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Phase 4 Films is a Canadian film distribution company based in Toronto. It has two branches in the United States: Los Angeles, California and Fort Mill, South Carolina. Its subsidiary kaboom! Entertainment markets children's entertainment.
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(2010)Filmography of Phase 4 Films (63 films)
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Compulsion (2013)
, 1h24Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Heather Graham, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Mantegna, Kevin Dillon, James McGowan, Kate Trotter
Amy (Heather Graham), an obsessive chef, befriends an anorexic former child star Saffron (Carrie-Anne Moss) living in the apartment next door, sparking a fiery battle of wills. Unstable Amy wields a spatula like a samurai, and dreams of the day she'll have her own cooking show. As a young girl, Amy was infatuated with a television show starring Saffron (Carrie-Anne Moss), who subsequently vanished into obscurity. The damaged daughter of a tyrannical stage mother, Saffron has struggled with an eating disorder ever since she was a little girl. Plagued by deep-rooted intimacy issues, she spends most of her time alone until the day she crosses paths with Amy. At first, Amy can't believe her luck at having her childhood idol living right next door, and at first the two women even sense an ethereal connection that bonds them. Later, as their true colors begin to emerge, both Amy and Saffron discover just how toxic their chemistry may be.
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Sleeping Giant (2016)
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Adventure
Adam, adolescent tranquille, passe l’été avec ses parents au bord du vaste Lac Supérieur, à la frontière des États-Unis et du Canada. Sa routine se brise quand il se lie d’amitié avec Riley et Nate, deux cousins qui jouent aux petits malins en passant leur temps libre entre débauche, insouciance et sauts périlleux du haut des falaises. La révélation par l’un d’eux d’un blessant secret sur Adam, entraînera plusieurs événements irréversibles qui mettront à rude épreuve leur amitié et les changeront à jamais.
Walter (2015)
, 1h34Directed by Anna Mastro
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Andrew J West, Justin Kirk, Milo Ventimiglia, Leven Rambin, Neve Campbell, William H. Macy
The Two Faces of January (2014)
, 1h36Directed by Hossein Amini
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Oscar Isaac, Yiğit Özşener, David Warshofsky, Özcan Özdemir
In 1962, con man Chester MacFarland and his wife Colette tour Greece and visit the Acropolis of Athens. There they meet Rydal Keener, who scams tourists while working as a tour guide. The MacFarlands invite Rydal to dinner, and Rydal, intrigued by the couple's wealth and Colette's beauty, accepts their invitation, mentioning his girlfriend.
A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014)
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about families, Christmas films, Transport films, Road movies
Actors Robin Williams, Lauren Graham, Joel McHale, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ryan Lee, Pierce Gagnon
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.
The Dirties (2014)
, 1h23Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about education, Films about school violence
The film opens with the main characters, Matt and Owen, making a movie about a gang of bullies and the revenge that two victimized students take on them. This project, “The Dirties”, contains references to a score of other movies such as Being John Malkovich, Pulp Fiction, and The Usual Suspects. Matt is shown being bullied. Afterwards, Matt asks some members of the student body, as well as faculty about what someone should do if they are getting bullied. The students see that getting help is much more difficult than the faculty members perceive it to be. Matt and Owen are then shown editing clips together for their film, during the course of which it is revealed that a popular girl, Chrissy, had a crush on Owen in grade three. Matt and Owen shoot more scenes for their film project, and Matt has Owen attempt to look cool in front of Chrissy to see if she still likes him.
Hit by Lightning (2014)
, 1h29Directed by Ricky Blitt
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Jon Cryer, Stephanie Szostak, Will Sasso, Jed Rees
Ricky (Jon Cryer), a lonely, 40-something restaurant manager finally meets his ideal woman, Danita (Stephanie Szostak) through a dating website. However, one significant problem arises: she's married and wants him to kill her abusive husband (Jed Rees) so that she and Ricky can be together. Ricky is so smitten he agrees to do it with the help of his accountant best friend, Seth. (Will Sasso).
