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Stage 6 Films
Stage 6 Films, Inc. is an American film production label of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions that acquires and produces feature films that are low budget and that are being released direct-to-disc, on demand, or through streaming services. Some of their films are also being released theatrically. Once a film is finished, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions will decide if the film will be released theatrically or on a different platform.[1]
| Type | Label |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California, USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Joseph Matukewicz |
| Products | Theatrical films |
| Owner | Sony Entertainment (Sony Group Corporation) |
| Parent | Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (Sony Pictures) |
| Website | stage6films.com |
Founded in 2007, the label takes its name from the location of its main office, the Stage 6 building at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA (originally an actual sound stage used for such films as The Wizard of Oz).[2][3]
Filmography edit
2000s edit
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2008 | Missionary Man | |
| February 12, 2008 | Three Can Play That Game | |
| March 4, 2008 | Pistol Whipped | |
| The Shepherd: Border Patrol | ||
| March 18, 2008 | Conspiracy | |
| March 25, 2008 | April Fool's Day | |
| April 15, 2008 | Impulse | |
| April 18, 2008 | Zombie Strippers | distributed by Triumph Films |
| July 15, 2008 | Insanitarium | |
| July 18, 2008 | Felon | |
| July 26, 2008 | Anaconda 3: Offspring | |
| August 5, 2008 | Starship Troopers 3: Marauder | |
| August 12, 2008 | The Art of War II: Betrayal | |
| October 21, 2008 | Linewatch | |
| October 24, 2008 | Vacancy 2: The First Cut | |
| November 1, 2008 | Center Stage: Turn It Up | |
| December 12, 2008 | The Sky Crawlers | US distribution only |
| January 20, 2009 | Boogeyman 3 | in association with Ghost House Pictures |
| January 23, 2009 | The Lodger | |
| February 24, 2009 | Red Sands | |
| February 28, 2009 | Anacondas: Trail of Blood | |
| May 12, 2009 | The Grudge 3 | US distribution only, co-production with Ghost House Pictures |
| June 12, 2009 | Moon | first theatrical film; co-distributed with Sony Pictures Classics |
| June 13, 2009 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | US distribution only |
| July 21, 2009 | Messengers 2: The Scarecrow | US distribution only, co-production with Ghost House Pictures |
| October 6, 2009 | Dark Country | |
| October 19, 2009 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | |
| November 3, 2009 | Hardwired |
2010s edit
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2010 | Ice Castles | |
| June 1, 2010 | Wild Things: Foursome | produced by Mandalay Pictures and RCR Media Group |
| June 8, 2010 | Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) | |
| August 21, 2010 | Lake Placid 3 | |
| September 21, 2010 | The Experiment | |
| Stomp the Yard: Homecoming | ||
| October 5, 2010 | 30 Days of Night: Dark Days | in association with Ghost House Pictures |
| February 15, 2011 | Game of Death | in association with Voltage Pictures and Perpetual Entertainment |
| March 1, 2011 | S.W.A.T.: Firefight | co-distributed by RCR Media Group |
| April 1, 2011 | Insidious | distributed by FilmDistrict |
| April 22, 2011 | The Greatest Movie Ever Sold | co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics |
| April 26, 2011 | Sniper: Reloaded | |
| May 6, 2011 | Jumping the Broom | distributed by TriStar Pictures |
| May 10, 2011 | The Hit List | in association with Up Load Films and Motion Picture Corporation of America |
| June 17, 2011 | Quarantine 2: Terminal | |
| July 29, 2011 | Attack the Block | US co-distribution with Screen Gems |
| August 26, 2011 | Colombiana | US co-distribution with TriStar Pictures |
| September 2, 2011 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | co-distributed with Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| September 13, 2011 | Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown | produced by Mandalay Pictures |
| October 11, 2011 | Arena | |
| December 27, 2011 | Hostel: Part III | in association with RCR Media Group |
| March 23, 2012 | The Raid: Redemption | co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics |
| May 11, 2012 | Tonight You're Mine | co-distributed by Roadside Attractions |
| July 24, 2012 | Meeting Evil | theatrical distribution by Magnolia Pictures; produced by Destination Films |
| August 7, 2012 | Bel Ami | theatrically distributed by Magnolia Pictures |
| August 17, 2012 | Sparkle | co-distributed by TriStar Pictures |
| Robot & Frank | co-distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films | |
| August 28, 2012 | Starship Troopers: Invasion | |
| November 6, 2012 | The Swan Princess Christmas | produced by Nest Family Entertainment and Crest Animation Studios |
| March 15, 2013 | The Call | co-distributed by TriStar Pictures |
| August 16, 2013 | Austenland | co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics; produced by Fickle Fish Films and Maxie Pictures |
| September 13, 2013 | Insidious: Chapter 2 | distributed by FilmDistrict |
| January 10, 2014 | Cold Comes the Night | co-distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films; produced by Syncopated Films |
| February 25, 2014 | The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale | produced by Nest Family Entertainment and Crest Animation Studios |
| March 28, 2014 | The Raid 2 | co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics; produced by Merantau Film and XYZ Films |
| July 15, 2014 | Appleseed Alpha | produced by Sola Films |
| August 29, 2014 | The Calling | |
| January 9, 2015 | Predestination | |
| May 8, 2015 | The D Train | distributed in the U.S. by IFC Films |
| June 5, 2015 | Insidious: Chapter 3 | co-distributed by Gramercy Pictures |
| October 9, 2015 | The Final Girls | |
| March 11, 2016 | Hello, My Name Is Doris | co-distributed by Roadside Attractions |
| March 18, 2016 | The Bronze | co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics |
| April 22, 2016 | The Meddler | |
| August 2, 2016 | Sniper: Ghost Shooter | |
| August 12, 2016 | Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich | |
| August 19, 2016 | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | distribution outside Japan only; co-distributed by Square Enix, produced by Visual Works, Digic Pictures, and Image Engine |
| August 26, 2016 | Don't Breathe | co-distributed by Screen Gems |
| June 19, 2017 | Resident Evil: Vendetta | |
| August 21, 2017 | Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars | |
| October 13, 2017 | Professor Marston and the Wonder Women[4][5] | co-distributed by Annapurna Pictures |
| November 7, 2017 | November Criminals[6] | |
| January 5, 2018 | Insidious: The Last Key | International and home video/VOD/TV distribution only, co-production with Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions |
| June 22, 2018 | Boundaries | theatrical distribution by Sony Pictures Classics |
| August 24, 2018 | Searching | co-distributed by Screen Gems |
| September 20, 2018 | Ladies in Black | |
| November 6, 2018 | The Front Runner | co-distributed by Columbia Pictures |
| March 1, 2019 | The Wedding Guest | co-distributed by IFC Films |
| May 24, 2019 | Brightburn | co-distributed by Screen Gems |
2020s edit
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 3, 2020 | The Grudge | co-distributed by Screen Gems |
| July 10, 2020 | Greyhound | distributed by Apple TV+ |
| September 11, 2020 | The Broken Hearts Gallery | co-distributed by TriStar Pictures |
| September 25, 2020 | The Last Shift | |
| October 9, 2020 | Yellow Rose | |
| March 12, 2021 | Long Weekend | distribution only; produced by Fifty Seventh Productions, Rebelle Media, Park Pictures and Invisible Pictures |
| May 7, 2021 | Here Today | distribution only; produced by Astute Films, Big Head Productions, and Face Productions[7] |
| June 25, 2021 | I Carry You with Me | co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics[8] |
| August 13, 2021 | Don't Breathe 2 | co-distributed by Screen Gems[9][10] |
| October 29, 2021 | A Mouthful of Air | distribution only; produced by Maven Screen Media, Ice Cream & Whiskey, Off Media, Carte Blanche and Studio Mao |
| March 18, 2022 | Umma | co-distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing[11] |
| July 29, 2022 | A Love Song | co-distribution with Bleecker Street |
| November 23, 2022 | Devotion | Uncredited; co-production with Columbia Pictures, Black Label Media and STX Entertainment |
