Stage 6 Films
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Stage 6 Films, Inc. is an American film division of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions that acquires and produces feature films to be released either theatrically, on demand, or through streaming services. Once a film is finished, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions will decide if the film will be released theatrically or on a different platform.[1]
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| Company type | Label |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California, USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Joseph Matukewicz (president, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions) |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Parent | Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions |
| Website | stage6films.com |
Founded in 2007, the film division takes its name from the location of its main office, the Stage 6 building at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA (originally an actual sound stage used for such films as The Wizard of Oz).[2][3]
Filmography
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2000s
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2008 | Missionary Man | |
| February 12, 2008 | Three Can Play That Game | |
| March 4, 2008 | Pistol Whipped | |
| The Shepherd: Border Patrol | ||
| March 18, 2008 | Conspiracy | |
| March 25, 2008 | April Fool's Day | |
| April 15, 2008 | Impulse | |
| April 18, 2008 | Zombie Strippers | distributed by Triumph Films |
| July 15, 2008 | Insanitarium | |
| July 18, 2008 | Felon | |
| July 26, 2008 | Anaconda 3: Offspring | |
| August 5, 2008 | Starship Troopers 3: Marauder | |
| August 12, 2008 | The Art of War II: Betrayal | |
| October 21, 2008 | Linewatch | |
| October 24, 2008 | Vacancy 2: The First Cut | |
| November 1, 2008 | Center Stage: Turn It Up | co-production with Laurence Mark Productions |
| December 12, 2008 | The Sky Crawlers | US distribution only |
| January 20, 2009 | Boogeyman 3 | co-production with Ghost House Pictures |
| January 23, 2009 | The Lodger | |
| February 24, 2009 | Red Sands | |
| February 28, 2009 | Anacondas: Trail of Blood | |
| May 12, 2009 | The Grudge 3 | US distribution only, co-production with Ghost House Pictures |
| June 12, 2009 | Moon | first theatrical film; co-distributed with Sony Pictures Classics |
| June 13, 2009 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | US distribution only |
| July 21, 2009 | Messengers 2: The Scarecrow | US distribution only, co-production with Ghost House Pictures |
| October 6, 2009 | Dark Country | |
| November 3, 2009 | Hardwired | |
| December 11, 2009 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day |
2010s
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2010 | Ice Castles | |
| June 1, 2010 | Wild Things: Foursome | produced by Mandalay Pictures and RCR Media Group |
| June 8, 2010 | Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) | |
| August 21, 2010 | Lake Placid 3 | |
| September 21, 2010 | The Experiment | |
| Stomp the Yard: Homecoming | ||
| October 5, 2010 | 30 Days of Night: Dark Days | co-production with Ghost House Pictures |
| February 15, 2011 | Game of Death | co-production with Voltage Pictures and Perpetual Entertainment |
| March 1, 2011 | S.W.A.T.: Firefight | co-distributed by RCR Media Group |
| April 1, 2011 | Insidious | distributed by FilmDistrict |
| April 22, 2011 | The Greatest Movie Ever Sold | co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics |
| April 26, 2011 | Sniper: Reloaded | |
| May 6, 2011 | Jumping the Broom | distributed by TriStar Pictures |
| May 10, 2011 | The Hit List | co-production with Up Load Films and Motion Picture Corporation of America |
| June 17, 2011 | Quarantine 2: Terminal | |
| July 29, 2011 | Attack the Block | US co-distribution with Screen Gems |
| August 26, 2011 | Colombiana | US co-distribution with TriStar Pictures |
| September 2, 2011 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | co-distributed with Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| September 13, 2011 | Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown | produced by Mandalay Pictures |
| October 11, 2011 | Arena | |
| December 27, 2011 | Hostel: Part III | co-production with RCR Media Group |
| March 23, 2012 | The Raid: Redemption | co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics |
| May 11, 2012 | Tonight You're Mine | co-distributed by Roadside Attractions |
| July 24, 2012 | Meeting Evil | theatrical distribution by Magnolia Pictures; produced by Destination Films |
| August 7, 2012 | Bel Ami | theatrically distributed by Magnolia Pictures |
| August 17, 2012 | Sparkle | co-distributed by TriStar Pictures |
| Robot & Frank | co-distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films | |
| August 28, 2012 | Starship Troopers: Invasion | |
| November 6, 2012 | The Swan Princess Christmas | produced by Nest Family Entertainment and Crest Animation Studios |
