Ron Howard · 2000s

5 films directed by Ron Howard from the 2000s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 3 S-Tier picks including Cinderella Man, A Beautiful Mind, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Decade

All 14 1980s 2 1990s 3 2000s 5 2010s 4

Year

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

A Beautiful Mind(2001)

7.9/10

dir. Ron Howard

S-Tier

S-Tier Universal 4K. Standard edition releasing in February 2026 at the lower $20 USD price point that Universal has been using lately.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Cinderella Man(2005)

7.6/10

dir. Ron Howard

S-Tier

S-Tier Universal 4K. Russell Crowe boxing in HDR. Coming to 4K in September.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

How the Grinch Stole Christmas(2000)

6.8/10

dir. Ron Howard

S-Tier

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The 25th anniversary steelbook remaster fixes the oversaturated colors from the old transfer. There's also a separate 4K of the 1966 animated special, which people are hoping comes in under $15 USD for 26 minutes of runtime. The Whoville production design has a lot of color and texture at this resolution.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

The Da Vinci Code(2006)

6.7/10

dir. Ron Howard

A-Tier May 19, 2026

Sony 4K coming May 19. No tier rating yet and the movie is uneven, but the announcement got decent attention from Ron Howard collectors and theology buffs.

Sony Pictures · 4K Ultra HD

Angels & Demons(2009)

6.7/10

dir. Ron Howard

B-Tier

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.

May 19, 2026