Richard Roundtree · 1970s

2 Richard Roundtree movies from the 1970s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Shaft.

Decade

All 5 1970s 2 2000s 2 2010s 1

Year

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

Shaft(1971)

6.6/10

dir. Gordon Parks

S-Tier

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Earthquake(1974)

5.9/10

dir. Mark Robson

A-Tier

Universal's 2025 4K is Charlton Heston's disaster spectacle in native 4K with the original Sensurround low-frequency rumble preserved. Solid A-Tier video and audio but the disc ships barebones with zero extras. The John Williams score finally has the dynamic range to register. A US Steelbook variant is also out. The Towering Inferno and Poseidon Adventure are still missing in 4K.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray