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United International Pictures (or UIP) is a joint venture of Paramount Pictures (owned by Viacom) and Universal Studios (owned by NBCUniversal/Comcast), to distribute some of the two studios' films theatrically outside the United States (including territories), Canada, and the Anglophone Caribbean.
UIP also had international theatrical distribution rights to features by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (which included Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists) when MGM was part of the venture. In 2001, as MGM left UIP, they made a distribution deal with 20th Century Fox's overseas arm, an agreement that continues to this day.
The company formerly distributed DreamWorks releases as well, now these are handled by Touchstone Pictures and Mister Smith Entertainment for live action films, and Fox for animated films from DreamWorks Animation (which was spun off from DreamWorks in 2004, as its own company).
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(2005)Filmography of United International Pictures (178 films)
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The Truth About Charlie (2002)
, 1h44Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Mark Wahlberg, Thandie Newton, Olga Sékulic, Tim Robbins, Françoise Bertin, Park Joong-hoon
British newlywed Regina Lambert lives in Paris with her husband, Charlie. She returns home following a short vacation, determined to divorce Charlie, only to discover their apartment has been stripped bare and that her husband has been murdered. Regina is soon reunited with a mysterious stranger she met on her holiday. He helps her piece together the truth about the deceased Charlie and deal with three menacing people who are now following her.
The Mod Squad (1999)
, 1h30Directed by Scott Silver
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Claire Danes, Giovanni Ribisi, Omar Epps, Josh Brolin, Dennis Farina, Steve Harris
Julie Barnes (Claire Danes), Pete Cochran (Giovanni Ribisi) and Lincoln Hayes (Omar Epps) are three minor delinquents who choose to become undercover cops in place of serving their jail terms. When their superior Capt. Adam Greer (Dennis Farina) is murdered, the trio set out to find the real culprits.
The Peacemaker (1997)
, 2h4Directed by Mimi Leder
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Political films, Road movies, Chase films, Arme nucléaire
Actors George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Marcel Iureș, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sebastian Roché, Tamara Tunie
In an Eastern Orthodox church in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina, an unidentified man (later revealed to be a Bosnian minister) is murdered after being paged to meet someone outside.(The murderer called him "minister").
Gabriela (1983)
, 1h39Directed by Bruno Barreto
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Sônia Braga, Marcello Mastroianni, Paulo Goulart, Flávio Galvão, Joffre Soares, Maurício do Valle
Nacib (Mastroianni) is the owner of bar in a small town. He meets Gabriela (Braga), a sensual girl, who he is immediately attracted to. Taken by her, he hires her on as a cook. However, Nacib soon grows annoyed by the attention she receives. He proposes to her in the hopes that the attention quells.
Istanbul (1957)
, 1h24Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Errol Flynn, Cornell Borchers, John Bentley, Torin Thatcher, Leif Erickson, Peggy Knudsen
An American becomes mixed up with various criminal activities in Istanbul.
Star in the Dust (1956)
, 1h20Directed by Charles F. Haas
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Agar, Mamie Van Doren, Richard Boone, Coleen Gray, Leif Erickson, James Gleason
Gunlock's town sheriff (Agar) is planning to hang Sam Hall (Boone) for shooting three farmers found on cattle land at sundown. At the casino, betting odds are 8 to 3 he won't make it. The cattlemen are set to rescue Sam; the farmers hope to lynch him before he can be rescued. Hall schemes for escape with his girl Nellie (Coleen Gray). Sheriff Jorden is most concerned with finding out who hired Hall; a leading suspect is the sheriff's future brother-in-law.
Pillars of the Sky (1956)
, 1h35Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Jeff Chandler, Dorothy Malone, Maureen Hingert, Ward Bond, Keith Andes, Michael Ansara
Oregon Country 1868: Indian natives of many tribes trust Sgt. Emmett Bell, who rides into Dr. Joseph Holden's mission with his scouts. But troop and weapon movement by new U.S. Cavalry commanding officer Col. Steadlow has endangered the peace and angered the chiefs, in particular one called Kamiakin.
