History Creator / MiramaxFilms

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->'''Jay:''' Miramax? I thought they only made classy pictures, like ''Film/ThePiano'' or ''Film/TheCryingGame''?\\
'''Brodie:''' Yeah, well, once they made ''Film/ShesAllThat'', everything went to hell.
-->-- '''''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''''' [[BitingTheHandHumor (a Miramax film)]]

Founded by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 1979, Miramax Films was a film and television distribution company known for their library of many, many critically-acclaimed films. In its heyday, the studio was notorious for specifically creating OscarBait Movies and releasing them one after the other in order to appear to be the studio that "gets the most Oscars." They have released such Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated films as ''Film/MyLeftFoot'', ''Film/TheCryingGame'', ''Film/ThePiano'', ''Film/PulpFiction'', ''Film/TheEnglishPatient'', ''Film/GoodWillHunting'', ''Film/ShakespeareInLove'', ''Film/TheCiderHouseRules'', ''Film/{{Chicago}}'', ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'', ''Film/TheHours'', ''Film/ColdMountain'', ''Film/TheAviator'', ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood''. (The last two released through the label after Harvey and Bob left.) However, they also produce movies that are not considered OscarBait, such as Film/TheViewAskewniverse. This is the very company that launched Creator/QuentinTarantino's career as a director, producing the above mentioned ''Film/PulpFiction'' as well as ''Film/ReservoirDogs'', ''Film/KillBill'' and ''Film/JackieBrown''. It also released many action, thriller, and horror films, such as ''Film/{{Scream 1996}}'', ''Film/ScaryMovie'', ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'', and ''Film/SpyKids'' (their only movie to receive a family-approved seal by ''The Dove Foundation''), all of which were released under Creator/DimensionFilms, Miramax's brand for genre films.

Originally an independent company (relying on Live Entertainment, Creator/{{HBO}} Video and Creator/{{Paramount}}, among others, for [[UsefulNotes/HomeVideoDistributors home distribution]]), the company was purchased by [[Creator/{{Disney}} The Walt Disney Company]] on June 30, 1993. Although the Weinsteins continued operating the company independently under Disney, the latter still had the final say on what would be released.[[note]]Good examples of this include ''Film/{{Kids}}'' (which wound up being released unrated under Shining Excalibur Films, which was a one-off label), ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' and ''[[Creator/MichaelMoore Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' (both under Creator/{{Lionsgate}}).[[/note]] On September 30, 2005, the Weinsteins left Miramax (and Disney as a whole) to start another company known as Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany, which the Dimension Films brand was moved to. This dealt a major blow to Miramax as a whole, as [[CreatorKiller they no longer had their main powerhouses at hand]]; after distributing some more films time to time, in 2010 Miramax and its film library was then sold to Ron Tutor and his company Filmyard Holdings, only for it to be sold in 2016 to [=beIN=] Media Group, which had been formed in 2012 as a spinoff of Creator/AlJazeera's sports holdings. In December 2019, the newly reunited Creator/ViacomCBS announced a deal with beIN to acquire 49% of Miramax. With it, Creator/{{Paramount}} gained worldwide distribution rights to its library and will invest in new titles based on Miramax IP. In between Disney's sale of the studio and Creator/ViacomCBS's acquisition, Creator/{{Lionsgate}} held the home video rights to the Miramax catalog in the USA, and [=StudioCanal=] distributed those films overseas. Spyglass Media Group (the successor to The Weinstein Company) held the rights to make any sequels to Miramax properties.

During especially the Weinsteins' tenure, it was infamous for often [[CutAndPasteTranslation cutting]] and/or [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment delaying]] foreign films they bought the rights to, such as ''Film/{{Hero}}'', ''Animation/{{Gandahar}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler''. This resulted in a now-legendary feud with Japanese animator and director Creator/HayaoMiyazaki when they attempted to do the same to ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'' in an effort to get the infamously DarkerAndEdgier film knocked down to [[AnimationAgeGhetto a more marketable PG rating]]. Miyazaki, having already felt deeply offended by the [[{{Macekre}} significant recuts]] made to the first international release of ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' in 1985, was determined to ensure that his vision was not tampered with, with his producer, Toshio Suzuki, eventually sending the Weinsteins an authentic katana with a note attached: "NO CUTS." ''Princess Mononoke'' proceeded to be released uncensored in American theaters in 1999, with a PG-13 rating attached.

