List of Sony Pictures Classics films
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) is an American film production and distribution company that is a division of Sony Pictures. It was founded in 1992 by former Orion Classics heads Michael Barker, Tom Bernard and Marcie Bloom. It distributes, produces and acquires specialty films such as documentaries, independent and arthouse films in the United States and internationally. As of 2015, Barker and Bernard are co-presidents of the division.
This article lists films which have been produced, distributed and/or co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics as well as upcoming releases.
1990s
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 | Est – Ouest | 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: A Romantic Comedy | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release |
| October 13, 2000 | Just Looking | |
| December 8, 2000 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Co-production with Columbia Pictures, Good Machine International and China Film Co-Production Corp. |
| 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 | Co-production with Beijing New Picture, Distribution Company and Columbia Pictures |
| June 8, 2001 | Divided We Fall | |
| July 6, 2001 | The Vertical Ray of the Sun | |
| July 27, 2001 | Jackpot | |
| September 29, 2001 | Who Knows? | |
| October 5, 2001 | Grateful Dawg | |
| November 21, 2001 | The Devil's Backbone | |
| December 7, 2001 | Last Orders | |
| December 28, 2001 | Dark Blue World | US distributor; Co-production with Portobello Pictures and Phoenix Film Investments. International distributor by Columbia TriStar Pictures in all worldwide media |
| 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 | |
| May 10, 2002 | The Lady and the Duke | |
| May 20, 2002 | Dogtown and Z-Boys | |
| 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 | |
| December 20, 2002 | Spider | |
| December 30, 2002 | Love Liza | |
| January 17, 2003 | Big Shot's Funeral | Co-production with China Film Group Corporation, Huayi Brothers, Taihe Film Investment Co. Ltd., and Columbia Pictures |
| 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 | |
| December 25, 2003 | The Company | |
| February 27, 2004 | Good Bye Lenin! | |
| 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 | |
| December 3, 2004 | House of Flying Daggers | |
| 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 | co-production with Star Overseas, Beijing Film Studio, Taihe Film Investment, China Film Group and Huayi Brothers. Columbia Pictures handled international distribution rights |
| 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) | |
| September 16, 2005 | Thumbsucker | |
| September 30, 2005 | Capote | Co-production with United Artists |
| October 5, 2005 | Caché | |
| November 9, 2005 | Joyeux Noël | |
| 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 | ||
| March 23, 2006 | The Lives of Others | |
| March 31, 2006 | The Devil and Daniel Johnston | |
| April 7, 2006 | Friends with Money | |
| May 5, 2006 | Art School Confidential | Co-production with United Artists |
| June 28, 2006 | Who Killed the Electric Car? | |
| August 2, 2006 | Quinceañera | |
| 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 | |
| April 4, 2007 | Black Book | |
| April 20, 2007 | The Valet | |
| April 27, 2007 | Jindabyne | |
| May 25, 2007 | Paprika | |
| Angel-A | ||
| June 29, 2007 | Vitus | |
| July 13, 2007 | Interview | |
| 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 25, 2007 | Persepolis | |
| February 22, 2008 | The Counterfeiters | |
| March 7, 2008 | Married Life | |
| March 14, 2008 | CJ7 | Co-production with China Film Group, Beijing Film Studio and Star Overseas. International distribution by Columbia Pictures |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| December 19, 2008 | The Class | |
| December 25, 2008 | Waltz with Bashir | |
| 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 | Co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures, France 2 Cinema, Canal+, and Ciné+. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in France |
| October 9, 2009 | The Damned United | |
| An Education | ||
| November 20, 2009 | Broken Embraces | |
| December 25, 2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | |
| December 30, 2009 | The White Ribbon |
2010s
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2010 | The Last Station | |
| February 26, 2010 | A Prophet (Un Prophete) | |
| March 26, 2010 | Chloe | |
| April 30, 2010 | Please Give | |
| May 7, 2010 | Mother and Child | |
