Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation.
Some of Hollywood's most well-known and celebrated classics have been produced through the Columbia-TriStar Motion Picture Group, some of these include: Lawrence of Arabia, Gandhi, The Bridge on the River Kwai, All of the King's Men, The Caine Mutiny, A Raisin in the Sun, Dr. Strangelove, Casino Royale, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Easy Rider, Taxi Driver, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Kramer vs. Kramer, The Blue Lagoon, Glory, Das Boot, Tootsie, The Big Chill, St. Elmo's Fire, The Karate Kid (I, II, III), The Ghostbusters (I, II) and When Harry Met Sally.
More recent hits include blockbuster and critically acclaimed titles such as: Bram Stoker's Dracula, A Few Good Men, The Fifth Element, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Stuart Little, Charlie's Angels, Philadelphia, Jumanji, Jerry Maguire, Starship Troopers, As Good as It Gets, Donnie Brasco, Seven Years in Tibet, Underworld, Godzilla, The Patriot, Spider Man (I, II, III, IV), Big Fish, Hitch, The Da Vinci Code, Hancock, District 9, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and 2012.
With on average over 22 feature length films produced and distributed per year, the Columbia-TriStar Motion Picture Group is one of the most prolific and active movie studios in the world.