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!!Films produced and/or distributed by Miramax:
[[index]]
* ''Film/FortyDaysAndFortyNights'' (with Creator/{{Universal}})
* ''Film/FiftyFour''
* ''Film/AddictedToLove'' (with Creator/WarnerBros)
* ''Film/{{Adventureland}}''
* ''Literature/AllThePrettyHorses'' (with Creator/ColumbiaPictures)
* ''Film/TheAviator'' (with Creator/WarnerBros)
* ''Film/BeautifulGirls''
* ''Film/BirthdayGirl''
* The first three ''WesternAnimation/{{Bionicle}}'' movies (with Toys/{{LEGO}}, Creative Capers and Creator/WangFilmProductions)
* ''Film/BlowDry''
* ''Film/BrassedOff''
* ''[[Literature/BridgetJones Bridget Jones' Diary]]'' (with Creator/{{Universal}})
** ''Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason''
** ''Bridget Jones' Baby''
* ''Film/BuffaloSoldiers''
* ''Film/BulletInTheHead''
* ''Film/BulletsOverBroadway''
* ''Literature/CaptainCorellisMandolin'' (with Creator/{{Universal}})
* ''Film/{{Celebrity}}''
* ''Film/ChasingAmy''
* ''Film/{{Chicago}}''
* ''Film/{{Chocolat}}''
* ''Literature/TheCiderHouseRules''
* ''Film/CinderellaMan'' (with Creator/{{Universal}})
* ''Film/CityOfGod''
* ''Film/{{Clerks}}''
* ''Literature/ColdMountain''
* ''Film/CopLand''
* ''Film/TheCryingGame''
* ''Film/{{Cypher}}''
* ''Film/DirtyPrettyThings''
* ''Film/DontBeAMenaceToSouthCentralWhileDrinkingYourJuiceInTheHood''
* ''Film/DontBeAfraidOfTheDark''
* ''Theatre/{{Doubt}}''
* ''Film/{{Duplex}}''
* ''Film/EllaEnchanted''
* ''Literature/TheEnglishPatient''
* ''Film/TheEnglishmanWhoWentUpAHillButCameDownAMountain''
* ''Film/EverybodysFine''
* ''Film/EveryoneSaysILoveYou''
* ''Film/{{Exotica}}''
* ''Film/FindingNeverland''
* ''Film/FlirtingWithDisaster''
* ''Film/TheFourFeathers'' (with Creator/{{Paramount}})
* ''Film/FourRooms''
* ''Film/{{Fresh}}''
* ''Film/{{Frida}}''
* ''Film/GangsOfNewYork''
* ''Film/GardenState'' (with Creator/FoxSearchlightPictures)
* ''Film/TheGentlemen'' (with Creator/STXEntertainment)
* ''Film/GetOverIt''
* ''Literature/GoneBabyGone''
* ''Film/GoodWillHunting''
* ''Film/TheGreatRaid''
* ''Film/TheGrifters''
* ''Film/Halloween2018'' -- co-produced with Creator/BlumhouseProductions and distributed by Creator/{{Universal}}
** ''Film/HalloweenKills''
** ''Halloween Ends''
* ''Film/HeavenlyCreatures''
* ''Film/{{Hollywoodland}}''
* ''Film/{{Hostage}}''
* ''Film/{{Hostel}}''
* ''Literature/TheHours'' (with Creator/{{Paramount}})
* ''Literature/TheHouseOfTheSpirits''
* ''Film/TheHouseOfYes''
* ''Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest''
* ''Film/InTheBedroom''
* ''Film/JackieBrown''
* ''Film/JayAndSilentBobReboot''
* ''Film/JerseyGirl''
* ''Film/KateAndLeopold''
* ''Film/KillBill''
* ''Film/KinkyBoots''
* ''Film/LifeIsBeautiful''
* ''Film/TheLookout''
* ''Film/{{Malena}}''
* ''Film/MasterAndCommander'' (with [[Creator/{{TwentiethCenturyFox}} 20th Century Fox]] and Creator/{{Universal}})
* ''Film/MightyAphrodite''
* ''Film/MrHolmes''
* ''Film/MusicOfTheHeart''
* ''Film/TheMusketeer'' (with Creator/{{Universal}})
* ''Film/MyLeftFoot''
* ''Film/{{Neverwas}}''
* ''Literature/NoCountryForOldMen'' (with Creator/{{Paramount}} Vantage)
* ''Literature/{{Phantoms}}''
* ''Film/ThePiano''
* ''Film/PlayingByHeart''
* Some of the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' movies outside Japan:
** ''Anime/Pokemon4Ever''
** ''Anime/PokemonHeroes''
** ''Anime/PokemonJirachiWishmaker''
** ''Anime/PokemonDestinyDeoxys''
* ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'' (English dub, rights reverted to Disney two years after they sold Miramax, and purchased by GKIDS five years after that)
* ''Film/PretAPorter''
* ''Film/{{Priest|1994}}''
* ''Film/PulpFiction''
* ''Film/TheQuietAmerican''
* ''Film/RabbitProofFence''
* ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' (produced by Creator/CarolcoPictures, owned outright by Creator/{{Lionsgate}})
* ''Film/{{Rounders}}''
* ''Film/{{Serendipity}}''
* ''Film/SexLiesAndVideotape''
* ''Film/ShakespeareInLove'' (with Creator/{{Universal}})
* ''Film/ShesAllThat''
* ''Literature/TheShippingNews''
* ''Film/{{Sirens}}''
* ''Film/SlidingDoors'' (with Creator/{{Paramount}})
* ''Film/SlingBlade''
* ''Film/{{Smoke}}''
* ''Film/SmokeSignals''
* ''Film/TheSnapper'' (with Creator/TouchstonePictures)
* ''Film/TheStationAgent''
* ''Film/{{Swingers}}''
* ''Film/TheSwitch''
* ''Film/TheTalentedMrRipley'' (with Creator/{{Paramount}})
* ''Film/TheTallGuy''
* ''Film/TheTempest2010''
* ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'' (with Creator/{{Paramount}} Vantage)
* ''Film/TheThinBlueLine''
* ''Film/ThingsToDoInDenverWhenYoureDead''
* ''Literature/{{Trainspotting}}''
* ''Film/{{Undisputed}}''
* ''Film/VelvetGoldmine''
* ''Film/AWalkOnTheMoon''
* ''Film/TheWeddingRinger''
* ''Film/TheWingsOfTheDove''
[[/index]]