, 1h20Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about films, Buddy films
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Fred Clark, Mack Sennett, Lynn Bari, Joe Besser
Harry Pierce (Bud Abbott) and his friend, Willie Piper (Lou Costello), invest $5,000 in a motion picture studio. They are sold a deed to the Edison Studio by a con man, Joe Gorman (Fred Clark), who immediately leaves town with his girlfriend, Leota Van Cleef (Lynn Bari). The couple heads to Hollywood where he poses as a European director, Sergei Toumanoff, who plans to make a film starring Leota. Meanwhile, Harry and Willie pursue Gorman across the country in hopes of getting their money back after learning that the deed they purchased is worthless. They hop off a freight train near Los Angeles and stumble onto the set of the western film that Toumanoff happens to be directing. He is furious with the interruption, but the head of the movie studio, Mr. Snavely (Frank Wilcox), hires Harry and Willie because he is impressed with their "stunt work".
Smoke Signal (1955)
, 1h28Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Dana Andrews, Piper Laurie, Rex Reason, William Talman, Milburn Stone, Gordon Jones
1852. Le capitaine Harper découvre, en arrivant au fort, que le commandant de celui-ci a été tué. Il quitte le fort avec quelques hommes, la jeune Laura Evans, fille du commandant, et Brett Halliday, accusé d’avoir déserté pour rejoindre les indiens Utes. Hallyday tente vainement de se justifier en déclarant à Harper, qui le déteste, que sa volonté était d’empêcher un bain de sang entre les indiens et les soldats. Il conseille à Harper de fuir en barque, ce que l’officier finit par accepter. Le trajet est périlleux, car les Utes sont toujours en train de guetter leurs adversaires. Halliday révèle à plusieurs reprises son courage et Laura comprend qu’il avait bien agi. Ford devient jaloux de Halliday et tente de le tuer mais c’est lui qui fait une chute mortelle.
Francis in the Navy (1955)
, 1h20Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Military humor in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Donald O'Connor, Martha Hyer, Clint Eastwood, Richard Erdman, Jim Backus, David Janssen
U. S. Army officer Lt. Peter Sterling gets mistaken for his lookalike in the U. S. Navy, Bosun's Mate 'Slicker' Donevan, and as a result gets promptly shipped to Donevan's base. With his old pal Francis, Sterling continues his misadventures, this time in the Navy.
Francis Joins the WACS (1954)
, 1h35Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about animals, Military humor in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Donald O'Connor, Julie Adams, Mamie Van Doren, Chill Wills, Lynn Bari, Zasu Pitts
Francis Joins the WACS concerns Peter Stirling's return to the U. S. Army. A computer error assigns junior officer Stirling by mistake to the Women's Army Corps. Peter's old friend Francis once again helps him through his various military and personal problems, including several familiar stays (once again) in the base's psychiatric ward!
Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
, 1h41Directed by Robert Montgomery
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix, Thomas Gomez, Fred Clark, Andrea King, Richard Gaines
Gagin (Robert Montgomery) arrives on a bus in San Pablo, a small rural town in New Mexico during its annual fiesta. He plans to confront and blackmail money from a mobster named Frank Hugo (Fred Clark) as retribution for the death of his best friend Shorty.
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Ben-Hur (2016)
, 2h5Directed by Timour Bekmambetov
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Toby Kebbell, Jack Huston, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Morgan Freeman, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi
A nobleman Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston) is falsely accused of an assassination attempt by his boyhood friend Messala (Toby Kebbell). He survives years of slavery under the Romans and attempts to get revenge.
Gulyabani (2014)
, 1h26Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Ceyda Ateş, Cüneyt Arkın, Perihan Savaş
Big Match (2014)
, 1h52Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action
Actors Lee Jung-jae, Shin Ha-kyun, Lee Sung-min, BoA, Son Ho-jun, Choi Woo-shik
Choi Ik-ho is a former footballer and UFC mixed martial arts star nicknamed "Zombie." When his older brother and coach Young-ho suddenly disappears, the police arrests him as the prime murder suspect. Then Ik-ho receives a phone call from Ace, a genius mastermind who designs elaborate games for Korea's wealthiest citizens to bet astronomical sums of money on, conducted with real people in real-time using high-tech gadgets and CCTV cameras. To save his brother's life and his own, Ik-ho is forced to join Ace's game and follow instructions from a woman of mystery named Soo-kyung. Using his wits and skills against multiple adversaries, including cops and low-rent gangsters, Ik-ho completes seemingly impossible missions. Then he reaches the final round, during which he must find his brother in a huge soccer stadium, with a bomb strapped to his ankle and time ticking.