Creator / New Line Cinema

Give it up for the film reels, ladies and gentlemen.

New Line Cinema is a film studio owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. since 2008.

The studio got its start in 1967, built by Robert Shaye to show foreign and art films to college campuses in America. The studio started off by releasing several classic foreign films, as well as the works of John Waters. Before long, it finally got to make its own film, Stunts in 1976; it was released in 1977 to critical apathy but marginal financial success.

The '80s started off as usual for New Line Cinema. It made a number of horror flicks (such as the original Evil Dead), kept releasing foreign and art movies, and got hit hard with a financial dearth. It finally managed to strike gold in 1984, when it distributed A Nightmare on Elm Street, which managed to be an instant success, no doubt helped by its minuscule budget (leading to NLC's nickname, "The House That Freddy Built"). In the following years, New Line Cinema kept hitting hard with horror films and other fare. For a time in the early 1990s, NLC and Carolco Pictures had a joint venture called Seven Arts (not to be confused with several other companies that went under that name, including one that eventually became part of Warner Bros.), which primarily released a mix of Carolco's lower-budget films and some arthouse pictures. It didn't last too long and it was gone by 1993 (these films are mostly owned by StudioCanal these days as part of the Carolco library they acquired).

In 1994, New Line was purchased by Turner Broadcasting, and began distributing some of Turner's in-house theatrical productions (under the banner of Turner Pictures) in theaters (home video releases were under Turner's own home video arm {which also assumed distribution for New Line Home Video titles from Columbia TriStar Home Video, who'd been distributing a majority of NLC titles on VHS since the mid 80s} and lacked any NLC references); Turner itself was bought out by Time Warner two years later. At first, it was kept separate from the company's other studio subsidiaries (sister studio Castle Rock Entertainment was run as part of Warner Bros. starting in 1999).

New Line's 2004-2008 filmography was practically a non-stop litany of box-office disappointments. With the exception of The Butterfly Effect, Wedding Crashers, and Hairspray, New Line couldn't turn a profit post-Return of the King. Once The Golden Compass tanked in the U.S., it was decided that they would merge with Warner Bros., which became official in 2008. New Line lingers on as a subsidiary of WB's feature film division, though some former New Line executives, most prominently Toby Emmerich and Walter Hamada, have run either WB itself or some subsidiaries such as DC Films for some time (both left sometime after the creation of Warner Bros. Discovery).

The studio also ran arthouse division Fine Line Features from 1990 until 2005, when it was replaced by Picturehouse, a collaboration with sister company HBO, but it didn't last long before the WB merger killed it off, along with WB's own arthouse division, Warner Independent Pictures. However, Picturehouse would later be relaunched in 2013 independently of WB.

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Films distributed by New Line Cinema (includes Fine Line Features titles, and certain Seven Arts titles)

