Sylvester Stallone movies available on 4K Blu-ray, ranked by transfer quality.
dir. George P. Cosmatos
S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Stallone's cop film. Arrow packaged it well.
Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Marco Brambilla
S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Stallone and Snipes in the future. Arrow gave it a proper 4K with extras.
dir. Stephen Kay
S-Tier BFI 4K. Michael Caine in Newcastle. BFI's British crime catalog is strong.
BFI · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Menahem Golan
S-Tier Capelight Pictures 4K. Stallone's arm wrestling film, and the Capelight German mediabook is well-loved. People immediately started requesting Cobra, Cop Land, and Tango & Cash get similar treatment. A US release hasn't happened yet, so importing the German version is the move.
Capelight Pictures
dir. Renny Harlin
A-Tier Eagle Pictures 4K. Stallone hanging off a cliff. Eagle Pictures did the transfer.
Eagle Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Ted Kotcheff
A-Tier Eagle Pictures 4K. Stallone in the jungle. Eagle Pictures handled the transfer.
dir. John Flynn
A-Tier Eagle Pictures 4K. Stallone's prison film from 1989. Eagle put out a basic 4K with no relevant collector discussion around it.
dir. Peter MacDonald
A-Tier Eagle Pictures 4K. The third Rambo. No relevant collector discussion around the 4K.
Eagle Pictures
A-Tier Eagle Pictures 4K. Stallone's second Rambo outing. The First Blood individual steelbook announcement was a bigger deal, with a Walmart exclusive remastered version. The Everythingblu premium set exists for serious collectors. Most of the Rambo collector energy is focused on First Blood.
dir. John G. Avildsen
Steelbook collection post brought out the Creed display crowd. People are kicking themselves for not grabbing the Creed steelbooks when they were available.
Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Sylvester Stallone
The Rocky I through IV 4K releases all hit with transfer complaints. People compared it to the Mad Max situation where the discs felt rushed. The steelbook had physical QC issues too, with visible lines on the spine. Collectors who redeemed the digital code before noticing had to navigate Best Buy's return policy. The consensus was to wait for a corrected collection.
MGM
Rocky III in 4K is part of the same MGM rollout as II and IV. Minimal standalone discussion since most people bought the full set. The transfer scored slightly better than Rocky II at A-Tier.
The steelbook includes both the theatrical cut and the Rocky vs. Drago Director's Cut on the same 4K disc, which is a nice touch. Opinions on the Director's Cut are split. Some prefer the additional Apollo scenes, but the theatrical version has its defenders. The Gruv sale had the full Rocky collection at a good price. A-Tier transfer, and the training montage in 4K HDR is exactly what you'd hope for.
Lionsgate 4K with a Best Buy exclusive steelbook set covering all three original Expendables films. The steelbook sleeve design matches across the trilogy and collectors like the consistency. Stallone's directorial debut in the franchise.
dir. Simon West
Lionsgate 4K, part of the Best Buy steelbook trilogy set alongside the first and third films. Simon West directed this one and the action set pieces are the biggest in the series.
dir. Patrick Hughes
Lionsgate 4K, the third in the Best Buy steelbook trilogy. Patrick Hughes directed. This one went PG-13 and the collector sentiment was less enthusiastic than the first two, though the steelbook matches the set.
dir. Michael Polish
Two married spies caught in the crosshairs of an international intelligence network will stop at nothing to obtain a critical asset. Joe and Lara are agents living off the grid whose quiet retreat at a winter resort is blown to shreds when members of the old guard suspect the two may have joined an elite team of rogue spies, known as Alarum.
Signature Entertainment · 4K Ultra HD
dir. Walter Hill
After watching their respective partners die, a cop and a hitman form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.
