1980s

dir. Lamberto Bava

S-Tier 88 Films 4K. A Lamberto Bava giallo that showed up on a comprehensive "giallo on 4K" list alongside Argento and the elder Bava. The 88 Films release is region free. Vinegar Syndrome also released a version and collectors are split on which transfer they prefer.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Bob Clark

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Released alongside a wave of holiday classics including Elf, Christmas Vacation, Polar Express, and the Rankin/Bass specials.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Martin Scorsese

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Scorsese's underrated New York comedy finally on 4K.

Criterion Collection · Blu-ray

dir. Lewis Teague

S-Tier Scream Factory 4K. A new release coming May 19 through Diabolik. 80s creature feature with a devoted following.

Scream Factory

dir. Ken Russell

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Collectors had been asking for this for years and Criterion delivered. William Hurt's performance and the hallucinatory sequences look wild in HDR.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Miloš Forman

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K with a perfect 5.0 specs score. The 4K restoration played theatrically before the disc release. Both the theatrical and director's cut are included. The production design finally gets the resolution it needed.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Paul Schrader

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Landis

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. The jump from the old DVD to this 4K is huge. The practical transformation effects hold up really well at this resolution.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Alan Parker

S-Tier 4K. Mickey Rourke in Alan Parker's New Orleans noir.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mamoru Oshii

S-Tier from Umbrella Entertainment. Mamoru Oshii's 1985 animated film that collectors have wanted on a quality physical release for years.

Umbrella Entertainment · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. James Foley

S-Tier 4K. Sean Penn and Christopher Walken in an underseen 80s crime film.

Vinegar Syndrome Cinématographe · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tim Burton

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Tim Burton's original. Part of the WB catalog that keeps getting solid 4K releases.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Martin Brest

S-Tier Paramount 4K. Eddie Murphy in Detroit. Paramount's 80s comedy catalog on 4K has been reliable.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Brian De Palma

S-Tier Criterion 4K. De Palma's best film according to a lot of people. The Criterion reviews have been positive.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Brian De Palma

S-Tier Sony 4K. De Palma's erotic thriller. The transfer preserves the slow-zoom voyeuristic camerawork that makes the film work.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Oliver Stone

S-Tier Shout Factory 4K. Oliver Stone's Vietnam film. Shout Factory keeps picking up significant catalog titles.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ruggero Deodato

S-Tier 88 Films 4K. Deodato's notorious film. The 88 Films release is the way to go. Some people are still happy with their Grindhouse Blu-ray and skipping the upgrade.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Carpenter

S-Tier Sony 4K. John Carpenter's Plymouth Fury. The steelbook is a love-it-or-hate-it design.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Giuseppe Tornatore

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Giuseppe Tornatore's nostalgia trip. Arrow gave this a beautiful release. The film itself is basically designed to make you cry about movie theaters.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lucio Fulci

S-Tier Cauldron Films 4K. Fulci's Gates of Hell trilogy entry. Cauldron has been doing solid work with Italian horror on 4K. Diabolik DVD had the preorder and it sold through fast.

Cauldron Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Ringo Lam's Hong Kong action film. Both Arrow and Shout Factory released versions.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jonathan Lynn

S-Tier Shout Factory 4K. Tim Curry in a board game adaptation. The fact that this film has a cult following strong enough to warrant an S-Tier 4K from Shout Factory says everything about where physical media is right now.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. George P. Cosmatos

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Stallone's cop film. Arrow packaged it well.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Landis

S-Tier Paramount Pictures 4K. Eddie Murphy's other 80s classic. Paramount's 4K catalog skips around between regions sometimes, which can be confusing for collectors.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Milius

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Schwarzenegger swinging a sword. Arrow's release with multiple editions is what collectors are buying.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Richard Fleischer

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Schwarzenegger sequel. Same Arrow treatment as the first Conan.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joan Micklin Silver

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Amy Irving romantic comedy. A deep-cut Criterion pick.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. William Friedkin

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Friedkin's controversial leather bar thriller with Pacino. Arrow gave it the boutique treatment.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ivan Passer

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 · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Gary Sherman

S-Tier Blue Underground 4K. An underseen 1981 horror film. Blue Underground has been giving these deep cuts proper 4K treatment.

Blue Underground · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lamberto Bava

A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers.

Synapse Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John McTiernan

S-Tier 4K from 20th Century Studios. The steelbook and the Christmas movie debate come up every single time. The Zavvi steelbook in particular gets a lot of love.

20th Century Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

S-Tier 88 Films 4K. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao. The Hong Kong action trio.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Brian De Palma

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. De Palma's split-screen thriller. Arrow's transfer is well regarded.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Gus Van Sant

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Gus Van Sant's addiction drama. Criterion's 90s indie catalog is growing.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Carpenter

S-Tier from Shout Factory. There are multiple packaging options but the discs are identical across the standard edition, steelbook, and collector's edition. If you're new to this one and the black levels look crushed, that's normal. It was shot almost entirely at night on a low budget, and Carpenter himself has said that's just how it looks. The Eagle Pictures Italian release is a better-looking transfer for anyone willing to import. The steelbook art is a love-it-or-hate-it situation, some people think it looks more Mad Max than Snake Plissken.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Guy Hamilton

S-Tier StudioCanal 4K. Agatha Christie with Peter Ustinov as Poirot. StudioCanal's Christie releases have been consistently good.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Boorman

A VHS-to-4K comparison post made the rounds and the transfer quality gap is staggering. The comments turned into a meditation on how 4K is the last physical format and we lucked out that it's the best one.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Al Reinert

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Al Reinert's Apollo documentary. NASA footage in 4K.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Stuart Gordon

S-Tier 88 Films 4K. Stuart Gordon's Lovecraft adaptation. 88 Films got it on 4K after it was hard to find on disc.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Richard Attenborough

S-Tier Sony 4K. Attenborough's epic biopic. The scale of the production benefits from 4K.

Sony Pictures · Steelbook

dir. Kazuki Ōmori

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Part of the Godzilla Showa era set. Criterion's Godzilla releases are for the dedicated collector.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Bill Forsyth

S-Tier BFI 4K. Bill Forsyth's Scottish coming-of-age comedy. BFI treats their Scottish catalog well.

BFI · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joe Dante

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Spielberg-produced creature comedy. WB's 80s catalog on 4K is reliable.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Michael Lehmann

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Winona Ryder and Christian Slater's dark high school satire. Arrow loaded the disc with extras.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Gerald Potterton, John Bruno

S-Tier Sony 4K. The animated anthology. The animation styles vary wildly and the HDR helps the more colorful segments.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tony Randel

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. The Hellraiser sequel. Arrow's Hellraiser releases have been strong.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Clive Barker

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Clive Barker's Cenobites. Arrow's release is the definitive version.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John McNaughton

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. John McNaughton's serial killer film. Arrow treats this with the same care as their horror classics.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Russell Mulcahy

40th Anniversary Collector's Edition 4K announced for June in the UK. Early looks suggest it's a repackage of the existing release with identical extras, just new physical packaging. The video transfer is apparently strong but the audio has problems, with one owner saying it sounds like it was recorded at the bottom of a trash can.

