Film Movement was founded in 2003, and has released more than 250 feature films and shorts. Having grown from a
DVD-of-the-month club, Film Movement's theatrical distribution strategy has evolved to include American independent films, documentaries, and foreign
arthouse titles. Its catalog includes titles by directors such as
Ryusuke Hamaguchi,
Hirokazu Kore-eda,
Maren Ade,
Jessica Hausner,
Andrei Konchalovsky,
Andrzej Wajda,
Diane Kurys,
Ciro Guerra, and
Mélanie Laurent. In 2015, Film Movement launched its reissue label Film Movement Classics, featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on Blu-ray and DVD, including films by such noted directors as
Ang Lee,
Éric Rohmer,
Peter Greenaway,
Bille August,
Marleen Gorris,
Takeshi Kitano,
Arturo Ripstein, and
Ettore Scola. In January 2019, Film Movement acquired the reissue rights to seven films for its classics label, including
Heroes Shed No Tears by
John Woo and
The Reflecting Skin starring
Viggo Mortensen. And in 2020, it acquired the North American right to
American Thief, an
action thriller film directed by Miguel Silveira. ==Selected titles==