Sony Pictures Classics is a film production and distribution studio division of Sony Pictures Entertainment founded in 1992 by former Orion Classics heads Michael Barker, Tom Bernard, and Marcie Bloom (similar to Fox Searchlight Pictures and Focus Features).[2] It distributes, produces and acquires specialty films such as documentaries, independent and art films in the United States and internationally. As of 2015, Barker and Bernard are co-presidents of the division.
Filmography[]
1990s[]
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| March 13, 1992 | Howards End | US distribution only; currently owned by Cohen Film Group BAFTA Award for Best Film National Board of Review Award for Best Film Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama Nominated - César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated - David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film Nominated - Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture |
| September 25, 1992 | Danzón | |
| October 30, 1992 | Van Gogh | Nominated - César Award for Best Film |
| December 23, 1992 | Indochine | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Goya Award for Best European Film National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - César Award for Best Film |
| March 3, 1993 | Olivier, Olivier | |
| April 16, 1993 | The Story of Qiu Ju | Golden Lion Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film |
| May 28, 1993 | The Long Day Closes | |
| June 9, 1993 | Orlando | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film |
| June 25, 1993 | Jacquot de Nantes | |
| August 6, 1993 | House of Angels | |
| December 21, 1993 | Faraway, So Close! | Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) |
| December 23, 1993 | The Accompanist | |
| February 25, 1994 | Belle Époque | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Goya Award for Best Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language |
| March 31, 1994 | Germinal | Nominated - César Award for Best Film |
| April 15, 1994 | In Custody | |
| June 3, 1994 | The Slingshot | |
| July 15, 1994 | Mi Vida Loca | |
| October 19, 1994 | Vanya on 42nd Street | |
| October 21, 1994 | I Don't Want to Talk About It | |
| December 22, 1994 | A Man of No Importance | |
| February 17, 1995 | Window to Paris | |
| March 8, 1995 | Martha & Ethel | |
| March 17, 1995 | Farinelli | Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| April 21, 1995 | Burnt by the Sun | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film |
| April 28, 1995 | Crumb | National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary Film |
| May 19, 1995 | Amateur | |
| May 26, 1995 | A Pure Formality | |
| June 8, 1995 | Anne Frank Remembered | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature International Emmy Award for Best Documentary |
| June 16, 1995 | Wings of Courage (IMAX) | |
| June 23, 1995 | Love & Human Remains | |
| June 30, 1995 | Safe | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Film |
| July 21, 1995 | Living in Oblivion | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Film |
| September 15, 1995 | Mute Witness | Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Horror Film |
| September 27, 1995 | Persuasion | |
| October 20, 1995 | Across the Sea of Time | |
| December 15, 1995 | The City of Lost Children | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Horror Film |
| December 22, 1995 | Shanghai Triad | National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| January 24, 1996 | Caught | |
| February 16, 1996 | A Midwinter's Tale | Distribution only; produced by Castle Rock Entertainment |
| March 8, 1996 | The Flower of My Secret | |
| March 15, 1996 | The Celluloid Closet | |
| March 29, 1996 | Denise Calls Up | |
| May 3, 1996 | Madame Butterfly | |
| May 17, 1996 | Ashes of Time | |
| May 24, 1996 | Welcome to the Dollhouse | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Film |
| June 21, 1996 | Lone Star | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Film; Distribution only; produced by Castle Rock Entertainment; currently owned by Warner Bros. Pictures |
| July 26, 1996 | Manny & Lo | |
| September 13, 1996 | Brother of Sleep | Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| October 9, 1996 | Beautiful Thing | |
| December 20, 1996 | The Whole Wide World | |
| December 25, 1996 | Thieves | Nominated - César Award for Best Film |
| January 31, 1997 | Waiting for Guffman | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Film; Distribution only; produced by Castle Rock Entertainment; currently owned by Warner Bros. Pictures |
