Silver Pictures is an American film production company. It was founded in 1980 by Joel Silver. Silver Pictures produced the 1987 film Predator and the 1990 film Predator 2. The company, and by extension its founder Joel Silver, is known for its involvement with some of the most famous action movie franchises of all time; in addition to the Predator film series, Silver Pictures has produced the Lethal Weapon, Die Hard and The Matrix series. Other notable films produced by Silver Pictures include Commando (1985), Road House (1989), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Demolition Man (1993), Executive Decision (1996), V for Vendetta (2005), Sherlock Holmes (2009) and The Nice Guys (2016).