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ThinkFilm (stylized as TH!NKFilm) was a U.S. film distribution company founded in September 2001. It had been a division of David Bergstein’s Capitol Films since 2006. On October 5, 2010, five of Bergstein's companies in the film industry - Capitol Films, ThinkFilm, R2D2, CT-1, and Capco - were forced into Chapter 11 bankruptcy by a group of creditors led by the Aramid Entertainment film investment fund seeking payment for outstanding debts of $16 million. This led to a Hollywood legal battle between Bergstein, his financial partner, Ronald Tudor, the creditors, various lawyers and various companies in the industry.

Best films

The Story of the Weeping Camel
The Story of the Weeping Camel
(2003) Half Nelson
Half Nelson
(2007) Taxi to the Dark Side
Taxi to the Dark Side
(2007) Encounters at the End of the World
Encounters at the End of the World
(2007)
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Filmography of ThinkFilm (82 films)

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Production

$5 a Day
$5 a Day (2008)
, 1h38
Directed by Nigel Cole
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Christopher Walken, Alessandro Nivola, Amanda Peet, Sharon Stone, Peter Coyote, Dean Cain

Ritchie Flynn Parker (Alessandro Nivola) is a seemingly successful man living in Los Angeles, California who has just broken up with his girlfriend Maggie (Amanda Peet). He has also just been fired from his job as a health inspector when he discovers his father Nat (Christopher Walken), a cheap con-man, has a terminal brain tumor and he wants to see Ritchie. Ritchie, believing it's another con, grudgingly goes to Atlantic City to see his father who explains he has been living on five dollars a day, going to extremes to do so, such as constantly calling various radio station contests with different aliases to win things, like concert tickets he can then scalp. Nat shows Ritchie an x-ray of his skull, and asks Ritchie to drive him to New Mexico to seek a potential cure. The father and son hit the road driving a Sweet'n Low car free of charge provided they get gas at Chevron stations along the way. Ritchie calls his girlfriend to tell her about his life and the trip, using one of Nat's many free cell-phones with promotional minutes.
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006)
, 1h38
Directed by Albert Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Penny Marshall, Albert Brooks, Sheetal Sheth, Emma Lockhart, Jon Tenney, Amy Ryan

Albert Brooks, a Jewish-American comedian, is asked by the United States government to travel to India and Pakistan to find out "what makes Muslims laugh." References are made to Brooks's earlier films, including Finding Nemo, Lost In America and Defending Your Life, along with his earlier stand-up comedy material.
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
, 1h28
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Horror, Historical, Slasher
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Lilyan Chauvin, Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Kevin Bacon, Rob Zombie, Sean S. Cunningham

The film is a historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, beginning with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films' making and success. During the Ronald Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal diminishes. Then, A Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jumping to the late 1990s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix. Although some criticize the genre as misogynistic, most of the talking heads celebrate the films: as long as there are teenagers, there will be slasher films.

Distribution

Branded
Branded (2012)
, 1h46
Genres Science fiction, Thriller
Actors Ed Stoppard, Jeffrey Tambor, Max von Sydow, Leelee Sobieski, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Viktor Verjbitski

As the movie begins, the names of famous visionaries including Joan of Arc, Albert Einstein, and Alexander the Great flash on the screen. A caption reads, "All of them saw things others didn't see. All of them changed the world."
Phoebe in Wonderland
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
, 1h36
Directed by Daniel Barnz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy
Themes Films based on Alice in Wonderland, Children's films
Actors Elle Fanning, Felicity Huffman, Patricia Clarkson, Bill Pullman, Campbell Scott, Peter Gerety

A 9-year-old girl, Phoebe (Elle Fanning), has apparent Tourette syndrome. While she deals with being odd and insecure, her mother (Felicity Huffman) and father (Bill Pullman) are dealing with complexities in their relationship with each other and their challenging child. Her younger sister (Bailee Madison) feels neglected as Phoebe gains more attention.
Six Reasons Why
Six Reasons Why (2008)
, 1h29
Directed by Matt Campagna, Jeffrey Michael Campagna
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action, Western
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Colm Feore, Jeffrey Michael Campagna, Matt Campagna

Four men stand staring one another down before a shootout. In a flashback one of the gunslingers, The Nomad, shows he shot a man in the Badlands named Milton while he is describing a vision of paradise just beyond the dunes. The Nomad loots through Milton's remains before camping for the night. That night the Nomad dreams of the preacher who sent him into the desert to protect a mysterious city, reminding him to make sure the horse is looked after. The Nomad wakes up realizing that the horse is more important to the mission than he is, and that he was never to see his home again. Rather than kill the next desert intruder, The Nomad conspires with him in faking his own death, which causes the horse to head home, tracked and followed by the Nomad. After the deal is struck, the Nomad goes to stop two more intruders entering the badlands. Now knowing his horse is actually an enemy, The Nomad takes a liking to the two strangers, The Entrepreneur and The Sherpa and chooses to stay with them. After a day of travel and a congenial dinner, they fall sleep around the fire. The Nomad again dreams of the preacher and his warnings. When the Nomad wakes up he finds his horse has vanished. Believing the two new strangers are responsible, he attacks them and ties them up for questioning. He finally realizes the culprit must have been the shady stranger from the day before.
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
, 2h3
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, Albert Finney, Aleksa Palladino, Michael Shannon

Note: The story is explained here in its chronological order, rather than as it is presented in the film.
The Air I Breathe
The Air I Breathe (2007)

Directed by Jieho Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Kevin Bacon, Julie Delpy, Brendan Fraser, Andy García, Sarah Michelle Prinze, Emile Hirsch

Each of the elements of life is portrayed using four different people in the urban streets of Los Angeles, with the gangster Fingers (Garcia) playing the character that intertwines all four individuals.
Half Nelson
Half Nelson (2007)
, 1h46
Directed by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie, Tina Holmes, Monique Curnen, Denis O'Hare

Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is a young middle-school history teacher at a Brooklyn school, with a teaching style that rejects the standard curriculum in favor of an approach based upon dialectics (specifically Engels' three laws of dialectics, though this is never referred to by name).
Young People Fucking
Young People Fucking (2007)
, 1h30
Directed by Martin Gero
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Erotic, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Carly pope, Kristin Booth, Aaron Abrams, Sonja Bennett, Josh Cooke, Peter Oldring

The film intertwines the story of four different couples and one threesome over the course of one sexual encounter, with specific chapters for each one: prelude, foreplay, sex, interlude, orgasm and afterglow. Each couple represents a specific archetype. The first out of five is called The Best Friends because the characters, Matt and Kristen, decide to become friends with benefits. They discover romantic feelings for each other.
Bordertown
Bordertown (2007)
, 1h52
Directed by Gregory Nava
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Serial killer films, Political films
Actors Jennifer Lopez, Martin Sheen, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, Sônia Braga, Antonio Banderas, Maya Zapata

The opening titles explain that American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products.
The Tracey Fragments
The Tracey Fragments (2007)
, 1h17
Directed by Bruce McDonald
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Ellen Page, Kate Todd, Ryan Cooley, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Stephen Amell, Slim Twig

15-year-old Tracey Berkowitz (Ellen Page) is in her underwear under a tattered shower curtain at the back of a bus, looking for her little brother Sonny (Zie Souwand), who thinks he's a dog.