StudioCanal / Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ruggero Deodato

S-Tier 88 Films 4K. Severin had quality issues with this disc and quietly mailed out replacements with zero explanation. People were getting random Blu-rays in the mail and had no idea why. The replacement program also covered Hell of the Living Dead, which had a color problem where reds looked purple. If you're buying secondhand, make sure you're getting the corrected disc.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Steven Spielberg

S-Tier Paramount 4K. The best Indy film by popular vote. The individual steelbook has been as low as $13 USD on Amazon and under $15 USD at Best Buy. Paramount has released and re-released these steelbooks enough times that early adopters are pretty tired of it.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Steven Spielberg

S-Tier Paramount 4K. Spielberg's darkest Indy. The individual steelbook came after the box set, which meant double-dipping for anyone who already owned the 4-film collection. The mine cart chase is the demo sequence.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Claude Berri

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Collectors keep comparing it to There Will Be Blood and Killers of the Flower Moon. The two-part set with Manon of the Spring runs about 4.5 hours total. Pure misanthropy disguised as a period drama.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Worth, Mark DiSalle

S-Tier Lionsgate 4K. Van Damme in Thailand, kicking bamboo trees and passing out from pain. The 4K finally includes the international cut on disc, which was a big deal for fans who'd been stuck with the US theatrical version. The steelbook packaging got specific compliments, and Bloodsport fans immediately started asking about their turn.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Héctor Babenco

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Spine #1299, and people immediately started speculating about what #1300 would be. William Hurt won the Oscar for this. It's a well-loved title in the collection, and the 4K announcement generated real excitement among Criterion collectors.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tobe Hooper

Imprint Films announced a new 4K at about $85 USD with a book-style package. Arrow already put out an S-Tier disc so collectors are weighing whether the extras justify owning two copies of the same Tobe Hooper vampire movie.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ronald F. Maxwell

S-Tier Cinematographe 4K. The 1980 teen comedy with Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol. VS released this under their Cinematographe label, and the first review confirmed it was a worthwhile grab. Standard editions were available at Hamilton Books for $29.99 USD.

Cinématographe · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. George Miller, George Ogilvie

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The third Mad Max with Tina Turner, and the one that divides collectors the most. Best Buy steelbooks for this and Road Warrior went up for preorder and moved fast, with designs that match the Fury Road 4K steelbook aesthetic.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Claude Berri

S-Tier Criterion 4K. The second half of the Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring pair, and lots of people think it's even better than the first. Always bought as part of the set, so the collector conversation lives under Jean de Florette.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jackie Chan

S-Tier 88 Films 4K. Jackie Chan directed and starred in this 1989 crime comedy. One of the less-discussed entries in his 88 Films run but the transfer is in line with their Hong Kong Cinema Classics standard.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Alan Parker

S-Tier Capelight Pictures 4K. Alan Parker's civil rights thriller with Gene Hackman. Capelight's German mediabook release is the only 4K option, which means importing. The picture quality is reported as great. A Criterion release would make sense for this film, given how many directors people keep requesting for the collection.

Capelight Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. George A. Romero

S-Tier Shout Factory 4K. Romero's killer monkey film from 1988. People consider it fun if a bit more formulaic than his other work. It gets mentioned alongside Martin as part of the Romero 4K collection people are building.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Terry Jones

S-Tier Universal 4K. The first Monty Python film to get a 4K release, which felt backwards given Holy Grail and Life of Brian are far more popular. The old 5.1 remix from the 2002 DVD was widely disliked, so people were hoping for the original stereo or a new remix.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Abel Ferrara

After being attacked and raped twice in one day, a timid, mute seamstress becomes a violent agent of revenge for wronged women.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jeremiah S. Chechik

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Christmas Vacation joined a wave of holiday classics coming to 4K alongside Elf, A Christmas Story, Polar Express, and the Rankin/Bass specials. The original Vacation just got a 4K steelbook and collector's edition, and people immediately asked about Christmas Vacation getting matching treatment.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Fred Dekker

S-Tier Scream Factory 4K. Fred Dekker's 1986 alien slug horror comedy. It only includes the director's cut, which upset some people who wanted the theatrical. People who held off on the Blu-ray were glad they waited. There was a subtitle error reported on the Shout Factory disc.

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Francis Ford Coppola

Coppola's neon-soaked Vegas musical got an S-Tier 4K from StudioCanal. The film bankrupted him in 1982 and the disc is finding the audience that the theatrical run never did.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Dario Argento

S-Tier Plaion Pictures 4K. Argento's opera house horror from 1987. Thin collector discussion on the 4K specifically, though it appears in haul posts.

Plaion Pictures · 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. Wim Wenders

S-Tier Curzon Film 4K. Wim Wenders' film about a man wandering out of a Texas desert. The Criterion 4K generated huge excitement just from people posting about seeing it in a theater. The Curzon encoding is slightly better than Criterion's, but both look great. People watched this for the first time and couldn't stop thinking about it for days. Breaking Bad fans keep spotting the influence.

Curzon Film · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tim Burton

Sold out during the Criterion 24-hour flash sale in March 2026. Tim Burton before he was Tim Burton, and the first thing on a lot of people's Criterion wishlists.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Dario Argento

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K with a 4.0 score. Argento's insect-horror from 1985 with Jennifer Connelly. Arrow and Synapse both released a version, and the only real difference is the box art, with the Synapse cover being widely considered worse. Argento collectors are buying Arrow's to match their other Argento boxes.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tobe Hooper

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K with a 4.5 score. Tobe Hooper's haunted house film, and the Best Buy steelbook art was widely hated. People said the iconic "girl in front of TV" image would have been far better. A Film Vault special edition with The Shining is coming in August 2025, and Shout Factory is releasing Poltergeist II in 4K. Some collectors have been disc-swapping their 4K into older steelbook shells with better art.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John McTiernan

S-Tier 20th Century Studios 4K. McTiernan's sci-fi action classic. The 4-movie pack from Amazon came in a DVD case for some reason, which confused everyone. The Prey steelbook from Best Buy was a big deal since Disney rarely puts streaming-only films on disc. Collectors are building Predator steelbook shelves across all five films.

