Science Fiction

dir. Stanley Kubrick

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Kubrick supervised the original 4K scan before he died. The Stargate sequence in HDR is wild on an OLED. Part of the Stanley Kubrick Collection box set, which is the best way to buy it if you don't already own the other Kubrick 4Ks.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Stanley Kubrick

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The Best Buy steelbook sold out within minutes and restocked briefly before going again. The saturated colors of the Korova Milk Bar come alive in HDR in a way the Blu-ray never managed.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ridley Scott

The transfer finally gets the color timing right after years of home video versions that never matched the theatrical. Looks really good on an OLED. The Aliens 4K got hit with AI upscaling controversy, but the original Alien's transfer is clean. The Filmarena steelbook is the collector's item if you can find one, otherwise the standard 4K is the same disc.

20th Century Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Fede Álvarez

S-Tier Disney 4K. The transfer looks really good on the claustrophobic station interiors and the xenomorph practical effects gain resolution in 4K. A limited edition steelbook is available through Rare Waves.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + 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. Alex Garland

S-Tier Paramount 4K. The Shimmer sequences in HDR look wild. An early Paramount 4K release that remains one of their best transfer jobs.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Roger Vadim

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Jane Fonda in space. The 60s production design works well in HDR.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mamoru Hosoda

S-Tier All The Anime 4K. Mamoru Hosoda's animated film.

All The Anime · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Denis Villeneuve

Warner Bros. steelbook has people talking about the Dolby Vision version again. A special edition floats around the secondary market for serious money. The transfer is already S-Tier, so collectors buying this one are buying it for the steel.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jeff Lieberman

S-Tier Synapse Films 4K. A 70s psychedelic horror film about a bad batch of acid. Synapse put this out and collectors who grabbed it during summer sales have been happy with it.

Synapse Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. James Whale

S-Tier Universal 4K. 90 years old and the transfer brings out detail in the makeup and set design that home video never showed before. Part of the Universal Monsters catalog.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo

S-Tier Lionsgate 4K. The MCU film with the airport fight. Lionsgate has the 4K release.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jack Arnold

S-Tier Universal 4K. The original 3D creature feature. Universal's Monsters catalog keeps delivering.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Cronenberg

S-Tier Second Sight Films 4K. Cronenberg's late-career body horror. Second Sight's limited edition is the way to go.

Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Gordon Flemyng

S-Tier StudioCanal 4K. The second Cushing Doctor Who film.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Craig R. Baxley

S-Tier Shout Factory 4K. Dolph Lundgren sci-fi action from 1990.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Alex Proyas

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Alex Proyas' sci-fi noir. Arrow's release is loaded with extras and the dark cityscapes work well in HDR.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sam Raimi

S-Tier Scream Factory 4K. Sam Raimi's superhero before Spider-Man. Scream Factory's transfer brings out the dutch angles and color contrast that Raimi was experimenting with pre-Tobey Maguire.

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. George A. Romero

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Shawn Levy

A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

dir. Renny Harlin

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Deep sea sharks. Arrow's genre catalog is broad.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Marco Brambilla

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Stallone and Snipes in the future. Arrow gave it a proper 4K with extras.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Gordon Flemyng

S-Tier StudioCanal 4K. Peter Cushing as the Doctor. A fun curiosity for Who fans.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Denis Villeneuve

Still the reference disc for a lot of people. The latest 'what are your top 3 reference discs' conversation turned into a roundup and always includes Dune alongside Vertigo, Blade Runner 2049, and Lawrence of Arabia.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Denis Villeneuve

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Villeneuve's second Dune. The IMAX sequences and desert photography are demo material.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Doug Liman

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Coming 2026-05-11 through Rare Waves.

Warner Bros. · 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. Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan

S-Tier Lionsgate 4K. The Daniels' multiverse film with Michelle Yeoh. The visual effects work well in HDR.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Alex Garland

S-Tier Lionsgate 4K. Alex Garland's AI film with Oscar Isaac. The sterile lab environments and robot design look good in 4K.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Cronenberg

Vinegar Syndrome S-Tier 4K. Cronenberg's virtual reality body horror got the Vinegar Syndrome treatment and it's one of the label's best transfers. The slab packaging is the usual VS quality.

Vinegar Syndrome · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Graham Wagner, Geneva Robertson-Dworet

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Amazon exclusive that sold out and restocked a couple of times. Streaming quality on Amazon was rough for this one, so the physical disc looks noticeably better. The steelbook has been hard to find at retail price.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joel Schumacher

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Joel Schumacher's afterlife thriller. Arrow's release.

