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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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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.
Fargo (1996)
, 1h38Directed by Frères Coen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Crime, Black comedy
Themes Pregnancy films
Actors Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare, Tony Denman
Minneapolis car salesman Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) is desperate for money. Shep Proudfoot (Steve Reevis), an ex-convict, gives him a name; he travels to Fargo, North Dakota, where he hires two men (Carl Showalter (Steve Buscemi) and Gaear Grimsrud (Peter Stormare)) to kidnap his wife, Jean (Kristin Rudrüd), and ransom her for $80,000, knowing his wealthy father-in-law and boss, Wade Gustafson (Harve Presnell) will pay. In return, Lundegaard will give Showalter and Grimsrud a new 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, and half of the ransom money.
Scream (1996)
, 1h51Directed by Wes Craven
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Crime, Black comedy, Slasher
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Serial killer films, Comedy horror films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich
High school student Casey Becker receives a flirtatious phone call from an unknown person, asking her, "What's your favorite scary movie?" The situation quickly escalates as the caller turns sadistic and threatens her life. He reveals that her boyfriend Steve Orth is being held hostage. After Casey fails to answer a question correctly about horror films, Steve is murdered. When Casey refuses to cooperate with the caller, she is attacked and murdered by a masked killer. Her parents come home to find her body hanging from a tree.
Priest (1995)
, 1h50Directed by Antonia Bird
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film
Actors Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle, Brad Dourif, Cathy Tyson, Christine Tremarco
Father Greg Pilkington, newly assigned to St. Mary's parish in inner-city Liverpool, is startled to discover Father Matthew Thomas is engaged in a sexual relationship with rectory housekeeper Maria Kerrigan. Moreover, Father Thomas is a left-wing radical and an outspoken proponent of Liberation Theology, leading him to constant clashes and bickering with the Bishop—who nevertheless appreciates his abilities.
Mortal Kombat (1995)
, 1h41Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Sports films, Martial arts films, Films about video games, Films based on video games
Actors Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Talisa Soto, Christophe Lambert
The film is centered on Mortal Kombat, a fight tournament between the representatives the realms of Earth and Outworld conceived by the Elder Gods amid looming invasion of the Earth by Outworld. If the realm of Outworld wins Mortal Kombat ten consecutive times, its Emperor Shao Kahn will be able to invade and conquer the Earth realm.
The Usual Suspects (1995)
, 1h46Directed by Bryan Singer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Mob film, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak
A deadly firefight and a fire aboard a ship docked in the San Pedro Bay leaves only two survivors: a Hungarian criminal named Arkos Kovaz hospitalized from severe burns, and a small-time con artist, Roger "Verbal" Kint (Kevin Spacey), a pathetic cripple. Separately, FBI agent Jack Baer (Giancarlo Esposito) and Customs agent Dave Kujan (Chazz Palminteri) arrive in San Pedro, lured by reports of a large cocaine shipment, and Kujan's personal vendetta against Dean Keaton (Gabriel Byrne), a formerly corrupt police officer who has since given up his life of crime but who was supposedly involved in the massacre. While Baer is at the hospital attempting to get security for Kovaz, Kovaz begins yelling in Hungarian, and mentions the name Keyser Söze, which stops and stuns Baer. As Verbal later explains, Söze has a near mythical and vengeful reputation, having killed his own family when they were held hostage by a Hungarian gang and then killing all but one of the gang members before disappearing underground, keeping his true identity secret by insulating himself from his agents, who usually do not know for whom they are working.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
, 2h34Directed by Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Mob film, Crime, Black comedy
Themes Assassinat, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about drugs, Films about psychiatry, Gangster films
Actors John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer
"Pumpkin" (Tim Roth) and "Honey Bunny" (Amanda Plummer) are having breakfast in a diner, and discussing their life as robbers. They decide to rob the restaurant after realizing they could make money off the customers as well as the business, as they did during their previous heist. Moments after they initiate the hold-up, the scene breaks off and the title credits roll.
