Weinstein co-founded entertainment companies Miramax and The Weinstein Company with his brother Bob Weinstein.

Together, the brothers produced several popular films, such as Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained.

• In 2017, Harvey Weinstein was dismissed from The Weinstein Company following sexual assault allegations dating back to the 1970s. The allegations sparked the #MeToo movement, and gave rise to a phenomenon now known as the "Weinstein effect".

• In 2020, he was convicted in New York, which was overturned in 2024. He was convicted at his retrial in 2025, and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

• In 2022, a Los Angeles jury convicted him of rape and sexual assault. The conviction was upheld by a California appeals court in 2026.