Samuel Goldwyn Films, LLC is an American film company that licenses, releases and distributes art-house,

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and

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films. It was founded by Samuel Goldwyn Jr., the son of the Hollywood business magnate/mogul,

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. The current incarnation is a successor to

The Samuel Goldwyn Company The Samuel Goldwyn Company, later known as Samuel Goldwyn Entertainment, Goldwyn Entertainment Company, Goldwyn Films, and G2 Films, was an American independent film company founded by Samuel Goldwyn Jr., the son of the famous Cinema of the Unit ...

Background

After The Samuel Goldwyn Company was acquired by Orion Pictures Corporation in 1996 and by

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in 1997, Samuel Goldwyn Jr. founded Samuel Goldwyn Films as an independent production/distribution studio. Until his death, the younger Goldwyn owned sole rights to the use of the name and signature logo as part of the settlement of his 1999 lawsuit against MGM, which changed its Goldwyn subsidiary's name to G2 Films. Goldwyn previously operated IDP Distribution, which distributed films for Fireworks Films, Stratosphere Entertainment, and Roadside Attractions.

Films

This is a list of films distributed and/or produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Notes

# Warner Bros. through

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is handling the production for '' The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' with Samuel Goldwyn Films and Red Hour Films, while

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will release the film. # Samuel Goldwyn Films handled the US theatrical release of '' Detention'', while Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions handled the worldwide release and the US DVD and Blu-ray release.

References

External links

Official website
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