Arrow Video · 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. Andrew Niccol

S-Tier Sony 4K. Ethan Hawke in a near-future genetic discrimination story. The sterile production design works with the 4K transfer.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ishirō Honda

The 1954 original. Criterion's S-Tier 4K preserves the grain of the black-and-white negative and the restoration gives Honda's creature feature the clarity its early special effects deserve.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Takashi Yamazaki

S-Tier Toho 4K. The Japanese Godzilla that won the Oscar. Toho's own 4K release is the one collectors want.

Toho · 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. Alan Smithee, Kevin Yagher

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. The fourth Hellraiser, in space. Arrow has the whole franchise covered.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. William Cameron Menzies

S-Tier Ignite Films 4K. The 1953 sci-fi classic, possibly sourced from the last surviving print. Ignite had some packaging problems with slipcovers taped directly to cases in a way that damages the cardboard, and shipping was slow. It's been running about $44 USD, with 20% off occasionally from Ignite's own store.

Ignite Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Philip Kaufman

The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Gareth Edwards

S-Tier Universal 4K. Shot on film with strong cinematography, which makes the 4K disc look great even though the movie itself was pretty widely panned. People keep pointing out that a reference-quality disc doesn't help much if you never want to watch the film again. Gareth Edwards' signature dark, dim visual style is even more pronounced here than in Godzilla 2014.

Universal Pictures · 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. 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. Kenneth Branagh

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Kenneth Branagh's Frankenstein with De Niro as the creature. Arrow's 4K was $14.95 USD at Hamilton Book, and the Zavvi exclusive steelbook is a design standout. People project this one, which is a good sign for the transfer. Branagh going full operatic with the material divides viewers.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Wes Ball

S-Tier Eureka Entertainment 4K. The Maze Runner conclusion. Eureka has the UK 4K.

Eureka Entertainment · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Bong Joon Ho

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Bong Joon Ho's sci-fi comedy with Robert Pattinson. The 4K hit during a Target B2G1 sale, which was the trigger for a lot of people to pick it up alongside Kill Bill and Jackie Brown. Walmart's physical media section continues to shrink, and this title got caught in that larger frustration.

Warner Bros. · 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. Roland Emmerich

S-Tier Lionsgate 4K. Roland Emmerich's movie about the moon falling. The Best Buy steelbook hit $5 USD at Walmart, which is about right. People acknowledged it was an awful movie while buying the steelbook for the shelf. Went to home video about two months after theatrical release, which says something about the box office.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christian Rivers

Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive traction cities, the old London, Tom Natsworthy has an unexpected encounter with a mysterious young woman from the wastelands who will change the course of his life forever.

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. Jordan Peele

S-Tier Universal 4K. Jordan Peele's alien horror, shot on a mix of 65mm and IMAX 65mm film. The same cinematographer and format combo used on Dunkirk, Tenet, and Oppenheimer. The 4K disc scores a 4.5, and the setting really benefits from the format. The giant 4K Ultra HD logo on the case cover was widely mocked.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Howard McCain

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. The 2008 Viking sci-fi film with no relevant collector discussion around the disc.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Saul Bass

Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Brandon Cronenberg

S-Tier Second Sight Films 4K with a 4.5 score. Brandon Cronenberg's body-horror thriller, and one of the most underrated horror films of the 2020s. Second Sight's limited edition had people double-dipping from the basic US release. Someone's copy from Diabolik came signed by the director unexpectedly. Green Room is getting the same Second Sight 4K treatment.

Second Sight Films · 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. Dan Trachtenberg

S-Tier Disney 4K with a 4.5 score. The Predator prequel that was a streaming exclusive nobody expected to get a physical release. The Comanche dub is included, and collectors consider it a special extra. Dan Trachtenberg is now 3 for 3 with fans.

Walt Disney Studios · 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. Antony Hoffman

Arrow's Dolby Vision 4K is the reason to own this. The film itself splits people, half find it interesting, half find it forgettable, but the disc quality is not in question. Mission to Mars comparisons are inevitable and divisive. CGI does not hold up, which the HDR makes more obvious, not less.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lisa Joy

Nicolas Bannister, a rugged and solitary veteran living in a near-future Miami flooded by rising seas, is an expert in a dangerous occupation: he offers clients the chance to relive any memory they desire. His life changes when he meets a mysterious young woman named Mae. What begins as a simple matter of lost and found becomes a passionate love affair. But when a different client's memories implicate Mae in a series of violent crimes, Bannister must delve through the dark world of the past to uncover the truth about the woman he fell for.

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. Norman Jewison

Shout Factory's S-Tier 4K of the original 1975 Rollerball. Thin collector discussion but the transfer quality speaks for itself. A good 70s dystopian sci-fi disc to have around.