20th Century Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Carpenter

S-Tier StudioCanal 4K with a 4.5 score. Carpenter's second Apocalypse Trilogy entry. Scream Factory did a steelbook at $45 USD which people thought was too much, and the price eventually dropped to $34.99 USD. The StudioCanal 4-pack has better color accuracy but zero special features, while Scream Factory's has Atmos but messed up the colors.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jackie Chan

S-Tier 88 Films 4K. Jackie Chan directed this 1983 period action film. Both 88 Films and Arrow have 4K releases.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jackie Chan

S-Tier 88 Films 4K. Jackie Chan's sequel, with an 88 Films release coming June 2026 available through OrbitDVD.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Richard Franklin

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. The Psycho sequel that's actually good. Arrow's release is the consensus pick over the Scream Factory and Universal versions. People looking for the best transfer are pointed to Arrow.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Anthony Perkins

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. The third Psycho, directed by Anthony Perkins himself. No relevant collector discussion around the 4K specifically.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Albert Magnoli

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Prince in 1984 Minneapolis. People wanted a purple case and were disappointed. The acting is openly acknowledged as terrible while the music is some of the best ever recorded, and that tension is part of the appeal. Someone bought their first copy on Betamax in 1985.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Martin Scorsese

Sold out during the Criterion 24-hour flash sale in March 2026. Scorsese on Criterion 4K, and apparently the community still had people who needed this one.

Imprint · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Steven Spielberg

S-Tier Paramount 4K. Spielberg's adventure masterpiece. The individual steelbook with the original title and poster art is much better-looking than the box set artwork. All five Indy films are considered reference-quality discs. The steelbook art debate between the individual releases and the Best Buy set was heated.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Stuart Gordon

S-Tier Ignite Films 4K. Stuart Gordon's 1985 horror comedy, and it's had two competing 4K releases. Ignite's deluxe edition was expensive, and when Second Sight announced their own version, people who held off felt vindicated. The Second Sight limited edition is now OOP. The Arrow Blu-ray was the previous go-to.

Ignite Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Martha Coolidge

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

dir. Joe Layton

Sony's 4K of Pryor's most famous special. Minimal collector discussion beyond the announcement, but the material does the heavy lifting here regardless of transfer quality.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Paul Brickman

Criterion's July 2024 announcement had people losing it. One of those 80s films where the reputation has quietly shifted from guilty pleasure to legitimate classic, and Criterion putting their name on it sealed that. The standalone 4K disc is the way to go unless you're already deep into Criterion collecting.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Paul Verhoeven

Arrow's 4K transfer is called a reference disc for the format in collector circles. The grain structure is preserved, the practical effects are still effective, and the ED-209 stop-motion pops in a way it never did on Blu-ray. The 4K actually reveals too much for some people, like RoboCop's rubber chin guard and plastic armor textures. The original Arrow LE Blu-ray owners felt burned when the 4K came in identical packaging shortly after.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mira Nair

Part of Criterion's December 2025 wave alongside Pee-Wee's Big Adventure and His Girl Friday. Mira Nair's debut about Mumbai street kids. Thin standalone discussion but the announcement thread generated massive engagement. A deeply respected film that most collectors will buy on name recognition alone.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Cronenberg

Second Sight's 4K trilogy box has some of the best cover art in the boutique space. Only the first film is actually in 4K, which caught some buyers off guard. The original Scanners remains a Cronenberg essential and Second Sight's limited edition treatment gives it the packaging it deserves. Videodrome in 4K from Criterion is the companion disc most collectors pair it with.

Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Charles E. Sellier Jr.

Scream Factory's S-Tier 4K of the controversial Santa slasher. The Imprint Parts 1 + 2 special edition is a massive package that surprised buyers with its size. The Lionsgate steelbook at over $50 USD got pushback on pricing. A seasonal purchase that reliably sells every October and December.

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lawrence Kasdan

Sony's S-Tier 4K steelbook generated instant pre-orders. Collectors describe it as a cocaine-fueled western, which is both a compliment and an accurate description of the energy. Kevin Costner's breakout role before Dances with Wolves. The original poster art on the steelbook was a smart choice. Great year for westerns on 4K overall.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mel Brooks

When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Carpenter

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 · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Herbert Ross

Sony S-Tier 4K. Julia Roberts and the ensemble cast. The 4K announcement drew mild enthusiasm from collectors, mostly from people who wanted it for someone else in the household. Not a format showcase but a solid catalog addition.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jonathan Demme

S-Tier transfer of what might be the greatest concert film ever made. A24 priced the 4K at $50+ USD with $30 USD shipping to Canada, which did not go over well. The feeling across collector circles is that A24 treats their catalog like merch drops instead of home video. The disc itself sounds incredible though, and the Atmos mix might actually be the reason to own it. The grain resolves better than the Blu-ray and more than one person has said the disc beats their local IMAX. Barnes and Noble and Walmart carry it if the A24 shop is showing out of stock.

A24 · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Walter Hill

Shout Factory S-Tier 4K. Walter Hill's neon-soaked rock-and-roll action film with Michael Paré and Diane Lane. People who got it early describe a strong upgrade from the Blu-ray, with the Dolby Vision doing great work on the rain-soaked streets and neon lighting. It's a Collector's Edition but surprisingly shipped without a slipcover.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ivan Reitman

Sony S-Tier 4K. Bill Murray joins the Army. The standalone steelbook is the first 4K release outside the Columbia Classics box set, and Sony's steelbooks in this tier tend to drop to around $21 USD within six months. If you can wait, the price will come down.

Sony Pictures

dir. Dario Argento

A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Hughes

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

Criterion Collection · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Peter Medak

After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past begin to haunt him.

Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Huston

After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Cronenberg

Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Peter Greenaway

R. Neville, a brash young draftsman, is hired to make a dozen landscape illustrations at the estate of Mr Herbert and his wife Virginia. Aside from monetary compensation, the arrangement includes a sexual liaison offered to Neville by Virginia while her estranged husband is away. But when the murdered body of Mr Herbert is discovered at the estate, mysterious clues found in Neville's drawings point to the identity of the killer.

Le Chat Qui Fume · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Lynch

StudioCanal S-Tier 4K. The Lynch/Hopkins black-and-white body horror character study got the StudioCanal restoration treatment, and it's one of the few Lynch films not on Criterion in 4K. Black-and-white grain structure is the main draw.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Carpenter

Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Robert Harmon

On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.

Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joe Dante

After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Claude Miller

Martinaud, an illustrious notary suspected of being the perpetrator of two horrendous crimes, voluntarily agrees to be questioned by Inspector Gallien on New Year's Eve. What initially is a routine procedure, soon becomes a harsh interrogation that seems to confirm the initial suspicions.

Radiance Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Bernardo Bertolucci

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Glen

S-Tier Turbine 4K. Timothy Dalton's first Bond. The Turbine German release is the one collectors talk about.

Turbine · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joel Schumacher

When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Guy Hamilton

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Wolfgang Petersen

While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.