• 8-Bit Christmas (2021)
• 8 Seconds (1994)
• 11:14 (2003)
• 15 Minutes (2001)
• 976-EVIL (1988)
• About Schmidt (2002)
• Above the Rim (1994)
• The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
• After the Sunset (2004)
• Alone in the Dark (1982)
• American Girls Collection
  • Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
• American History X (1998)
• American Splendor (2003)
• Amos & Andrew (1993; with Columbia Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment)
• Angus (1995; technically a production of Turner Pictures; distributed in theatres by New Line, released on home video minus NLC references)
• The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
• Austin Powers (1997) and its sequels (1999, 2002)
• The Bachelor (1999)
• Bamboozled (2000)
• Barcelona (1994)
• The Basketball Diaries (1995)
• Be Kind Rewind (2008)^note  North American distribution only, Released by Pathé in the UK and Focus Features everywhere else
• Bitter Moon (1992)
• Blade Trilogy
  • Blade (1998)
  • Blade II (2002)
  • Blade: Trinity (2004)
• Blast from the Past (1999)
• Blink (1994)
• Blinded by the Light (2019)^note US and select international distribution only
• Blow (2001)
• Boiler Room (2000)
• Bones (2001)
• Boogie Nights (1997)
• Book Of Love (1990)
• The Butterfly Effect (2004)
• Campfire Tales (1997)
• The Cell (2000)
• Cellular (2004)
• Central Intelligence (2016; with Universal)
• Cheats (2002)
• Communion (1989)
• The Conjuring Universe
  • The Conjuring (2013)
  • Annabelle (2014)
  • The Conjuring 2 (2016)
  • Annabelle: Creation (2017)
  • The Nun (2018)
  • Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
  • The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
  • The Nun II (2023)
• Corrina, Corrina (1994)
• The Corruptor (1999)
• Critters (1986)
• The Curse of La Llorona (2019; with Atomic Monster and Emile Gladstone Productions)
• Damage (1992)
• Dancer in the Dark (2000)
• Dark City (1998)
• DC Extended Universe
  • SHAZAM! (2019)
  • Black Adam (2022)
  • SHAZAM! Fury of the Gods (2023)
• Deconstructing Harry (1997)
• Deep Cover (1992)
• Desperate Living (1977)
• Detroit Rock City (1999)
• The Disaster Artist (2017; A24 is releasing it in the states, Warner Bros. is releasing it internationally)
• Domino (2005)
• Don Juan De Marco (1995)
• Drop Dead Fred (1991)
• Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
• Dumb and Dumber (1994)
  • Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
  • Dumb and Dumber To (2014; Universal produced it, still gave New Line credit)
• Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
• Elephant (2003)
• Elf (2003)
• Even Cowgirls Get The Blues (1993)
• The Evil Dead (1981)
  • Evil Dead Rise (2023)
• Excessive Force (1993)
• The Fallout (2021)
• Feeling Minnesota (1996)
• Female Trouble (1974)
• Final Destination
  • Final Destination (2000)
  • Final Destination 2 (2003)
  • Final Destination 3 (2006)
  • Final Destination 4 (2009)
  • Final Destination 5 (2011)
• Four Christmases (2008)
• Fracture (2007)
• Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
• Frequency (2000)
• Friday (1995) and its sequels (2000, 2002)
• Friday the 13th
  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
  • Jason X (2001)
  • Friday the 13th (2009, with Paramount)
• The Gallows (2015)
• Game Night (2018)
• Gettysburg (1993; also technically a production of Turner Pictures; distributed in theatres by New Line, just prior to the completion of the merger with Turner)
• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
• Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
• The Golden Compass (2007)
• Gummo (1997)
• Hairspray (1988)
• Hairspray: Musical remake (2007) (they were also involved in the 2016 NBC live production)
• Hangin With The Homeboys (1991)
• Harold & Kumar
  • Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
  • Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) - First film released by New Line Cinema as a subsidiary of Warner Bros.
  • A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011)
• Havoc (2005)
• Heart Condition (1990)
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
• He's Just Not That into You (2009)
• The Hidden (1987)
• Highwaymen (2004)
• A History of Violence (2005)
• Hoop Dreams (1994)
• Hoot (2006)
• Horizon: An American Saga (2024)
• Hot Pursuit (2015; with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
• House Party (2023)
• How To Be Single (2016)
• Human Nature (2001)
• i am sam (2001)
• In Love and War (1996)
• In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
• The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995)
• The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
• Isn't It Romantic (2019)
• It (2017)
  • It: Chapter Two (2019)
• John Q. (2002)
• Just Friends (2005)
• Kansas City (1996)
• Kimi (2022)
• The Kitchen (2019)
• Last Man Standing (1996)
• Late for Dinner (1991) (With Castle Rock Entertainment and distributed by Columbia Pictures)
• The Lawnmower Man (1992) and its sequel (1996)
• The Last Mimzy (2007)
• Laws of Attraction (2004)
• Life as a House (2001)
• Lights Out (2016)
• Little Children (2006)
• Little Nicky (2000)