Paris, France (1994)
, 1h52Directed by Jerry Ciccoritti
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Leslie Hope, Peter Outerbridge, Dan Lett
Lucy (Leslie Hope) is a frustrated erotic novelist exploring whether a weekend of sexual passion with Sloan (Peter Outerbridge), a bisexual poet, can liberate her from writer's block.
On My Own (1993)
, 1h37Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Judy Davis, Matthew Ferguson, Jan Rubes, Colin Fox, Rachel Blanchard
, 1h27Directed by Adam Marcus
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Transport films, Serial killer films, Road movies
Actors Kane Hodder, John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Erin Gray, Allison Smith, Steven Culp
The undead serial killer Jason Voorhees, thought to be killed in Part 8, is back at Crystal Lake. As he is about to kill a woman the FBI springs a trap. After gunning him down they blow him to pieces. His remains are sent to a morgue, where the coroner becomes possessed by the demonic spirit of Jason. Jason, now in a new body, begins to kill again.
Coyote (1992)
, 1h35Directed by Richard Ciupka
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Mitsou, Patrick Labbé (acteur québécois), Claude Legault, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Michel Barrette, François Massicotte
Le froid, les raffineries, les rues tristes de Pointe aux Trembles, les hot dogs extra graisse de chez Larry. Chomi, aspirant réalisateur, rencontre la belle Coyotte, de qui il tombe follement amoureux. Aux yeux de Chomi, Coyotte représente la blonde parfaite, pour elle, Chomi est la personification même de l'espoir absolu qu'elle porte en l'avenir. Mais, la vie est plus forte et après plusieurs chassés croisés, bébés avortés, voulus ou en devenir, le couple se sépare. C'est bien connu : les histoires d'amour finissent mal, en général.
Buried on Sunday (1992)
, 1h34Directed by Paul Donovan
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Submarine films
Actors Paul Gross, Henry Czerny, Maury Chaykin, John Dunsworth, Mary Walsh
Sidekicks (1992)
, 1h37Directed by Aaron Norris
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Beau Bridges, Joe Piscopo, Jonathan Brandis, Mako Iwamatsu, Chuck Norris, Julia Nickson-Soul
The main protagonist is Barry Gabrewski, an asthmatic boy who lives with his widowed father, Jerry Gabrewski (Beau Bridges), in Houston, Texas. A loner, Barry has vivid daydreams about being Chuck Norris' sidekick, battling against Norris's movie enemies — who are often personified by Barry's everyday bullies such as Randy Cellini (John Buchanan). Noreen Chan (Julia Nickson-Soul), his favorite teacher, often plays the damsel in distress in his dreams.
, 1h55Directed by Alain Corneau
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jean-Pierre Marielle, Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Guillaume Depardieu, Michel Bouquet, Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Ageing court composer Marin Marais recalls his former master and un-equalled viol player, the jansenist Monsieur de Sainte Colombe. Sainte Colombe buried himself in his music after the death of his wife bringing up his two daughters on his own, and teaching them to be musicians, and playing in a consort with them for local noble audiences. His reputation reaching the court of Louis XIV, the king sent an envoy, Caignet, to request him to play at court. But Sainte Colombe sent the envoy away as well as the abbé Mathieu, and shut himself away in a cabin in his garden in order to perfect the art of viol playing.
My New Partner II (1990)
, 1h45Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes La corruption policière, Buddy films
Actors Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte, Guy Marchand, Grace de Capitani, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Line Renaud
François et René forment une équipe de ripoux depuis déjà 5 ans quand François, qui envisage de passer l'examen de commissaire, souhaite redevenir honnête. Mais lorsqu'il remet à une boutiquière volée l'argent dérobé, celle-ci, en raison d'une vieille rancune envers René, les accuse aussitôt du forfait. Les deux flics sont alors suspendus et remplacés par les inspecteurs Brisson et Portal, censés être de véritables modèles d'intégrité. Mais les apparences sont trompeuses.