Imprint · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Francis Ford Coppola

In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Rob Reiner

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Dan O'Bannon

When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Andrei Tarkovsky

Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Stanley Kubrick

The 4K transfer delivers what HDR was supposed to do for horror. Room 237 has this sickly green cast that was always in the film but only became visible at this resolution, and the hotel hallway tracking shots have depth the old Blu-ray flattened.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Richard Rush

S-Tier from Radiance's Transmission sublabel, new 4K scan of the original camera negative with Dolby Vision. A massive upgrade over the old Severin Blu-ray, which had gone out of print and was fetching inflated prices on eBay for years. People who held off on the Severin are feeling vindicated. Peter O'Toole is completely unhinged in this and the production history behind the film is almost as wild as the movie itself. Region-free UHD disc, region B locked Blu-ray. Includes the original mono track and Severin's 5.1 remix, plus two commentary tracks.

Transmission Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz

A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy janitor at the local health club, is cast into a vat of toxic waste and transformed into a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength.

dir. Brian De Palma

Paramount's 2022 4K scored 4.5 on blu-ray.com with natural grain and a punchier audio mix than the old Blu-ray. Avoid the $11 USD Paramount 4K Preorders line on Amazon, which ships in DVD-sized cases with no special features and is cheaply produced on purpose. The Best Buy steelbook has better artwork if you want the premium version.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Rob Reiner

S-Tier Criterion 4K. The IMDB page rates it out of 11 instead of 10, which feels right. The in-character DVD commentary where the band complains about being misrepresented is worth owning on its own.

Criterion Collection · 4K Ultra HD

dir. David Cronenberg

As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Hughes

Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Robert Zemeckis

'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Wim Wenders

Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds — with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk — that it might be possible for him to take human form.

Curzon Film · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher Cain

A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Woo

A-Tier Shout Factory 4K. John Woo's breakthrough film and the one that started the heroic bloodshed genre. The Shout Factory disc is the way to go for this. Comes up regularly in dream Criterion box set threads alongside other Hong Kong action classics.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Wes Craven

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The complete Nightmare on Elm Street collection box set with the tin packaging is the way most people buy this. Someone customized their steelbook by chiseling scratch marks into it with a screwdriver and hammer, and it actually looked good.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Chuck Russell

A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joe D'Amato

A priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where the mutant goes on a killing spree.

dir. Jerry Zucker, David Zucker

A-Tier Paramount 4K. Surely you can't be serious about needing a note for this one. It looks good, it's Airplane!, you already know if you want it.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Katsuhiro Otomo

A-Tier 4K with the Japanese import being the best release. The big question for Western buyers is whether the Japanese disc includes English subtitles. Hand-drawn animation at this resolution shows every individual cel, which is the point.

Japanese Import · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Robert Zemeckis

A-Tier Universal 4K. The trilogy box set exists in about five different packaging configurations at this point. The disc is the same across all of them. A-Tier is right for this, it's a clean catalog transfer.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Robert Zemeckis

A-Tier Universal 4K. Same disc quality as the first film. The trilogy exists in multiple box set configurations.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Frank Henenlotter

A-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Shot on the cheap in early 80s New York. The source material means the 4K isn't going to look like a modern film, but Arrow did what they could with it.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tony Scott

Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.

dir. Ridley Scott

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The Final Cut is what's on the 4K disc. A new steelbook pre-order went up alongside Enter the Dragon and V for Vendetta. If you already own the older 4K pressing, the disc is the same.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Newt Arnold

An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.

dir. David Lynch

A-Tier Criterion Collection 4K. David Lynch's small-town nightmare. One person's 4K disc was mislabeled as Trainspotting, which is either a quality control issue or the most Lynchian thing that's ever happened to a physical disc.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. William Asher

Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy with her. When her plans misfire, she is swept up into an insane frenzy that means death to anyone who comes between her and her obsession. But the investigating detective is convinced that Billy is the real killer - and determined to prove it. Madness and fanaticism work together to drag all concerned into a terrifying vortex of blood-letting that adds a nightmarish twist to the classic Oedipus story.

dir. Tom Holland

A-Tier 4K. The original killer doll. Multiple editions from different labels across regions.

Capelight Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lamberto Bava

A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down.

Synapse Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Spike Lee

A-Tier Universal 4K. Spike Lee's Brooklyn film. The HDR helps the saturated summer photography.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Matthew Robbins

A-Tier Paramount 4K. The dragon effects are still effective and the matte paintings have a tactile quality that CGI has never matched. A practical effects showcase.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Steven Spielberg

A-Tier Universal 4K. Spielberg's alien. The transfer exists in multiple packaging options with the same disc.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. James Signorelli

Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, horror hostess Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals, including her sinister uncle Vincent.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sam Raimi

Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.

dir. John Hughes

A-Tier Paramount 4K. Matthew Broderick skips school in Chicago. Paramount's 80s comedy catalog.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ted Kotcheff

A-Tier Eagle Pictures 4K. Stallone in the jungle. Eagle Pictures handled the transfer.

Eagle Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mike Hodges

A-Tier Arrow Video 4K. The camp sci-fi classic with Queen's soundtrack. Arrow's release is loaded with extras.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Herbert Ross

A-Tier Paramount 4K. Kevin Bacon dancing in a warehouse looks surprisingly clean on a modern display, and the 80s color palette pops in HDR.

dir. Stanley Kubrick

Warner put this on 4K in September 2020, and the Best Buy steelbook was going for $100+ on eBay for years. A new US steelbook preorder just hit Amazon and Gruv as a reprint. It's mono audio with no Atmos, which is the original mix.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ivan Reitman

A-Tier Sony 4K. Who you gonna call. Multiple packaging options, same disc.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joseph Zito

A-Tier Vinegar Syndrome 4K. Chuck Norris drives through a house. That is the movie. Vinegar Syndrome loaded it with extras, which is more than this film probably deserves and exactly what VS collectors want.

Vinegar Syndrome · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Stephen Chiodo

A-Tier Scream Factory 4K. The 1988 creature feature with cotton candy cocoons and rubber Klown suits. Scream Factory picked this up after Arrow's edition went out of print, and the announcement with poster and extra slipcover options generated immediate pre-orders.

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Peter Yates

A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.

dir. Richard Donner

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. WB is doing the first Lethal Weapon solo in 4K, and everyone is waiting for the inevitable quadrilogy box set before buying in. The original Blu-ray was rough, so this remaster with Atmos is a real upgrade. The steelbook is $29.99 USD on GRUV, and the standard edition art actually looks better than the steel.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

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.

Eagle Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joe Giannone

A-Tier Vinegar Syndrome 4K. The 1981 slasher, not to be confused with Madman Films the Australian distributor. Vinegar Syndrome gave it a proper release. Most of the signal around "Madman" in collector subs actually refers to the Madman Films Kurosawa box set, not this horror film.

Vinegar Syndrome · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jonathan Demme

A-Tier Cinematographe 4K. Jonathan Demme's 1988 mob comedy with Michelle Pfeiffer. VS released this under their Cinematographe label, and first impressions are positive.