| February 7, 1997 | SubUrbia | Distribution only; produced by Castle Rock Entertainment; currently owned by Warner Bros. Pictures |
| April 23, 1997 | A Chef in Love | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| May 2, 1997 | Broken English | |
| June 20, 1997 | Dream with the Fishes | |
| When the Cat's Away | ||
| August 1, 1997 | In the Company of Men | |
| September 17, 1997 | The Myth of Fingerprints | |
| October 3, 1997 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary Film |
| November 14, 1997 | The Tango Lesson | Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language |
| December 26, 1997 | Afterglow | |
| Ma vie en rose | Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language | |
| February 6, 1998 | Nil by Mouth | BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film Nominated - BIFA Award for Best British Independent Film |
| March 27, 1998 | Character | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| Men with Guns | Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - BIFA Award for Best Foreign Independent Film | |
| April 3, 1998 | The Spanish Prisoner | |
| May 1, 1998 | A Friend of the Deceased | |
| Wilde | ||
| May 22, 1998 | The Opposite of Sex | Distribution only; produced by Rysher Entertainment |
| June 19, 1998 | Henry Fool | |
| Marie from the Bay of Angels | ||
| July 2, 1998 | Mark Twain's America in 3D (IMAX) | |
| July 10, 1998 | Whatever | |
| July 31, 1998 | The Governess | |
| November 13, 1998 | Dancing at Lughnasa | |
| November 20, 1998 | Central Station | BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Golden Bear Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated - David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| December 18, 1998 | The General | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Film |
| February 12, 1999 | Tango | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| April 2, 1999 | The Dreamlife of Angels | César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated - BIFA Award for Best Foreign Independent Film Nominated - European Film Award for Best Film |
| April 16, 1999 | SLC Punk | |
| The Winslow Boy | ||
| May 7, 1999 | This Is My Father | |
| May 28, 1999 | The Loss of Sexual Innocence | |
| June 18, 1999 | Run Lola Run | German Film Award for Best Fiction Film Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language |
| July 30, 1999 | Twin Falls Idaho | |
| October 22, 1999 | One Day in September | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Nominated - BIFA Award for Best British Independent Film Nominated - European Film Award for Best Documentary Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film |
| November 5, 1999 | American Movie | Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film |
| All About My Mother | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language BIFA Award for Best Foreign Independent Film César Award for Best Foreign Film David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film European Film Award for Best Film Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film | |
| December 3, 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown | currently co-owned by WestEnd Films |
| December 17, 1999 | The Emperor and the Assassin | Nominated - BIFA Award for Best Foreign Independent Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| December 29, 1999 | The Third Miracle |
2000s[]
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2000 | Not One Less | North American distributor; co-production with Guangxi Film, Beijing New Picture. International distribution by Columbia Pictures Golden Lion |
| February 25, 2000 | Mifune's Last Song | Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize Nominated - Bodil Award for Best Danish Film Nominated - European Film Award for Best Film |
| March 31, 2000 | The Color of Paradise | |
| April 7, 2000 | Me Myself I | |
| May 5, 2000 | East/West | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| May 12, 2000 | Bossa Nova | |
| May 26, 2000 | Kikujiro | Nominated - Japan Academy Film Prize for Picture of the Year |
| June 9, 2000 | Groove | |
| June 28, 2000 | Trixie | |
| July 7, 2000 | Shower | Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| August 4, 2000 | The Tao of Steve | |
