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Arrow Films

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British film distributor

Arrow Films is a British independent film distributor and restorer specialising in world cinema, arthouse, horror, and classic films. Arrow Video is a boutique Blu-ray label, and sells Ultra HD Blu-rays, Blu-rays, and DVDs online. It also operates its own subscription video on-demand service, Arrow Player.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Arrow Films is a British independent film distributor and restorer specialising in world cinema, arthouse, horror, and classic films. Arrow Video is a boutique Blu-ray label, and sells Ultra HD Blu-rays, Blu-rays, and DVDs online. It also operates its own subscription video on-demand service, Arrow Player.2

The story

Arrow Films was established in 1991 as a family firm in Shenley, Hertfordshire. While Arrow Films was the company's primary brand for theatrical releases, the Arrow Video label was created in 2009 specialising in cult and horror home video. In 2011, the ArrowDrome brand was created for budget DVDs. The Arrow Academy and Arrow TV labels specialised in the world cinema and Nordic noir genres respectively, but since 2021, each has been merged into Arrow Video. In the same year, the company launched Arrow Player, a subscription video on-demand service in the UK, US, and Canada.

Arrow began releasing films in the North American market in 2015. In 2016, Arrow partnered with Canadian distributor Unobstructed View (which was later acquired by Blue Fox Entertainment in 2024), allowing for film distribution starting in July of that year. As of 2018, Arrow operated in the UK, Ireland, the US, and Canada.

In 2018, Arrow announced it would be "streamlining operations" with the departure of long-time executives Tom Stewart, who had been Acquisitions Director since 2010, and Jon Sadler, who had served as Marketing Director since 2012. In April 2018, Arrow Video and FrightFest agreed to a one-year partnership deal, in which Arrow became the headline sponsor.

In 2021, Arrow Films was sold to THG plc (formerly The Hut Group) for £18.5 million. In January 2025, THG plc demerged its technology and logistics arm, THG Ingenuity, into a privately owned, stand-alone business.

From Wikipedia’s article on Arrow Films, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • Blu-ray Disc
  • DVD

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