Cinématographe · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Martin Brest

A-Tier Shout Factory 4K. De Niro and Charles Grodin's buddy road movie. Shout Factory's transfer got decent reviews with good Dolby Vision and consistent grain. Some mixed word of mouth before release had people setting low expectations, which the disc cleared.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Paul Schrader

A-Tier Criterion 4K. Paul Schrader's film about Yukio Mishima, effectively banned in Japan for 40 years until 2025. The Philip Glass score and Eiko Ishioka's production design are the main draws on disc. First-time viewers tend to be surprised by how different it is from everything else Schrader has made.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lucio Fulci

The world of dance can be brutal. The rehearsals are grueling. The competition is fierce. At the Arts for Living Centre in New York City, the best of the best are dying for a part in a major production. But only a select few will be chosen. The selection process seems to be at the hands of mysterious killer who pierces women's bare breasts with a hatpin, puncturing their hearts. Ambition and jealousy appear to be the motive, which makes everybody a suspect!

88 Films · Limited Edition

dir. Roger Donaldson

Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.

dir. Sergio Leone

A-Tier 20th Century Studios Blu-ray. Leone's epic crime saga, and the 4K announcement had people demanding a 100GB disc for a film this long. No one can decide if they love it or hate it, which is part of the appeal. People have been asking Criterion for a proper release for years. A new restored version was shown at a special screening that only De Niro got to see.

20th Century Studios · Blu-ray

dir. Sydney Pollack

A-Tier Universal 4K. Sydney Pollack's Oscar winner with Streep and Redford. The African landscape photography is the main draw, and the John Barry score is preserved in lossless.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Clint Eastwood

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Eastwood's western, released alongside Dirty Harry and The Outlaw Josey Wales in a 4K wave. The scenery is going to benefit from the upgrade. Steelbook art across all three was praised, and Amazon had them at $27.99 USD before raising the price.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tsui Hark

In 1913 Beijing, three fierce women—disguised rebel Tsao Wan, jewel-seeking Sheung Hung, and opera heiress Pat Neil—embark on a daring quest filled with intrigue and betrayal, challenging societal norms amidst political turmoil and the vibrant world of Peking Opera.

dir. Jackie Chan

A-Tier Eureka 4K. Jackie Chan's 1985 action classic, and the Eureka trilogy set was on sale for £23.99, shipping to the US for about $30 USD total. Eureka and Arrow both have releases. People wonder if the transfer is better than Criterion's scan of the first two films. The cars going down the hill in the first one still blows minds.

Eureka Entertainment · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jackie Chan

Eureka A-Tier 4K. Part of the Police Story trilogy set that collectors say is worth the upgrade. The theatrical cut transfer is a real improvement over previous releases.

Eureka Entertainment · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Andrzej Żuławski

A-Tier Second Sight Films 4K. Zulawski's 1981 horror with Isabelle Adjani. The Second Sight limited edition sold out at OrbitDVD within hours. There are questions about the quality of different 4K transfers, since the French version had poor gamma and an extreme blue push. Second Sight's version and the Umbrella release are the ones collectors are weighing.

Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Barry Levinson

A-Tier MVD Entertainment 4K. Hoffman and Cruise on a road trip, with the $49.95 USD price having people wait for a sale. Viavision also has a limited edition of 2000 copies.

MVD Entertainment · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Peter MacDonald

A-Tier Eagle Pictures 4K. The third Rambo. No relevant collector discussion around the 4K.

Eagle Pictures

dir. George P. Cosmatos

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.

Eagle Pictures

dir. Akira Kurosawa

StudioCanal's A-Tier 4K has people asking when Criterion or someone else will do the definitive release. The 35mm theatrical screenings keep fueling demand for Kurosawa in the best possible presentation.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Irvin

A-Tier StudioCanal 4K. Arnold's underrated 1986 action film. The StudioCanal steelbook is nice-looking, and people keep asking for Commando, a T2 remaster, and more Arnold on 4K. The previous StudioCanal Blu-ray looked bad, so the 4K is a real step up.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Walter Hill

The StudioCanal steelbook has great embossing and showed up in European sales for around 15 EUR. Region B locked on the Blu-ray side, which annoyed a few Region A collectors who wanted the full package. Purely a fun 80s action night pick.

Eagle Pictures

dir. Alex Cox

Criterion 4K. The conversation about what the film is really about produced one of the best single-sentence readings of any film on the internet. One of those discs where some buyers reported defective copies, but the transfer itself is clean once you get a good pressing. The film stock is fine-grained enough that it looks pristine in 4K.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sylvester Stallone

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.

MGM

dir. Sylvester Stallone

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.

MGM

dir. Brian De Palma

People who have owned this on every format from VHS through 4K say each upgrade felt meaningful. Often discounted to $10-11 USD new, which makes it one of the cheapest high-quality 4K discs in Universal's catalog. The special edition with the "World is Yours" statue and the 1932 original is a collector's item in its own right. A-Tier transfer with the neon and white suits looking exactly how you'd hope in HDR.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Richard Donner

People bought the Blu-ray for $6 USD and immediately turned around to buy the 4K anyway. A-Tier holiday film that shows up on everyone's Christmas rotation list alongside Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, and It's a Wonderful Life. Complaints about barebones special features are the only recurring negative. Bill Murray doing his thing is the entire selling point, and the disc delivers on that.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Carol Frank

Upon joining a sorority, Beth is plagued by nightmares of a knife-wielding killer, when her past comes back to haunt her.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray (Restored)

dir. Joel Schumacher

Sony A-Tier 4K. The Brat Pack after college. No relevant collector signal on this one, which puts it squarely in the "it exists if you want it" category of the Sony catalog.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Rob Reiner

Sony A-Tier 4K. The steelbook reissue added Dolby Vision, which sparked a debate about whether the DV upgrade is worth double-dipping for. The consensus leans toward marginal improvement unless you're really looking for it, but the transfer itself is strong and the Pacific Northwest summer photography has the kind of natural lighting that benefits from HDR.

Sony Pictures · Steelbook

dir. Nicholas Meyer

The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.

dir. Leonard Nimoy

A surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence.

dir. Leonard Nimoy

When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.

dir. Luc Besson

Fred, a raffish safe blower, takes refuge in the Paris Metro after being chased by the henchmen of a shady businessman from whom he has just stolen some documents. While hiding out in the back rooms and conduits of the Metro, Fred encounters a subterranean society of eccentric characters and petty criminals.

dir. Richard Lester

Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.

dir. Richard Lester

Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects. Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, Superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer.

dir. Wes Craven

Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing; a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis...Even if it costs him his life.

MVD Entertainment · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. James L. Brooks

Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Luc Besson

Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful American insurance investigator, and finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.

StudioCanal

dir. John Landis

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Michele Soavi

In a Gothic cathedral built on the mass grave of a Teutonic purge, an ancient discovery by the new librarian will release an unholy maelstrom of madness, violence, and demonic vengeance.

