Variance Films is a privately held film distribution company founded in 2008 that uses an innovative model of self-distribution combined with select elements of traditional theatrical distribution to allow filmmakers to achieve quality theatrical releases for their films. Variance Films is notable in that they do not require filmmakers to sign over any rights to their films, instead partnering with filmmakers to ensure their film gets the proper theatrical release, while allowing them to keep their DVD, VOD, TV, and international rights.

2009

• Nursery University (April 24)
• White on Rice
  White on Rice
  White on Rice is a comedy film directed by American director Dave Boyle, director of Big Dreams Little Tokyo , and starring Hiroshi Watanabe, Nae Yuuki, Mio Takada, James Kyson Lee, and Lynn Chen...
  
   (September 11)
• Blind Date
  Blind Date (2008 film)
  Blind Date is a 2008 drama from director Stanley Tucci. This is Tucci's fourth directorial feature, who also stars and co-wrote the screenplay with David Schechter. The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival...
  
   (September 25)
• Adventures of Power
  Adventures of Power
  Adventures of Power is an American feature film written and directed by Ari Gold, starring Ari Gold, Michael McKean, Jane Lynch, Shoshannah Stern, Chiu Chi Ling, and Adrian Grenier and featuring Steven Williams, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Annie Golden and Nick Kroll, with a cameo performance by Rush drummer...
  
   (October 9 NYC, October 16 LA)
• Passport to Love
  Chuyện Tình Xa Xứ - Passport To Love
  Passport to Love also known as Chuyen Tinh Xa Xu is a 2009 Vietnamese romantic comedy directed by Victor Vu. Produced by Infocus Media Group and Wonderboy Entertainment, the movie was released on February 13, 2009 in Vietnam....
  
   (October 9)
• Until The Light Takes Us
  Until The Light Takes Us
  Until the Light Takes Us is a 2009 feature documentary about Norwegian black metal, from directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell.-Featured interviewees:* Gylve "Fenriz" Nagell...
  
   (December 4)

2010

• After The Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United (May 21)
• The Lottery
  The Lottery (2010 film)
  The Lottery is a 2010 documentary film about the controversy surrounding public and charter schools in the United States, directed by Madeleine Sackler. The film was produced by Blake Ashman-Kipervaser, James Lawler, and Madeleine Sackler...
  
   (June 11)
• Spoken Word
  Spoken Word (film)
  Spoken Word is a 2009 drama directed by Victor Nunez and stars Kuno Becker, Ruben Blades, Miguel Sandoval and Persia White. The writers include William T. Conway and Joe Ray Sandoval. The movie was produced by Karen Koch and William T. Conway...
  
   (July 23)
• Fool For Love
  Fool for Love
  Fool for Love may refer to:In theatre, film and television:* Fool for Love , a play by Sam Shepard** Fool for Love , a 1985 film adaptation of Shepard's play, directed by Robert Altman...
  
   (September 10)
• Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
  Strange Powers
  Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields is a 2010 American documentary film by Kerthy Fix and Gail O'Hara that documents the work and life of the American cult songwriter, Stephin Merritt and his primary group.-Film info:...
  
   (October 27)
• Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
  Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
  Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench is a 2009 American jazz musical film directed by Damien Chazelle, that recasts the MGM musical tradition in a gritty, vérité style...
  
   (November 5)

2011

• Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster
  Ip Man 2
  Ip Man 2 is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film loosely based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun. A sequel to the 2008 film Ip Man, the film was directed by Wilson Yip, and stars Donnie Yen, who reprises the leading role...
  
   (January 28)
• Clash (Bay Rong)
  Clash (film)
  Clash is a 2009 Vietnamese martial arts/action film directed by Le Thanh Son.-Plot:Trinh codename Phoenix , a mercenary, must complete a series of organized crime jobs for her boss Hac Long in order to win the release of her kidnapped daughter...
  
   (March 11)
• American: The Bill Hicks Story
  American: The Bill Hicks Story
  American: The Bill Hicks Story is a biographical documentary film on the life of comedian Bill Hicks. The film was produced by Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas, and features archival footage and interviews with family and friends, including Kevin Booth....
  
   (April 8)
• Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
  Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
  Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen is a 2010 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Andrew Lau. The film is a continuation of the 1994 film Fist of Legend starring Jet Li, with Donnie Yen as Chen Zhen, a role made famous by Bruce Lee in the 1972 film Fist of Fury...
  
   (April 22)
• Battle of the Brides (Co Dau Dai Chien) (May 6)
• How To Live Forever (May 13)
• General Orders No. 9 (June 24)
• Littlerock (August 12)
• Amigo
  Amigo (film)
  Amigo is a 2010 American drama film written and directed by John Sayles. The film takes place in the Philippines in 1900 during the Philippine–American War...
  
   (August 19)
• Shaolin (September 9)
• The Weird World of Blowfly (September 16)
• 1911 (October 7)
• Elevate
  Elevate
  Elevate can refer to:* the act of elevation * Elevate * eleVAte, Virgin America's frequent-flyer program* Elevate, were a short-lived but inventive guitar-based band, formed in London in 1993...
  
   (October 21)
• Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (November 11)
• Addiction Incorporated (December 14)

2012

• Hit So Hard: The Life and Near Death Story of Patty Schemel (TBD)
• Let the Bullets Fly
  Let the Bullets Fly
  Let the Bullets Fly is a 2010 China-Hong Kong co-production action comedy film written and directed by Jiang Wen, based on a story by Ma Shitu, a famous Sichuanese writer. The film is set in Sichuan during the 1920s when the bandit Zhang descends upon a town posing as its new mayor...
  
  (TBD)