| January 13, 2023 | A Man Called Otto | co-production with Columbia Pictures, Playtone, SF Studios, STX Entertainment, Artistic Films and 2DUX² |
| January 20, 2023 | Missing | co-distributed by Screen Gems[12] |
| April 28, 2023 | Sisu | co-production with Subzero Film Entertainment and Good Chaos;[13][14] co-distributed in the US with Lionsgate Films |
| May 12, 2023 | Knights of the Zodiac | co-production with Toei Company |
| July 7, 2023 | Insidious: The Red Door | co-production with Screen Gems and Blumhouse Productions |
| September 15, 2023 | Dumb Money | co-distribution with Columbia Pictures; produced by Black Bear Pictures and Ryder Picture Company[15][16][17] |
| October 10, 2023 | Down Low | distribution only; produced by FilmNation Entertainment and Sui Generis Pictures[18] |
| October 20, 2023 | The Persian Version | co-distribution with Sony Pictures Classics; produced by Marakesh Films, Archer Gray and AgX[19][20] |
Upcoming edit
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 17, 2025 | Paddington in Peru | co-distribution with Columbia Pictures in North America and select international territories; produced by StudioCanal and Heyday Films |
| TBA | Downtown Owl | co-production with Kill Claudio Productions, Three Point Capital and Esme Grace Media |
| We Grown Now | co-distribution with Sony Pictures Classics in North America; co-production with Participant and Symbolic Exchange[21] | |
| Thread: An Insidious Tale | co-distribution with Screen Gems; produced by Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster |
International distribution edit
Stage 6 occasionally also acquires international rights to films, be it worldwide excluding the United States and/or Canada, or in major territories such as the United Kingdom and Australia. Given below is a list of films (also seen on Stage 6 Films' official website) distributed internationally by Stage 6. Films which involve Stage 6 in their domestic releases as well are excluded from the list. An asterisk (*) denotes a film co-distributed with sister studio Sony Pictures Releasing International.
- 2 Guns* (2013) (U.S. distribution by Universal Pictures; co-distributed with TriStar Pictures in select international territories)
- 20th Century Women* (2016) (U.S. distribution by A24)
- Afflicted (2013) (U.S. distribution by CBS Films; U.K., Canada and Spain distribution by Entertainment One)[22]
- American Underdog (2021) (U.S. distribution by Lionsgate)
- American Woman* (2018) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment; U.K. distribution by Signature Entertainment)
- Ammonite* (2020) (North American distribution by Neon; U.K. distribution by Lionsgate; Australian distribution by Transmission Films)
- Arrival* (2016) (North American distribution by Paramount Pictures)[23]
- Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023) (worldwide distribution by Lionsgate)
- A.X.L.* (2018) (worldwide distribution by Global Road Entertainment)[24]
- Band Aid (2017) (North American distribution by IFC Films)[25]
- Beau Is Afraid* (2023) (U.S. distribution by A24)[15]
- The Best of Enemies* (2019) (U.S. and U.K. distribution by STX Entertainment)
- Black Sea* (2014) (U.S. distribution by Focus Features; U.K. distribution by Universal Pictures)[26]
- Bleed for This* (2016) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films)
- Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) (U.S. distribution by A24)[27]
- Boxing Day (U.K. and Irish distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Brian Banks* (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street and ShivHans Pictures)
- Bull* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Samuel Goldwyn Films)
- Chef* (2014) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films)
- Crooked House (2017) (U.S. distribution by Vertical Entertainment)
- Death of a Telemarketer (2020) (U.S. distribution by Vertical Entertainment)
- Demolition* (2015) (U.S. and U.K. distribution by Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Digging for Fire* (2015) (U.S. distribution by The Orchard)
- Disobedience* (2018) (U.S. distribution by A24; U.K. distribution by Curzon Artificial Eye)
- Dope* (2015) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films)
- Dream Horse* (2021) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street, U.K. distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures)
