
*'' Take Shelter'' (2011)
2010
*''Ceremony
A ceremony (, ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion.
The word may be of Etruscan origin, via the Latin '' caerimonia''.
Church and civil (secula ...
'' (2010)
*'' Frozen'' (2010)
*'' I Love You Too'' (2010)
*''The King's Speech
''The King's Speech'' is a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language ...
'' (2010)
*'' The Ward'' (2010)
2009
*''The Joneses
''The Joneses'' is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Derrick Borte, in his directorial debut. It stars Demi Moore, David Duchovny, Amber Heard, and Ben Hollingsworth. It premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film ...
'' (2009)
*''The Road
''The Road'' is a 2006 post-apocalyptic novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. The book details the grueling journey of a father and his young son over a period of several months across a landscape blasted by an unspecified cataclysm that ha ...
'' (2009)
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