List of Walt Disney Pictures films
This is a list of films released theatrically under the Walt Disney Pictures banner (known as that since 1983, with Never Cry Wolf as its first release) and films released before that under the former name of the parent company, Walt Disney Productions (1929–1983). Most films listed here were distributed in the United States by the company's distribution division; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, formerly known as Buena Vista Distribution Company (1953–1987) and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987–2007).
This list is organized by year of release date and includes live action feature films, animated feature films (including films developed and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios), and documentary films (including titles from the True-Life Adventures series and films produced by the Disneynature label). For an exclusive list of animated films distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and its previous entities see List of Disney theatrical animated features.
This list is only for theatrical films released under the Disney banner. However, the list does not include films released by other existing, defunct or divested labels or subsidiaries owned by The Walt Disney Studios (i.e. Marvel StudiosMVL, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax Films, Dimension Films, ESPN Films etc.) nor any direct-to-video releases, TV films, theatrical re-releases, or films originally released by other non-Disney studios.
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1930s · 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s · 1990s · 2000s · 2010s |
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Feature films by decade
Type of film | |
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A | Animated feature films (List) |
H | Hybrid films with live action and animation |
L | Live-action films |
N | True-Life Adventures / Disneynature |
D | Documentary films |
TBA |
1930s
Title | US Release | Based on | |
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A | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | December 21, 1937 | Snow White by the Brothers Grimm |
1940s
Title | US Release | Based on | |
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A | Pinocchio | February 7, 1940 | The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi |
H | Fantasia | November 13, 1940 | |
H | The Reluctant Dragon | June 20, 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame |
A | Dumbo | October 23, 1941 | Dumbo, the Flying Elephant by Helen Aberson |
A | Bambi | August 13, 1942 | Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten |
H | Saludos Amigos | February 6, 1943 | |
H | Victory Through Air Power | July 17, 1943 | Victory Through Air Power by Alexander P. de Seversky |
H | The Three Caballeros | February 3, 1945 | |
A | Make Mine Music | April 20, 1946 | |
H | Song of the South | November 12, 1946 | Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris |
H | Fun and Fancy Free | September 27, 1947 | "Little Bear Bongo" by Sinclair Lewis, and "Jack and the Beanstalk" |
H | Melody Time | May 27, 1948 | |
H | So Dear to My Heart | November 29, 1948 | Midnight and Jeremiah by Sterling North |
A | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | October 5, 1949 | The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving |
1950s
1960s
1970s
Title | US Release | Based on | |
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L | King of the Grizzlies | February 11, 1970 | |
L | The Boatniks | July 1, 1970 | |
L | The Wild Country | December 15, 1970 | |
A | The Aristocats | December 24, 1970 | The Secret Origin of the Aristocats by Tom McGowan and Tom Rowe |
L | The Barefoot Executive | March 17, 1971 | |
L | Scandalous John | June 22, 1971 | |
L | The Million Dollar Duck | June 30, 1971 | |
H | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | December 13, 1971 | The Magic Bed Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons and Bonfires and Broomsticks by Mary Norton |
L | The Biscuit Eater | March 22, 1972 | "The Biscuit Eater" by James H. Street |
L | Now You See Him, Now You Don't | July 12, 1972 | |
L | Napoleon and Samantha | July 19, 1972 | |
L | Run, Cougar, Run | October 18, 1972 | |
L | Snowball Express | December 22, 1972 | Chateau Bon Vivant by Frankie and John O'Rear |
L | The World's Greatest Athlete | February 14, 1973 | |
L | Charley and the Angel | March 23, 1973 | The Golden Evenings of Summer by Will Stanton |
L | One Little Indian | June 20, 1973 | |
A | Robin Hood | November 8, 1973 | Folk hero Robin Hood |
