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Foundation date 1 january 1996

MTV Films is the motion picture production arm of the American cable television channel MTV. Founded in 1996, it has produced films based on MTV programs such as Beavis and Butt-head Do America and Jackass: The Movie, as well as other adaptations and original projects. Its films are released by fellow Viacom division Paramount Pictures. On August 21, 2006, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films became full labels of the Paramount Motion Pictures Group. It currently has 38 films with three direct-to-video titles.

Best films

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
(2013) The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard
(2005) Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
(2013) Save the Last Dance
Save the Last Dance
(2001) Blades of Glory
Blades of Glory
(2007) Jackass 3D
Jackass 3D
(2010)
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Filmography of MTV Films (43 films)

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Production

Beneath
Beneath (2007)

Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Nora Zehetner, Matthew Settle, Carly pope, Gabrielle Rose, Jessica Amlee, Warren Christie

On the way home from visiting her parents' grave, Christy (Nora Zehetner) crashes the car into a rock. The impact throws Christy to safety, but her older sister, Vanessa (Carly Pope), is trapped inside when the car explodes. Vanessa initially survives, though disfigured and completely burnt. Christy is sent to Pine Bluff Psychiatric Care Center for treatment while her sister is treated by her husband Dr. John Locke (Matthew Settle), at home with the assistance of the nurse Claire Wells (Eliza Norbury), and his rather stern mother, Mrs Locke (Gabrielle Rose). When Vanessa has a heart attack and dies, Christy has a breakdown at the funeral service screaming that her sister is alive in the coffin. Christy moves to California for pre-med, but remains haunted by nightmares and weird visions. Six years later, Christy returns to Edgemont for a funeral. Vanessa's husband and mother-in-law regard her coldly, but Amy (Jessica Amlee), Christy's niece who is afraid of "dark things" behind the walls of the house, asks her to stay.
Jackass Number Two
Jackass Number Two (2006)
, 1h32
Directed by Jeff Tremaine
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Ryan Dunn, Stephanie Hodge

Jackass Number Two is a compilation of various stunts, pranks and skits, and essentially has no plot. The film opens with an introduction of the nine cast members while they're being chased by bulls in a neighborhood. As the stampede chases them, Ryan Dunn jumps into a station wagon before a bull rips off the open door. Preston Lacy is pushed through a fence by a bull while trying to get over it. Dave England takes cover in a garbage can, which is knocked aside by a bull. Jason "Wee-Man" Acuña is knocked to the ground by a calf, and Chris Pontius is thrown into a kiddie pool by a bull's horns. Ehren McGhehey and Steve-O jump and break through a garden fence to avoid being hit. Johnny Knoxville and Bam Margera are left, and get chased into a house. Bam jumps through a window, and Johnny stops in his tracks to deliver his signature line, "Hi, I’m Johnny Knoxville, and welcome to Jackass!", before being blasted through a window by several bulls, followed by the film's title appearing onscreen.
The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard (2005)
, 1h53
Directed by Peter Segal
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Prison films, Sports films, American football films, Musical films
Actors Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, James Cromwell, Nelly, William Fichtner, Bill Goldberg

Paul Crewe (Adam Sandler) is a former NFL player disgraced for shaving points in a big game. One night, he gets drunk and goes joyriding in his girlfriend's Bentley, totals it, gets arrested, and is sentenced to three years in a Texas Federal Prison for violating his parole.
Coach Carter
Coach Carter (2005)
, 2h16
Directed by Thomas Carter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Basketball films, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Samuel L. Jackson, Ashanti, Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chard, Nana Gbewonyo, Rick Gonzalez

Coach Ken Carter takes over the head coaching job for the basketball team at his old high school Richmond, having played on the team himself and earning records. Carter quickly sees that the athletes are rude and disrespectful, and are in need of discipline. He hands the players individual contracts, instructing them to attend all of their classes, wear dress shirts and ties on game days, refer to everyone (players and coach alike) as "sir", and maintain a minimum 2.3 (C+) grade point average, among other requirements. Carter also asks the school staff for progress reports on the players' grades and attendance. He teaches them to play a disciplined brand of basketball.
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
, 1h58
Directed by Jim Sheridan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Musical theatre, Action, Adventure, Musical, Crime
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors 50 Cent, Terrence Howard, Joy Bryant, Bill Duke, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Omar Benson Miller

