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Top 25 Documentary film distributors based in the United States

Name: Documentary film distributors based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 299 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 299 documentary film distributors headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 2,611 professional contacts across them, including 884 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers documentary film distributors headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest documentary film distributors based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 299 documentary film distributors based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to documentary film distributors: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	MUBI	Strong evidence	Manhattan New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	411 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Swank Motion Pictures, INC	Indirect evidence	St Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	184 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1937, Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.® is a successful, growing business privately owned by the Swank family and led by Tim Swank, Chairman.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Film Movement	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	n/a	159 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2002, Film Movement is a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	The Criterion Collection	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OUR MISSION Since 1984, the Criterion Collection, a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films, has been dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Magnolia Pictures	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	57 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Magnolia Pictures is a leading independent film studio and the theatrical and home entertainment distribution arm of the Wagner/Cuban Companies, specializing in acquiring and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Kino Lorber	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With a library of over titles, Kino Lorber has been a leader in independent art house distribution for over 45 years, releasing 35 films per year theatrically and garnering seven…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Library Films	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	37 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Library Films is a premium documentary company helmed by Emmy-nominated director / producer Chris Smith.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Vertical	Strong evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2012, Vertical has become a leading global independent distributor releasing films across all mediums.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	The Exchange	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Exchange is a leading worldwide sales, finance and production company committed to creating strong relationships between filmmakers, film financiers and distributors through…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	LD Entertainment	Indirect evidence	West Hollywood, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Movie Production Company” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Well GO USA Entertainment	Indirect evidence	Plano, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “WELL GO USA, INC.(WELL GO), founded in 1991, is a theatrical and home entertainment distribution company specializing in bringing top content, including the best in Asian and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Music BOX Films	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	24 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Music Box Films is dedicated to curating a diverse repertoire of films and television from around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Muck Media	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MUCK MEDIA is all about good stories and good people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Oscilloscope Laboratories	Partial evidence	Brooklyn, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OSCILLOSCOPE PICTURES is an NYC-based feature film distribution company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Gravitas Ventures	Strong evidence	Cleveland, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company, specializes in the global distribution of feature films and documentaries by connecting independent filmmakers…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	The Documentary Group	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Documentary Group is an independent production company founded in 2006 with offices in New York and Los Angeles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	XTR	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “XTR is a global nonfiction entertainment studio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	September Club	Strong evidence	Studio City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	20 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a group of filmmakers who make documentaries - from feature films to digital shorts & shows.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Magellantv	Partial evidence	Armonk, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Here at MagellanTV, it’s our mission to bring you the finest documentaries from around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Obscured Pictures	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	18 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Obscured Pictures is a full-service marketing, publicity, and sales firm specializing in independent, foreign-language, and documentary films.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Giant Pictures	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Giant Pictures is an independent film company providing distribution for the digital age.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	JOLT	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Jolt captures relevant new audiences for extraordinary new independent films.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Motto Pictures	Partial evidence	Brooklyn, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Motto Pictures specializes in producing and executive producing documentary features and series.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Greenapple Entertainment	Partial evidence	Boca Raton, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For 16+ years, we have released 400+ films domestically and internationally through limited theatricals, television networks, physical home entertainment, and streaming platforms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Life IS MY Movie Entertainment	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Life is My Movie Entertainment develops, produces, acquires, and distributes captivating nonfiction cinema across all platforms, utilizing traditional and innovative business…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: documentary film distributors. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names documentary film distributors.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of documentary film distributors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name documentary film distributors. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Documentary film distributors based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

33.9%Verified-email coverage

8.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

22.4%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

214

11-50

51-200

201-500

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 299 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among documentary film distributors, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “documentary film distributors”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names documentary film distributors), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among documentary film distributors, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 884 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Documentary film distributors by metro

Documentary film distributors in Los Angeles67
Documentary film distributors in New York50

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names documentary film distributors, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many documentary film distributors are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 299 documentary film distributors headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

MUBI, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most documentary film distributors?

Los Angeles leads with 67 headquartered companies, followed by New York (50) and Brooklyn (12).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 884 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 299 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.