Stage 6 Films, Inc. is an American film production label of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions that acquires and produces feature films that are low budget and that are being released

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, on demand, or through

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s. Some of their films are also being released theatrically. Once a film is finished, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions will decide if the film will be released theatrically or on a different platform. Founded in 2007, the label takes its name from the location of its main office, the Stage 6 building at

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Filmography

2000s

2010s

2020s

Upcoming

International distribution

Stage 6 occasionally also acquires international rights to films, be it worldwide excluding the United States and/or Canada, or in major territories such as the United Kingdom and Australia. Given below is a list of films (also seen on Stage 6 Films' official website) distributed internationally by Stage 6. Films which involve Stage 6 in their domestic releases as well are excluded from the list. An asterisk (*) denotes a film co-distributed with sister studio

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2 Guns ''2 Guns'' is a 2013 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. It is based on the comic book series of the same name created by Steven Grant and Mateus Santolouco, publi ...

''* (2013) (U.S. distribution by

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20th Century Women ''20th Century Women'' is a 2016 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Mills and starring Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann and Billy Crudup. The film is set in 1970s Southern Califor ...

''* (2016) (U.S. distribution by A24) * ''

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''* (2018) (U.S. distribution by

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and Vertical Entertainment; U.K. distribution by Signature Entertainment) * ''

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''* (2020) (North American distribution by

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; U.K. distribution by

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; Australian distribution by Transmission Films) * '' Arrival''* (2016) (North American distribution by

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) * '' The Best of Enemies''* (2019) (U.S. and U.K. distribution by

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Bleed for This ''Bleed for This'' is a 2016 American biographical sports film written and directed by Ben Younger and based on the life of former world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza. The film stars Miles Teller as Pazienza, with Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, ...

''* (2016) (U.S. distribution by

Open Road Films Open Road Films, LLC (formerly Global Road Entertainment from 2017 to 2018) is an American film production and distribution company based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded by Eric Hohl on March 26, 2011 as a joint venture between the t ...

) * '' Bodies Bodies Bodies'' (2022) (U.S. distribution by A24) * ''

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''* (2019) (U.S. distribution by

Samuel Goldwyn Films Samuel Goldwyn Films 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 curr ...

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''* (2014) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films) * '' Crooked House'' (2017) (U.S. distribution by Vertical Entertainment) * ''

Death of a Telemarketer ''Death of a Telemarketer'' is a 2020 American thriller comedy-drama film written and directed by Khaled Ridgeway and starring Lamorne Morris, Jackie Earle Haley, Haley Joel Osment and Alisha Wainwright. It is Ridgeway's feature directorial debu ...

'' (2020) (U.S. distribution by Vertical Entertainment) * ''

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''* (2015) (U.S. and U.K. distribution by Fox Searchlight Pictures) * ''

Digging for Fire ''Digging for Fire'' is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by Joe Swanberg and co-written by Swanberg and Jake Johnson. It stars an ensemble cast led by Johnson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Orlando Bloom an ...

''* (2015) (U.S. distribution by The Orchard) * '' Disobedience''* (2018) (U.S. distribution by A24; U.K. distribution by

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) * '' Dope''* (2015) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films) * ''

Dream Horse ''Dream Horse'' is a 2020 sports comedy-drama film directed by Euros Lyn from a screenplay by Neil McKay. The film stars Toni Collette, Damian Lewis, Owen Teale, Joanna Page, Karl Johnson, Steffan Rhodri, Anthony O'Donnell, Nicholas Farre ...

''* (2021) (U.S. distribution by

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, U.K. distribution by

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The Edge of Seventeen ''The Edge of Seventeen'' is a 2016 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, in her directorial debut. The film stars Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick, and Haley Lu Richardson. The f ...

''* (2016) (U.S. distribution by STX Entertainment) * ''

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''* (2018) (U.S. distribution by A24) * '' Free Fire''* (2016) (North American distribution by A24; U.K. distribution by

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) * '' Gloria Bell''* (2019) (US distribution by A24) * ''

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 ...

''* (2020) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and LD Entertainment) * '' Hearts Beat Loud'' (2018) (U.S. distribution by Gunpowder & Sky) * ''

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''* (2013) (U.S./Germany/Austria distribution by

) * '' Honey Boy''* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Amazon Studios) * ''

Hunt for the Wilderpeople ''Hunt for the Wilderpeople'' is a 2016 New Zealand adventure comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi, whose screenplay was based on the book ''Wild Pork and Watercress'' by Barry Crump. Sam Neill and Julian Dennison play "Uncle ...

''* (2016) (U.S. distribution by the Orchard; Australian and New Zealand distribution by

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''* (2018) (U.S. distribution by

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through Mirror Releasing) * '' Joe Bell'' (2020) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions) * '' Juliet, Naked'' (2018) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and

; U.K. distribution by Universal Pictures and

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) * '' The Kid Detective'' (2020) (Canadian distribution by Level Film) * '' Late Night''* (2019) (U.S. distribution by

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) * '' Leave No Trace''* (2018) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street) * '' Life Itself''* (2018) (U.S. distribution by Amazon Studios) * '' The Lodge''* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Neon) * '' A Love Song'' (2022) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street) * '' Love & Mercy''* (2014) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate) * '' Manchester by the Sea''* (2016) (U.S. distribution by

and

) * '' Marshall''* (2017) (U.S. distribution by

) * '' Montana Story'' (2021) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street) * ''

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''* (2015) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and

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; U.K. distribution by

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) * '' Saint Maud''* (2020) (U.S. distribution by A24 in association with

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; U.K. distribution by StudioCanal) * ''

The Skeleton Twins ''The Skeleton Twins'' is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Craig Johnson and starring Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. The film premiered in competition at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. It won the Screenwriting Award: ...

''* (2014) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions) * '' Sound of Metal''* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Amazon Studios) * '' Sleepless''* (2017) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films) * ''

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''* (2015) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films) * '' Studio 666'' (2022) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films) * ''

Them That Follow ''Them That Follow'' is a 2019 American thriller film, written and directed by Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage. It stars Olivia Colman, Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert, Jim Gaffigan, Walton Goggins, Thomas Mann and Lewis Pullman. It had its w ...

''* (2019) (U.S. distribution by 1091 Pictures) * ''

The Tomorrow Man ''The Tomorrow Man'' is a 2019 American drama film written and directed by Noble Jones, in his directorial debut. It stars John Lithgow, Blythe Danner, Derek Cecil, Katie Aselton, Sophie Thatcher, and Eve Harlow. It had its world premiere at the ...

''* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street) * '' Whiplash'' (2014) (U.S distribution by Sony Pictures Classics) * ''

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''* (2018) (U.S. distribution by

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) * '' Zola''* (2020) (U.S. distribution by A24)

References

External links

Official Stage 6 Films website
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Filmography

2000s

2010s

2020s

Upcoming

International distribution

See also

References

External links