Philip Seymour Hoffman · 2000s

5 Philip Seymour Hoffman movies from the 2000s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Punch-Drunk Love.

Decade

All 16 1990s 7 2000s 5 2010s 4

Year

All 5 2000 0 2001 0 2002 2 2003 1 2004 0 2005 0 2006 1 2007 0 2008 1 2009 0

Punch-Drunk Love(2002)

7.1/10

dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

S-Tier

S-Tier Criterion 4K with a 4.5 score. PTA's romantic comedy with Adam Sandler, and the Criterion 4K and the Sony 4K from the Columbia Classics box have slightly different aspect ratios from different masters. People want more PTA on 4K, especially Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and There Will Be Blood. A Boogie Nights steelbook was announced separately, which suggests PTA's catalog won't all land at Criterion.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Mission: Impossible III(2006)

6.8/10

dir. J.J. Abrams

A-Tier

A-Tier Paramount 4K. J.J. Abrams' MI entry with Philip Seymour Hoffman as the villain, and part of the matching 1-6 steelbook re-release set from July. People are building custom display cases for the MI steelbook collection. The series artwork consistency became a talking point when Fast & Furious was cited as the standard for keeping steelbook art matching across entries.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Synecdoche, New York(2008)

7.5/10

dir. Charlie Kaufman

A-Tier

A-Tier Sony 4K. People keep making fan Criterion covers for this one, hoping it'll happen eventually. The Sony disc looks good.

Sony Pictures · 4K Box Set (Sony Pictures Classics 30th Anniversary 4K UltraHD Collection)

Red Dragon(2002)

7.0/10

dir. Brett Ratner

C-Tier

Most of the discussion around Red Dragon circles back to Manhunter instead. Collectors keep asking when Mann's version will get a proper 4K, and Red Dragon threads reliably turn into Manhunter appreciation posts. The Kino disc is competent but the C-Tier rating reflects Brett Ratner's direction more than the transfer itself.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

Cold Mountain(2003)

7.2/10

dir. Anthony Minghella

Announced

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.

Criterion Collection · 4K Ultra HD

Announced