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Foundation date 1 january 1984
Alliance Films (formerly Alliance Entertainment, Alliance Communications, Alliance Atlantis Releasing LTD or CIC Canada and also known as Alliance VivaFilm in Quebec) was a major Canadian motion picture distribution/production company, which had served Canada, the United Kingdom, and Spain. It is part of the Entertainment One group and has been folded into eOne due to the January 9, 2013 acquisition. It was one of the major motion picture distribution/production companies to distribute independent films outside the United States.
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(1994)Filmography of Alliance Films (121 films)
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Prom Night (2008)
, 1h27Directed by Nelson McCormick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror, Crime, Slasher
Themes Dance films, Serial killer films
Actors Brittany Snow, Scott Porter, Jessica Stroup, Dana Davis, Collins Pennie, Kelly Blatz
In 2005, Bridgeport native Donna Keppel (Brittany Snow), a high school freshman, returns home from a movie date with her friend Lisa Hines (Dana Davis) to find her father and brother have been killed. In terror, Donna hides under the bed, where she sees her mother (Lori Heuring) struggling with Richard Fenton (Johnathon Schaech), a former teacher of hers who had become obsessed with Donna. As Donna locks eyes with her terrified mother, she witnesses Fenton murder her.
Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
, 1h26Directed by Michael Davis
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk, Daniel Pilon
Smith (Clive Owen), a drifter at a bus stop, sees a pregnant woman fleeing a hitman. Following them into a warehouse, Smith murders the hitman with a carrot and saves the woman. As more thugs arrive, Smith is forced to deliver the woman's baby (later named Oliver) during a firefight. Pursued by head assassin Karl Hertz (Paul Giamatti), the woman is soon shot and killed, forcing Smith to narrowly escape with Oliver.
Angel's Rage (2006)
, 1h47Directed by Dan Bigras
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Pierre Lebeau, Patrick Martin, Marina Orsini, Dan Bigras, Nicolas Canuel, Louison Danis
Bien qu'issus d'un quartier prospère, Francis, Lune et Éric ont connu une enfance difficile, marquée par la violence de leur père ou de leurs camarades. Lorsqu'ils se retrouvent, quelques années après s'être perdus de vue, ils sont tous trois membres de bandes criminelles. Amoureux de Lune, qui se prostitue afin de pouvoir se procurer de la drogue, Francis cherche à la guérir de sa dépendance, dont souffre également Éric, qui cache ses véritables sentiments à l'égard de son ami. Avec l'aide de Sandra, une prostituée plus âgée devenue la protectrice de Lune, Francis arrache cette dernière à l'emprise de Gros Sale et de sa bande. Son geste attise alors les rivalités qui existaient déjà entre son clan et celui de Lune.
Max (2002)
, 1h46Directed by Menno Meyjes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Peinture, Hitler, Political films
Actors John Cusack, Noah Taylor, Leelee Sobieski, Molly Parker, Ulrich Thomsen, Kevin McKidd
The year is 1918, and Max Rothman (John Cusack), a fictional Munich art dealer, is a veteran of the Third Battle of Ypres, where he lost his right arm during the latter stages of World War I, effectively ending his career as a painter. He returns to Germany and opens a modern art gallery. He is married to Nina (Molly Parker), but also has a mistress, Liselore von Peltz (Leelee Sobieski). Through a chance encounter, Rothman is approached by a young Adolf Hitler (Noah Taylor), a war veteran as well, disgruntled over Germany's loss during the conflict and the country's humiliation by the signing of the Versailles Treaty; Hitler wishes to have his artwork drawings displayed.