Shout! Factory · 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. M. Night Shyamalan

The HMV steelbook misspelled Shyamalan's name on the cover, which is both hilarious and telling. The original steelbook with metallic finish and debossed artwork is a $200 USD grail that people refuse to sell. The standard release artwork is universally hated. The film itself gets strong collector affection, and the S-Tier Disney 4K with archival features is well-stocked.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Douglas Trumbull

Arrow's limited edition steelbook sold out quickly on Zavvi. The Zavvi deluxe version had impressive packaging, and the standard edition is the more accessible option. Collectors who already had the Blu-ray still upgraded because early 70s sci-fi photographed on film tends to benefit enormously from the resolution jump. A quiet, beloved film with a dedicated following.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lance Mungia

Vinegar Syndrome's VSU line treated this as an event release. People who grew up renting the VHS were thrilled to see it jump directly to 4K. The limited set sold well during VS sales, and the 60-70% daily deal brought it down to impulse-buy territory. A cult film that inspired people to get into filmmaking because the DIY quality felt achievable. The Fallout games and rockabilly music comparison is the quickest way to describe it to someone who hasn't seen it.

Vinegar Syndrome · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Bong Joon Ho

Lionsgate S-Tier 4K. Bong Joon-ho's train class warfare film got a lot of excitement when the 4K was announced, and the steelbook packaging landed well. The steelbook edition runs three discs deep with 4K, Blu-ray, and standard all in the case.

Lionsgate · 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. Stewart Raffill

An evil scientist implants the brain of a murdered high school student into an animatronic Tyrannosaurus, who later wreaks vengeance on the bullies who killed him, and is reunited with his sweetheart.

Vinegar Syndrome · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Steve Barron

A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in ninjitsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Michael Pressman

The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher Nolan

Someone found it with a slip this week. Half the comments are about the deer in the background of the photo. The other half are '4.5 stars, a perfect movie, minus half a star for being utter gibberish.'

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Marc Webb

Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Marc Webb

For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school graduation cannot come quickly enough.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Cronenberg

A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband's investigation.

Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Twohy

After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, reluctant hero will emerge as humanity's champion - and the last hope for a universe on the edge of annihilation.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Terence Fisher

Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.

Hammer Films · 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. Robert Rodriguez

When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make the chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet!

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Matt Shakman

Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, while defending Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.

dir. William Sachs

An astronaut exposed to cosmic rays outside of Saturn's rings returns to Earth and begins to melt away. Escaping from the hospital, he wanders around the backwoods looking for human flesh to eat.

Vinegar Syndrome · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Leigh Whannell

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Nicolas Roeg

Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Frank Darabont

After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jean Rollin

A young man falls in love with a beautiful woman being chased by sinister masked figures at night. He tries to track her down, and learns she's being held captive by his father and colleagues who believe she's a vampire.

Indicator · 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. Coralie Fargeat

A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

Eagle Pictures · 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. Peter Hyams

In 2004, an officer for a security agency that regulates time travel must fend for his life against a shady politician who has a tie to his past.

StudioCanal · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Ron Underwood

Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Terry Gilliam

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Roland Emmerich

An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to experience flashbacks that are forcing him to recall his past.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

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. Danny Boyle

A-Tier 4K. The Danny Boyle sequel got a strong steelbook release, and the visual callbacks to Dawn of the Dead are all over the film. Better on disc than the streaming version let on.

dir. John Krasinski

A-Tier Paramount 4K. The silence in this film makes the Atmos mix one of the more interesting home theater experiences you can have. Every creak and footstep matters. The 4K disc has been a popular entry point for people getting into the format.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Krasinski

Steelbook showed up in a haul. The Krasinski monster sequels are better on disc than streaming suggests because the sound design is half the film and compression eats it.

Paramount Pictures · Steelbook

dir. James Gray

A-Tier 4K. Pitt's quiet performance and dense space photography that deserved more attention than the film got on release. The Moon sequences in HDR have depth the theatrical release didn't show.

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 Rodriguez

A-Tier 20th Century Studios 4K. The Best Buy steelbook is out of print and the design is one of the more thoughtful efforts in the format. CGI from 2019 still tracks and the HDR pass pulls extra detail out of the neon-lit Iron City streets. People are still waiting for a sequel announcement.

20th Century Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jean-Luc Godard

A-Tier from an international release. Godard's sci-fi noir. The black-and-white photography was always the point and the 4K scan does it well.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Denis Villeneuve

A-Tier Paramount 4K. Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi film. The muted color palette and the alien language sequences look great on this disc. Often recommended alongside Blade Runner 2049.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Justin Kurzel

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The video game adaptation with Michael Fassbender.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. James Cameron

A-Tier Disney 4K. Better transfer than the first Avatar. The underwater sequences work well in HDR more than almost anything else in the format. The steelbook leak photos became a meme before the real artwork was revealed.

Walt Disney Studios · 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. Robert Zemeckis

A-Tier Universal 4K. Same story as Part II. Universal gave the whole trilogy consistent transfers.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ryan Coogler

A-Tier Disney 4K. The MCU film. Gets mentioned in discussions about what looks good on a calibrated display.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Cate Shortland

Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.

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. Dave Wilson

After he and his wife are murdered, marine Ray Garrison is resurrected by a team of scientists. Enhanced with nanotechnology, he becomes a superhuman, biotech killing machine—'Bloodshot'. As Ray first trains with fellow super-soldiers, he cannot recall anything from his former life. But when his memories flood back and he remembers the man that killed both him and his wife, he breaks out of the facility to get revenge, only to discover that there's more to the conspiracy than he thought.

dir. Ángel Manuel Soto

Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.

dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

A-Tier Universal European 4K. Yorgos Lanthimos film. Pre-order available.

Universal European · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Travis Knight

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.

dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

dir. Toby Meakins

A-Tier Criterion 4K. A tech horror about a cursed video game. Criterion picking this up was unexpected.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Steven Spielberg

A-Tier Sony 4K. Spielberg's UFO film. The collectors edition with the different cuts is the better option. Multiple packaging options exist but the discs are the same.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Frank Marshall

Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa, where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk.

dir. Simon Kinberg

The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.

dir. Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig

A-Tier Umbrella Entertainment 4K. The Spierig Brothers' vampire sci-fi. Umbrella's Australian genre catalog.

Umbrella Entertainment · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro

A-Tier StudioCanal 4K. Jeunet and Caro's post-apocalyptic French comedy. StudioCanal's French catalog is growing.

StudioCanal

dir. Neill Blomkamp

A-Tier Sony 4K. Neill Blomkamp's Johannesburg sci-fi. The documentary-style handheld gains detail at 4K.

Sony 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. Neill Blomkamp

In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.

dir. John Carpenter

Paramount 30th anniversary 4K steelbook is up for preorder. People who already own the 4K are split on the art, comparing it unfavorably to the Escape from New York steelbook. Fresh buyers are more enthusiastic.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Michel Gondry

A-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman. The memory-erasure sequences work well in HDR.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Chloé Zhao

The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows, they are forced to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants.

dir. Paul W. S. Anderson

A-Tier Paramount 4K. Paul Anderson's space horror. The production design in HDR is the reason to buy this disc.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Woo

A-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. Travolta and Cage swap faces. Kino got this from Paramount's catalog.

Kino Lorber · 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. George Miller

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. George Miller's Mad Max prequel with Anya Taylor-Joy. The desert photography and practical stunts look great.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mamoru Oshii

A steelbook haul post on r/Steelbooks. 'Whoa. That's a nice one I haven't seen before.' 'You are correct, this is the best one.' Comes with a case and slip. If you're buying this on 4K, buy this edition.

Bandai Visual · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Rupert Sanders

A steelbook haul post on r/Steelbooks. 'Whoa. That's a nice one I haven't seen before.' 'You are correct, this is the best one.' Comes with a case and slip. If you're buying this on 4K, buy this edition.

Bandai Visual · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Carpenter

A-Tier Scream Factory 4K. Carpenter on Mars with Ice Cube. Scream Factory's Carpenter catalog keeps growing.

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Larry Cohen

A-Tier Blue Underground 4K. Larry Cohen's NYC genre film. Blue Underground has been bringing their catalog to 4K.

Blue Underground · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Adam Wingard

In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages.

dir. Michael Dougherty

Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.

dir. James Gunn

A-Tier Disney 4K. The MCU's space team. Disney's 4K releases.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. James Gunn

A-Tier Disney 4K. The third Guardians. Disney 4K.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Richard Stanley

Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Through a series of coincidences, the cyborg's head ends up in the home of a sculptress as a bizarre Christmas present from her boyfriend. Once inside its new home, the cyborg promptly reconstructs the rest of its body using a variety of household utensils and proceeds to go on a murderous rampage.

dir. Tony Ching Siu-Tung

In a post-nuclear world, three superpowered women fight an evil genius controlling the government and the water supply.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher Nolan

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Nolan's dream heist from the first wave of 4K releases back in 2017. A collector's edition with new packaging was announced alongside Interstellar, which generated more excitement than the film itself at this point. The rotating hallway fight and the city-fold sequence are still strong demo material. If you own the original 4K, the disc inside the collector's edition is likely the same.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Roland Emmerich

A-Tier 20th Century Studios 4K. Will Smith blows up aliens on the Fourth of July. This was one of the earlier 4K releases back in 2016, so the scan shows its age compared to newer remasters. Steelbooks still move for decent money secondhand, which says something about the film's staying power with collectors.