!!Television series produced and/or distributed by Miramax:
[[index]]
* ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries''
* ''Series/{{Crowsblood}}''
* ''Series/FromDuskTillDawn''
* ''Series/ProjectRunway''

[[/index]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain'' (with Creator/{{Disney}})

* ''Film/CinderellaMan''

* ''Film/GardenState'' (with [[Creator/{{TwentiethCenturyFox}} Fox Searchlight Pictures]])

* ''Series/Crowsblood''

Originally an independent company (relying on Live Entertainment, Creator/{{HBO}} Video and Creator/{{Paramount}}, among others, for [[UsefulNotes/HomeVideoDistributors home distribution]]), the company was purchased by [[Creator/{{Disney}} The Walt Disney Company]] on June 30, 1993. Although the Weinsteins continued operating the company independently under Disney, the latter still had the final say on what would be released.[[note]]Good examples of this include ''Film/{{Kids}}'' (which wound up being released unrated under Shining Excalibur Films, which was a one-off label), ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' and ''[[Creator/MichaelMoore Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' (both under Creator/{{Lionsgate}}).[[/note]] On September 30, 2005, the Weinsteins left Miramax (and Disney as a whole) to start another company known as Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany, which the Dimension Films brand was moved to. This dealt a major blow to Miramax as a whole, as [[CreatorKiller they no longer had their main powerhouses at hand]]; after distributing some more films time to time, in 2010 Miramax and its film library was then sold to Ron Tutor and his company Filmyard Holdings, only for it to be sold in 2016 to [=beIN=] Media Group, which had been formed in 2012 as a spinoff of Creator/AlJazeera's sports holdings. In December 2019, the newly reunited Creator/ViacomCBS announced a deal with beIN to acquire 49% of Miramax. With it, Creator/{{Paramount}} gained worldwide distribution rights to its library and will invest in new titles based on Miramax IP. In between Disney's sale of the studio and ViacomCBS's acquisition, Creator/{{Lionsgate}} held the home video rights to the Miramax catalog in the USA, and [=StudioCanal=] distributed those films overseas. Spyglass Media Group (the successor to The Weinstein Company) held the rights to make any sequels to Miramax properties.

