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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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Dark Skies (2013)
, 1h37Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic
Themes Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, J. K. Simmons, Myndy Crist, Annie Thurman
In a suburban street, the Barrett Family consisting of father Daniel (Josh Hamilton), mother Lacy (Keri Russell), older son Jesse (Dakota Goyo), and younger son Sammy (Kadan Rockett) hosts a barbecue and invites their friends, the Jessops. At night, Jesse and Sammy communicate with each other from their beds via walkie-talkie. Jesse is reading scary stories about The Sandman, which frightens Sammy.
Cottage Country (2013)
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Horror, Crime, Romance
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Malin Åkerman, Tyler Labine, Dan Petronijevic, Lucy Punch, Benjamin Ayres, Kenneth Welsh
Todd (Labine) wants everything to be perfect at his family cottage where he plans to propose to Cammie (Åkerman). But things go wrong when Todd's slacker brother Salinger (Petronijevic) and his free-spirited girlfriend Masha (Punch) show up. Todd accidentally kills his brother with an axe, Cammie is determined not to let murder stand in the way of their happiness.
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
, 1h46Directed by James Wan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Ghost films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson, Garrett Ryan, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey
In 1986, Carl calls his friend Elise Ranier to help discover what is haunting Lorraine Lambert's son, Josh. After hypnotizing Josh, Elise attempts to find the location of Josh's "friend", an old woman who appears in photographs of him. She makes her way to his bedroom closet and is scratched on the arm. When they return to Josh, he stands up in a trance, and says, "I'll show you," before walking to a door and pointing at it as it opens on its own. Lorraine, Carl and Elise agree that making Josh forget his astral projection abilities is the best thing to do.
Inescapable (2013)
, 1h33Directed by Ruba Nadda
Genres Thriller, Romance
Actors Alexander Siddig, Marisa Tomei, Joshua Jackson, Oded Fehr
Adib (Alexander Siddig), was an officer in the Syrian military police twenty-five years ago, when he suddenly defected to Canada under suspicious circumstances, abandoning his fiancee Fatima (Marisa Tomei). With his wife, two daughters, and a steady job in Toronto, Adib is confident he's put his past behind him. But when his daughter Muna suddenly disappears in Damascus, his past threatens to violently catch up to him. Adib teams up with a Canadian emissary (Joshua Jackson), Adib evades former colleagues that are pursuing him. Both a mystery drama and a spy thriller, Inescapable is an action-packed thriller driven by a father's selfless dedication to his daughter.
Escape from Planet Earth (2013)
, 1h29Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Rob Corddry, Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba, Kaitlin Olson, William Shatner
The film opens with Scorch Supernova (Brendan Fraser) on a mission to rescue captured babies from the Gnarlachs. He rescues them just in time before the Gnarlachs wake up. Scorch then returns to Planet Baab where he is known as a famous hero and a love interest for anchorwoman Gabby Babblebrook (Sofía Vergara) while at BASA his brother Gary (Rob Corddry) works. Gary's son Kip (Jonathan Morgan Heit) is a big fan of his uncle Scorch. Soon, Gary and Scorch receive a message from Lena Thackleman (Jessica Alba), the head of BASA, that Scorch will be sent to the "Dark Planet" (Earth) due to an SOS call. Scorch decides to go on the mission to the Dark Planet, but Gary strongly insists that he doesn't go because he is not serious. Also, no alien has ever returned from the dark planet. After further arguing, Gary finally says that he won't be helping Scorch and quits BASA before Scorch himself fires him. Gary then goes home to his wife Kira (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Kip only to find out that Scorch has already gone on the mission to the Dark Planet, while Kip is watching it on live TV in excitement.