20th Century Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher Nolan

A-Tier Paramount 4K. One of the most-owned 4K discs in any collection, and the IMAX shots that fill the whole screen are the reason. The new collector's edition swapped the steelbook for a cardboard sleeve, which went over about as well as you'd expect. The original steelbook restocked at Walmart and moved fast.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jon Favreau

A-Tier 4K. The MCU starter that everyone owns. The Mondo steelbook editions are coming for the whole line and people are bracing for the cost. The existing disc is perfectly fine.

dir. Jon Favreau

A-Tier 4K. The Mondo steelbook #48 artwork reveal has MCU collectors tracking the whole Iron Man line. Best Buy had an earlier exclusive steelbook too.

dir. Shane Black

A-Tier 4K. The most divisive Iron Man sequel but the Best Buy exclusive steelbook still gets collected alongside the others. Mondo art is reportedly coming.

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. Wes Ball

A-Tier Disney 4K. The latest Planet of the Apes, and Disney's pricing had people annoyed again. The steelbook jumped to $65 USD briefly before settling back down. A version with a raw cut exists for collectors who want extra footage. The 4K presentation is strong for a CGI-heavy film.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Takeshi Nozue

The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the world’s last remaining Crystal, and the menacing empire of Niflheim is determined to steal it. King Regis of Lucis commands an elite force of soldiers called the Kingsglaive. Wielding their king’s magic, they fight to protect Lucis. As the overwhelming military might of the empire bears down, King Regis is faced with an impossible ultimatum – to marry his son, Prince Noctis to Princess Lunafreya of Tenebrae, captive of Niflheim, and surrender his lands to Niflheim rule. Although the king concedes, it becomes clear that the empire will stop at nothing to achieve their devious goals, with only the Kingsglaive standing between them and world domination.

dir. Stephen Hopkins

A-Tier Arrow Video 4K. The 1998 sci-fi film that people remember being bad but still love. Arrow gave it a proper restoration, and the artwork on the slip got compliments.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. George Miller

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Miller's Fury Road, and the disc people use to show off what 4K can do. The Black & Chrome version never got a 4K release, which is a persistent frustration since plenty of collectors consider it the definitive way to watch. The steelbook sold out instantly and scalper bots were blamed. Multiple steelbook editions exist across retailers and regions.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ben Wheatley

Warner 4K. Ben Wheatley took over directing from Jon Turteltaub for the sequel. The underwater VFX benefit from HDR but the film itself split audiences. Available cheap on sale and pairs with the original Meg 4K.

dir. Steven Spielberg

A-Tier Paramount 4K. Spielberg's sci-fi thriller, and the 4K announcement alongside Catch Me If You Can was one of the biggest Paramount reveals of the year. The Catch Me If You Can artwork was universally panned while Minority Report's was better received. The steelbook inner photo is oddly from a 2009 Empire magazine shoot, not the film itself.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Duncan Jones

A-Tier Sony 4K. Duncan Jones' debut with Sam Rockwell talking to himself on the moon. The signal around this title mostly came from haul posts and general sci-fi recommendation threads. The 3.5 overall score suggests a decent but not reference-quality transfer.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Don Coscarelli

A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.

Well Go USA · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Twohy

When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.

dir. Dan Trachtenberg

Dan Trachtenberg follows up Prey with the highest-grossing Predator film ever and the 4K disc has Dolby Atmos with deleted scenes. The steelbook sold well but fulfillment has been spotty, with some January preorders still stuck at 'order received.' The forced subtitle track for the Predator dialogue is a thing to check if your player doesn't auto-select it.

dir. Steven Spielberg

When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

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. David Twohy

Shout Factory's 4K landed with a censorship controversy. The theatrical cut had a scene edited out, which Shout acknowledged publicly. Comments split between people defending the director's choice and people arguing the theatrical version should match the original theatrical release. The Chronicles of Riddick 4K from Arrow also circulates in the same collector circles. Disc quality itself is strong.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. José Padilha

Shout Factory A-Tier 4K, part of the same wave as RoboCop 2, Matinee, and Species II. The 2014 remake still gets dismissed by fans of the original, but Shout's transfer is strong enough that some people are revisiting it.