Severin Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Steven Spielberg

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sam Raimi

The Lionsgate 4K is out of print individually but still available in the Groovy Collection box with Evil Dead II and Ash vs Evil Dead. The standalone steelbook runs $40 USD on eBay if you can find one with a slip. Most people are telling newcomers to grab the box while it lasts since that's the cheapest path to both films in 4K.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Don Taylor

During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

dir. Michael Ritchie

After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One, who will save the boy from death. When Nang sees social worker Chandler Jarrell on television discussing his ability to find missing children, she solicits his expertise, despite his skepticism over being "chosen."

dir. Lucio Fulci

After a doctor kills his mistress and himself while researching the mysterious previous owner of his Boston home, his colleague, Dr. Norman Boyle, takes over his studies and moves his family into the Boston mansion. Soon after, Boyle's young son Bob becomes plagued by visions of a young girl, who warns him of the danger within the house.

Blue Underground · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Nick Castle

Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the video game The Last Starfighter, only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the attack.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Mackenzie

In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organization, and sets out to eliminate the rat in typically ruthless fashion.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Fred Dekker

Count Dracula returns to the world of humans accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them the ability to rule the world. A group of horror-loving heroes are the only ones daring to stand in their way.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Zucker

When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Philip Kaufman

At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tobe Hooper

A radio host is victimised by the notorious cannibal family while a former Texas Marshal hunts them.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Carpenter

Carpenter's practical effects hold up better than most modern CGI and the Universal 4K is A-Tier, though the missing Dolby Vision is the one complaint collectors have. Signed copies from convention appearances are circulating and the Titans of Cult edition has been restocking through Books-a-Million.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Carpenter

A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.

dir. Michael Mann

Mann's neon-lit heist debut. The tangerine synth score and Caan's safecracking are why people buy this format.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Terry Gilliam

Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. William Friedkin

When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.

Germany Capelight · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sydney Pollack

Sony A-Tier 4K as part of the Columbia Classics Volume 5 box set. People have been asking when Tootsie gets a standalone release for years, and Sony still hasn't confirmed one.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tony Scott

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.

dir. Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker

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 + Blu-ray

dir. Charles Martin Smith

Eddie Weinbauer, a metalhead teen who is bullied at school, looks to his heavy metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr, for guidance. When Curr is killed in a hotel fire, Eddie becomes the recipient of the only copy of Curr's unreleased album, which, when played backwards, brings Sammi back to life. As Halloween approaches, Eddie begins to realize that this isn't only rock 'n roll...it's life and death.

Synapse Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Steven Lisberger

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 · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Shinji Sōmai

Offering a caustic immersion into the lives of disaffected junior high students on the cusp of adulthood, the film takes place over the 5-day period before, during, and after a ferocious, seemingly liberating typhoon, which six of the students endure while marooned in their school.

The Cinema Guild · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ron Howard

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 · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Bruce Robinson

Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Peter Weir

While protecting an Amish boy – the sole witness to a brutal murder – and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Renny Harlin

Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joe D'Amato

Tourists take a boat to a remote island, where they find that most of the people have disappeared, and something is stalking them. They find a hidden room in the big mansion on a hill, and an ancient diary, which gives them clues to the source of the terror.

dir. Tim Burton

Burton's Gotham still looks better than most modern comic book films, and the HDR gives the production design room to breathe. B-Tier transfer that people wish were higher.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Stephen Herek

Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means Ted would be sent to military school—but receive help from Rufus, a traveller from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society. With the use of Rufus' time machine, Bill and Ted travel to various points in history, returning with important figures to help them complete their final history presentation.

dir. Ivan Reitman

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Steven Soderbergh

Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her husband John has begun an affair with her sister. When John’s best friend Graham arrives, his penchant for interviewing women about their sex lives forever changes John and Ann’s rocky marriage.

Criterion Collection · Blu-ray

dir. William Shatner

A renegade Vulcan with a startling secret hijacks the U.S.S. Enterprise in order to find a mythical planet.

dir. Sylvester Stallone

Kino Lorber B-Tier 4K. Stallone-directed Saturday Night Fever sequel. No relevant collector mentions at all, which tells you where this one sits in the priority queue.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sidney J. Furie

With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. Using a strand of Superman's hair, Luthor synthesizes a powerful ally known as Nuclear Man and ignites an epic battle spanning Earth and space.

dir. Terry Gilliam

An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz

Toxie travels to Japan to find his father while the evil corporation Apocalypse Inc. attempts to take over Tromaville in his absence.

dir. Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz

Desperate to raise money for surgery to restore his blind fiancee's eyesight, Toxie accepts a job with the evil multinational corporation Apocalypse Inc., unknowingly working for the Devil himself.

dir. Walter Hill

C-Tier Paramount 4K. Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in Walter Hill's buddy cop original. The transfer is acceptable for a catalog title from the early 80s. Not much collector discussion around this one.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jack Sholder

A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Stephen Hopkins

The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. James Cameron

C-Tier from 20th Century Studios, which is a sore spot for a film this good. The 4K exists and people buy it, but the conversation is always about when someone will do a proper restoration. Cameron in 4K should look better than this.

20th Century Studios · Blu-ray

dir. Joel Coen

C-Tier Criterion Collection 4K. The Coens' debut. If you're looking for gritty crime on 4K, this fits the bill. The C-Tier is likely a source material limitation from the low-budget 16mm blow-up.

Criterion Collection

dir. Lewis Teague

C-Tier StudioCanal 4K. Stephen King anthology with a young Drew Barrymore. The source is what it is.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Richard Franklin

C-Tier Vinegar Syndrome 4K. Kid spy thriller from 1984.

Vinegar Syndrome

dir. Lewis Teague

C-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. Stephen King's killer dog. The C-Tier reflects the modest source material.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Michael Winner

C-Tier Vinegar Syndrome 4K. Bronson sequel. Vinegar Syndrome picks up the titles nobody else will.

Vinegar Syndrome · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sean S. Cunningham

C-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. Coming 2026-06-08 through Rare Waves.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jean-Jacques Beineix

C-Tier StudioCanal 4K. Jean-Jacques Beineix's French thriller. A cult film with a devoted following.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Peter Greenaway

C-Tier Severin Films 4K. Peter Greenaway. Severin picks up the arthouse titles.