Antiviral (2012)
, 1h50Directed by Brandon Cronenberg
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Medical-themed films, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Caleb Landry Jones, Malcolm McDowell, Douglas Smith, Sarah Gadon, Sheila McCarthy, Nicholas Campbell
In a dystopian near-future, Syd March (Caleb Landry Jones) is employed by the Lucas Clinic, a company which purchases viruses and other pathogens from celebrities who fall ill, in order to inject them into clients who desire a connection with celebrities. In particular, the pathogens supplied by the Lucas Clinic's exclusive celebrity Hannah Geist are extremely popular, and another employee at the clinic, Derek Lessing (Reid Morgan), is responsible for harvesting them from Hannah directly. To make extra money, Syd uses his own body as an incubator, steals pathogens from the lab, and sells them on the black market. To do so, he uses a stolen console to break the copy protection placed on the virus by the clinic; once injected in a client, the pathogen is rendered incommunicable. He then passes the pathogens to Arvid (Joe Pingue), who works at Astral Bodies, a celebrity meat market where meat is grown from the cells of celebrities for consumption.
Goon (2012)
, 1h32Directed by Michael Dowse
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Sports films, Ice hockey films, Sports d'hiver
Actors Seann William Scott, Liev Schreiber, Jay Baruchel, Marc-André Grondin, Alison Pill, Eugene Levy
Doug Glatt (Seann William Scott), a bouncer at a bar in Massachusetts, feels ostracized from his adoptive Jewish family, because his father, Dr. Glatt (Eugene Levy) and brother are both successful physicians. Doug attends a minor league hockey game with his best friend Pat (Jay Baruchel). Pat taunts the visiting team during a fight and one of their players climbs into the stands, calling him a homosexual slur. Doug, whose brother is gay, steps in and easily beats up the opposing player. Soon after, Doug gets a phone call from the coach of his hometown team who offers him a job as an enforcer.
, 1h41Directed by Mark Tonderai
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Jennifer Lawrence, Max Thieriot, Gil Bellows, Nolan Gerard Funk, Elisabeth Shue, Allie MacDonald
A young psychotic girl murders her parents with a hammer in the middle of a stormy night.
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
, 1h35Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
Origin German
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime
Themes Clonage, La fin du monde, Films about computing, Jeu, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Transport films, Films set in the future, Zombie films, Films about video games, Films about viral outbreaks, Catastrophe épidémiologique, Films about disabilities, Political films, Dystopian films, Films based on video games, Disaster films, Personne sourde ou muette
Actors Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodríguez, Kevin Durand, Sienna Guillory, Shawn Roberts, Aryana Engineer
Alice (Milla Jovovich) and the others on the Umbrella Corporation freighter Arcadia face an attack by a fleet of tiltrotors led by Alice's former ally, Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory), who is being mind controlled by Umbrella through a scarab device attached to her chest. Alice causes a tiltrotor to crash into Arcadia, resulting in an explosion that knocks her out and into the water. The fates of Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield and K-Mart are ambiguous.
Sinister (2012)
, 1h50Directed by Scott Derrickson
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Films about children, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television
Actors Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Juliet Rylance, James Ransone, Clare Foley, Blake Mizrahi
The film opens with Super 8 footage depicting a family of four standing beneath a tree with sacks over their heads and nooses around their necks. An unseen figure saws through a branch acting as a counterweight, causing their deaths by hanging.
The Woman in Black (2012)
, 1h35Directed by James Watkins
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Tim McMullan, Janet McTeer, Liz White, Roger Allam
In an Edwardian-era English village, Crythin Gifford, three little girls are having a tea party with their dolls in an attic. They are smiling and having fun when they suddenly look at something in the corner. Then they stand up and walk trance-like to a window and jump to their deaths with blank faces.
