8 James McAvoy movies from the 2010s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.
dir. Bryan Singer
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
dir. Andy Muschietti
27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.
After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.
dir. David Leitch
Universal's 2017 4K is the canonical version and reviewers don't really argue about it. Solid A-Tier transfer, with the DTS:X mix doing the most work in the stairwell oner. The neon-soaked Berlin palette plays well with Dolby Vision. David Leitch's choreography and Charlize Theron doing all of it. The Steelbook had a misprint run with the front and back cover plates installed backwards. Sequel rumored for years, nothing yet.
Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Simon Kinberg
The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.
dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Universal A-Tier 4K. McAvoy's performance is the reason people own this. The 4K steelbook pairs nicely with Unbreakable and Glass for the trilogy shelf, and collectors who own all three tend to admit Glass is the weak link. The 3.5 score reflects an early Universal disc that's fine but not a showpiece.
dir. Matthew Vaughn
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.
Shyamalan's Unbreakable trilogy closer with a B-Tier transfer that's a step down from what the cinematography deserves. The film divides people but the disc sells steadily because Unbreakable and Split fans want the complete set.