| March 15, 2013 | The Call | co-distributed by TriStar Pictures |
| August 16, 2013 | Austenland | co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics; produced by Fickle Fish Films and Maxie Pictures |
| September 13, 2013 | Insidious: Chapter 2 | distributed by FilmDistrict |
| January 10, 2014 | Cold Comes the Night | co-distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films; produced by Syncopated Films |
| February 25, 2014 | The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale | produced by Nest Family Entertainment and Crest Animation Studios |
| March 28, 2014 | The Raid 2 | co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics; produced by Merantau Film and XYZ Films |
| July 15, 2014 | Appleseed Alpha | produced by Sola Films |
| August 29, 2014 | The Calling | |
| January 9, 2015 | Predestination | |
| May 8, 2015 | The D Train | distributed in the U.S. by IFC Films |
| June 5, 2015 | Insidious: Chapter 3 | co-distributed by Gramercy Pictures |
| October 9, 2015 | The Final Girls | |
| March 11, 2016 | Hello, My Name Is Doris | co-distributed by Roadside Attractions |
| March 18, 2016 | The Bronze | co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics |
| April 22, 2016 | The Meddler | |
| August 2, 2016 | Sniper: Ghost Shooter | |
| August 12, 2016 | Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich | |
| August 19, 2016 | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | distribution outside Japan only; co-distributed by Square Enix, produced by Visual Works, Digic Pictures, and Image Engine |
| August 26, 2016 | Don't Breathe | co-distributed by Screen Gems |
| June 19, 2017 | Resident Evil: Vendetta | |
| August 21, 2017 | Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars | |
| October 13, 2017 | Professor Marston and the Wonder Women[4][5] | co-distributed by Annapurna Pictures |
| November 7, 2017 | November Criminals[6] | distribution in North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Scandinavia, Iceland, Spain, Portugal, Eastern Europe, the Benelux, Greece, the Middle East, Israel, India and worldwide airlines only; co-distributed by Vertical Entertainment in the U.S. |
| January 5, 2018 | Insidious: The Last Key | International and home video/VOD/TV distribution only, U.S theatrical distribution by Universal Pictures; co-production with Blumhouse Productions |
| June 22, 2018 | Boundaries | theatrical distribution by Sony Pictures Classics |
| August 24, 2018 | Searching | co-distributed by Screen Gems |
| September 20, 2018 | Ladies in Black | |
| November 6, 2018 | The Front Runner | co-distributed by Columbia Pictures |
| March 1, 2019 | The Wedding Guest | co-distributed by IFC Films |
| May 24, 2019 | Brightburn | co-distributed by Screen Gems |
2020s
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 3, 2020 | The Grudge | co-distributed by Screen Gems |
| July 10, 2020 | Greyhound | distributed by Apple TV+ |
| September 11, 2020 | The Broken Hearts Gallery | co-distributed by TriStar Pictures |
| September 25, 2020 | The Last Shift | |
| October 9, 2020 | Yellow Rose | |
| October 16, 2020 | The Kid Detective | distribution outside Canada only; produced by Woods Entertainment, JoBro Productions, and Aqute Media |
| March 12, 2021 | Long Weekend | distribution only; produced by Fifty Seventh Productions, Rebelle Media, Park Pictures and Invisible Pictures |
| May 7, 2021 | Here Today | distribution only; produced by Astute Films, Big Head Productions, and Face Productions[7] |
| June 25, 2021 | I Carry You with Me | co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics[8] |
| August 13, 2021 | Don't Breathe 2 | co-distributed by Screen Gems[9][10] |
| October 29, 2021 | A Mouthful of Air | distribution only; produced by Maven Screen Media, Ice Cream & Whiskey, Off Media, Carte Blanche and Studio Mao |
| March 18, 2022 | Umma | co-distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing[11] |
| July 29, 2022 | A Love Song | co-distribution with Bleecker Street |
| November 23, 2022 | Devotion | co-production with Columbia Pictures, Black Label Media and STX Entertainment |
| January 13, 2023 | A Man Called Otto | co-production with Columbia Pictures, Playtone, SF Studios, STX Entertainment, Artistic Films and 2DUX² |
| January 20, 2023 | Missing | co-distributed by Screen Gems[12] |
| April 28, 2023 | Sisu | co-production with Subzero Film Entertainment and Good Chaos;[13][14] co-distributed in the US with Lionsgate Films |
| May 12, 2023 | Knights of the Zodiac | co-production with Toei Animation |
| July 7, 2023 | Insidious: The Red Door | co-production with Screen Gems and Blumhouse Productions |
| September 15, 2023 | Dumb Money | co-distribution with Columbia Pictures; produced by Black Bear Pictures and Ryder Picture Company[15][16][17] |
| October 10, 2023 | Down Low | distribution only; produced by FilmNation Entertainment and Sui Generis Pictures[18] |
| October 20, 2023 | The Persian Version | co-distribution with Sony Pictures Classics; produced by Marakesh Films, Archer Gray and AgX[19][20] |