Morvern Callar (2002)
, 1h37Directed by Lynne Ramsay
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about suicide
Actors Samantha Morton, Kathleen McDermott, Bryan Dick, Dolly Wells
Morvern Callar (Samantha Morton) is a young woman in a small port town in Scotland. She wakes on Christmas morning to discover that her boyfriend has committed suicide, leaving a suicide note, mix tape and the manuscript of his unpublished novel behind. His novel is dedicated to her and she decides to erase his name and puts her own name on the novel and sends it to the publisher recommended by her boyfriend. Instead of arranging a funeral with the money on his account, as requested by him, she cuts his body up and buries it in the mountains. With the money she then escapes her work stacking fruit in the groceries section of the local supermarket and goes to Almería, Costa del Sol, with her best friend Lanna (Kathleen McDermott). As they go out and party she feels she's in a different mood than her and leaves her, also to be able to secretly meet the publishers who haven't hesitated to come meet her in Spain. She plays the role of a writer and sells the novel for £100,000. Back in Scotland she tries to convince Lanna to come with her to the big world, but in Spain she has met a guy from Leeds who plans to visit her. Morvern collects her suitcase and goes to the train station.
Lathe of Heaven (2002)
, 1h31Directed by Philip Haas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors James Caan, Lukas Haas, David Strathairn, Lisa Bonet, Sheila McCarthy, Serge Houde
Lathe of Heaven stars James Caan, Lukas Haas, and Lisa Bonet. Unlike the 1980 adaptation, it discards a significant portion of the plot, some minor characters, and much of the philosophical underpinnings of the book.
, 1h35Directed by Jay Roach
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Space adventure films, Spy films, Time travel films, Sur la Lune, Comedy science fiction films, Space opera, Robot films
Actors Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Michael York, Mimi Rogers, Alec Baldwin, Robert Wagner
Austin Powers is enjoying his honeymoon with his wife, the former Vanessa Kensington. She turns out to be one of Dr. Evil's fembots, who attempts to kill Austin, then self-destructs. Austin grieves briefly, then proceeds to the hotel lobby nude and celebrates being single again.
Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
, 1h30Origin Canada
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, American football films, Films about dogs, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Tim Conway, Kevin Zegers, Cynthia Stevenson, Gregory Harrison, Dick Martin, Nora Dunn
Several years after becoming Buddy's legal owner, Josh Framm (Kevin Zegers), now a teenager, becomes angry when his mother, Jackie, begins dating Patrick Sullivan, the town's new veterinarian after a couple of failed dates. It all starts when Sullivan innocently tosses Josh's basketball-savvy dog, Buddy, a football one day, and he discovers that Buddy also has an uncanny ability to play the sport of football. Soon enough, Buddy begins playing on Josh's Junior High football team. Meanwhile, two Russian siblings by the names of Natalya and Popov kidnap Buddy in hopes of having him perform as the special attraction in the Russian circus while Josh runs away when Patrick proposes to his mother. His coach finds him and convinces him that just because Patrick is in his life now, he doesn't have to stop loving his father and he returns home, but Patrick is gone and Buddy is missing. The Timberwolves are forced to play the final game without Buddy and are unable to win. Buddy and the other animals manage to escape and Natalya and Popov are placed into the custody of the Russian embassy after their van falls into a lake following a chase sequence. Meanwhile, Patrick finds Buddy and takes him to the game. With the help of Buddy, the team catches up, but Buddy is tackled and taken out of the game. The Timberwolves are forced to finish the game without him and thanks to Josh and Tommy, they win. Later, Josh stops Patrick from leaving and convinces him to stay. The family later goes to a Seattle Seahawks football game and Buddy sneaks onto the field.
Strike! (1998)
, 1h37Directed by Sarah Kernochan
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about education, Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Kirsten Dunst, Gaby Hoffmann, Lynn Redgrave, Monica Keena, Merritt Wever, Heather Matarazzo
The film takes place at an elite New England boarding school in the era between the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Odette "Odie" Sinclair (Hoffmann) is forcibly transferred by her parents to Miss Godard's Preparatory School for Girls after her parents find out that she has planned to have sex with her boyfriend, Dennis (Matthew Lawrence). Upon arrival to the school, which is run by the headstrong headmistress Miss McVane (Redgrave), Odette is introduced to her roommates, the intelligent and charismatic Verena von Stefan (Dunst) and the promiscuous Tinka Parker (Keena). Verena and Tinka are the school's primary troublemakers; both mock an uptight hall monitor named Abigail "Abby" Sawyer (Cook), who has a penchant for tattletaling, and Verena regularly buys cigarettes from a lunch cook and is constantly late for classes.
