Entertainment Film Distributors

Entertainment Film Distributors
Company type	Private company
Industry	Film
Predecessor	Rewbond Limited (1977–1978)
Founded	10 November 1977; 47 years ago
Founder	Michael L. Green
Headquarters	London, England
Products	Motion pictures
Services	Film distribution
Website	Entertainment Films

Entertainment Film Distributors Limited is a British distributor of independent films in the United Kingdom and Ireland for various production companies. It was founded by Michael L. Green and is currently run by his son Nigel Green. The company has released many BAFTA and Oscar-winning films including The Departed, Million Dollar Baby, Gosford Park, Brokeback Mountain and The Artist.

History

Michael L. Green was a veteran producer/distributor involved in the film industry since the 1930s when he was a teenager. In 1972, he founded Variety, a prolific film distributor. On 10 November 1977, Green closed Variety and with his two sons (Nigel and Trevor) formed Entertainment Film Distributors (and later its video arm Entertainment in Video), which served as one of the leading forces in UK distribution. Michael L. Green died on 17 June 2003 at the age of 84^[2] and Trevor Green died on 30 April 2020 at the age of 66.^[3]

Their first big success was Teen Wolf (1985) starring Michael J. Fox. Entertainment has released films for Empire Pictures and New World Pictures. Most notably, between 1990 and 2010, Entertainment distributed films made by New Line Cinema along with films from other independent production companies. One of the most notable series of films distributed to date is The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Beginning in 2008, Entertainment Film Distributors became The Weinstein Company's main United Kingdom distributor up until 2017, when the Harvey Weinstein scandal began. In 2010, distribution rights for New Line Cinema films in the UK and Ireland were folded into New Line's parent company Warner Bros. Pictures.

Theatrical releases

1970s

1977

Black Samurai
Desperate Living

1978

1979

Gambling City
The Van
Immoral Women
Spree
Malibu Beach

1980s

1980

1981

Polyester
The Prowler

1982

Island of Blood^[4]
Tuxedo Warrior^[5]
Day of the Animals
Parasite
Waitress!

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990s

1990

1991

1992

1993

Delta Heat
Sidekicks
Damage
Sniper
Stalingrad
Mr. Nanny
Best of the Best II
Ruby Cairo
Surf Ninjas
Excessive Force
Shadow of the Wolf
Boxing Helena
Jailbait
Super Mario Bros.
Much Ado About Nothing; U.K. distribution only
The Piano
American Heart
Slaughter of the Innocents
Weekend at Bernie's II

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000s

2000

Rancid Aluminium (21 January)
Next Friday (10 March)
American Psycho (21 April)
Final Destination (19 May)
U-571 (2 June)
Frequency (16 June)
Love & Basketball (7 July)
Complicity (10 July)
Cherry Falls (25 August)
The Luzhin Defence (8 September)
The Cell (15 September)
Bring It On (20 October)
Little Nicky (17 November)
The Family Man (22 December)

2001

Lost Souls (12 January)
Traffic (26 January)
Dungeons & Dragons (7 February)
15 Minutes (23 March)
Bamboozled (6 April)
One Night at McCool's (20 April)
Blow (25 May)
Town & Country (29 June)
Rush Hour 2 (3 August)
The Anniversary Party (20 August)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (31 August)
Mike Bassett: England Manager (28 September)
The Man Who Wasn't There (26 October)
Spy Game (23 November)
Storytelling (30 November)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (14 December)

2002

Gosford Park (1 February)
Ali (22 February)
Life as a House (15 March)
Blade II (29 March)
John Q. (26 April)
Monster's Ball (7 June)
Before You Go (21 June)
Jason X (19 July)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (26 July)
Unconditional Love (23 August)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (20 September)
Boat Trip (4 October)
Simone (25 October)
The Emperor's Club (22 November)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (18 December)

2003

Gangs of New York (9 January)
About Schmidt (24 January)
Final Destination 2 (7 February)
Far from Heaven (7 March)
A Man Apart (4 April)
Ripley's Game (30 May)
The Safety of Objects (15 August)
Freddy vs. Jason (15 August)
Underworld (19 September)
Friday After Next (22 September)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (31 October)
Elf (28 November)
Timeline (5 December)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (17 December)

