This is a list of films produced by and released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner and films released before that under the former name of the parent company, Walt Disney Productions . Most films listed here were distributed theatrically in the United States by the company's distribution division, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . The Disney features produced before The Living Desert were originally distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, and are now distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Some films produced by Walt Disney Pictures are also released through the parent company's streaming service, Disney+. This list is organized by release date and includes live-action feature films , animated feature films , and documentary films . For an exclusive list of animated films released by Walt Disney Pictures and its previous entities see List of Disney theatrical animated feature films.