| August 25, 2000 | Solomon & Gaenor | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| September 15, 2000 | Goya in Bordeaux | Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| September 29, 2000 | The Broken Hearts Club | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release |
| October 13, 2000 | Just Looking | |
| December 8, 2000 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Film National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| December 22, 2000 | The House of Mirth | |
| January 22, 2001 | Haiku Tunnel | |
| February 6, 2001 | Pollock | |
| March 2, 2001 | Me You Them | |
| April 6, 2001 | Brother | |
| Shadow Magic | ||
| April 27, 2001 | The Luzhin Defence | |
| The Princess and the Warrior | ||
| May 25, 2001 | The Road Home | |
| June 8, 2001 | Divided We Fall | |
| July 6, 2001 | The Vertical Ray of the Sun | |
| July 27, 2001 | Jackpot | |
| September 29, 2001 | Va savoir | |
| October 5, 2001 | Grateful Dawg | |
| November 21, 2001 | The Devil's Backbone | |
| December 7, 2001 | Last Orders | |
| December 28, 2001 | Dark Blue World | |
| January 25, 2002 | Beijing Bicycle | |
| March 15, 2002 | Pauline and Paulette | |
| March 22, 2002 | Son of the Bride | |
| April 5, 2002 | Crush | |
| April 19, 2002 | Nine Queens | |
| May 8, 2002 | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India | limited theatrical re-release; originally distributed by SET Pictures Filmfare Award for Best Film Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - European Film Award for Best Non-European Film |
| May 10, 2002 | The Lady and the Duke | |
| May 20, 2002 | Dogtown and Z-Boys | |
| June 21, 2002 | Sunshine State | |
| July 5, 2002 | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | |
| July 12, 2002 | My Wife Is an Actress | |
| July 26, 2002 | Happy Times | |
| August 9, 2002 | Secret Ballot | |
| August 30, 2002 | Mad Love | |
| September 13, 2002 | Quitting | |
| October 18, 2002 | Auto Focus | |
| November 22, 2002 | Talk to Her | BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language César Award for Best Film from the European Union European Film Award for Best Film Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film |
| December 20, 2002 | Spider | |
| December 30, 2002 | Love Liza | |
| January 17, 2003 | Big Shot's Funeral | |
| January 24, 2003 | Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary | |
| February 14, 2003 | All the Real Girls | |
| March 7, 2003 | Laurel Canyon | |
| April 4, 2003 | The Man Without a Past | |
| Levity | ||
| April 18, 2003 | Winged Migration | |
| May 2, 2003 | Owning Mahowny | |
| May 23, 2003 | Respiro | |
| June 20, 2003 | The Legend of Suriyothai | |
| July 11, 2003 | The Cuckoo | |
| July 24, 2003 | Masked and Anonymous | |
| August 29, 2003 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | |
| September 26, 2003 | My Life Without Me | |
| November 26, 2003 | The Triplets of Belleville | |
| December 3, 2003 | Monsieur Ibrahim | |
| December 12, 2003 | The Statement | |
| December 19, 2003 | The Fog of War | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Independent Spirit Awards for Best Documentary Feature National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film |
| December 25, 2003 | The Company | |
| February 27, 2004 | Good Bye Lenin! | César Award for Best Film from the European Union European Film Award for Best Film German Film Award for Best Fiction Film Goya Award for Best European Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - Golden Bear Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| March 12, 2004 | Broken Wings | |
| March 19, 2004 | Bon Voyage | |
| April 2, 2004 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | |
| April 16, 2004 | Young Adam | |
| May 14, 2004 | Carandiru | |
| May 28, 2004 | Baadasssss! | |
| The Mother | ||
| June 18, 2004 | Facing Windows | |
| July 9, 2004 | Riding Giants | |
| July 16, 2004 | Touch of Pink | |
| Zhou Yu's Train | ||
| July 28, 2004 | She Hate Me | |
| September 3, 2004 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | |
| September 17, 2004 | Head in the Clouds | |
| Želary | ||
| October 15, 2004 | Being Julia | |
| October 22, 2004 | Lightning in a Bottle | |
| November 19, 2004 | Bad Education | Nominated - Goya Award for Best Film |
| December 3, 2004 | House of Flying Daggers | Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language European Film Award for Best Non-European Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| December 17, 2004 | Imaginary Heroes | |
| December 29, 2004 | The Merchant of Venice | |
| February 25, 2005 | Up and Down | |
| March 11, 2005 | In My Country | |
