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Sony Pictures Classics is an art-house, "independent" film division of Sony Pictures Entertainment founded in 1992 by former Orion Classics heads Michael Barker, Tom Bernard, and Marcie Bloom (similar to Fox Searchlight Pictures and Focus Features). It distributes, produces and acquires specialty films (especially of documentaries, independent films and art films) from the United States and around the world. As of 2015, Barker and Bernard are Co-Presidents of the division.
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(2006)Filmography of Sony Pictures Classics (323 films)
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Made in Dagenham (2010)
, 1h53Directed by Nigel Cole
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Historical
Themes Feminist films, Politique, Films about the labor movement, Political films
Actors Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson, Geraldine James, Rosamund Pike, Andrea Riseborough
Rita O'Grady (a fictional character) leads the 1968 Ford sewing machinists strike at the Ford Dagenham plant, where female workers walk out in protest against sexual discrimination, demanding equal pay. The strike is successful and leads to the Equal Pay Act 1970.
Please Give (2010)
, 1h30Directed by Nicole Holofcener
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action
Actors Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Amanda Peet, Rebecca Hall, Thomas Ian Nicholas
Kate (Keener) and Alex (Platt) are a couple living in a New York City apartment with their teenage daughter, Abby (Sarah Steele). Kate and Alex own a furniture store specializing in used modern furniture, which they buy at estate sales. They have bought the apartment adjacent to theirs, but its occupant, the elderly and cranky Andra (Guilbert), will stay in it until she dies. Andra has two granddaughters, the dutiful and generous Rebecca (Hall), a breast cancer radiology technician, and the cynical, sharp-tongued Mary (Peet), a cosmetologist.
Rain Fall (2009)
, 1h51Directed by Max Mannix
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Actors Gary Oldman, Kippei Shiina, Misa Shimizu, Akira Emoto, Kyōko Hasegawa
In Tokyo, a minister of public works is rumored to be taking evidence of corruption to a reporter: the CIA, the yakuza, and others want to grab the information and use it to squeeze the government. On the subway trip to meet the reporter, the official is murdered, but it looks like a heart attack. However, no one, including the murderer, can find the flash drive with the evidence. Now the CIA, gangsters, and the city police are searching. The dead official's daughters are in danger: the shadowy John Rain, ex-special forces and perhaps now in league with North Korea, tries to stay one step ahead as he looks for the flash drive and protects one of the daughters.
Redbelt (2008)
, 1h40Directed by David Mamet
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Combat libre
Actors Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer, Alice Braga, Rodrigo Santoro, Joe Mantegna
While closing his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu studio one evening, martial arts teacher Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is approached by attorney Laura Black (Emily Mortimer), who is seeking the owner of the vehicle she accidentally sideswiped. Off-duty police officer Joe Collins (Max Martini), who was receiving a private lesson from Mike, sees that Laura is distressed and tries to take her coat. Startled, Laura grabs Joe's gun and fires it; shattering the studio's front window. To avoid having Laura charged with attempted murder, Mike and Joe agree to conceal the event.
Capote (2006)
, 1h54Directed by Bennett Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Films about writers, Prison films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about capital punishment, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins, Jr., Bruce Greenwood, Mark Pellegrino, Katherine Shindle
In 1959, the four dead bodies of the Clutter family are discovered on their Kansas farm. While reading The New York Times, Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is riveted by the story and calls The New Yorker magazine editor William Shawn (Bob Balaban) to tell him that he plans to document the tragedy.
Layer Cake (2004)
, 1h41Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy, Colm Meaney, Sienna Miller, Jamie Foreman, Michael Gambon
An unnamed man, known only as XXXX, is a London underworld figure who has established himself in the cocaine business and is one of the city's biggest suppliers and manufacturers, whilst presenting himself as a figure with legal business operations. Considering himself a businessman and a calm person, he leaves the more violent aspects of the business to his henchman Morty. Morty previously spent 10 years in prison for murder. When he has made his fortune, XXXX plans to retire.
The Company (2003)
, 1h52Directed by Robert Altman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Documentary, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Neve Campbell, Malcolm McDowell, James Franco, Mariann Mayberry
The Company is composed of stories gathered from the dancers, choreographers, and staff of the Joffrey Ballet. Most of the roles are played by company members. While a small subplot relates a love story between Campbell's character and a character played by James Franco, most of the movie focuses on the company as a whole, without any real star or linear plot. The many company stories woven together express the dedication and hard work that dancers must put in to their art, although they are seldom rewarded with fame or fortune.
