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Foundation date 1 january 1912
Creator Jesse L. Lasky
Creator Adolph Zukor

Paramount Pictures Corporation (commonly known as Paramount Studios or simply Paramount, and formerly known as Famous Players-Lasky Corporation) is a film studio, television production company and motion picture distributor, consistently ranked as one of the "Big Six" film studios of Hollywood. It is a subsidiary of U.S. media conglomerate Viacom. Paramount is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).

In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first major Hollywood studio to distribute all of its films in digital-form only.

Paramount is the fifth oldest surviving film studio in the world, and America's oldest running studio, founded in 1912.

Best films

Titanic
Titanic
(1997) The Avengers
The Avengers
(2012) Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3
(2013) Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
(2011) Transformers: Age of Extinction
Transformers: Age of Extinction
(2014) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
(2009)
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Filmography of Paramount Pictures (4448 films)

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Production

No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men (2007)
, 2h2
Directed by Frères Coen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Mob film, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Gangster films
Actors Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt

In West Texas, 1980, Ed Tom Bell laments the increasing violence in a region where, like his father and grandfather before him, he has become sheriff. Anton Chigurh, a hitman, strangles a sheriff's deputy to escape custody and steals a car by using a captive bolt pistol to kill the driver.
Stardust
Stardust (2007)
, 2h7
Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Superhero films, Steampunk films
Actors Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Mark Strong

A village lies near a gap in a stone wall bordering the magical kingdom of Stormhold. The gap is guarded constantly but Dunstan Thorn manages to go through and meets an enslaved princess, Una. She offers him a glass snowdrop in exchange for a kiss. Nine months later, the Wall Guard delivers a baby to Dunstan, saying his name is Tristan.
Transformers
Transformers (2007)
, 2h24
Directed by Michael Bay
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Action, Adventure
Themes Jeu, Transport films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about toys, Road movies, Chase films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rachael Taylor, Anthony Anderson

Many years ago, the planet Cybertron was consumed by a civil war by the two Transformer factions, the Autobots led by Optimus Prime, and the Decepticons led by Megatron. Optimus jettisoned the AllSpark, a mystical artefact that brings life to the planet, into space, but Megatron pursued it. Megatron crashed in the Arctic Circle and froze, discovered in 1897 by explorer Archibald Witwicky. Witwicky activated Megatron’s navigational system, which scanned the AllSpark’s coordinates into his glasses. The glasses end up in the possession of his great-great-grandson Sam Witwicky. In the present day, Sam buys his first car, a rusting Chevrolet Camaro, but discovers it has a life of its own.
Paranormal Activity
Paranormal Activity (2007)
, 1h26
Directed by Oren Peli
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Demons in film, Ghost films
Actors Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Ashley Palmer, Randy McDowell

Young couple Katie and Micah move to a new house in San Diego. Katie claims an evil presence has been haunting her since she was a child, so Micah sets up a camera in their bedroom to record any paranormal activity that occurs while they sleep. Katie hires psychic Dr. Fredrichs, who reveals that Katie is being haunted by a demon that feeds off of negative energy and is intent on tormenting Katie. He advises them not to communicate with the demon and to contact demonologist Dr. Johann Averies if needed. Katie seems interested, but Micah does not take this seriously.
Reno 911!: Miami
Reno 911!: Miami (2007)
, 1h24
Directed by Robert Ben Garant
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Carlos Alazraqui, Mary Birdsong, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Niecy Nash, Robert Ben Garant, Cedric Yarbrough

The movie opens outside of a building where terrorists are holding hostages and a nuclear bomb. The Reno Sheriff's Department arrives in a helicopter, called in as experts. As the group prepare to deal with the situation, Deputy Travis Junior (Robert Ben Garant) wakes up and realizes it was a dream; he was sleeping at the wheel and the vehicle he and Lt. Dangle are in crashes.
Shooter
Shooter (2007)
, 2h4
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Political films
Actors Mark Wahlberg, Danny Glover, Ned Beatty, Michael Peña, Tate Donovan, Kate Mara

Bob Lee Swagger reluctantly leaves a self-imposed exile from his isolated mountain home at the request of Colonel Isaac Johnson, who appeals to him to help track down an assassin who is planning to shoot the president. Johnson gives him a list of three cities where the President is scheduled to visit and Swagger assesses a site in Philadelphia as the most likely. This turns out to be a set-up; while Swagger is working with Johnson's agents to find the rumored assassin, the Ethiopian archbishop is instead shot while standing next to the president. Swagger is then shot by a police officer but manages to escape. The agents tell the police that Swagger is the shooter and stage a manhunt for the injured sniper. However, he meets a rookie FBI special agent, Nick Memphis, disarms him, and steals his car.
Paranormal Activity
Paranormal Activity (2007)
, 7h22
Directed by Tod Williams, Oren Peli
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Demons in film, Ghost films
Actors Katie Featherston, Sprague Grayden, Micah Sloat, Ashley Palmer, Randy McDowell

