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(Distributed by EFD in 2001)
About Us
Entertainment Film Distributors is the leading UK independent distributor and producer of British films. The company was founded in 1978 and is headed up by Nigel Green.
The company’s releases over the decades have garnered over 160 Academy, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award encompassing a diverse range of films including The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Silver Linings Playbook, Lion, Her, Brokeback Mountain, The Departed, The Reader, The Artist and American Hustle.
Entertainment has had further success with box office hits such as Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, Bad Moms, Gangs Of New York, The Golden Compass, Hairspray, Sex & the City, Saw, Elf, The Notebook and The Final Destination franchise, as well as critically acclaimed titles including The Master, Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Hereditary, Midsommar and The Farewell.
British films include the record-breaking The Inbetweeners Movies, Fisherman’s Friends, Ladies in Lavender, St Trinian’s 1 & 2, Gosford Park, Bad Education, Sunshine on Leith, Run Fat Boy Run and Stormbreaker.
In Production
Better Man
Better Man
Cast | Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies. Steve Pemberton, Alison Steadman, Damon Herriman, Kate Mulvany and Anthony Hayes |
Director | Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) |
From the director of The Greatest Showman Michael Gracey, the highly anticipated musical feature film Better Man is inspired by the life of Robbie Williams. Better Man looks at the rise, fall and resurrection of Williams – one of the UK’s bestselling artists of all time. Gracey will shine light on the incredible highs and lows of celebrity and the journey to stardom, inspired by Williams’ life and how he sees himself. The fantastical musical will be filled with reimagined versions of Williams’ musical hits and iconic performances, with spectacular set pieces and stunning visual effects created by the Academy Award® winning team at Weta FX (Avatar, Lord of the Rings trilogy). Williams stars alongside Jonno Davies, BAFTA® Award winner Steve Pemberton, BAFTA® nominee Alison Steadman, Damon Herriman, Kate Mulvany and Anthony Hayes.
Babygirl
Babygirl
Cast | Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde, Jean Reno |
Director | Halina Reijn |
Last Breath
Last Breath
Cast | Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu |
Director | Alex Parkinson |
Starring Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu, Last Breath is a heart-pounding action thriller adapted from the critically acclaimed documentary of the same name, directed by Alex Parkinson.
Clown in a Cornfield
Clown in a Cornfield
Director | Eli Craig |
Based on the bestselling book by Adam Cesare and from the producers of The Twilight Saga and box office smash horror Smile, comes a terrifyingly enjoyable and thrilling old school horror for a new generation.
In a fading Midwestern town, the local legend of Frendo the clown becomes all too real as teenagers start to go missing one by one, before meeting spectacularly sticky ends.
The Magic Faraway Tree
The Magic Faraway Tree
Director | Ben Gregor |
Writer | Simon Farnaby |
Based on Enid Blyton's best-selling children's classic The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran – a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. Soon after the family’s arrival in the countryside, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents including treasured characters Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man. At the top of the tree, they are transported to spectacular and fantastical lands and, through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learn to reconnect and value each other for the first time in years.