| April 1, 2005 | Look at Me | |
| April 8, 2005 | Kung Fu Hustle | |
| April 29, 2005 | 3-Iron | |
| May 13, 2005 | Layer Cake | |
| The House of Sand | ||
| May 27, 2005 | Saving Face | co-production with Destination Films |
| June 17, 2005 | Heights | |
| June 24, 2005 | Yes | |
| July 8, 2005 | Saraband | |
| The Beautiful Country | ||
| July 22, 2005 | November | |
| August 5, 2005 | 2046 | |
| Junebug | ||
| August 26, 2005 | The Memory of a Killer | |
| September 14, 2005 | L'Enfant (The Child) | Palme d'Or Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - David di Donatello for Best European Film Nominated - European Film Award for Best Film |
| September 16, 2005 | Thumbsucker | |
| September 30, 2005 | Capote | distribution only; produced by United Artists Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Nominated - Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture, Drama |
| October 5, 2005 | Caché | European Film Award for Best Film Nominated - David di Donatello for Best European Film |
| October 28, 2005 | The Passenger | limited theatrical re-release; originally distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer thru United Artists |
| November 9, 2005 | Joyeux Noël | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| December 21, 2005 | The White Countess | |
| December 22, 2005 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | |
| January 6, 2006 | Breakfast on Pluto | |
| January 22, 2006 | Why We Fight | |
| February 3, 2006 | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | |
| March 17, 2006 | Don't Come Knocking | |
| Volver | Goya Award for Best Film National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated - David di Donatello for Best European Film Nominated - European Film Award for Best Film Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film | |
| March 23, 2006 | The Lives of Others | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language César Award for Best Foreign Film David di Donatello for Best European Film European Film Award for Best Film Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| March 31, 2006 | The Devil and Daniel Johnston | |
| April 7, 2006 | Friends with Money | |
| May 5, 2006 | Art School Confidential | distribution only; produced by United Artists |
| June 28, 2006 | Who Killed the Electric Car? | |
| August 2, 2006 | Quinceañera | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release |
| August 25, 2006 | The Quiet | |
| September 8, 2006 | Driving Lessons | |
| September 22, 2006 | American Hardcore | |
| December 21, 2006 | Curse of the Golden Flower | |
| January 19, 2007 | The Italian | |
| March 23, 2007 | Offside | |
| April 4, 2007 | Black Book | |
| April 20, 2007 | The Valet | |
| April 27, 2007 | Jindabyne | |
| May 25, 2007 | Paprika | Nominated - Golden Lion |
| Angel-A | ||
| June 29, 2007 | Vitus | |
| July 13, 2007 | Interview | |
| July 27, 2007 | Molière | |
| September 21, 2007 | The Jane Austen Book Club | |
| October 5, 2007 | My Kid Could Paint That | |
| October 12, 2007 | Sleuth | distribution only; produced by Castle Rock Entertainment |
| October 26, 2007 | Jimmy Carter Man from Plains | |
| December 14, 2007 | Youth Without Youth | |
| December 21, 2007 | Steep | |
| December 25, 2007 | Persepolis | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Nominated - Annie Award for Best Animated Feature Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film Nominated - Palme d'Or |
| February 22, 2008 | The Counterfeiters | |
| March 7, 2008 | Married Life | |
| March 14, 2008 | CJ7 | |
| March 21, 2008 | The Band's Visit | |
| April 25, 2008 | Standard Operating Procedure | |
| May 9, 2008 | Redbelt | |
| May 23, 2008 | The Children of Huang Shi | |
| June 13, 2008 | Baghead | |
| June 20, 2008 | Brick Lane | |
| July 3, 2008 | The Wackness | |
| July 4, 2008 | When Did You Last See Your Father? | |
| August 1, 2008 | Frozen River | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama |
| August 29, 2008 | I Served the King of England | |
| October 3, 2008 | Rachel Getting Married | |
| October 10, 2008 | Ashes of Time Redux | |
| October 24, 2008 | I've Loved You So Long | |
| Synecdoche, New York | Nominated - Palme d'Or | |
| December 19, 2008 | The Class | |
| December 25, 2008 | Waltz with Bashir | César Award for Best Foreign Film Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Annie Award for Best Animated Feature Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - European Film Award for Best Film Nominated - Palme d'Or Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature |
| March 4, 2009 | 12 | |
| April 3, 2009 | Sugar | |
| Paris 36 | ||
| April 17, 2009 | Every Little Step | |
| April 24, 2009 | Tyson | |
| May 8, 2009 | Rudo y Cursi | |
| Adoration | ||
| May 22, 2009 | O' Horten | |
| Easy Virtue | ||
| June 12, 2009 | Moon | |
| June 19, 2009 | Whatever Works | |
| July 10, 2009 | Soul Power | |
| July 31, 2009 | Lorna's Silence | |
| August 14, 2009 | It Might Get Loud | |
| September 25, 2009 | Coco Before Chanel | Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language |
| October 9, 2009 | The Damned United | |
| An Education | Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama | |
| November 20, 2009 | Broken Embraces | Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Palme d'Or |
| December 25, 2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | |
| December 30, 2009 | The White Ribbon | European Film Award for Best Film Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Palme d'Or Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated - David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
2010s[]
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2010 | The Last Station | |
| February 26, 2010 | A Prophet (Un Prophete) | BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language César Award for Best Film Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - David di Donatello for Best European Film Nominated - European Film Award for Best Film Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film |
| March 26, 2010 | Chloe | |
| April 30, 2010 | Please Give | |
| May 7, 2010 | Mother and Child | |
| May 21, 2010 | The Secret in Their Eyes | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated - David di Donatello for Best European Film Nominated - European Film Award for Best Film |
| June 11, 2010 | Micmacs | |
| June 25, 2010 | Wild Grass | |
| July 23, 2010 | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | |
| July 30, 2010 | Get Low | |
| August 6, 2010 | Lebanon | |
| August 13, 2010 | Animal Kingdom | |
| September 3, 2010 | A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop | |
| September 22, 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | |
| October 8, 2010 | Inside Job | |
| Tamara Drewe | ||
| November 19, 2010 | Made in Dagenham | |
| December 25, 2010 | The Illusionist | César Award for Best Animated Film European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film Nominated - Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Nominated - Annie Award for Best Animated Feature Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature |
| December 29, 2010 | Another Year | |
| January 14, 2011 | Barney's Version | |
| February 25, 2011 | Of Gods and Men | |
| March 18, 2011 | Winter in Wartime | |
| April 1, 2011 | In a Better World | |
| April 22, 2011 | Incendies | Genie Award for Best Motion Picture Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated - David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film |
| POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold | ||
| May 20, 2011 | Midnight in Paris | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nominated - Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Film |
| July 8, 2011 | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | |
| July 15, 2011 | Life, Above All | |
| July 29, 2011 | The Guard | |
| August 26, 2011 | Higher Ground | |
| September 16, 2011 | Restless | |
| September 30, 2011 | Take Shelter | |
| October 14, 2011 | The Skin I Live In | |
| November 23, 2011 | A Dangerous Method | |
| December 16, 2011 | Carnage | |
| December 30, 2011 | A Separation | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film César Award for Best Foreign Film David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film Golden Bear Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language |
| February 10, 2012 | In Darkness | |
| March 9, 2012 | Footnote | |
| March 23, 2012 | The Raid: Redemption | |
| April 6, 2012 | Damsels in Distress | |
| April 20, 2012 | Darling Companion | |
| May 11, 2012 | Where Do We Go Now? | |
| May 18, 2012 | Hysteria | |
| June 22, 2012 | To Rome with Love | |
| June 29, 2012 | Neil Young Journeys | |
| July 27, 2012 | Searching for Sugar Man | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature BAFTA Award for Best Documentary National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary Film Producers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Motion Picture Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film |