• Little Odessa (1995)
• The Little Vampire (2000)
• Living Out Loud (1998)
• Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
• Lost in Space (1998)
• Lost Souls (2000)
• Love & Basketball (2000)
• Love Valour Compassion (1997)
• Magical Mystery Tour (1967; picked up distribution rights in 1974, seven years after its BBC debut, giving it its first wide release in America)
• Magnolia (1999)
• Malignant (2021)
• The Man (2005)
• The Mangler (1995)
• Man's Best Friend (1993)
• The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
• Martian Child (2007)
• The Mask (1994)
  • Son of the Mask (2005)
• Menace II Society (1993)
• Metropolitan (1990)
• Michael (1996)
• Money Talks (1997)
• Monkey Trouble (1994)
• Moonshot (2022)
• Mortal Kombat
  • Mortal Kombat: The Movie (1995)
  • Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
  • Mortal Kombat (2021)
• Most Wanted (1997)
• Mother Night (1996)
• Mr. Deeds (2002; with Columbia Pictures)
• Mr. Nanny (1993)
• Mr. Nice Guy (1997; with Golden Harvest, Media Asia Group, and Warner Brothers)
• My Demon Lover (1987)
• My Own Private Idaho (1991)
• My Sister's Keeper (2009)
• The Nature of the Beast (1995)
• Needful Things (1993)
• The New World (2005)
• New Year's Eve (2011)
• The Night Flier (1997)
• Night on Earth (1991)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
  • Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
  • Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
• The Notebook (2004)
• Now and Then (1995)
• Nowhere (1997)
• The Number 23 (2007)
• One Night Stand (1997)
• Over Her Dead Body (2008)
• Overnight Delivery (1998)
• Pecker (1998)
• Pink Flamingos (1972)
• The Player (1992)
• The Players Club (1998)
• Pleasantville (1998)
• Poison Ivy (1992)
• Polyester (1981)
• A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
• Punch-Drunk Love (2002; produced only, distributed by Columbia Pictures)
• Pump Up the Volume (1990)
• Queens Logic (1991)
• Raise Your Voice (2004)
• Rampage (2018)
• The Rapture (1991)
• Rush Hour (1998) and its sequels (2001, 2007)
• The Salute Of The Jugger (1989) (US theatrical distribution only)
• San Andreas (2015)
• Saving Grace (2000)
• Secondhand Lions (2003)
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013; 20th Century Fox produced it, but still kept New Line's name in the credits^note New Line green-lit the film way back in 1994 but disputes with rights holder Samuel Goldwyn Jr. resulted in them dropping out of production in 2002)
• Semi-Pro (2008) - Last film released by New Line Cinema as an independent subsidiary of Time Warner.
• Set It Off (1996)
• Se7en (1995)
• Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010)
• Shine (1996)
• Short Cuts (1993)
• S1m0ne (2002)
• Snakes on a Plane (2006)
• Spanking the Monkey (1994)
• Spawn (1997)
• State and Main (2000)
• Straight Outta Compton (2015; credit only; the film was set up at New Line until co-producer Legendary Pictures left WB for Universal, the latter of whom ultimately distributed the final product)
• The Street Fighter (1974)
  • Return of the Street Fighter (1975)
  • Sister Street Fighter (1976)
  • The Streetfighter’s Last Revenge (1979)
• The Stupids (1996)
• Suburban Commando (1991)
• Sugar & Spice (2001)
• Sunset Grill (1993)
• Surf Ninjas (1993)
• Surviving the Game (1994)
• The Swan Princess (1994; distributed in theatres by New Line, released on home video minus NLC references)
• The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
• Tag (2018)
• Take the Lead (2006)
• Tammy (2014)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990; distribution only)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991; distribution only)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993; distribution only)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  • Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
• Theodore Rex (1996)
• Thirteen Days (2000)
• Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
• Three Of Hearts (1993)
• Tolkien's Legendarium
  • The Lord of the Rings
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  • The Hobbit
    • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
    • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
    • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
• Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
• Town And Country (2001)
• Trial And Error (1997)
• Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
• The Upside Of Anger (2005)
• Valentine's Day (2010)
• Wag the Dog (1997)
• Warriors of the Wasteland (1983; theatrical only)
• Wedding Crashers (2005)
• The Wedding Singer (1998)
• We're the Millers (2013)
• Who's the Man? (1993)
• Willard (2003)
• Wise Blood (1979)
• Woo (1998)

New Line Television Series

• Blade: The Series (2006)
• Critters: A New Binge (2019)
• Freddy's Nightmares (1988-90)
• Frequency (2016-17)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022-, co-production with Amazon Studios)
• Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996)
• Kitchen Confidential (2005)
• Rush Hour (2016)
• The Twilight Zone (2002-03)

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