| April 19, 2024 | We Grown Now | co-distribution with Sony Pictures Classics in North America; co-production with Participant and Symbolic Exchange[21] |
| April 26, 2024 | Downtown Owl | co-production with Kill Claudio Productions, Esme Grace Media and TPC[22] |
| May 24, 2024 | The Garfield Movie | First animated film; distributed by Columbia Pictures, co-production with Alcon Entertainment, DNEG Animation, Prime Focus, One Cool Group Limited, Wayfarer Studios, John Cohen Productions and Andrews McMeel Entertainment |
| October 4, 2024 | The Outrun |
North American co-distribution with Sony Pictures Classics and select international distribution only; produced by BBC Film, StudioCanal, Screen Scotland, Weydemann Bros, MBK Productions, Brock Media and Arcade Pictures[23] |
| February 14, 2025 | Paddington in Peru | North American and select international co-distribution with Columbia Pictures only; produced by StudioCanal, Kinoshita Group, Marmalade Pictures and TSG Entertainment |
Upcoming
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| August 29, 2025 | Thread: An Insidious Tale | co-distribution with Screen Gems; produced by Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster |
| November 21, 2025 | Sisu 2 | co-distribution with Screen Gems outside Finland only; produced by Subzero Film Entertainment and Good Chaos[24] |
Undated films
International distribution
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Stage 6 occasionally also acquires international rights to films, be it worldwide excluding the United States and/or Canada, or in major territories such as the United Kingdom and Australia. Given below is a list of films (also seen on Stage 6 Films' official website) distributed internationally by Stage 6. Films which involve Stage 6 in their domestic releases as well are excluded from the list. An asterisk (*) denotes a film co-distributed with sister studio Sony Pictures Releasing International.
- 2 Guns* (2013) (U.S. distribution by Universal Pictures; co-distributed with TriStar Pictures in select international territories)
- 20th Century Women* (2016) (U.S. distribution by A24)
- Afflicted (2013) (U.S. distribution by CBS Films; U.K., Canada and Spain distribution by Entertainment One)[26]
- American Underdog (2021) (U.S. distribution by Lionsgate)
- American Woman* (2018) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment; U.K. distribution by Signature Entertainment)
- Ammonite* (2020) (North American distribution by Neon; U.K. distribution by Lionsgate; Australian distribution by Transmission Films)
- Arrival* (2016) (North American and Chinese distribution by Paramount Pictures)[27]
- Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023) (worldwide distribution by Lionsgate)
- A.X.L.* (2018) (worldwide distribution by Global Road Entertainment)[28]
- Band Aid (2017) (North American distribution by IFC Films)[29]
- Beau Is Afraid* (2023) (worldwide distribution by A24)[15]
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) (worldwide distribution by Lionsgate)
- The Best of Enemies* (2019) (U.S. and U.K. distribution by STX Entertainment)
- Black Sea* (2014) (U.S. distribution by Focus Features; U.K. distribution by Universal Pictures)[30]
- Bleed for This* (2016) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films)
- Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) (U.S. distribution by A24)[31]
- Boxing Day (2021) (U.K. distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Brian Banks* (2018) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street and ShivHans Pictures)
- Bring Her Back (2025) (U.S. distribution by A24)
- Bull* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Samuel Goldwyn Films)
- Certain Women (2016) (U.S. distribution by IFC Films)
- Chef* (2014) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films)
- Clown in a Cornfield (2025) (U.S. distribution by RLJE Films and Shudder)
- Crooked House (2017) (U.S. distribution by Vertical Entertainment)
- Death of a Telemarketer (2020) (U.S. distribution by Vertical Entertainment)
- Demolition* (2015) (U.S. and U.K. distribution by Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Digging for Fire* (2015) (U.S. distribution by The Orchard)
- Disobedience* (2018) (U.S. distribution by A24; U.K. distribution by Curzon Artificial Eye)
- Dope* (2015) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films)
- Dream Horse* (2021) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street, U.K. distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures)
- The Edge of Seventeen* (2016) (U.S. distribution by STX Entertainment)
- Eighth Grade* (2018) (U.S. distribution by A24)
- Eternal Beauty* (2019) (North American distribution by Samuel Goldwyn Films; U.K. distribution by Bulldog Film Distribution)
- Firebrand (2023) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and Vertical; U.K. distribution by MetFilm Distribution and Amazon Prime Video)
