Arclight Films
Arclight Films is an award-winning feature film production house and one of the world's leading international sales companies for theatrical, television and home entertainment.
Last updated September 15, 2026
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Overview
Arclight Films is an award-winning feature film production house and one of the world's leading international sales companies for theatrical, television and home entertainment. It has sold over 300 motion pictures, including the Best Picture Oscar® winner Crash, Golden Globe® Best Picture Nominee Bobby, and Lord of War starring Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto and Ethan Hawke. The company's own production First Reformed, written and directed by Paul Schrader, received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Original Screenplay and was released in the US by A24. Recent productions include Poker Face, The Portable Door, Possessor and Hotel Mumbai. Arclight Films has offices in Beverly Hills, California, USA and Sydney, Australia.
History
Arclight Films is an award-winning feature film production house and one of the world's leading international sales companies for theatrical, television and home entertainment. The company has sold over 300 motion pictures, including the Best Picture Oscar® winner Crash, Golden Globe® Best Picture Nominee Bobby, and Lord of War starring Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto and Ethan Hawke. Its own production First Reformed, written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried, received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Original Screenplay and was released in the US by A24. Recent productions include the crime-thriller Poker Face, directed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe who also stars alongside Liam Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky and rapper RZA; the fantasy-adventure film The Portable Door starring Academy Award® winner Christoph Waltz and Sam Neill; the sci-fi thriller Possessor starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh, directed by Brandon Cronenberg, which premiered in competition at Sundance and was released in the US by NEON; and Hotel Mumbai starring Dev Patel, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher and Jason Isaacs, directed by Anthony Maras, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the US by Bleecker Street. The company maintains offices in Beverly Hills, California, USA and Sydney, Australia.
Products and positioning
Award-winning feature film production house and one of the world's leading international sales companies for theatrical, television and home entertainment.
Crash
Best Picture Oscar® winner sold by Arclight Films.
Bobby
Golden Globe® Best Picture Nominee sold by Arclight Films.
Lord of War
Starring Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto and Ethan Hawke; sold by Arclight Films.
First Reformed
Arclight Films' own production, written and directed by Paul Schrader, starring Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried; received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Original Screenplay and was released in the US by A24.
Poker Face
Crime-thriller directed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe who also stars alongside Liam Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky and rapper RZA.
The Portable Door
Fantasy-adventure film starring Academy Award® winner Christoph Waltz and Sam Neill.
Possessor
Sci-fi thriller starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh, directed by Brandon Cronenberg; premiered in competition at Sundance and was released in the US by NEON.
Hotel Mumbai
Starring Dev Patel, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher and Jason Isaacs, directed by Anthony Maras; premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and released in the US by Bleecker Street.
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