Originally an independent company (relying on [[Creator/{{Lionsgate}} Live Entertainment]], [[Creator/ThornEMIVideo HBO Video]] and Creator/{{Paramount}}, among others, for home distribution), the company was purchased by [[Creator/{{Disney}} The Walt Disney Company]] on June 30, 1993. Although the Weinsteins continued operating the company independently under Disney, the latter still had the final say on what would be released.[[note]]Good examples of this include ''Film/{{Kids}}'' (which wound up being released unrated under Shining Excalibur Films, which was a one-off label), ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' and ''[[Creator/MichaelMoore Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' (both under Creator/{{Lionsgate}}).[[/note]] On September 30, 2005, the Weinsteins left Miramax (and Disney as a whole) to start another company known as Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany, which the Dimension Films brand was moved to. This dealt a major blow to Miramax as a whole, as [[CreatorKiller they no longer had their main powerhouses at hand]]; after distributing some more films time to time, in 2010 Miramax and its film library was then sold to Ron Tutor and his company Filmyard Holdings, only for it to be sold in 2016 to [=beIN=] Media Group, which had been formed in 2012 as a spinoff of Creator/AlJazeera's sports holdings. In December 2019, the newly reunited Creator/ViacomCBS announced a deal with beIN to acquire 49% of Miramax. With it, Creator/{{Paramount}} gained worldwide distribution rights to its library and will invest in new titles based on Miramax IP. In between Disney's sale of the studio and ViacomCBS's acquisition, Creator/{{Lionsgate}} held the home video rights to the Miramax catalog in the USA, and [=StudioCanal=] distributed those films overseas. Spyglass Media Group (the successor to The Weinstein Company) held the rights to make any sequels to Miramax properties.

During especially the Weinsteins' tenure, it was infamous for often [[CutAndPasteTranslation cutting]] and/or [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment delaying]] foreign films they bought the rights to, such as ''Film/{{Hero}}'', ''Animation/{{Gandahar}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler''. This resulted in a now-legendary feud with Japanese animator and director Creator/HayaoMiyazaki when they attempted to do the same to ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'' in an effort to get the infamously DarkerAndEdgier film knocked down to [[AnimationAgeGhetto a more marketable PG rating]]. Miyazaki, having already felt deeply offended by the [[{{Macekre}} significant recuts]] made to the first international release of ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' in 1985, was determined to ensure that his vision was not tampered with, eventually sending the Weinsteins an authentic katana with a note attached: "NO CUTS." ''Princess Mononoke'' proceeded to be released uncensored in American theaters in 1999, with a PG-13 rating attached.

During especially the Weinsteins' tenure, it was infamous for often [[CutAndPasteTranslation cutting]] and/or [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment delaying]] foreign films they bought the rights to, such as ''Film/{{Hero}}'', ''Animation/{{Gandahar}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler''. This notably resulted in a rather high-profile feud with Creator/HayaoMiyazaki when they attempted to do the same to ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'' in an effort to get the infamously DarkerAndEdgier film knocked down to [[AnimationAgeGhetto a more marketable PG rating]]. Miyazaki, having already felt deeply offended by the [[{{Macekre}} significant recuts]] made to the first international release of ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' in 1985, was determined to ensure that his vision was not tampered with, eventually sending the Weinsteins an authentic katana with a note attached: "NO CUTS." ''Princess Mononoke'' proceeded to be released uncensored in American theaters in 1999, with a PG-13 rating attached.