Shout! Factory · Steelbook

dir. Gareth Edwards

The Rogue One 4K went through an OOP scare when Sony took over Disney's disc production. Prices spiked online before people realized it was a manufacturing transition, not a permanent discontinuation. Amazon had it back at $30 USD eventually. The disc itself includes Dolby Atmos and collectors consistently call it the best Star Wars film since the original trilogy. Disney's Star Wars 4K line lacks cohesive cover art, which bothers completionists.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Shinji Higuchi, Hideaki Anno

The US 4K announcement was massive. People who had just imported the Japanese version without English subs immediately regretted it. The steelbook, standard, and deluxe collector's edition all sold well, with the deluxe being the only version that includes the black and white cut. People kept trying to get Criterion to release it, but the existing editions already cover every angle. Top 4 Godzilla films in 4K is now possible with this, Godzilla (1954), Godzilla Minus One, and the Legendary MonsterVerse entries.

Toho · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ron Howard

Disney A-Tier 4K. Solo tends to get defended by the collectors who already own it. The transfer scored a 3.0, which is middle of the road for Star Wars, and the steelbook market around the full saga set keeps it in circulation for completionists.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jeff Fowler

Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until Sonic sparks the attention of super-uncool evil genius Dr. Robotnik. Now it’s super-villain vs. super-sonic in an all-out race across the globe to stop Robotnik from using Sonic’s unique power for world domination.

dir. Duncan Jones

When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.

dir. Roger Donaldson

88 Films A-Tier 4K. The boutique packaging from 88 Films landed well, and the disc looks good for a mid-90s sci-fi horror title. Collector interest is light but the people who own it seem happy with the release.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sam Raimi

Sony A-Tier 4K. The transfer is sharp enough to catch the twin towers reflected in Peter's eyes, a shot that survived the post-9/11 edit and still catches people off guard. Manta Lab's exclusive steelbook artwork got a mixed reaction for reusing Green Goblin art and just flipping it, which feels lazy for what they charge.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sam Raimi

A-Tier on bestblurays. The conversation lately is about whether Sony will put as much effort into the physical packaging as they did the encode.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sam Raimi

The worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide as New York's most powerful villain threatens everything Peter holds most dear.

Theatrical: Sony · Blu-ray

dir. Jon Watts

Sony A-Tier 4K with a 3.0 score. The Holland MCU Spider-Man films are upscaled rather than native 4K, which puts them a step behind the Raimi trilogy and the Amazing films on a technical level. The steelbook market is active but the artwork hasn't won many fans.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jon Watts

Sony A-Tier 4K. The Raimi trilogy and Amazing films are native 4K masters, while the Tom Holland films are upscaled. That gap shows, and collectors who've compared them side by side tend to prefer the older films on a purely visual level. The Legacy Collection steelbook set surfaces at used shops occasionally.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jon Watts

Sony A-Tier 4K with a 5.0 score. The three Spider-Men crossover event was Sony's biggest physical media seller and the steelbook market around it stays active. The inside artwork disappointed collectors who wanted Tobey and Andrew on the interior panels, but the disc itself is excellent.

Sony Pictures

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. Nicholas Meyer

After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an apparent attack from the Enterprise. Both worlds brace for what may be their deadliest encounter.

dir. Jonathan Frakes

The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.

dir. David Carson

Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran's scheme...and he's been dead for seventy-eight years.

dir. Stuart Baird

En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise receives word from Starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new Romulan political leader, Shinzon, who claims to seek peace with the human-backed United Federation of Planets. Once in enemy territory, the captain and his crew make a startling discovery: Shinzon is human, a slave from the Romulan sister planet of Remus, and has a secret, shocking relationship to Picard himself.

dir. Robert Wise

When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.

dir. J.J. Abrams

Disney A-Tier 4K. The Force Awakens was shot on film, which gives it a leg up over the prequels in 4K. Collectors have been hoping for Dolby Vision and IMAX enhanced versions, but so far it's HDR10 only. The Zavvi steelbook series across all nine episodes has been popular with completionists.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Rian Johnson

Disney A-Tier 4K. Rian Johnson's Star Wars entry is the most divisive film in the franchise, and the steelbook market reflects that split. The people who love it really love it. The Zavvi exclusive steelbook drew some criticism for cropping the iconic Crait poster art, but most buyers were happy.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. J.J. Abrams

Disney A-Tier 4K. Rise of Skywalker has become the poster child for "bad movie, good steelbook." The Best Buy and Zavvi exclusives both looked sharp, and collectors who completed the saga set grabbed this regardless of feelings about the film. The disc itself is a competent Disney transfer.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mamoru Hosoda

GKIDS A-Tier 4K. Mamoru Hosoda's animated film about a virtual world gone haywire. The steelbook-only release from Shout Factory follows a frustrating pattern for anime 4K titles where standard editions don't exist, but the artwork is excellent. Hosoda fans are hoping this leads to steelbooks for the rest of his catalog.