Severin Films

dir. Adrian Lyne

A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Dwight H. Little

C-Tier Shout Factory 4K. Michael Myers returns. The Halloween franchise on 4K from Shout Factory has been comprehensive if not always well-transferred.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Dominique Othenin-Girard

C-Tier Shout Factory 4K. More Michael Myers.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Rick Rosenthal

C-Tier Shout Factory 4K. The hospital sequel. Same transfer debate as the first Halloween.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tommy Lee Wallace

S-Tier Sony Pictures 4K. John Carpenter's Plymouth Fury. The steelbook is a love-it-or-hate-it design.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Romano Scavolini

A drug-treated schizophrenic plagued by horrible nightmares is released from the hospital and goes on a killing spree.

dir. John Hughes

C-Tier Paramount 4K. John Hughes' Thanksgiving classic with Steve Martin and John Candy. The 4K transfer was widely panned, with multiple reviews calling it one of the worst on the format. The lost hour of deleted footage was found and included as a bonus, which was the real draw. The Blu-ray was already mediocre, and the 4K is only marginally better. Paramount needs to redo this one without the grain reduction.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Howard Deutch

C-Tier Paramount 4K. The John Hughes teen classic with Molly Ringwald. People immediately asked for Sixteen Candles on 4K too. Available during Target's B2G1 sale.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Russell Mulcahy

In the Australian outback a vicious wild boar kills and causes havoc to a small community.

dir. Richard Fleischer

Arrow's 4K fixes the teal push that plagued the StudioCanal version. Color comparisons on blu-ray.com forums show a clear difference, though opinions split roughly 50/50 on whether Arrow's slightly darker grade is better or just different. C-Tier is fair for the film itself, but the Arrow disc is at least the right version to own.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Alejandro Jodorowsky

Severin's 4K lacks HDR by Jodorowsky's explicit request. He felt the color grade would not be truly director-approved with HDR applied, and Severin respected that. The disc delivers the color work at 4K resolution alone. Collectors are more excited about the packaging and the included CD soundtrack than the technical specs. The real demand in Jodorowsky circles is for Holy Mountain and El Topo in 4K.

Severin Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. James Cameron

A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.

Walt Disney Studios

dir. James L. Conway

Otherworldly creatures inhabit the bootlegging tunnels underneath a small town mining community, and they kill any of the townsfolk who invade their home.

Kino Lorber

dir. Irvin Kershner

The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K Ultra HD

dir. John Woo

Shout Factory shipped this before some preorders even processed. The subtitle translation is worth reading up on before buying, since the Cantonese street slang doesn't translate neatly and different releases handle the dialogue differently. Arrow Video has a limited edition coming and most boutique collectors are holding out for it.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Landis

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Paramount Pictures

dir. John Hughes

Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal girlfriend Chanice and just about everyone else who crosses his path.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Robert Zemeckis

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sean S. Cunningham

D-Tier Shout Factory 4K. The original slasher. The D-Tier reflects the low-budget source material.

Shout! Factory · Blu-ray

dir. Oliver Stone

D-Tier MGM 4K. The steelbook has been Walmart exclusive and comes up in restock threads regularly. Oliver Stone's Vietnam film needs a better transfer.

MGM · Blu-ray

dir. Charles Band

The 4K exists, but the consensus is rough. The Blu-ray actually rates higher than the 4K on bestblurays. Most of the problems are baked into the source material, a sub-500K production shot on film short ends with cheap equipment. 101 Films put out a UK limited edition with a solid extras package, same transfer though. People buy Trancers because the movie is genuinely great, not for the picture quality.

101 Films · Limited Edition

dir. John Landis

A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.

Final Cut Entertainment · 4K Ultra HD

dir. J. Lee Thompson

Warren Stacy, an office equipment repairman, begins murdering women after they reject his advances. To minimize the evidence, Stacy always kills while naked, wearing nothing but gloves, and further evades the law with his strong alibis. Veteran detective Leo Kessler is convinced of Stacy's guilt and begins using questionable methods to catch him.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sergio Martino

After a nuclear war society breaks down into two groups, the evil Euraks, and the rebel Federation. A mercenary named Parsifal is hired by the Federation to infiltrate New York City, which is controlled by the Euraks, to rescue the only fertile woman left on Earth.

Pulse Video

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.

dir. Jackie Chan

88 Films 4K. Chan doing Indiana Jones before Indiana Jones went to Hong Kong. The stunts in this one are insane even by his standards, and the behind-the-scenes injury footage is legendary.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Badham

Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

dir. Brian Trenchard-Smith

Teens P.J. and Goose get their thrills on BMX bikes, performing hair-raising tricks all across Sydney, Australia. Along with their new friend Judy, they discover a box of walkie-talkies -- and find out that a gang of criminals intends to use them to monitor police signals during a bank robbery. When the young trio snatches the devices, it propels them on a hair-raising adventure in which their pedaling skills might just save their necks.

Umbrella Entertainment · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Lawrence Kasdan

During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray Special Edition

dir. Richard Loncraine

A mysterious stranger inserts himself into a troubled family's life, blurring the lines between good and evil as he cares for their disabled daughter.

British label Screenbound Pictures · 4K Ultra HD

dir. George A. Romero

Scream Factory 4K plus Blu-ray on June 16. Romero's third Dead film has been waiting for a proper 4K release and this is it.

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Wes Craven

Kino Lorber 4K of the 1981 Wes Craven with a young Sharon Stone. The thread spent more time correcting blu-ray.com for burying Maren Jensen and Ernest Borgnine in favor of Stone's name than discussing the disc itself, but the buy intent is real.

Kino Lorber · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Claude Miller

A P.I. is obsessed with a cute woman, who seduces and kills rich men around W. Europe.

Radiance Films · Restored

dir. Alvin Rakoff

Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears out of the fog. Little do they realise that the ship is actually a Nazi torture ship which has sailed the seas for years, luring unsuspecting sailors aboard and killing them off one by one.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Daisuke Nishio

In order to wish for immortality and avenge his father, Garlic Jr. collects the dragon balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process. Goku, Kami, Piccolo, and Krillin unite to rescue Gohan and save the world from being sucked into a dead zone.

dir. Jackie Chan

Dragon and his madcap pal Cowboy spend their days getting into mischief, frustrating the elders, chasing girls, and competing in the village sport. When Dragon overhears a fiendish plot by smugglers to sell China's national treasures overseas, the pair leap into action. Also, Cowboy's wealthy father is kidnapped by the villainous and lethal Big Boss, and the scene is set for a furious martial arts showdown.

Arrow Video · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Randal Kleiser

12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.

dir. Allan Holzman

In the distant future, a federation marshal arrives at a research lab on a remote planet where a genetic experiment has gotten loose and begins feeding on the dwindling scientific group.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray (Restored)

dir. John Waters

Criterion's June announcement confirmed it, and r/criterion treated it as the last missing piece of the Waters catalogue. The comments went from relief to lobbying for a box set within about an hour. 'Hopefully they put one out eventually with 4K restorations for the others.' Preorder opens with the June slate.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray Special Edition

dir. William Dear

Drops the same day as The Great Outdoors, director commentary included and new artwork. 'Not needed but very welcome' is the honest verdict. If you have the Blu-ray, this is an easy upgrade.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Skip Schoolnik

A group of teenagers spend the night in a furniture shop for a graduation party. When one of them talks her boyfriend into a game of hide-and-seek, a psycho killer starts hunting them down one by one.

Terrorvision · Limited Edition

dir. Brian G. Hutton

A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter on a search for her missing father through Asia that eventually involves them in a struggle against a Chinese warlord.

dir. Joe Dante

Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Maxwell, to help him extract Tuck and his ship and re-enlarge them before his oxygen runs out.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

dir. Tobe Hooper

A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.