Katie, Micah, un couple sans histoires, viennent de s'installer dans une belle demeure de Los Angeles. Mais très rapidement, le quotidien de ces jeunes gens est perturbé par d'étranges phénomènes : des bruits inquiétants, des objets qui se déplacent pendant la nuit... Micah, qui vient de faire l'acquisition d'une caméra vidéo, décide de l'utiliser pour filmer ce qui se passe dans leur maison pendant la nuit. Mais les images tournées par l'appareil lui révèlent une réalité des plus effrayantes : des objets semblent se déplacer sans explication rationnelle.De plus, les bruits étranges se multiplient. Katie, Micah font appel à un médium qui leur confirme que les lieux sont hantés.
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web (2006)
, 1h37
Directed by Gary Winick
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Films about spiders, Films about pigs, Musical films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Dakota Fanning, Julia Roberts, Beau Bridges, Steve Buscemi, Kevin Anderson, Leslie Mann

One spring, on a farm in Somerset County, Maine, Fern Arable (Dakota Fanning) finds her father about to kill the runt of a litter of newborn pigs. She successfully begs him to spare its life. He gives it to her, who names him Wilbur and raises him as her pet. To her regret, when he grows into an adult pig, she is forced to take him to the Zuckerman farm, where he is to be prepared as dinner in due time.
Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls (2006)
, 2h10
Directed by Bill Condon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson

Just as the original stage musical, the plot of Dreamgirls is told in two segments.
Babel
Babel (2006)
, 2h23
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about disabilities, Le désert, Personne sourde ou muette, Sign-language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Adriana Barraza, Peter Wight, Rinko Kikuchi

Babel focuses on four interrelated sets of situations and characters, and many events are revealed out of sequence. The following plot summary has been simplified and thus does not reflect the exact sequence of the events on screen.
Mission: Impossible III
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
, 2h5
Directed by J. J. Abrams
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers

Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has retired from field work for the IMF and instead trains new recruits while settling down with his fiancée, Julia Meade (Michelle Monaghan), a nurse who is unaware of Ethan's true job. Ethan is approached by fellow IMF agent John Musgrave (Billy Crudup) about a mission to rescue one of Ethan's protégés, Lindsey Farris (Keri Russell), who was captured while investigating arms dealer Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Musgrave has already prepared a team for Ethan: Declan Gormley (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Zhen Lei (Maggie Q), and his old partner Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames).
World Trade Center
World Trade Center (2006)
, 2h9
Directed by Oliver Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Action, Historical
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, La fin du monde, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Films about hijackings
Actors Nicolas Cage, Maria Bello, Michael Peña, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Stephen Dorff, Jude Ciccolella

On September 11, 2001, Port Authority Police officers John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno are patrolling the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan when they see a plane fly dangerously low overhead. As all of the police officers return to the station, they see on TV that the North Tower of the World Trade Center has been hit by the plane. Sergeant McLoughlin assigns many of the officers to assist in a precautionary evacuation attempt of the North Tower and they board a Metropolitan Transit Authority bus. On the bus, they hear reports that the South Tower is also hit by another plane. When they arrive at the World Trade Center, they realize the extent of the disaster, and see one of the victims jump out of the towers to certain death. The men proceed to get safety equipment from Building 5 and enter the concourse between the towers.
Time Bomb
Time Bomb (2006)
, 1h23
Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors David Arquette, Angela Bassett, Richard T. Jones, Sabine Karsenti, Neil Napier, Scott Faulconbridge

During a football game in Washington, D.C., a terrorist makes a bomb threat to the DHS, stating that a bomb is in a stadium. Meanwhile, the family of DHS agent Mike Bookman (Arquette), are taken hostage. This brings out issues of suspect and trust amongst colleagues as the terrorist is suspected to be amongst them.
Black Snake Moan
Black Snake Moan (2006)
, 1h56
Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Le blues, Musical films
Actors Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake, Sharon Epatha Merkerson, John Cothran, Jr., David Banner

The film centers on two main characters: Lazarus Redd (Samuel L. Jackson), a deeply religious farmer and former blues guitarist, and Rae Doole (Christina Ricci), a young sex addict. Lazarus' wife and his brother were having an affair, which has left him bitter and angry. Rae's boyfriend Ronnie Morgan (Justin Timberlake) leaves for deployment with the 196th Field Artillery Brigade, Tennessee National Guard, and in his absence, she indulges in bouts of promiscuity and drug use. During one of Rae's binges, Ronnie's friend Gill Morton (Michael Raymond-James) tries to take advantage of her. She laughs at his advances, comparing him unfavorably with another man, and he severely beats her. Believing she's dead, Gill dumps Rae and leaves her for dead in only a shirt and panties by the side of the road and drives away.