GKIDS · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. J.J. Abrams

In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena, and a growing sense of fear, as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose.

dir. Richard Donner

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The steelbook sold fast in stores and most people had to go through Gruv. The 4K grain structure looks really natural on the flying sequences.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

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. Rachel Talalay

After a comet disrupts the rain cycle of Earth, the planet has become a desolate, barren desert by the year 2033. With resources scarce, Kesslee, head of the powerful and evil Water & Power Corporation, the de facto government, has taken control of the water supply. Unwilling to cower under Kesslee's tyrannical rule, a pair of outlaws known as Tank Girl and Jet Girl rise up, joining the mysterious rebel Rippers to destroy the corrupt system.

dir. Tim Miller

Decades after Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator is sent to eliminate the future leader of the resistance. In a fight to save mankind, battle-hardened Sarah Connor teams up with an unexpected ally and an enhanced super soldier to stop the deadliest Terminator yet.

dir. Robert Wise

When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents.

dir. Tarsem Singh

A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.

dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro

A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.

Sony Pictures

dir. Luc Besson

A-Tier but there are two different versions floating around and people mix them up constantly. The Sony US release and the StudioCanal UK release are different masters, and the StudioCanal disc looks better. Both the standard and steelbook StudioCanal editions use the same disc, so the packaging doesn't matter for picture quality. If you're buying this, get the UK StudioCanal version.

StudioCanal · 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. Jimmy Sangster

Brilliant but arrogant scientist Victor Frankenstein builds a man from spare body parts, only for the monster to come alive and wreak havoc.

dir. Francis Lawrence

A-Tier 4K. The big question is whether the IMAX sequences from Catching Fire will ever make it onto a 4K disc. The current release doesn't include them, and the arena reveal is one of the best uses of the IMAX format. A new box set with Dolby Vision across all films showed up on Amazon France.

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. Steven Spielberg

Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that he has been breeding more beasties at a secret location. Malcolm, his paleontologist ladylove and a wildlife videographer join an expedition to document the lethal lizards' natural behavior in this action-packed thriller.

Universal Pictures · Steelbook

dir. Alexander Mackendrick

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...

dir. Nia DaCosta

When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Carol's powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.

dir. Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Warner's 2018 4K has been around since launch but the Matrix Trilogy 4K set drops to around $24 USD regularly, which makes it the obvious pick if you want all three. The Titans of Cult release uses the same disc as the standard, so you're paying purely for the packaging. The Animatrix still has no 4K release and probably never will.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lana Wachowski

Plagued by strange memories, Neo's life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself back inside the Matrix.

dir. Christopher Nolan

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Val Guest

The first manned spacecraft, fired from an English launchpad, is first lost from radar, then roars back to Earth and crashes in a farmer's field, and is found to contain only one of the three men who took off in it; and he is unable to talk but appears to be undergoing a torturous physical and mental metamorphosis.

dir. Jim Sharman

After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr. Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. Through elaborate dance and rock music, the mad scientist unveils his latest creation: a perfect, muscular man.

Walt Disney Studios · 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. Macon Blair

When a downtrodden janitor is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he is transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger.

dir. Edgar Wright

Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.

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. Jake Schreier

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

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. Paul Verhoeven

Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Recall, a company that manufactures memories. When his memory implant goes wrong, Doug can no longer be sure what is and isn't reality.

Eagle Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Josh Cooley

The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.

dir. Steven Caple Jr.

When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with a powerful faction known as the Maximals. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, humans Noah and Elena will do whatever it takes to help the Transformers as they engage in the ultimate battle to save Earth.

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. Joachim Rønning

A highly sophisticated Program called Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind's first encounter with A.I. beings.

dir. Joseph Kosinski

Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra, Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu from crossing into the real world.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Leigh Whannell

A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor offers a cure, an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that enhances his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds he also has superhuman strength and agility, skills he uses to seek revenge.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. James McTeigue

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

dir. Cameron Crowe

David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.

Paramount Pictures

dir. John Carpenter

An American village is visited by some unknown life form which leaves the women of the village pregnant. Nine months later, the babies are born, and they all look normal, but it doesn't take the "parents" long to realize that the kids are not human or humane.

Fabulous Films · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Brett Leonard

The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers, and only one man can stop him.

