Arrow Films was established in 1991 as a family firm in
Shenley,
Hertfordshire. While Arrow Films was the company's primary brand for theatrical releases, the Arrow Video label was created in 2009 specialising in cult and horror
home video. In 2011, the ArrowDrome brand was created for budget DVDs. The Arrow Academy and Arrow TV labels specialised in the world cinema and
Nordic noir genres respectively, but since 2021, each has been merged into Arrow Video. In the same year, the company launched Arrow Player, a
subscription video on-demand service in the UK, US, and Canada. In 2016, Arrow partnered with Canadian distributor Unobstructed View (which was later acquired by
Blue Fox Entertainment in 2024), allowing for film distribution starting in July of that year. As of 2018, Arrow operated in the UK, Ireland, the US, and Canada. In 2017, the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) partnered with Arrow Films,
Severin Films, and
Vinegar Syndrome to distribute their respective catalogs theatrically "in an effort to share exploitation films from the 1960s to the 2000s with the widest audience possible". In 2018, Arrow announced it would be "streamlining operations" with the departure of long-time executives Tom Stewart, who had been Acquisitions Director since 2010, and Jon Sadler, who had served as Marketing Director since 2012. In April 2018, Arrow Video and
FrightFest agreed to a one-year partnership deal, in which Arrow became the headline sponsor. In 2021, Arrow Films was sold to
THG plc (formerly The Hut Group) for £18.5 million. In January 2025, THG plc demerged its technology and logistics arm, THG Ingenuity, into a privately owned, stand-alone business. In January 2025, Arrow Video partnered with
Shudder to produce limited-edition physical releases of eight films from its catalog. In July 2025, it was announced Arrow would be releasing a 4K UHD package of
Stephen Hopkins’
Lost in Space. Arrow also created a modern-style trailer for the film, teasing its September 2025 release. In October 2025, Arrow partnered with Mutant to launch a line of UHD Blu-ray releases under the banner Mutant Mediabook. Their first release would be
Richard Kelly’s 2001 cult classic
Donnie Darko starring
Jake Gyllenhaal. In November 2025, Arrow Video announced it would be launching its streaming service, "ARROW," on
LG Smart TVs. That same month, Arrow offered a first-time 4K UHD restoration of
Chuck Russell's
The Mask, which stars
Jim Carrey. As of 2026, Arrow Video was among the boutique labels, including the
Criterion Collection,
Shout! Factory, and Iconoscope (a sub-label of
Vinegar Syndrome), in licensing agreements with
Warner Bros. Arrow has distributed several films by Warner Bros. subsidiary
New Line Cinema on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. In February 2026, it was announced that Arrow (via their licensing deal with Warner Bros.) would be releasing a 4K remaster of
John Boorman’s
Excalibur. In March 2026, Arrow collaborated with
Netflix, announcing that
Stranger Things: The Complete Series was available to pre-order in both Special and Deluxe editions, for both Blu-Ray and 4K UHD, with the full box set from
MVD Entertainment Groupreleasing on July 28 in the U.S. and Canada. In April 2026, it was announced that Arrow would be releasing a 4K of
Mike Flanagan’s home invasion horror movie
Hush (2016). The film was previously released by
Scream Factory in November 2024, after years of it being largely unavailable to watch. ==Reception==