| August 3, 2012 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | |
| August 17, 2012 | Chicken with Plums | |
| October 12, 2012 | Smashed | |
| November 23, 2012 | Rust and Bone | |
| December 19, 2012 | Amour | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language César Award for Best Film David di Donatello for Best European Film European Film Award for Best Film Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Palme d'Or Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| December 25, 2012 | West of Memphis | Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film |
| February 1, 2013 | The Gatekeepers | |
| February 15, 2013 | No | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| April 5, 2013 | The Company You Keep | |
| April 24, 2013 | At Any Price | |
| May 3, 2013 | Love Is All You Need | |
| May 24, 2013 | Before Midnight | |
| Fill the Void | ||
| June 28, 2013 | I'm So Excited! | |
| July 26, 2013 | Blue Jasmine | Nominated - César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Motion Film |
| August 14, 2013 | The Patience Stone | |
| August 16, 2013 | Austenland | |
| September 13, 2013 | Wadjda | Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| October 12, 2013 | The Armstrong Lie | Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Documentary |
| October 16, 2013 | Kill Your Darlings | |
| December 20, 2013 | The Past | National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - Palme d'Or Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| December 25, 2013 | The Invisible Woman | |
| January 31, 2014 | Tim's Vermeer | |
| February 28, 2014 | The Lunchbox | Filmfare Award for Best Film (Critics) Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language |
| March 21, 2014 | Jodorowsky's Dune | Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film |
| March 28, 2014 | The Raid 2 | |
| April 11, 2014 | Only Lovers Left Alive | |
| April 25, 2014 | For No Good Reason | |
| June 20, 2014 | Third Person | |
| July 11, 2014 | Land Ho! | |
| July 25, 2014 | Magic in the Moonlight | |
| August 22, 2014 | Love Is Strange | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Film |
| August 29, 2014 | The Notebook | |
| October 14, 2014 | Whiplash | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated - Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Film |
| November 14, 2014 | Foxcatcher | Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated - Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture |
| December 19, 2014 | Mr. Turner | Nominated - Palme d'Or |
| December 25, 2014 | Leviathan | Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - European Film Award for Best Film Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film Nominated - Nika Award for Best Film of the CIS and Baltic States Nominated - Palme d'Or Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| January 16, 2015 | Still Alice | |
| January 23, 2015 | Red Army | |
| February 20, 2015 | Wild Tales | BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - David di Donatello for Best European Film Nominated - Goya Award for Best Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| March 6, 2015 | The Lady in the Van | U.S. distributor; co-production with TriStar Productions and BBC Films. International distribution by TriStar Pictures |
| March 27, 2015 | The Salt of the Earth | |
| April 3, 2015 | Lambert & Stamp | |
| May 8, 2015 | Saint Laurent | |
| May 22, 2015 | Aloft | |
| June 5, 2015 | Testament of Youth | |
| June 19, 2015 | Infinitely Polar Bear | |
| July 3, 2015 | Jimmy's Hall | |
| July 17, 2015 | Irrational Man | |
| August 7, 2015 | The Diary of a Teenage Girl | |
| August 21, 2015 | Grandma | |
| September 9, 2015 | Coming Home | |
| September 30, 2015 | Labyrinth of Lies | |
| October 16, 2015 | Truth | |
| November 14, 2015 | Merchants of Doubt | |
| December 18, 2015 | Son of Saul | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language David di Donatello for Best European Film Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Palme d'Or |
| March 18, 2016 | The Bronze | |
| March 25, 2016 | I Saw the Light | |
| April 1, 2016 | Miles Ahead | |
| April 22, 2016 | The Meddler | co-production with Stage 6 Films and Anonymous Content |
| May 6, 2016 | Dark Horse | |
| May 20, 2016 | Maggie's Plan | |
| June 24, 2016 | Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words | |
| July 8, 2016 | Our Little Sister | |
| July 29, 2016 | Equity | |