2004

Charlie (6 February)
Dawn of the Dead (26 March)
The Reckoning (4 June)
The Notebook (25 June)
Around the World in 80 Days (9 July)
Cellular (24 September)
Saw (1 October)
Boo, Zino & the Snurks (15 October)
Fat Slags (15 October)
Birth (5 November)
Ladies in Lavender (12 November)
After the Sunset (19 November)
Beyond the Sea (26 November)
Blade: Trinity (8 December)
The Phantom of the Opera (10 December)

2005

White Noise (7 January)
Million Dollar Baby (14 January)
Assault on Precinct 13 (28 January)
The Sea Inside (11 February)
Son of the Mask (11 February)
In Good Company (18 February)
Hotel Rwanda (25 February)
Hostage (11 March)
Valiant (25 March)
The Wedding Date (22 April)
Monster-in-Law (13 May)
Wedding Crashers (14 July)
The Cave (26 August)
The Man (9 September)
Domino (14 October)
Dreamer (21 October)
Saw II (28 October)
The Libertine (18 November)
Keeping Mum (2 December)
Lassie (16 December)

2006

Brokeback Mountain (6 January)
Running Scared (6 January)
Underworld: Evolution (20 January)
The New World (27 January)
Final Destination 3 (10 February)
Lucky Number Slevin (24 February)
Basic Instinct 2 (31 March)
She's the Man (7 April)
Take the Lead (7 April)
The Mistress of Spices (21 April)
Slither (28 April)
Stormbreaker (21 July)
Snakes on a Plane (18 August)
The Black Dahlia (15 September)
The Departed (6 October)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (13 October)
Little Children (3 November)
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (24 November)
The Nativity Story (8 December)

2007

White Noise 2: The Light (5 January)
Blood and Chocolate (9 February)
Because I Said So (16 February)
The Number 23 (23 February)
Fur (16 March)
Premonition (16 March)
The Last Mimzy (30 March)
Fracture (20 April)
Next (27 April)
Goya's Ghosts (4 May)
Hairspray (20 July)
Lonely Hearts^[7] (27 July)
Rush Hour 3 (10 August)
Death Sentence (31 August)
Run Fatboy Run (7 September)
Shoot 'Em Up (14 September)
Mr. Woodcock (28 September)
Feast of Love (5 October)
Rendition (19 October)
Silk (9 November)
August Rush (23 November)
The Golden Compass (5 December)
St Trinian's (21 December)

2008

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (11 January)
Over Her Dead Body (1 February)
Semi-Pro (29 February)
Pathology (11 April)
Deception (25 April)
Sex and the City (28 May)
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (30 May)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (11 July)
Space Chimps (1 August)
Elegy (8 August)
Bangkok Dangerous (5 September)
The Women (12 September)
Appaloosa (26 September)
City of Ember (10 August)
Mutant Chronicles (10 October)
Pride and Glory (7 November)
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (14 November)
Four Christmases (26 November)
Inkheart (12 December)

2009

The Reader (2 January)
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (23 January)
He's Just Not That Into You (6 February)
17 Again (10 April)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (1 May)
My Sister's Keeper (26 June)
Crossing Over (31 July)
The Time Traveler's Wife (14 August)
The Final Destination (28 August)
Fame (25 September)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2 October)
Halloween II (9 October)
The Fourth Kind (6 November)
Gamer (25 November)
Nine (25 November)
Planet 51 (4 December)
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (18 December)

2010s

2010

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (8 January)
The Book of Eli (15 January)
Solomon Kane (19 February)
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (12 March)
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (28 May)
Wild Target (18 June)
Piranha 3D (20 August)
Burke & Hare (29 October)
London Boulevard (26 November)
The Warrior's Way (3 December)
Animals United (17 December)
Arthur and the Great Adventure (24 December)

2011

A Little Bit of Heaven (4 February)
The Lincoln Lawyer (18 March)
Scream 4 (15 April)
Something Borrowed (6 May)
The Inbetweeners Movie (19 August)
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (19 August)
Apollo 18 (2 September)
Colombiana (9 September)
Killer Elite (23 September)
Shark Night (30 September)
Texas Killing Fields (14 October)
The Rum Diary (11 November)
My Week with Marilyn (25 November)
Hugo (2 December)
I Don't Know How She Does It (16 December)
The Lady (26 December)
The Artist (30 December)

