Miramax is a Big Ten film distribution and production company.

Founded by the brothers Harvey and Robert Weinstein in 1979, and named by combining the first names of their parents Max and Miriam, the company was originally created in order to distribute independent films which were deemed commercially unviable at the major studios.

The company acquired a number of films which did extraordinarily well financially and the company was one of the leaders of the independent film revolution of the 1990s. In 1993 Miramax was purchased for $75 million by the Walt Disney Company. Harvey and Bob Weinstein still run Miramax independently of other Disney companies, though Disney has the final say on what Miramax can release. (See Michael Moore, Dogma) Also, Disney's home video divison releases Miramax output.

List of known films

• Apocalypse Now (under Paramount Pictures) (1979)
• Spaced Out (1981)
• ¡Átame! (1990)
• Tom and Jerry (Turner Entertainment released this) (1993)
• The Neverending Story III (in association with WB!) (1996)
• Scream (1996)
• Scream 2 (1997)
• The Talented Mr. Ripley (in association with Paramount) (1999)
• Scary Movie (2000)
• Scream 3 (2000)
• Scarier Movie (2001)
• Spy Kids (2001)
• Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
• Pokémon 4Ever (2002) (in association with 4Kids Entertainment)
• Chicago (2002)
• Pokémon Heroes (2003) (in association with 4Kids Entertainment)
• Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) (in assc. with Fox and Universal)
• Cold Mountain (2004)
• Spy Kids 3 (direct-to-video) (2004)
• Pokémon Jirachi: Wish Maker (direct-to-video) (2004)
• The Aviator (2004)
• Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2005)