BFI · Restored

dir. Bruce Beresford

This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.

dir. Lamberto Bava

A middle-aged woman, traumatized from the death of her adulterous lover, moves into a room at a New Orleans boarding house where the blind landlord becomes suspicious to her activities of continuing her affair with her dead lover.

Indicator · Limited Edition

dir. Neil Jordan

George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks him to find a young colleague from her King's Cross days. That's when George's troubles just start.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

dir. Kevin Connor

Shout Factory Collector's Edition 4K is the one to get. The transfer is a real step up from the old Blu-ray with better detail in the night scenes and natural skin tones. A Walmart-exclusive steelbook dropped in January with different artwork that people really did not like, one person compared it to a Halloween Horror Nights house. A wider steelbook release hits May 12 through Gruv CA. The extras are good too, making-of doc and interviews with the director and cinematographer.

Shout! Factory · Collector's Edition

dir. Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Two Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.

Arrow Video · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Ron Howard

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.

Universal Pictures · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Lo Ka Yiu, a young ad designer who is sentenced to jail for manslaughter, has gotten himself in trouble with the corrupted wardens and fellow inmates of Triad background. Chung Tin Ching, a veteran inmate and Yiu's mentor, is forced to confront his comrade's enemies time and again, leading up to the final showdown with the head of security.

dir. Howard Zieff

A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.

dir. Richard Benjamin

In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.

Imprint · Limited Edition

dir. Guy Hamilton

Tough Brooklyn street cop Sam Makin is unwillingly recruited as an assassin for a secret United States organization known as CURE, who fake his death and give him a new identity: Remo Williams. With his appearance surgically altered, Williams is trained to be a human killing machine by his aged, derisive and impassive Korean martial arts master Chiun.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jack Sholder

While investigating police corruption in his department, undercover cop Buster McHenry is forced to participate in a heist, leading to innocent casualties and the theft of an ancient Lakota tribal spear. After McHenry ends up severely wounded, he is taken in by Native American Hank Storm, who is out to recover the spear and avenge the death of a loved one in the heist.

dir. Richard W. Haines

A sociology instructor finds her new teaching duties at a private college interrupted by the presence of a killer.

Refuse Films · Limited Edition

dir. J. Michael Muro

A group of hobos begin melting into multicolored piles of goo after drinking sixty-year-old liquor. At the same time, the psychotic Vietnam War vet who rules the hobo camp snaps and begins killing at random. Two brothers set out to stop the liquor and the killer.

Limited Edition

dir. Mickey Rose, Michael Ritchie

This zany send-up of teen slasher flicks features a maniacal psycho known as the Breather, who stalks –and murders– promiscuous students at a suburban high school. The fanatical killer's unusual weapons include paper clips, blackboard erasers and eggplants.

Terrorvision · Limited Edition

dir. Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone's most underrated film and the comments know it. 'My favorite Stone film.' 'One of the best performances Bogosian ever gave.' There's a real audience waiting for this one and Kino is giving them it.

dir. Joe Dante

When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.

dir. Arna Selznick

The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town to help a neglected young magician's apprentice whose evil spell book causes sinister things to happen.

Altitude · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Menahem Golan

A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandos have been called in to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray Special Edition

dir. Richard Donner

The 4K transfer jumps off the screen according to people watching it this week. A comfort pick that lands in haul posts year after year for the right reasons.

dir. Howard Deutch

Universal announced this alongside Harry and the Hendersons on the same day. The comments are pure nostalgia. 'Finally. One of the best 80s summer movies.' John Candy in 4K is the only argument you need.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jean Rollin

A toxic spill revives a beautiful, dead heiress who, with the help of her childhood friend, must quench her insatiable thirst for blood.

Indicator · Limited Edition

dir. Richard Benjamin

After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.

dir. Wilford Leach

4K announcement and the first thing everyone asked was where the original West Side Story 4K is. The film has its fans but MGM's catalog priorities are getting more attention than the disc itself.

Kino Lorber · 4K Ultra HD

dir. James Glickenhaus

88 Films 4K. The American-produced Chan film where Hollywood hadn't figured out how to use him yet. Interesting as a curiosity, and the 88 Films disc is a solid presentation of a weird film.

88 Films · Limited Edition

dir. Daniel Vigne

Village of Artigat, southern France, summer 1542, during the reign of Francis I. Martin Guerre and Bertrande de Rols marry. A few years later, accused of having committed a robbery, Martin suddenly disappears. When, almost a decade later, a man arrives in Artigat claiming to be Martin, the Guerre family recognizes him as such; but doubts soon arise about his true identity.

Second Sight Films · Limited Edition

dir. John C. Broderick

The mighty warrior, Kain, crosses the barren wastelands of the planet Ura, where two arch enemies, Zeg and the evil degenerate Balcaz, fight incessantly for control of the village's only well. Kain sees his opportunity and announces that his sword is for hire... but his eyes stay clearly on the beautiful captive sorceress Naja, and his newly awakened purpose.

dir. Jackie Chan

Arrow Video 4K. Chan directing himself in one of the loosest, most fun entries in his early filmography. The final fight sequence is ridiculous in the best way.

Arrow Video · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Danny DeVito

Kino Lorber 4K dropping April 28 with a new scan from the original camera negative, Dolby Vision, and a Barry Sonnenfeld interview as the headline extra. DeVito directed this and it's one of his best. The reaction to the announcement has been warm, with people praising Kino for their recent run of 80s comedies on 4K. No reviews yet since it hasn't shipped, but the Kino track record with catalog titles has been strong. Pre-orders up at Diabolik and Unobstructed View for Canadian buyers.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lucio Fulci

The financially strained and increasingly desperate, Lester Parsons concocts a brilliant get-rich-quick scheme; cruise the lonely hearts ads for rich women to fleece. Too bad then, that Lester’s also a psychotic cannibal who enjoys mutilating these lovelorn souls, via his trusty chainsaw, and using their flesh for his dinner. When a copycat killer threatens to bring him down, Lester must do all he can to prevent this new killer’s sloppy work from ruining them both.

dir. Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars. The team are released from prison to play detective in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations, taking their lives, and that of a key witness in an upcoming trial. They must battle their way through and with the help of Muscles, take down the bad guys.

Arrow Video · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Ivan Reitman

Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.

Fabulous Films · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Robert Bierman

Radiance Films 4K, UK only. The thread was excited until someone clarified the distribution. What it actually confirms is that the 4K license can be separate from the Blu-ray license, the same model Vinegar Syndrome uses.

Radiance Films · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.

Arrow Video · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Héctor Olivera

Simon, son of the king, must flee when the empire is overthrown by the evil Shurka. Schooled in the arts of magic, he must find the Ring of Magic and the Sword of Power and defeat the wizard who killed his father. He is joined in his quest by the swordmaster Kor, his faithful protector Gulfax, and the Forest Wizard Hurla.