| August 26, 2016 | The Hollars | |
| November 2, 2016 | The Eagle Huntress | Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Documentary Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film |
| November 11, 2016 | Elle | César Award for Best Film Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - David di Donatello for Best European Film Nominated - European Film Award for Best Film Nominated - Palme d'Or Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| December 9, 2016 | The Comedian | |
| December 21, 2016 | Julieta | |
| December 25, 2016 | Toni Erdmann | European Film Award for Best Film Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Palme d'Or Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| January 20, 2017 | The Red Turtle | Annie Award for Best Animated Feature - Independent Nominated - Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature |
| February 10, 2017 | Land of Mine | |
| April 14, 2017 | Norman | |
| May 12, 2017 | Paris Can Wait | |
| June 16, 2017 | Maudie | |
| June 30, 2017 | 13 Minutes | |
| July 28, 2017 | Brigsby Bear | |
| September 29, 2017 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House | |
| October 27, 2017 | Novitiate | |
| November 24, 2017 | Call Me by Your Name | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated - David di Donatello for Best Film Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Nominated - Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Film |
| December 22, 2017 | Happy End | |
| December 29, 2017 | Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool | |
| February 2, 2018 | A Fantastic Woman | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film Nominated - Golden Bear Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| February 16, 2018 | Loveless | |
| March 2, 2018 | Foxtrot | |
| March 9, 2018 | The Leisure Seeker | |
| March 23, 2018 | Final Portrait | |
| March 30, 2018 | Ramen Teh | |
| April 13, 2018 | The Rider | |
| May 11, 2018 | The Seagull | |
| June 22, 2018 | Boundaries | |
| July 27, 2018 | Puzzle | |
| August 17, 2018 | The Wife | |
| September 14, 2018 | American Chaos | |
| October 10, 2018 | The Happy Prince | |
| November 2, 2018 | Maria by Callas | |
| December 14, 2018 | Capernaum | |
| December 28, 2018 | Stan & Ollie | |
| January 25, 2019 | Never Look Away | |
| February 15, 2019 | Ruben Brandt, Collector | |
| March 22, 2019 | Sunset | |
| April 26, 2019 | The White Crow | |
| May 10, 2019 | All Is True | |
| May 31, 2019 | The Fall of the American Empire | |
| June 28, 2019 | Maiden | |
| July 19, 2019 | David Crosby: Remember My Name | |
| August 9, 2019 | After the Wedding | |
| August 16, 2019 | Aquarela | |
| September 20, 2019 | Where's My Roy Cohn? | |
| October 4, 2019 | Pain and Glory | Goya Award for Best Film Nominated - Academy Award for Best International Feature Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - European Film Award for Best Film Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Palme d'Or Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| October 25, 2019 | Frankie | |
| December 25, 2019 | The Song of Names |
2020s[]
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2020 | The Traitor | |
| February 28, 2020 | Greed | |
| March 6, 2020 | The Burnt Orange Heresy | |
| November 13, 2020 | The Climb | |
| January 22, 2021 | The Human Factor | |
| February 12, 2021 | French Exit | |
| February 26, 2021 | The Father | awards-qualifying run: December 18, 2020 |
| March 5, 2021 | The Truffle Hunters | awards-qualifying run: December 25, 2020 |
| March 12, 2021 | The Human Voice | U.S. distribution only; produced by Wanda Films and El Deseo; U.K. distribution handled by 20th Century Studios through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| June 11, 2021 | 12 Mighty Orphans | |
| June 25, 2021 | I Carry You with Me | awards-qualifying run: December 4, 2020 |
| July 30, 2021 | Nine Days | |
| August 13, 2021 | The Lost Leonardo | |
| November 12, 2021 | Julia | |
| December 24, 2021 | Parallel Mothers | U.S. distribution only; produced by Pathé, El Deseo and RTVE; U.K. distribution handled by Warner Bros. Pictures |
| December 29, 2021 | Jockey | |
| January 14, 2022 | Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America | |
| January 26, 2022 | Compartment No. 6 | awards-qualifying run: November 19, 2021 |
| March 25, 2022 | Mothering Sunday | awards-qualifying run: November 17, 2021 |
