Charles Bronson · 1970s

5 Charles Bronson movies from the 1970s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Rider on the Rain.

Decade

All 11 1960s 3 1970s 5 1980s 3

Year

All 5 1970 2 1971 1 1972 1 1973 0 1974 1 1975 0 1976 0 1977 0 1978 0 1979 0

Rider on the Rain(1970)

6.3/10

dir. René Clément

S-Tier

Plaion's S-Tier 4K with a Kino Lorber US release also incoming via Diabolik DVD. Charles Bronson in a René Clément French thriller. Zero Reddit discussion, which tracks for a 1970 Euro-thriller that most English-speaking collectors have never heard of. The disc exists for the people who already love it.

Plaion Pictures · Limited Edition

Red Sun(1971)

6.8/10

dir. Terence Young

A-Tier

Arrow's North American 4K Limited Edition ships July 14, 2026 with a native 4K Dolby Vision transfer, a slipcover with reversible Robert Sammelin art, and a booklet with new writing on the Bronson and Mifune intercontinental cast. Replaces the StudioCanal UK 2024 disc as best release. The samurai western has been waiting for a proper 4K honor for fifty years.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Death Wish(1974)

6.9/10

dir. Michael Winner

A-Tier

Kino Lorber's 4K UHD dropped January 2023 with a new 2022 HDR/Dolby Vision master from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. The disc is UHD100, which is rare for a catalog title and shows in the bitrate. The rest of the Death Wish series is still Blu-ray only, so this is the only entry collectors can get on 4K for now.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

The Mechanic(1972)

6.8/10

dir. Michael Winner

Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes on one of his victim's sons, Steve McKenna, as his apprentice. Arthur puts him through a rigorous training period and brings him on several hits. As Steven improves, Arthur worries that he'll discover who killed his father.

Violent City(1970)

6.2/10

dir. Sergio Sollima

A hitman is double-crossed by his girlfriend and barely escapes a murder attempt. He then sets out to take his revenge on the woman and the gang boss who put her up to it.