The Divide (2012)
, 2h2Directed by Xavier Gens
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Lauren German, Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Courtney B. Vance, Michael Eklund, Ashton Holmes
As nuclear explosions ravage New York City, residents of an apartment block rush downstairs to escape from the building, only to be forced into the basement by further explosions. Only eight of the residents – Eva (Lauren German) and her boyfriend Sam (Iván González), Josh (Milo Ventimiglia) and his brother Adrien (Ashton Holmes), Josh's friend Bobby (Michael Eklund), Marilyn (Rosanna Arquette) and her daughter Wendi (Abbey Thickson), and Devlin (Courtney B. Vance) – manage to force their way into the building's bomb shelter before the superintendent, Mickey (Michael Biehn), seals the door. The group acclimatises to the cramped surroundings while Mickey asserts his dominance over the shelter and its denizens, much to the chagrin of Josh, Bobby, and Devlin. After some time, the shelter's door is broken open and the shelter is invaded by armed soldiers in biohazard suits; the men's speech is unintelligible and their allegiance remains ambiguous. The men attack the group and seize Wendi, leaving the shelter with her. Devlin and Mickey manage to kill three of the men and Mickey takes a rifle. Josh volunteers to use one of the dead soldier's suits to leave the shelter and search for Wendi.
ParaNorman (2012)
, 1h32Directed by Sam Fell, Chris Butler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Ghost films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, Children's films, LGBT-related films, Disaster films, LGBT-related film
Actors Casey Affleck, Tempestt Bledsoe, John Goodman, Bernard Hill, Anna Kendrick, Leslie Mann
In the small town of Blithe Hollow, Massachusetts, Norman Babcock (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is an 11-year-old boy who speaks with the dead, including his late grandmother (Elaine Stritch) and various ghosts in town. Almost no one believes him and he is isolated emotionally from his family while being ridiculed by his peers. His friend, Neil Downe (Tucker Albrizzi), is an overweight boy who is bullied himself and finds in Norman a kindred spirit. During rehearsal of a school play commemorating the town's execution of a witch three centuries ago, Norman has a vision of the town's past in which he is pursued through the woods by townsfolk on a witch hunt. Afterward, the boys are confronted by his estranged and seemingly deranged uncle Mr. Prenderghast (John Goodman) who tells his nephew that he soon must take up his regular ritual to protect the town. Soon after this encounter, Prenderghast dies from a sudden stroke. During the official performance of the school play Norman has another vision, creating a public spectacle of himself which leads to his father (Jeff Garlin) grounding him. His mother (Leslie Mann) tells him that his father's stern manner is because he is afraid for him. The next day, Norman sees Prenderghast's spirit who tells him that the ritual must be performed with a certain book before sundown that day. Norman is at first reluctant to go because he is scared but his grandmother tells him it is all right to be scared as long as he does not let it change who he is. Norman sets off to retrieve the book from Prenderghast's house (having to take it from his corpse).
For a Good Time, Call... (2012)
, 1h25Directed by Jamie Travis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Ari Graynor, Lauren Miller, Justin Long, Stephanie Beard, Mimi Rogers, Kevin Smith
After Lauren is dumped by her boyfriend, she is unable to afford a place of her own. Her old friend Jesse informs her of a beautiful apartment right by Gramercy Park, but does not include the fact that his other friend Katie lives there. During their freshman year of college, Lauren had to drive an inebriated Katie home from a frat party. She accidentally spilled her own urine onto Lauren from an empty slushie container, and was promptly thrown out of the car. Despite their clear disdain for each other, they reluctantly move in together for lack of better options.
The Hunger Games (2012)
, 2h22Directed by Gary Ross
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films about television, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, La téléréalité, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz
In District 12, Katniss Everdeen volunteers when her younger sister Primrose is initially chosen by lot. She and the male Tribute, Peeta Mellark, are escorted to the Capitol by chaperone Effie Trinket and their mentor Haymitch Abernathy, a past District 12 victor and alcoholic. Haymitch impresses on them the importance of gaining sponsors, as they can provide gifts of food and supplies during the Games. During part of a series of televised interviews, Peeta publicly expresses his love for Katniss, which she initially takes as an attempt to earn sponsor favor, but later learns his love is genuine. While training, Katniss observes the Career Tributes Marvel, Glimmer, Cato, and Clove, from Districts 1 and 2, who have been training for the Games since a young age.