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Davis Films
Company typePrivate
IndustryFilm
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
FounderSamuel Hadida
HeadquartersFrance
ProductsMotion pictures
ServicesFilm production

Davis Films is a French independent film production company founded by Samuel Hadida in 1990. It is best known for producing the Resident Evil and Silent Hill film series adapted from video games.

It has been acting since the 1990s in partnership with other independent film companies in Hollywood, including Lionsgate, New Line Cinema, Screen Gems and Millennium Media. They were also in partnership with bigger Hollywood companies as well, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Studios and DreamWorks Pictures.

Films

Year Film Distributor Notes
1993 Only the Strong 20th Century Studios (United States)
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (International)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
True Romance Warner Bros. Pictures (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Killing Zoe October Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Necronomicon New Line Cinema (United States)
BAC Films (France)
Pioneer LDC (Japan)
1995 The Expert New City Releasing (United States)
Crying Freeman Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
1996 Freeway Republic Pictures (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
The Adventures of Pinocchio New Line Cinema (United States)
Barrandov Biografia (Czech Republic)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (United Kingdom & International)
Warner Bros. Pictures (Germany & Austria)
France only
1997 Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Nirvana Cecchi Gori Distribution (Italy)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
1998 Legionnaire Sterling Home Entertainment (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
France only
1999 The Big Brass Ring Millennium Media (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Inferno France only
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2001 Brotherhood of the Wolf
2002 Resident Evil Sony Pictures Releasing (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Sweat
The Rules of Attraction France only
Spider
2004 Turn Left at the End of the World
Resident Evil: Apocalypse Sony Pictures Releasing (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Five Children and It
Battle of the Brave
The Bridge of San Luis Rey Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Sony Pictures Releasing (Spain)
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck
The Aura
Domino
Lassie France only
2006 Silent Hill Sony Pictures Releasing (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Uncredited
The Black Dahlia France only
2007 Resident Evil: Extinction Sony Pictures Releasing (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Solomon Kane
2010 Resident Evil: Afterlife Sony Pictures Releasing (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
2011 Blitz Lionsgate Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Conan the Barbarian France only
2012 Resident Evil: Retribution Sony Pictures Releasing (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Silent Hill: Revelation Lionsgate Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Alliance Films (Canada)
2013 The Railway Man
2014 The Expendables 3 Lionsgate Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
France Only
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Dimension Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
2015 Un plus une Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
2016 Criminal Lionsgate Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
France Only
Fanny's Journey
Mechanic: Resurrection Lionsgate Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
France only
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Sony Pictures Releasing (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
2017 Loue-moi! Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
The Hitman's Bodyguard Lionsgate Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
France only
Papillon Bleecker Street (United States)
Blitz (Serbia & Montenegro)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Everyone's Life Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
2018 Love Addict
Belleville Cop
Hunter Killer Lionsgate Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
France only
La voix humaine Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
2019 Hellboy Lionsgate Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
France only
The Best Years of a Life Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Andy
Lucky Day Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Elevation Pictures (Canada)
Lionsgate Films (United States)
Rambo: Last Blood Lionsgate Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
France only
Sisters in Arms Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
The Outpost France only
2021 Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard Lionsgate Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Till Death
Jolt
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Sony Pictures Releasing (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
2022 Crimes of the Future Sphere Films (Canada)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Vertigo Films (United Kingdom)
Argonauts Distribution (Greece)
Neon (United States)
France only
La Traversée Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Marlowe Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Open Road Films (United States)
2023 The Offering Decal (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
France only
In the Land of Saints and Sinners Netflix (United Kingdom)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Expend4bles Lionsgate Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
The Piper Samuel Goldwyn Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Flo Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
The Bricklayer Vertical (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
France only
2024 Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
01 Distribution (Italy)
Signature Entertainment (United Kingdom)
Wanted Man Quiver Distribution (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
France only
Kali Amazon Prime Video & Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Hellboy: The Crooked Man Ketchup Entertainment (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
France only
The Crow Lionsgate Films (United States)
Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Subservience XYZ Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
France only

Upcoming

Year Film Distributor Notes
2024 Dirty Angels Lionsgate Films (United States)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
France only
TBA Return to Silent Hill Leonine Studios (Germany)
TBA (Serbia)
TBA (United Kingdom)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
TBA (United States)
Untitled Fatal Frame/Project Zero film TBA

References

  1. "New Blood for Solomon Kane". IGN. 19 May 2003. Retrieved 2021-07-08.

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