- The Forest* (2016) (North American distribution by Focus Features through Gramercy Pictures)[32]
- Free Fire* (2016) (North American distribution by A24; U.K. distribution by StudioCanal)
- Gloria Bell* (2019) (US distribution by A24)
- The Glorias* (2020) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and LD Entertainment)
- Hearts Beat Loud (2018) (U.S. distribution by Gunpowder & Sky)
- Hell of a Summer (2025) (U.S. distribution by Neon)
- Her* (2013) (U.S., German and Austrian distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Honey Boy* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Amazon Studios)
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople* (2016) (U.S. distribution by the Orchard; Australian and New Zealand distribution by Madman Entertainment)
- If Beale Street Could Talk* (2018) (U.S. distribution by Annapurna Pictures)
- Infinite Storm (2022) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street)
- In Secret* (2013) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions)[33]
- I Saw the TV Glow (2024) (worldwide distribution by A24)
- It Lives Inside (2023) (U.S. distribution by Neon)
- Janet Planet (2024) (worldwide distribution by A24)
- Jesus Revolution (2023) (U.S. distribution by Lionsgate)
- Joe Bell (2020) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions)
- Joyride (2022) (U.S. distribution by Magnolia Pictures; U.K. and Irish distribution by Vertigo Releasing)[34]
- Jules (2023) (North American distribution by Bleecker Street)
- Juliet, Naked (2018) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate; U.K. distribution by Universal Pictures and Focus Features)
- The Last Showgirl (2024) (North American distribution by Roadside Attractions)
- The Last Vermeer* (2019) (U.S. distribution by TriStar Pictures; originally to be distributed by Sony Pictures Classics)
- Late Night* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Amazon Studios)
- Leave No Trace* (2018) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street)
- Life Itself* (2018) (U.S. distribution by Amazon Studios)
- Little Fish (2020) (U.S. distribution by IFC Films)
- The Lodge* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Neon)
- Love & Mercy* (2014) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate)
- The Lovers* (2017) (U.S. distribution by A24)[35]
- Manchester by the Sea* (2016) (U.S. distribution by Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions)
- Marshall* (2017) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films)
- Materialists* (U.S. distribution by A24)[36]
- Montana Story (2021) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street)[37]
- Moving On (2022) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions)
- Mr. Holmes* (2015) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and Miramax; U.K. distribution by Entertainment One)
- Ordinary Angels (2024) (U.S. & Canada distribution by Lionsgate)
- Saint Maud* (2020) (U.S. distribution by A24 in association with Epix; U.K. distribution by StudioCanal)
- Sharp Stick* (2022) (U.S. distribution by Utopia)
- The Skeleton Twins* (2014) (U.S. distribution by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
- Sleight* (2016) (worldwide distribution by WWE Studios and BH Tilt)
- Somewhere in Queens (2023) (U.S. distribution by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
- Sound of Metal* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Amazon Studios)
- Sleepless* (2017) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films)
- Spin Me Round (2022) (U.S. distribution by IFC Films and AMC+)
- Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street)
- Spotlight* (2015) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films)
- Studio 666 (2022) (worldwide distribution by Open Road Films)
- Summering (2022) (North American distribution by Bleecker Street)[38]
- Them That Follow* (2019) (U.S. distribution by 1091 Pictures)
- This Is Spinal Tap (1984; 2025 re-release) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street)
- Together Together (2021) (North American distribution by Bleecker Street)
- The Tomorrow Man* (2019) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street)
- Triple 9* (2016) (U.S. distribution by Open Road Films)
- Tuesday (2024) (worldwide distribution by A24)
- Twinless (2025) (U.S. distribution by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
- Unsung Hero (2024) (U.S. distribution by Lionsgate)
- Whiplash (2014) (U.S. distribution by Sony Pictures Classics)
- Wicked Little Letters (2023) (North American and Chinese distribution by Sony Pictures Classics; U.K., France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Benelux distribution by StudioCanal)
- Wildlife* (2018) (U.S. distribution by IFC Films)
- Words on Bathroom Walls* (2020) (U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions)
- The World to Come* (2020) (U.S. distribution by Bleecker Street)[39]
- You Hurt My Feelings (2023) (U.S. distribution by A24)
- Zola* (2020) (U.S. distribution by A24)[40]
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