- The Edge of Seventeen* (2016) (U.S. distribution by STX Entertainment)
- Eighth Grade* (2018) (U.S. distribution by A24)
- Firebrand (2023) (U.K. distribution by Amazon Prime Video)
- The Forest* (2016) (North American distribution by Focus Features through Gramercy Pictures)[28]
- Free Fire* (2016) (North American distribution by A24; U.K. distribution by StudioCanal)
- Gloria Bell* (2019) (US distribution by A24)
- The Glorias* (2020) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and LD Entertainment)
- Hearts Beat Loud (2018) (U.S. distribution by Gunpowder & Sky)
- Her* (2013) (U.S./Germany/Austria distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Honey Boy* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Amazon Studios)
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople* (2016) (U.S. distribution by the Orchard; Australian and New Zealand distribution by Madman Entertainment)
- If Beale Street Could Talk* (2018) (U.S. distribution by Annapurna Pictures)
- In Secret* (2013) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions)[29]
- Jesus Revolution (2023) (U.S. distribution by Lionsgate)
- Joe Bell (2020) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions)
- Joyride (2022) (U.S. distribution by Magnolia Pictures; U.K. and Irish distribution by Vertigo Releasing)[30]
- Juliet, Naked (2018) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate; U.K. distribution by Universal Pictures and Focus Features)
- The Kid Detective (2020) (Canadian distribution by Level Film)
- The Last Vermeer* (2019) (U.S. distribution by TriStar Pictures; originally to be distributed by Sony Pictures Classics)
- Late Night* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Amazon Studios)
- Leave No Trace* (2018) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street)
- Life Itself* (2018) (U.S. distribution by Amazon Studios)
- The Lodge* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Neon)
- Love & Mercy* (2014) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate)
- The Lovers* (2017) (U.S. distribution by A24)[31]
- Manchester by the Sea* (2016) (U.S. distribution by Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions)
- Marshall* (2017) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films)
- Montana Story (2021) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street)[32]
- Moving On (2022) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions)
- Mr. Holmes* (2015) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and Miramax; U.K. distribution by Entertainment One)
- Saint Maud* (2020) (U.S. distribution by A24 in association with Epix; U.K. distribution by StudioCanal)
- Sharp Stick* (2022) (U.S. distribution by Utopia)
- The Skeleton Twins* (2014) (U.S. distribution by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
- Somewhere in Queens (2023) (U.S. distribution by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
- Sound of Metal* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Amazon Studios)
- Sleepless* (2017) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films)
- Spin Me Round (2022) (U.S. distribution by IFC Films and AMC+)
- Spotlight* (2015) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films)
- Studio 666 (2022) (worldwide distribution by Open Road Films)
- Summering (2022) (North American distribution by Bleecker Street)[33]
- Them That Follow* (2019) (U.S. distribution by 1091 Pictures)
- Together Together (2021) (North American distribution by Bleecker Street)
- The Tomorrow Man* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street)
- Whiplash (2014) (U.S distribution by Sony Pictures Classics)
- Wicked Little Letters (2023) (North American and Chinese distribution by Sony Pictures Classics; U.K., France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Benelux distribution by StudioCanal)
- Wildlife* (2018) (U.S. distribution by IFC Films)
- Words on Bathroom Walls* (2020) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions)
- The World to Come* (2020) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street)[34]
- You Hurt My Feelings (2023) (U.S. distribution by A24)
- Zola* (2020) (U.S. distribution by A24)[35]
See also edit
References edit
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External links edit
- Official Stage 6 Films website