During especially the Weinsteins' tenure, it was infamous for often cutting and/or delaying foreign films they bought the rights to, such as ''Film/{{Hero}}'', ''Animation/{{Gandahar}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler''.

Originally an independent company (relying on [[Creator/{{Lionsgate}} Live Entertainment]], [[Creator/ThornEMIVideo HBO Video]] and Creator/{{Paramount}}, among others, for home distribution), the company was purchased by [[Creator/{{Disney}} The Walt Disney Company]] on June 30, 1993. Although the Weinsteins continued operating the company independently under Disney, the latter still had the final say on what would be released.[[note]]Good examples of this include ''Film/{{Kids}}'' (which wound up being released unrated under Shining Excalibur Films, which was a one-off label), ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' and ''[[Creator/MichaelMoore Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' (both under Creator/{{Lionsgate}}).[[/note]] On September 30, 2005, the Weinsteins left Miramax (and Disney as a whole) to start another company known as Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany, which the Dimension Films brand was moved to. This dealt a major blow to Miramax as a whole, as [[CreatorKiller they no longer had their main powerhouses at hand]]; after distributing some more films time to time, in 2010 Miramax and its film library was then sold to Ron Tutor and his company Filmyard Holdings, only for it to be sold in 2016 to [=beIN=] Media Group, which had been formed in 2012 as a spinoff of Creator/AlJazeera's sports holdings. In December 2019, the newly reunited Creator/ViacomCBS announced a deal with beIN to acquire 49% of Miramax. With it, Creator/{{Paramount}} will gain worldwide distribution rights to its library and invest in new titles based on Miramax IP. Prior to this deal, Creator/{{Lionsgate}} held the home video rights to the Miramax catalog in the USA, and [=StudioCanal=] distributed those films overseas. Spyglass Media Group (the successor to The Weinstein Company) held the rights to make any sequels to Miramax properties.

* ''Film/ReservoirDogs''

* ''WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain''

Originally an independent company (relying on [[Creator/{{Lionsgate}} Live Entertainment]], [[Creator/ThornEMIVideo HBO Video]] and Creator/{{Paramount}}, among others, for home distribution), the company was purchased by [[Creator/{{Disney}} The Walt Disney Company]] on June 30, 1993. Although the Weinsteins continued operating the company independently under Disney, the latter still had the final say on what would be released.[[note]]Good examples of this include ''Film/{{Kids}}'' (which wound up being released unrated under Shining Excalibur Films, which was a one-off label), ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' and ''[[Creator/MichaelMoore Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' (both under Creator/{{Lionsgate}}).[[/note]] On September 30, 2005, the Weinsteins left Miramax (and Disney as a whole) to start another company known as Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany, which the Dimension Films brand was moved to. This dealt a major blow to Miramax as a whole, as [[CreatorKiller they no longer had their main powerhouses at hand]]; after distributing some more films time to time, in 2010 Miramax and its film library was then sold to Ron Tutor and his company Filmyard Holdings, only for it to be sold in 2016 to [=beIN=] Media Group, which had been formed in 2012 as a spinoff of Creator/AlJazeera's sports holdings. In December 2019, the newly reunited [[Creator/{{Viacom}} ViacomCBS]] announced a deal with beIN to acquire 49% of Miramax. With it, Creator/{{Paramount}} will gain worldwide distribution rights to its library and invest in new titles based on Miramax IP. Prior to this deal, Creator/{{Lionsgate}} held the home video rights to the Miramax catalog in the USA, and [=StudioCanal=] distributed those films overseas. Spyglass Media Group (the successor to The Weinstein Company) held the rights to make any sequels to Miramax properties.

