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Foundation date 1 january 1999
StudioCanal UK (formerly Optimum) is a film distributing company working in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company releases many films, including foreign language films, anime releases such as Studio Ghibli's films, and independent British, Irish, and American films in the United Kingdom and sometimes Ireland.
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(2010)Filmography of Studiocanal UK (75 films)
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The Double (2014)
, 1h33Directed by Richard Ellef Ayoade
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy
Actors Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, Noah Taylor, Rade Šerbedžija, Yasmin Paige
Downtrodden Simon James (Jesse Eisenberg) has worked at his office for seven years, but he is ignored by his boss and colleagues. From his apartment he spies on a beautiful co-worker he admires, Hannah (Mia Wasikowska), who lives in the apartment opposite. He sees her throwing away art and secretly retrieves and admires it.
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.
Barbecue (2014)
, 1h38Directed by Éric Lavaine
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Lambert Wilson, Franck Dubosc, Florence Foresti, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Lionel Abelanski, Jérôme Commandeur
À Lyon, Antoine Chevallier cinquante ans, travaille dans l'entreprise de son père. Il ne fume pas et a des activités sportives. Il est marié à Véronique « Véro » médecin. Ils ont un fils : Hugo. Antoine a fait ses études à Sup de Co, où il a rencontré ses amis : Yves, Laurent, Olivia et Baptiste. Ils y ont également rencontré Jean-Michel « Jean-Mich », qui travaillait au restaurant universitaire. Olivia et Baptiste se sont mariés et ont deux enfants. Jean-Mich est garagiste à Midas. Laurent est devenu agent immobilier et est marié à Nathalie. Ils n'ont pas d'enfant. Laurent a acheté des biens immobiliers à La Mulatière en spéculant sur l'augmentation de leur valeur par l'extension de la ligne du tramway. Yves a épousé Laure. Ils ont un fils : Guillaume. Olivia a quitté Baptiste, qui a sombré dans la dépression et est hébergé provisoirement par Antoine et Véro. Antoine est toujours attiré par les femmes de 25 ans et trompe Véro sans scrupule. Antoine, Jean-Mich, Yves, Laurent, Olivia et Baptiste sont des fervents supporteurs de l'OL.
Do Not Disturb (2014)
, 1h19Directed by Patrice Leconte
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Christian Clavier, Carole Bouquet, Rossy de Palma, Stéphane De Groodt, Valérie Bonneton, Sébastien Castro
Un samedi, par hasard, en chinant dans les allées d'une brocante, Michel (Christian Clavier), dentiste et passionné de jazz, déniche Me, myself and I, le premier album de Niel Youart, album rare et qu'il cherchait depuis longtemps. Mais, alors qu'il veut l’écouter tranquillement dans son salon, le monde entier semble s’être ligué contre lui : Nathalie, sa femme (Carole Bouquet) choisit justement ce moment pour lui faire une révélation inopportune, son fils débarque à l’improviste, un de ses amis frappe à la porte, sa maîtresse décide de tout révéler à sa femme, tandis que sa mère ne cesse de l’appeler sur son portable… Sans parler du fait qu’il s’agit ce jour-là de la fameuse Fête des voisins… Manipulateur, menteur, Michel est prêt à tout pour avoir la paix. Est-il encore possible, aujourd’hui, de disposer d’une petite heure de tranquillité ?
To the Wonder (2013)
, 1h52Directed by Terrence Malick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ben Affleck, Rachel Weisz, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Javier Bardem
Neil (Ben Affleck) is an American traveling in Europe who in Paris meets and falls in love with Marina (Olga Kurylenko), a Ukrainian divorcée who is living with her 10-year-old daughter Tatiana (Tatiana Chiline). Basking in their new romance, the lovers travel to Mont St. Michel, the island abbey off the coast of Normandy. Neil makes a commitment to Marina, inviting her to relocate with Tatiana to his native Oklahoma. Neil takes a job as an environmental inspector, and Marina settles into her life in the United States. After some time, the couple’s passionate romance cools. Marina finds solace with the Catholic priest Father Quintana (Javier Bardem), who is undergoing his own crisis of faith. Tatiana begins to feel homesick due to not having made friends at her school, and complains that Neil is not her real father. Sometime later, Marina tells Neil that her visa has expired, and she and her daughter return to France.
11.6 (2013)
, 1h42Directed by Philippe Godeau
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Heist films, Gangster films
Actors François Cluzet, Bouli Lanners, Corinne Masiero, Juana Acosta, Johan Libéreau, Stéphan Wojtowicz
Le matin du 5 novembre 2009, Toni Musulin, convoyeur de fonds depuis dix ans, s'enfuit en sourdine dans son fourgon blindé avec 11 600 000 euros à l’arrière de son véhicule. Le film brosse un portrait psychologique de Musulin dans les mois précédant son forfait et s'arrête alors qu'il est encore en prison.
The Look of Love (2013)
, 1h45Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about pornography
Actors Stephen Fry, Anna Friel, Imogen Poots, Matt Lucas, Steve Coogan, Tamsin Egerton
The story opens in London in 1992. Paul Raymond (Steve Coogan) returns to his flat after attending the funeral of his daughter Debbie (Imogen Poots). Raymond plays a videotape of a TV programme he and Debbie took part in and reflects on their lives.