Marcus (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) is a quiet young boy who adores his loving mother (Serena Reeder), and the two live a relatively comfortable life as his mother is a local drug dealer. She often has to leave him with his grandparents to be looked after while she takes care of her business. After she is brutally murdered in an apparent drug deal gone wrong, Marcus heads down the wrong road himself.
Hustle & Flow
Hustle & Flow (2005)
, 1h56
Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, DJ Qualls, Ludacris

DJay (Terrence Howard) is a pimp and drug dealer who is dissatisfied with his life. After acquiring a keyboard and reacquainting himself with an old friend from school, Key (Anthony Anderson), who has become a sound technician, DJay decides to try his hand at making hip hop songs.
The Perfect Score
The Perfect Score (2004)
, 1h33
Directed by Brian Robbins
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, Bryan Greenberg, Scarlett Johansson, Matthew Lillard, Vanessa Angel

The film revolves around high school student Kyle (Chris Evans), who needs a high score on the SAT to get into his preferred architecture program at Cornell University. He constantly compares himself to his older brother Larry, who is now living above his parents' garage. Kyle's best friend, Matty (Bryan Greenberg), wants to get a high score so he can go to the same college as his girlfriend, but he is an underachiever who had previously received a low score on his PSAT. They both believe that the SAT is standing in the way of their futures.
Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
, 1h26
Directed by Jared Hess
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films
Actors Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Aaron Ruell, Diedrich Bader

Napoleon Dynamite is a socially awkward 16-year-old boy from Preston, Idaho, who lives with his older brother, Kip, and their grandmother. Kip, 32, is unemployed and boasts of spending hours in Internet chat rooms with "babes" and aspiring to be a cage fighter; their grandmother leads a secret life involving mysterious boyfriends and quad-biking in the desert. Napoleon daydreams his way through school, doodling ligers and fantasy creatures, and reluctantly deals with the various bullies who torment him, particularly the obnoxious sports jock, Don. Napoleon likes to make up stories about himself whilst having a sullen and aloof attitude.
Better Luck Tomorrow
Better Luck Tomorrow (2003)
, 1h41
Directed by Justin Lin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Parry Shen, Sung Kang, Jason Tobin, Roger Fan, John Cho, Jerry Mathers

Ben Manibag (Parry Shen) and his friend Virgil Hu (Jason Tobin) are lying in the sun discussing college-admissions, but hearing a cell-phone ringing, begin digging in the dirt and soon uncover a human hand.
The Fighting Temptations
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
, 2h3
Directed by Jonathan Lynn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films
Actors Cuba Gooding Jr., Beyoncé, LaTanya Richardson, Steve Harvey, Mike Epps, Wendell Pierce

In 1980, a young boy named Darrin Hill (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) and his mother, MaryAnn (Faith Evans), are run out of town after MaryAnn was soon discovered to be a singing secular music when she also sings in a church choir. Aunt Sally (Ann Nesby) attempts to defend MaryAnn, but it fails. The church's cowardly pastor, Reverend Lewis (Wendell Pierce), is too afraid of the other church members to let her stay. MaryAnn and Darrin are last seen saying goodbye to Aunt Sally, as they sadly wave goodbye with each other. In 2003, Darrin has grown up to become a successful advertising executive in New York City with a bad habit of lying. Darrin's only true friend and secretary, Rosa Lopez (Lourdes Benedicto), does a good job at keeping his credit problems under control. However, Darrin has achieved so much under false pretenses and faked his college degree and high school diploma. Darrin also lied about being the son of a congressman, and his lies soon catch up with him and get him in trouble with his paranoid boss (Dakin Matthews) and Darrin loses his job. After being tracked down by a private investigator, Darrin soon finds out that Aunt Sally has died.
Tupac: Resurrection
Tupac: Resurrection (2003)
, 1h52
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Hip hop films, Musical films
Actors Tupac Shakur

Le documentaire présente la vie de Tupac Amaru Shakur du point de vue du rappeur lui-même. Narrateur et protagoniste du film, il raconte sa vie, ses actions et son art avec ses propres mots. Un peu différent du DVD "Thug Angel", mais beaucoup plus apprécié.
Jackass: The Movie
Jackass: The Movie (2002)
, 1h27
Directed by Jeff Tremaine
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films
Actors Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Ryan Dunn, Stephanie Hodge

Jackass : the movie s'inspire d'une émission diffusée sur MTV et dans laquelle des personnes accomplissent des challenges et des cascades plus risqués les uns que les autres.