| May 21, 2010 | The Secret in Their Eyes | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold | ||
| May 20, 2011 | Midnight in Paris | |
| July 15, 2011 | Life, Above All | |
| July 29, 2011 | The Guard | |
| August 26, 2011 | Higher Ground | |
| September 16, 2011 | Restless | Co-production with Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment |
| 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 | |
| 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? | |
| June 22, 2012 | To Rome with Love | |
| June 29, 2012 | Neil Young Journeys | |
| July 27, 2012 | Searching for Sugar Man | |
| 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 | |
| December 25, 2012 | West of Memphis | |
| February 1, 2013 | The Gatekeepers | |
| February 15, 2013 | No | |
| 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 | |
| August 14, 2013 | The Patience Stone | |
| August 16, 2013 | Austenland | |
| September 13, 2013 | Wadjda | |
| October 12, 2013 | The Armstrong Lie | |
| October 16, 2013 | Kill Your Darlings | |
| December 20, 2013 | The Past | |
| December 25, 2013 | The Invisible Woman | |
| January 31, 2014 | Tim's Vermeer | |
| February 28, 2014 | The Lunchbox | |
| March 21, 2014 | Jodorowsky's Dune | |
| 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 | |
| August 29, 2014 | The Notebook | |
| October 14, 2014 | Whiplash | Winner from the Academy Awards: Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Supporting Actor. U.S. distributor; Co-production with Bold Films and Blumhouse Productions. Stage 6 Films distributed in other territories. |
| November 14, 2014 | Foxcatcher | |
| December 19, 2014 | Mr. Turner | |
| December 25, 2014 | Leviathan | |
| 2014 | Island Dreams | |
| January 16, 2015 | Still Alice | |
| January 23, 2015 | Red Army | |
| February 20, 2015 | Wild Tales | |
| 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 | |
| October 16, 2015 | Truth | |
| November 14, 2015 | Merchants of Doubt | |
| December 18, 2015 | Son of Saul | |
| 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 | |
| July 8, 2016 | Our Little Sister | |
| July 29, 2016 | Equity | |
| August 26, 2016 | The Hollars | |
| November 2, 2016 | The Eagle Huntress | |
| November 11, 2016 | Elle | |
| December 9, 2016 | The Comedian | |
| December 21, 2016 | Julieta | |
| December 25, 2016 | Toni Erdmann | |
| January 20, 2017 | The Red Turtle | |
| February 10, 2017 | Land of Mine | |
| April 14, 2017 | Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer | |
| 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 | Co-production with Frenesy Film Company, M.Y.R.A. Entertainment and Water's End Productions. Warner Bros. Pictures distributed in Italy on January 25, 2018.
Nominated at the 90th Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Original Song, and Best Adapted Screenplay, winning the latter. |
| December 22, 2017 | Happy End | |
| December 29, 2017 | Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool | |
| February 2, 2018 | A Fantastic Woman | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| March 5, 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 |
| The Truffle Hunters | ||
| June 11, 2021 | 12 Mighty Orphans | |
| June 25, 2021 | I Carry You With Me | |
| 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 | |
| March 25, 2022 | Mothering Sunday | |
| 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 |
Upcoming
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2022 | Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams | [1] |
Undated films
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Son | |
| 2022 | Living | |
| 2022 | The Return of Tanya Tucker — Featuring Brandi Carlile | [2] |
| 2022 | Carmen | [3] |
| TBA | A Winter's Journey | |
| TBA | Farnsworth House | |
| TBA | John Prine: Hello in There | |
| TBA | One Fine Morning | |
| TBA | Return to Seoul | |
| TBA | The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol | |
| TBA | The Mission |
See also
- Mongrel Media, the exclusive theatrical Canadian distributor for Sony Pictures Classics films
References
- ^ Ravindran, Manori (September 2, 2020). "Luca Guadagnino's Salvatore Ferragamo Documentary Snapped Up by Sony Pictures Classics". Variety. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2022-03-16). "'The Return Of Tanya Tucker — Featuring Brandi Carlile': Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Doc Following SXSW Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (15 May 2019). "Jamie Dornan, Melissa Barrera to Star in Carmen; Sony Pictures Classics Buys Rights (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 18 August 2019.