Val Kilmer · 1980s

4 Val Kilmer movies from the 1980s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Real Genius.

Decade

All 18 1980s 4 1990s 8 2000s 3 2010s 2 2020s 1

Year

All 4 1980 0 1981 0 1982 0 1983 0 1984 1 1985 1 1986 1 1987 0 1988 1 1989 0

Real Genius(1985)

6.7/10

dir. Martha Coolidge

S-Tier

Sony's 4K got praise for a clean, natural transfer with good color. One of those mid-80s comedies that never stopped being quotable, and the disc does right by it. William Atherton doing his signature thing is enough reason to own it.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Top Gun(1986)

7.0/10

dir. Tony Scott

A-Tier

Paramount A-Tier 4K. The upgrade over the Blu-ray is noticeable in the flight scenes, and people keep running A/B comparison posts against Maverick.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Willow(1988)

7.0/10

dir. Ron Howard

A-Tier

Disney A-Tier 4K steelbook with a December 10 street date. Warwick Davis still turns up at conventions and there's a real fanbase here, bigger than the cult-film label suggests.

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

Top Secret!(1984)

7.1/10

dir. Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker

A-Tier

Paramount A-Tier 4K as part of the ZAZ Collection with Airplane! and The Naked Gun. The custom covers for the set have been circulating on collector Instagram.

Paramount Pictures · 4K Box Set (ZAZ: The Collection)