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Jeff Bridges · 1980s

6 Jeff Bridges movies from the 1980s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 2 S-Tier picks including Starman, Cutter's Way.

Starman

Starman(1984)

7.0/10

dir. John Carpenter

S-Tier

Sony S-Tier 4K. One of the more under-appreciated John Carpenter films, with Jeff Bridges playing an alien on a road trip across America. The Columbia Classics box set originally included this, and Sony releasing a standalone steelbook is good news for people who didn't want to buy the whole set. Target's buy 2 get 1 free deal has brought the price down to around $30 USD.

Sony Pictures · Steelbook (4K + Blu-ray)
Cutter's Way

Cutter's Way(1981)

6.5/10

dir. Ivan Passer

S-Tier Announced

Radiance Films S-Tier 4K. One of the best neo-noirs of the 80s and Radiance gave it an incredible presentation. If you like slow-burn character studies with gorgeous cinematography, you already know if you want this.

Radiance Films · Limited Edition
The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn(1982)

7.3/10

dir. Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass

A-Tier

A unicorn learns from a riddle-speaking butterfly that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the monstrous Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.
Tron

Tron(1982)

6.7/10

dir. Steven Lisberger

A-Tier

Disney A-Tier 4K. The original's early CGI has a handmade quality that HDR actually enhances, and the Light Cycle sequences are the demo moments. Pairs nicely with Legacy for a double feature.

Walt Disney Studios · Steelbook (4K + Blu-ray)
Against All Odds

Against All Odds(1984)

5.7/10

dir. Taylor Hackford

No tier rating yet. Phil Collins does the soundtrack, Bridges does the brooding, and the disc exists but nobody is really talking about it. Bridges fans will grab it, everyone else can skip.
Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream(1988)

6.9/10

dir. Francis Ford Coppola

Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.