2012

Underworld: Awakening (20 January)
The Grey (27 January)
One for the Money (24 February)
Gone (20 April)
Piranha 3DD (11 May)
The Wedding Video (17 August)
Dredd (7 September)
Killing Them Softly (21 September)
Untouchable (21 September)
Love Bite (9 November)
Silver Linings Playbook (23 November)

2013

Beautiful Creatures (13 February)
The Host (29 March)
Scary Movie 5 (12 April)
Stand Up Guys (28 June)
Chasing Mavericks (5 July)
Sunshine on Leith (4 October)
Romeo & Juliet (11 October)
One Chance (25 October)
The Master (2 November)
The Butler (15 November)
American Hustle (20 December)
The Harry Hill Movie (20 December)

2014

August: Osage County (24 January)
I, Frankenstein (29 January)
Her (14 February)
Escape from Planet Earth (7 March)
Transcendence (25 April)
Devil's Knot (13 June)
Seve (27 June)
The Inbetweeners 2 (6 August)
The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman (31 October)
St. Vincent (4 December)
Big Eyes (26 December)

2015

The Age of Adaline (8 May)
Knock Knock (26 June)
Self/less (17 July)
Southpaw (24 July)
The Bad Education Movie (21 August)
American Ultra (4 September)
Solace (25 September)
Burnt (6 November)
The Dressmaker (20 November)

2016

The Hateful Eight (8 January)
The Boy (18 March)
Hardcore Henry (8 April)
Bad Moms (26 August)
American Pastoral (11 November)

2017

The Bye Bye Man (13 January)
Lion (20 January)
The Space Between Us (10 February)
Colossal (19 May)
Overdrive (11 August)
A Bad Moms Christmas (1 November)

2018

Hostiles (5 January)
12 Strong (26 January)
Status Update (9 February)
Duck Duck Goose (30 March)
Hereditary (14 June)
The More You Ignore Me (6 July)
The Festival (17 August)
Tulip Fever (7 December)

2019

Fisherman's Friends (15 March)
The Corrupted (10 May)
Midsommar (5 July)
The Current War (26 July)
The Farewell (20 September)

2020s

2020

The Gentlemen (3 January)
Brahms: The Boy II (21 February)

2021

The Green Knight (24 September)
C'mon C'mon (3 December)

2022

Moonfall (4 February)
Dog (18 February)
X (18 March)
Men (3 June)
Fisherman's Friends: One and All (19 August)
Three Thousand Years of Longing (2 September)

2023

The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (21 April)
Dream Scenario (10 November)
The Three Musketeers: Milady (15 December)

2024

Seize Them! (5 April)
Civil War (12 April)
The Crow^[8] (23 August)
Megalopolis (27 September)
Heretic (1 November)
Better Man (27 December)

TBA

The Inferno
St Trinian's 3: Battle of the Sexes
Blacksmith
Unbound Captives

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Entertainment Film Distributors Limited overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 10 November 1977. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ "Michael L. Green bio".
^ "Trevor Green, Entertainment chief and UK distribution stalwart, dies aged 66". Screendaily.com. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Entertainment IMDb Entry #1".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Entertainment IMDb Entry #2".
^ Newman, Kim (September 1987). "Hellraiser". Monthly Film Bulletin (644). British Film Institute: 276–277. ISSN 0027-0407.
^ "Screenrush.co.uk".
^ Squires, John (10 June 2022). "'The Crow' Reboot Taking Flight With Several Big Deals Made for International Rights". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

[CompaniesHouse-1] "Entertainment Film Distributors Limited overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 10 November 1977. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[2] "Michael L. Green bio".

[3] "Trevor Green, Entertainment chief and UK distribution stalwart, dies aged 66". Screendaily.com. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[Entertainment1-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Entertainment IMDb Entry #1".

[Entertainment2-5] "Entertainment IMDb Entry #2".

[6] Newman, Kim (September 1987). "Hellraiser". Monthly Film Bulletin (644). British Film Institute: 276–277. ISSN 0027-0407.

[7] "Screenrush.co.uk".

[8] Squires, John (10 June 2022). "'The Crow' Reboot Taking Flight With Several Big Deals Made for International Rights". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

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Company type	Private company^[1]
Industry	Film
Predecessor	Rewbond Limited (1977–1978)^[1]
Founded	10 November 1977; 47 years ago (1977-11-10)^[1]
Founder	Michael L. Green
Headquarters	London, England
Products	Motion pictures
Services	Film distribution
Website	Entertainment Films