Originally an independent company (relying on [[Creator/{{Lionsgate}} Live Entertainment]], [[Creator/ThornEMIVideo HBO Video]] and Creator/{{Paramount}}, among others, for home distribution), the company was purchased by [[Creator/{{Disney}} The Walt Disney Company]] on June 30, 1993. Although the Weinsteins continued operating the company independently under Disney, the latter still had the final say on what would be released.[[note]]Good examples of this include ''Film/{{Kids}}'' (which wound up being released unrated under Shining Excalibur Films, which was a one-off label), ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' and ''[[Creator/MichaelMoore Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' (both under Creator/{{Lionsgate}}).[[/note]] On September 30, 2005, the Weinsteins left Miramax (and Disney as a whole) to start another company known as Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany, which the Dimension Films brand was moved to. This dealt a major blow to Miramax as a whole, as [[CreatorKiller they no longer had their main powerhouses at hand]]; after distributing some more films time to time, in 2010 Miramax and its film library was then sold to Ron Tutor and his company Filmyard Holdings, only for it to be sold in 2016 to [=beIN=] Media Group, which had been formed in 2012 as a spinoff of Creator/AlJazeera's sports holdings. In December 2019, the newly reunited [[Creator/{{Viacom}} ViacomCBS]] announced a deal with beIN to acquire 49% of Miramax. With it, Creator/{{Paramount}} will gain worldwide distribution rights to its library and invest in new titles based on Miramax IP. Prior to this acqusition, Creator/{{Lionsgate}} held the home video rights to the Miramax catalog in the USA, and [=StudioCanal=] distributed those films overseas. Spyglass Media Group (the successor to The Weinstein Company) held the rights to make any sequels to Miramax properties.

Originally an independent company (relying on [[Creator/{{Lionsgate}} Live Entertainment]], [[Creator/ThornEMIVideo HBO Video]] and Creator/{{Paramount}}, among others, for home distribution), the company was purchased by [[Creator/{{Disney}} The Walt Disney Company]] on June 30, 1993. Although the Weinsteins continued operating the company independently under Disney, the latter still had the final say on what would be released.[[note]]Good examples of this include ''Film/{{Kids}}'' (which wound up being released unrated under Shining Excalibur Films, which was a one-off label), ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' and ''[[Creator/MichaelMoore Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' (both under Creator/{{Lionsgate}}).[[/note]] On September 30, 2005, the Weinsteins left Miramax (and Disney as a whole) to start another company known as Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany, which the Dimension Films brand was moved to. This dealt a major blow to Miramax as a whole, as [[CreatorKiller they no longer had their main powerhouses at hand]]; after distributing some more films time to time, in 2010 Miramax and its film library was then sold to Ron Tutor and his company Filmyard Holdings, only for it to be sold in 2016 to [=beIN=] Media Group, which had been formed in 2012 as a spinoff of Creator/AlJazeera's sports holdings. In December 2019, the newly reunited [[Creator/{{Viacom}} ViacomCBS]] announced a deal with beIN to acquire 49% of Miramax. With it, Creator/{{Paramount}} will gain worldwide distribution rights to its library and invest in new titles based on Miramax IPs. Prior to this acqusition, Creator/{{Lionsgate}} held the home video rights to the Miramax catalog in the USA, and [=StudioCanal=] distributed those films overseas. Spyglass Media Group (the successor to The Weinstein Company) held the rights to make any sequels to Miramax properties.

Originally an independent company (relying on [[Creator/{{Lionsgate}} Live Entertainment]], [[Creator/ThornEMIVideo HBO Video]] and Creator/{{Paramount}}, among others, for home distribution), the company was purchased by [[Creator/{{Disney}} The Walt Disney Company]] on June 30, 1993. Although the Weinsteins continued operating the company independently under Disney, the latter still had the final say on what would be released.[[note]]Good examples of this include ''Film/{{Kids}}'' (which wound up being released unrated under Shining Excalibur Films, which was a one-off label), ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' and ''[[Creator/MichaelMoore Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' (both under Creator/{{Lionsgate}}).[[/note]] On September 30, 2005, the Weinsteins left Miramax (and Disney as a whole) to start another company known as Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany, which the Dimension Films brand was moved to. This dealt a major blow to Miramax as a whole, as [[CreatorKiller they no longer had their main powerhouses at hand]]; after distributing some more films time to time, in 2010 Miramax and its film library was then sold to Ron Tutor and his company Filmyard Holdings, only for it to be sold in 2016 to [=beIN=] Media Group, which had been formed in 2012 as a spinoff of Creator/AlJazeera's sports holdings. In December 2019, the newly reunited [[Creator/{{Viacom}} ViacomCBS]] announced a deal with beIN to acquire 49% of Miramax. With it, Creator/{{Paramount}} will gain worldwide acqusition, Creator/{{Lionsgate}} held the home video rights to the Miramax catalog in the USA, and [=StudioCanal=] distributed those films overseas. Spyglass Media Group (the successor to The Weinstein Company) held the rights to make any sequels to Miramax properties.