L | Superdad | December 14, 1973 | |
L | Herbie Rides Again | June 6, 1974 | |
L | The Bears and I | July 31, 1974 | |
L | The Castaway Cowboy | August 1, 1974 | |
L | The Island at the Top of the World | December 20, 1974 | The Lost Ones by Donald G. Payne |
L | The Strongest Man in the World | February 6, 1975 | |
L | Escape to Witch Mountain | March 21, 1975 | Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key |
L | The Apple Dumpling Gang | July 1, 1975 | The Apple Dumpling Gang by Jack Bickham |
L | One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing | July 9, 1975 | The Great Dinosaur Robbery by David Forrest |
L | Ride a Wild Pony | December 25, 1975 | Ride a Wild Pony by Don Chaffey |
L | No Deposit, No Return | February 5, 1976 | |
L | Treasure of Matecumbe | July 1, 1976 | A Journey to Matecumbe by Robert Lewis Taylor |
L | Gus | July 7, 1976 | |
L | The Shaggy D.A. | December 17, 1976 | The Hound of Florence by Felix Salten |
L | Freaky Friday | December 17, 1976 | Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers |
L | Escape from the Dark | March 11, 1977 | |
A | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | March 11, 1977 | Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne |
L | A Tale of Two Critters | June 22, 1977 | |
A | The Rescuers | June 22, 1977 | The Rescuers and Miss Bianca by Margery Sharp |
L | Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo | June 24, 1977 | |
H | Pete's Dragon | November 3, 1977 | "Pete's Dragon" by Seton I. Miller |
L | Candleshoe | December 16, 1977 | Christmas at Candleshoe by Michael Innes |
L | Return from Witch Mountain | March 10, 1978 | Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key |
L | The Cat from Outer Space | June 9, 1978 | |
L | Hot Lead and Cold Feet | July 5, 1978 | |
L | The North Avenue Irregulars | February 9, 1979 | |
L | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | June 27, 1979 | |
L | Unidentified Flying Oddball | July 26, 1979 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain |
L | The Black Hole | December 21, 1979 |
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Future releases
Notes
- MVLSince 2012, The Walt Disney Studios began releasing Marvel Studios' films following The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Marvel Entertainment in 2009, but those films are distinct as they have only been branded as Marvel and not Disney (e.g. The Avengers), similar to how Touchstone Pictures and Hollywood Pictures titles have been marketed since 1984 and 1989, respectively.[39] Nevertheless, the Marvel Studios films appear alongside Disney-branded features, unlike other non Disney-branded films, including Disney's online site.[40] However, to remain consistent, this list does not include Marvel films distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, unless such films are explicitly Disney-branded in their original releases or in a future re-release.
- TRThe Rocketeer was released as a Walt Disney Pictures release domestically.[41] However, outside of the United States and Canada, the film was released through the Touchstone Pictures label.[42]
- TSCReleased in conjunction with the Hollywood Pictures label.
- TNBCReleased under the Touchstone Pictures label for its original 1993 release, and was rebranded as a Walt Disney Pictures film for the 2006 reissue.[43]
- J2JThe original film, with the English name Little Indian, Big City, was given a limited U.S. theatrical release, with a dubbed version, under the Touchstone Pictures label on March 22, 1996. This was a contractual condition, from actor-producer Thierry Lhermitte, that Disney had to make happen in order to gain the remake rights which would ultimately result in Jungle 2 Jungle.[44]
See also
In-depth lists of specific Disney-branded features.
- Disney animated theatrical features
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Pixar Animation Studios
- Disneynature
Other film labels and/or subsidiaries, that are not Disney-branded.
Operating:
Defunct:
- Hollywood Pictures
- ABC Motion Pictures
Divested:
- Miramax Films
Further reading
- Maltin, Leonard. The Disney Films. New York: Disney Editions, 2000. ISBN 978-0-7868-8527-5.
- Smith, Dave. Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia (Third Edition). New York: Disney Editions, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7868-4919-2.
- List of all films released by Disney regardless of label
- UltimateDisney.com List of Pre-1980 Live Action Disney Movies and DVD Status
- UltimateDisney.com List of 1980-Present Live Action Disney Movies and DVD Status
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