Byzantium (2013)
, 1h58Directed by Neil Jordan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Vampires in film, Films based on plays, Erotic thriller films
Actors Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Sam Riley, Jonny Lee Miller, Daniel Mays, Caleb Landry Jones
In 2010 an old man picks up a discarded note dropped by teenage vampire Eleanor Webb, who has taken to writing her life story but then throwing the individual pages to the wind. Realising what she is, the old man invites Eleanor to his house, and tells her that he is ready for death. Eleanor proceeds to kill him and consume his blood. Elsewhere, Eleanor's mother, Clara, is chased from the lap-dancing club where she has been working by Werner, a member of the vampiric Brethren, who demands to know where Eleanor is. Clara decapitates Werner, burns his body and leaves town with her daughter.
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)
, 1h30Directed by Declan Lowney
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Sean Pertwee, Anna Maxwell Martin, Nigel Lindsay, Felicity Montagu
Norwich radio station North Norfolk Digital is bought out by a multinational conglomerate, with staff members facing redundancies. DJ Alan Partridge is not concerned, but DJ Pat Farrell convinces him to gatecrash a board meeting to persuade the new owners not to fire Pat. When Alan discovers that either he or Pat must go, he urges them to fire Pat, and writes "JUST SACK PAT" on the room's flip chart.
In Fear (2013)
, 1h25Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Alice Englert, Allen Leech, Iain De Caestecker
After dating for just two weeks, Tom (Iain De Caestecker) invites Lucy (Alice Englert) to go with him and some friends to a festival. The night before, Tom plans to take Lucy to the Kilairney House Hotel, which he booked online and is hidden away on a series of remote roads in the Irish countryside. Before making their way to the hotel, the couple stop at a pub and a confrontation occurs between Tom and some of the locals.
Bel Ami (2012)
, 1h42Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Christina Ricci, Colm Meaney, Anthony Higgins
Paris in the 1880s. Georges Duroy (Robert Pattinson) is a penniless soldier who has spent the last six months in Paris, barely making a living as an office clerk. At a club he meets an old friend, Charles Forestier (Philip Glenister), with whom he spent three years in the war in Algeria. The friend is well off and invites him to his home where he meets Mrs. Madeleine Forestier (Uma Thurman) and her friends Clotilde de Marelle (Christina Ricci) and Virginie Rousset (Kristin Scott Thomas). Mrs. Rousset's husband is an editor of the conservative newspaper La Vie Française and she helps him to get a job there, initially by publishing his diaries from the war in the paper. Step by step he finds ways improve his social and financial status. He uses his wit and powers of seduction to charm wealthy women, and as he goes from nothing to money all hell breaks loose and things happen and end up looking bad for him.
End of Watch (2012)
, 1h49Directed by David Ayer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, America Ferrera, Natalie Martinez, Frank Grillo
The film begins with found footage from a Police dash camera of a car chase which ends in two police officers killing several gang members. This is all narrated by a monologue about what it means to be a police officer.
Sightseers (2012)
, 1h30Directed by Ben Wheatley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Adventure, Horror, Crime, Black comedy, Romance
Themes Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Steve Oram, Alice Lowe, Tony Way, Sara Stewart, Monica Dolan, Lucy Russell
Chris (Steve Oram) is a caravan fan and aspiring writer who takes his girlfriend Tina (Alice Lowe) on a road trip, much to the chagrin of Tina's mother (Eileen Davies), who has never forgiven Tina for the death of their dog "Poppy". At their first stop, a tramway museum (filmed at Crich Tramway Village, the home of the National Tramway Museum), Chris confronts a man (Tony Way) who is littering, and the man refuses to pick up his rubbish. When they get back to their car, Chris runs him over and kills him, which upsets the couple but they continue onward on their trip. Chris claims that the death was an accident, but his smirk—visible to the camera but not to Tina—in the immediate aftermath makes it clear it was deliberate.
Hollywoo (2011)
, 1h47Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Florence Foresti, Jamel Debbouze, Nikki DeLoach, Muriel Robin, Sophie Mounicot, Jeff Roop
Jeanne Rinaldi gagne sa vie en doublant Jennifer Marshall dans une série télévisée (L.A Couples). Lorsqu'elle apprend que Jennifer renonce à son rôle, Jeanne s'envole pour Hollywood afin de la convaincre de revenir dans la série. Là-bas, elle fait la rencontre de Farrès, qui lui ouvre les portes du star system.
Submarine (2011)
, 1h37Directed by Ben Stiller, Richard Ellef Ayoade
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Noah Taylor, Yasmin Paige, Paddy Considine, Craig Roberts, Sally Hawkins, Gemma Chan
Oliver Tate (played by Craig Roberts) is a 15-year-old from Swansea, infatuated with Jordana (Yasmin Paige). When Jordana invites Oliver to meet secretly after school, she takes pictures of them kissing, hoping to make her ex-boyfriend jealous. The plan backfires, but Jordana soon becomes his girlfriend.