Touchstone Pictures was an American film studio and one of several film distribution labels of The Walt Disney Studios, owned by The Walt Disney Company. Established in 1984 by then-Disney CEO Ron W. Miller as Touchstone Films, it typically released films that feature more mature themes and darker tones than those released under the flagship Walt Disney Pictures label.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures entered into a long-term, 30-picture distribution deal with DreamWorks Pictures by which DreamWorks' productions would be released through the Touchstone Pictures banner over seven years beginning in 2011. With Universal Pictures replacing Disney as DreamWorks distributor, the deal ended in August 2016. Touchstone themselves would shut down the following year, following the release of The Light Between Oceans. However, the Touchstone name has since been revived as the new name for Fox 21 Television Studios.