What is a "prestige" or "art house" film?

What is a "prestige" or "art house" film?

An art house movie is a movie that's not being released by a studio, although sometimes it's being released by one of the sort of, studio indies. The lines are kind of blurred. Paramount has Paramount Vantage, Fox has Fox Searchlight, Sony has Sony Pictures Classics. Those little niche specialty film divisions within the studio release art house movies in theaters. But also, sometimes movies out of distribution if they can get a theater is an art house movie, if they can be seen at an art house. It's anything that's not your average blockbuster.