| April 22, 2022 | The Duke | U.S. distribution only; produced by Ingenious Media, Screen Yorkshire, Neon Films and Pathé; U.K. distribution handled by Warner Bros. Pictures and Pathé |
| May 13, 2022 | Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story | |
| June 3, 2022 | The Phantom of the Open | |
| July 1, 2022 | Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song | |
| October 21, 2022 | The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile | |
| November 4, 2022 | Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams | |
| November 25, 2022 | The Son | limited release; wide release on January 20, 2023 |
| December 2, 2022 | Return to Seoul | limited release; wide release on February 17, 2023 |
| December 9, 2022 | One Fine Morning | limited release; wide release on January 27, 2023 |
| December 23, 2022 | Living | limited release |
| December 30, 2022 | Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb | |
| April 21, 2023 | Carmen | |
| May 12, 2023 | It Ain't Over | |
| July 14, 2023 | The Miracle Club | |
| August 4, 2023 | Shortcomings | |
| September 29, 2023 | Carlos | co-distributed with Trafalgar Releasing |
| October 6, 2023 | Strange Way of Life | |
| October 20, 2023 | The Persian Version | co-distributed with Stage 6 Films |
| November 24, 2023 | They Shot the Piano Player | one-week run; opened February 23, 2024 |
| December 8, 2023 | The Peasants | limited one week engagement; general release on January 26, 2024 |
| December 22, 2023 | Freud's Last Session | |
| December 25, 2023 | The Teachers' Lounge | |
| February 14, 2024 | Amélie | distribution in North America excluding French Canada only; U.S. re-release; originally distributed by Miramax Zoë |
| March 1, 2024 | Shayda | |
| March 29, 2024 | Wicked Little Letters | |
| April 19, 2024 | We Grown Now | co-distributed with Stage 6 Films |
Upcoming[]
| Release date | Title | Note |
|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2024 | Run Lola Run | 25th anniversary re-release[3] |
| June 28, 2024 | Daddio | [4][5] |
| August 2, 2024 | Kneecap | [6][7] |
| August 23, 2024 | Between the Temples | [8][9] |
Undated films[]
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Eleanor the Great | co-distribution with TriStar Pictures[10] |
| Farnsworth House | ||
| John Prine: Hello in There | ||
| A Little Prayer | ||
| The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol | ||
| The Mission | ||
| The Room Next Door | [11] | |
| A Winter's Journey | ||
| TBA | The Choral | [12] |
- ↑ Sony Pictures Classics Bosses Shop Cannes Quality. ABC News.
- ↑ Thompson, Anne (October 17, 2006). Sony Pictures Classics at 15. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved on March 4, 2010.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (19 April 2024). ‘Run Lola Run’ Will Run Again This Summer In Theaters For 25th Anniversary.
- ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr (21 September 2023). Sony Pictures Classics Hails Ride With ‘Daddio,’ Christy Hall’s Telluride Toronto Fest Preem: Sean Penn & Dakota Johnson On JFK Yellow Cab Ride.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (March 19, 2024). Daddio Release Date Set By Sony Pictures Classics.
- ↑ Ritman, Alex (January 19, 2024). 'Kneecap' Biopic Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics in First Major Sundance Sale (EXCLUSIVE).
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (April 12, 2024). Sony Pictures Classics Sets Summer Launch For Sundance Music Doc ‘Kneecap’.
- ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (February 9, 2024). Sony Pictures Classics Takes Worldwide Rights To Nathan Silver's 'Between The Temples' With Jason Schwartzman & Carol Kane.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (April 24, 2024). Sony Pictures Classics Dates Sundance Comedy ‘Between The Temples’ Starring Jason Schwartzman & Carol Kane.
- ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (February 23, 2024). Scarlett Johansson’s Directorial Debut ‘Eleanor the Great’ Sets Cast: June Squibb, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jessica Hecht (EXCLUSIVE). Retrieved on February 24, 2024.
- ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (February 1, 2024). ‘The Room Next Door’: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Pedro Almodóvar’s English-Language Feature Debut. Retrieved on 1 February 2024.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (20 March 2024). Ralph Fiennes, Jim Broadbent & Simon Russell Beale To Star In Nicholas Hytner-Alan Bennett Reteam ‘The Choral’; SPC Lands Rights. Retrieved on 21 March 2024.