Originally an independent company (relying on [[Creator/{{Lionsgate}} Live Entertainment]], [[Creator/ThornEMIVideo HBO Video]] and Creator/{{Paramount}}, among others, for home distribution), the company was purchased by [[Creator/{{Disney}} The Walt Disney Company]] on June 30, 1993. Although the Weinsteins continued operating the company independently under Disney, the latter still had the final say on what would be released.[[note]]Good examples of this include ''Film/{{Kids}}'' (which wound up being released unrated under Shining Excalibur Films, which was a one-off label), ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' and ''[[Creator/MichaelMoore Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' (both under Creator/{{Lionsgate}}).[[/note]] On September 30, 2005, the Weinsteins left Miramax (and Disney as a whole) to start another company known as Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany, which the Dimension Films brand was moved to. This dealt a major blow to Miramax as a whole, as [[CreatorKiller they no longer had their main powerhouses at hand]]; after distributing some more films time to time, in 2010 Miramax and its film library was then sold to Ron Tutor and his company Filmyard Holdings, only for it to be sold in 2016 to [=beIN=] Media Group, which had been formed in 2012 as a spinoff of Creator/AlJazeera's sports holdings. In December 2019, the newly reunited [[Creator/{{Viacom}} ViacomCBS]] announced a deal with beIN to acquire 49% of Miramax. With it, Creator/{{Paramount}} will gain worldwide distribution rights to the studio's films, and will invest in new content based on existing Miramax IP. Currently, Creator/{{Lionsgate}} now holds the home video rights to the Miramax catalog in the USA, and [=StudioCanal=] distributes those films overseas until their rights expire. Lantern Entertainment (the successor to The Weinstein Company) holds the rights to make any sequels to Miramax properties.

It's infamous for often cutting and/or delaying foreign films they bought the rights to, such as ''Film/{{Hero}}'', ''Animation/{{Gandahar}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler''.

** ''Halloween Kills''

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'''Brodie:''' Yeah, well once they made ''Film/ShesAllThat'', everything went to Hell.

Originally an independent company (relying on [[Creator/{{Lionsgate}} Live Entertainment]], [[Creator/ThornEMIVideo HBO Video]] and Creator/{{Paramount}}, among others, for home distribution), the company was purchased by [[Creator/{{Disney}} The Walt Disney Company]] on June 30, 1993. Although the Weinsteins continued operating the company independently under Disney, the latter still had the final say on what would be released.[[note]]Good examples of this include ''Film/{{Kids}}'' (which wound up being released unrated under Shining Excalibur Films, which was a one-off label), ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' and ''[[Creator/MichaelMoore Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' (both under Creator/{{Lionsgate}}).[[/note]] On September 30, 2005, the Weinsteins left Miramax (and Disney as a whole) to start another company known as Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany, which the Dimension Films brand was moved to. This dealt a major blow to Miramax as a whole, as [[CreatorKiller they no longer had their main powerhouses at hand]]; after distributing some more films time to time, in 2010 Miramax and its film library was then sold to Ron Tutor and his company Filmyard Holdings, only for it to be sold in 2016 to [=beIN=] Media Group, which had been formed in 2012 as a spinoff of Creator/AlJazeera's sports holdings. In December 2019, the newly reunited [[Creator/{{Viacom}} ViacomCBS]] announced a deal with beIN to acquire 49% of Miramax. With it, Creator/{{Paramount}} will gain worldwide distribution rights to the studio's films, and will invest in new content based on existing Miramax IP. Currently, Creator/{{Lionsgate}} now holds the home video rights to the Miramax catalog in the USA, and [=StudioCanal=] distributes those films overseas. Lantern Entertainment (the successor to The Weinstein Company) holds the rights to make any sequels to Miramax properties.