The Statement (2003)
, 2hDirected by Norman Jewison
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Northam, Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling, Ciarán Hinds
Pierre Brossard (Michael Caine), a French Nazi collaborator, orders seven Jews executed during World War II. Some 40 years later, he is pursued by "David Manenbaum" (Matt Craven), a hitman who is under orders to kill Brossard and leave a printed 'Statement' on his body proclaiming the assassination was vengeance for the Jews executed in 1944. Brossard kills "Manenbaum," hiding the dead body after finding the printed "Statement" and discovering that his pursuer was travelling on a Canadian passport. Brossard for years has taken refuge in sanctuaries in southern France within the Traditionalist Catholic community, appealing to long-time allies who have operated in great secrecy to shield him and provide him with funds. But now they bring increased scrutiny to themselves for continuing to do so.
Saraband (2003)
, 2hDirected by Ingmar Bergman
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Musical films
Actors Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Börje Ahlstedt, Gunnel Fred
The film is structured around ten acts with a prologue and epilogue. It opens with the camera on Marianne standing by a table covered with photographs. It is a well-lit room, and she addresses the viewer. She picks one picture up after another; they are in no particular order, being just heaped all over the table. Some make her smile, or elicit a comment or a sigh. But then she picks up a photograph of her husband, prompting her to reminisce about how they had been more or less happy, and how they'd broken up. She goes on to recall how his second marriage failed, while she was already married to a second husband herself, and then when her second husband died (by flying a glider off somewhere and disappearing), she reflects that it would be nice to see her first husband again.
, 1h59Directed by Ang Lee
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Psychologie, Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Wuxia films
Actors Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Cheng Pei-pei
The film is set in the Qing Dynasty during the 43rd year (1779) of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-fat) is an accomplished Wudang swordsman. Long ago, his master was murdered by Jade Fox (Cheng Pei-pei), a woman who sought to learn Wudang skills. Mu Bai is also a good friend of Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh), a female warrior. Mu Bai and Shu Lien have developed feelings for each other, but they have never acknowledged or acted on them. Mu Bai, intending to give up his warrior life, asks Shu Lien to transport his sword, also referred to as the Green Destiny, to the city of Beijing, as a gift for their friend Sir Te (Sihung Lung). At Sir Te's estate, Shu Lien meets Jen (Zhang Ziyi), the daughter of Governor Yu (Li Fazeng), a visiting Manchu aristocrat. Jen, destined for an arranged marriage and yearning for adventure, seems envious of Shu Lien's warrior lifestyle.
Trixie (2000)
, 1h56Directed by Alan Rudolph
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Emily Watson, Nick Nolte, Brittany Murphy, Dermot Mulroney, Lesley Ann Warren, Nathan Lane
Trixie Zurbo is an eccentric woman who longs to quit her job as a security guard in a department store and become a private detective. She finally gets her wish when she takes a job in security at a casino. She accidentally becomes involved in a murderous plot and Trixie takes her first case; however, her unschooled command of the English language and comedy intervenes and the mess begins.
Waiting for Guffman (1997)
, 1h24Directed by Christopher Guest
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about television
Actors Eugene Levy, Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Bob Balaban
In the fictional small town of Blaine, Missouri, a handful of utterly delusional residents prepare to put on a community theater production led by eccentric director Corky St. Clair (Christopher Guest). The show, a musical chronicling the town's history titled Red, White and Blaine, is to be performed as part of the town's 150th anniversary celebration.
The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)
, 1h33Directed by Bart Freundlich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Julianne Moore, James LeGros, Roy Scheider, Hope Davis, Blythe Danner, Noah Wyle
When a dysfunctional family gathers for Thanksgiving at their New England home, past demons reveal themselves as one son returns for the first time in three years.
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Brigsby Bear (2017)
, 1h37Directed by Dave McCary
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Kyle Mooney, Greg Kinnear, Ryan Simpkins, Matt Walsh, Michaela Watkins, Mark Hamill
Après 25 ans de vie avec des parents qui l'ont en fait enlevé étant petit et amené dans une maison isolée dans le désert, James Pope est retrouvé par la police et va vivre une nouvelle vie à Cedar Hills avec ses parents biologiques. Il découvre avec stupeur qu'il est le seul à connaitre l'émission pour enfants Brigsby Bear Adventures qui a en fait été créé de toutes pièces par ses ravisseurs, et qui s'est donc arrêtée sans jamais se terminer. Pour affronter sa nouvelle vie, le jeune homme décide de mettre en pratique les leçons de l'ours Brigsby et de lui donner une fin en film.
The Comedian (2017)
, 1h59Directed by Taylor Hackford
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about television
Actors Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco, Veronica Ferres, Charles Grodin
Jackie Burke est un célèbre humoriste. Alors qu'il tente de se réinventer, son public ne veut le voir que dans la peau du personnage qu'il incarnait jadis à la télévision. Lors d'un de ses shows, il s'en prend violemment à un membre du public. Jackie est condamné à du travail d'intérêt général, notamment à la soupe populaire. Il y fait la rencontre de Harmony Schiltz.