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
, 1h52Directed by Atom Egoyan
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Trucker films
Actors Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Bruce Greenwood, Tom McCamus, Alberta Watson, Marc Donato
In a small town in Upstate New York named "Sam Dent", a school bus skids into a lake, killing 14 children. Their grieving parents are approached by a lawyer, Mitchell Stephens (Ian Holm), who is haunted by his dysfunctional relationship with his drug-addict daughter. Stephens persuades the reluctant parents to file a class action lawsuit against the state, school district, or other entity for damages, arguing that the accident is a result of negligence.
Crash (1996)
, 1h40Directed by David Cronenberg
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Les fantasmes, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Biehn
Film producer James Ballard (James Spader) and his wife, Catherine (Deborah Kara Unger), are in an open marriage. The couple engage in various infidelities, but between them have only unenthusiastic sex. Their arousal is heightened by discussing the intimate details of their extramarital sex.
Senior Trip (1995)
, 1h27Directed by Roger Kumble
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Matt Frewer, Tara Strong, Valerie Mahaffey, Jeremy Lee Renner, Lawrence Dane, Tommy Chong
At Fairmount High School, Ohio, a group of rude and obnoxious seniors begins their school with an assembly featuring a band called "High on Life" though the student body shows lack of response due to the choice of music playing in front of them. As the band continues to play onstage, Mark "Dags" D'Agastino (Jeremy Renner) and Reggie Barry (Rob Moore) decide to sabotage the assembly by having a track played and exposing the band lip syncing their music as it ends drastically but upbeat. After a typing class, the seniors cut school and throw a party at the home of Principal Moss (Matt Frewer). Moss eventually gets informed about the party from the school body president Steve Nisser (Sergio Di Zio). When he returns home, he gives the group detention, forcing them to write a letter to the President of the United States, explaining what is wrong with the education system.
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
, 1h36Directed by Robert Longo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Social science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about computing, Transport films, Films set in the future, Political films, Road movies, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Chase films, Anticipation
Actors Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren, Takeshi Kitano, Ice-T, Dina Meyer, Henry Rollins
In 2021, Johnny is a "mnemonic courier" with a data storage device implanted in his brain, allowing him to discreetly carry information too sensitive to transfer across the Net, the virtual-reality equivalent of the Internet. While lucrative, the implant has cost Johnny his childhood memories, and he seeks to have the implant removed to regain his memories back; his handler, Ralfi assigns him one more job that would cover the costs of the operation (which are extremely expensive), sending Johnny to Beijing to deliver the latest information.
Eldorado (1995)
, 1h44Directed by Charles Binamé
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Pascale Bussières, Robert Brouillette, Isabel Richer, James Hyndman, Macha Limonchik, Pascale Montpetit
C'est l'été, il fait chaud à Montréal et on rencontre des gens de tous les horizons : Rita, la gentille sans domicile fixe qui s'installe chez Roxanne; Henriette qui tombe amoureuse de son voisin, Lloyd, présentateur radio obsédé sexuel, un jeune couple, Marc et Loulou, dont la relation est en danger à cause de la liaison entre Loulou et Lloyd, et beaucoup d'autres, tandis que l'été devient de plus en plus chaud...
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Enemy (2014)
, 1h30Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Isabella Rossellini, Sarah Gadon, Stephen R. Hart, Joshua Peace
A man attends an erotic show at an underground club that culminates with a naked woman on the verge of crushing a live tarantula spider under her patent leather, high-heeled platform shoe. Elsewhere, a pregnant young woman sits on a bed, alone.