Jamesy Boy (2014)
, 1h49Directed by Trevor White
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Crime, Romance
Actors Mary-Louise Parker, Ving Rhames, Taissa Farmiga, James Woods, Rosa Bianca Salazar, Spencer Lofranco
James Burns (Spencer Lofranco) is in prison for selling guns, drug possession and illegal possession of a firearm. Some years earlier, his mother Tracy (Mary-Louise Parker) attempts to enroll him in school, but is turned away. One night, James meets Crystal (Rosa Salazar) and Drew (Keon Clayton) after they steal from a convenience store he's in and befriends them. Crystal tells James about Roc (Michael Trotter), a guy they do odd jobs for and offers him a chance to get in on it. James' mother finds out what he's doing and reminds him that they are close to his legal appeal, but he defies his incarceration by cutting off his ankle bracelet.
Ask Me Anything (2014)
, 1h40Directed by Allison Burnett
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Britt Robertson, Justin Long, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Robert Patrick, David Brisbin
Katie Kampenfelt, a beautiful, funny, free-spirited, lost soul decides to take a year off before attending college. She chronicles her romantic and sexual adventures in an anonymous blog, but as her fearless narrative eventually gives way, dark secrets from her past begin to emerge.
The Boxcar Children (2014)
, 1h26Directed by Mark Dippé
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Animation
Actors Illeana Douglas, Mackenzie Foy, Zachary Gordon, Joey King, Martin Sheen, J. K. Simmons
For a detailed plot see The Boxcar Children
Rampage: Capital Punishment (2014)
, 1h33Directed by Uwe Boll
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime
Actors Brendan Fletcher, Lochlyn Munro, Mike Dopud, Michaela Mann, Uwe Boll, Bruce Blain
Immediately after committing his rampage in Tenderville, Bill Williamson disappeared and had been living off the grid for years with the money he stole from a bank during the massacre. The video recording of his rants about violent population control had since garnered millions of views and turns Bill into an Internet sensation. In the present day, Bill uses the stolen money to finance yet another killing spree, purchasing a number of weapons, including two fully automatic, military-grade M4 carbines, and constructing homemade explosives. After making final preparations for the killing spree, Bill shaves his head clean, dons his suit of body armor, and sets the interior of his house on fire. He drives to an alleyway and uses its cover to shoot several random pedestrians undetected, before trying to enter a bingo hall, only to leave after finding it is closed.
After the Dark (2013)
, 1h47Directed by John Huddles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors James D'Arcy, Bonnie Wright, Sophie Lowe, Jacob Artist, Daryl Sabara, George Paul Blagden
Mr. Zimit, a philosophy teacher at an international school in Jakarta, has been challenging his class of twenty with thought exercises to prepare them for their future. On the last day of school, he holds an exercise in which he posits an oncoming atomic apocalypse. There is a bunker to shelter them for a year, but it only has supplies for ten people, so his students have to decide who of them should be allowed in. The top student, Petra, initially refuses to participate, but Zimit threatens to lower her boyfriend James' academic score if she does not.
The Legend of Sarila (2013)
, 1h20Directed by Nancy Florence Savard
Origin Canada
Genres Adventure, Animation
Actors Christopher Plummer, Rachelle Lefèvre, Dustin Milligan, Tim Rozon, Geneviève Bujold, Sonja Ball
The young orphan Markussi lives with his little sister Mipoulok in an Inuit clan. Markussi can talk to animals and has some special powers unique to shamans. He does not want to be a shaman though and mainly keeps his powers a secret because he fears being a shaman would make him like the clan's shaman Croolik. Croolik grew selfish and unjust after the deaths of his sons, who died along with Markussi's father in an accident on a hunting trip. Croolik blames his sons' deaths on his now-separated wife Saya (whom he accuses of having let their sons go hunting at too young an age) and Markussi's father; by extension, Croolik also hates Markussi.
Crazy Kind of Love (2013)
, 1h40Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Virginia Madsen, Amanda Crew, Zach Gilford, Sam Trammell, Madeline Zima, Aly Michalka
Depressed after getting dumped by her husband, a mother re-evaluates her life by way of observing her two sons as they come of age.