Vinegar Syndrome · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Andrew Stanton

After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Steven Spielberg

The Spielberg 4K steelbook showed up in a haul this week. The audio track is the real reason collectors want this one, with 'bass you can taste' being the phrase going around.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Zack Snyder

In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so they uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.

dir. Kevin Reynolds

Arrow's 2019 Limited Edition is the English-language pick with the Ulysses Cut in 1080p and a 4.0 blu-ray.com tier. The Best Buy exclusive steelbook is a very limited run of 3 copies per store, so most people are finding it sold out on day one. Plaion's German Ulysses Cut on 4K is still the holy grail import for the full extended version in UHD.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Michael Crichton

Delos is a futuristic amusement park that features themed worlds populated by human-like androids. After two patrons have a run-in with a menacing gunslinger in West World, the androids at Delos all begin to malfunction, causing havoc throughout the park.

dir. Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

65 million years ago, the only 2 survivors of a spaceship from Somaris that crash-landed on Earth, must fend off dinosaurs to reach the escape vessel in time before an imminent asteroid strike threatens to destroy the planet.

dir. Peyton Reed

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

dir. Peyton Reed

Super-Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with with Hope's parents Janet van Dyne and Hank Pym, and Scott's daughter Cassie Lang, find themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought possible.

dir. Dean Parisot

Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the stakes are higher than ever for the now middle-aged Bill and Ted who set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it.

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. Ryan Coogler

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.

dir. Joe Johnston

B-Tier 4K with a Best Buy exclusive steelbook. The color grading dulls some of the period detail and the transfer isn't among the MCU's strongest, but the steelbook has its fans.

dir. Lloyd Kaufman

A horrific explosion creates a dimensional portal between Tromaville and its mirror image, Amortville. While Toxie is trapped in the mirror dimension, Tromaville comes under the control of his evil doppelganger, the Noxious Offender.

dir. Mimi Leder

B-Tier Paramount 4K. The other asteroid movie from 1998. The B-Tier is fair.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ang Lee

Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, Brogan soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.

dir. M. Night Shyamalan

Shyamalan's Unbreakable trilogy closer with a B-Tier transfer that's a step down from what the cinematography deserves. The film divides people but the disc sells steadily because Unbreakable and Split fans want the complete set.

dir. J. A. Bayona

Three years after Jurassic World was destroyed, Isla Nublar now sits abandoned. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.

dir. Luc Besson

Universal 4K from 2015. Scarlett Johansson sci-fi that collectors pick up cheap and then argue about whether it deserves a spot in the collection. The HDR does real work on the Paris chase sequence and the VFX-heavy finale.

dir. Julius Avery

France, June 1944. On the eve of D-Day, some American paratroopers fall behind enemy lines after their aircraft crashes while on a mission to destroy a radio tower in a small village near the beaches of Normandy. After reaching their target, the surviving paratroopers realise that, in addition to fighting the Nazi troops that patrol the village, they also must fight against something else.

dir. Johannes Roberts

Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever…changed…and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.

dir. William Shatner

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

dir. Jonathan Frakes

When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as the very ideals upon which the Federation itself was founded.

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. Jon Turteltaub

Warner 4K with a steelbook option that collectors picked up for the Atmos mix and the underwater sequences. The HDR adds depth to the ocean scenes. Meg 2 is also on 4K from Warner if you want both.

dir. Shane Black

When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist can prevent the end of the human race.

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. Nacho Vigalondo

A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.

dir. Ruben Fleischer

Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.

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. James Cameron

C-Tier 4K from Disney/20th Century Studios. The Best Buy steelbook announcement came right before Best Buy stopped selling physical media. Cameron's 4K presentations have been hit or miss, and the original Avatar got a middling transfer.

20th Century Studios · Blu-ray

dir. David Hogan

C-Tier Turbine 4K. Pamela Anderson sci-fi. Kino Lorber also has a release. The C-Tier is expected.

Turbine

dir. Steve Barron

C-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. The SNL spin-off. Kino picks up the titles nobody else will touch.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jon Favreau

C-Tier Universal 4K. Jon Favreau's alien western with Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Pete Travis

C-Tier Lionsgate 4K. Karl Urban as Judge Dredd. The C-Tier is a letdown for a film this visually stylized.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Gavin Hood

Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.

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. Satoshi Kon

C-Tier Sony 4K. Satoshi Kon's dream-invasion anime, and the 4K announcement was huge for anime collectors. People immediately asked for Perfect Blue next. The steelbook looked great, though one person's Amazon copy arrived pre-damaged. Nolan's Inception gets compared to this constantly. The C-Tier suggests the transfer didn't get the full treatment it deserved.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. George Lucas

C-Tier 4K. The prequel trilogy's digital origins limit what 4K can do for these films, and the C-Tier reflects that. Disney had Sony handling physical media production and the Star Wars line has been going out of print, with restocks uncertain. If you want the prequels on disc, buy them when you see them.

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. 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. Oliver Hirschbiegel

C-Tier. The Nicole Kidman Body Snatchers remake from 2007. Almost no collector discussion around this title in the 4K space.

dir. Joseph Kosinski

D-Tier Universal Blu-ray. Kosinski's sci-fi with Tom Cruise and an M83 soundtrack. Multiple steelbook editions exist across retailers including a Zavvi exclusive and an EverythingBlu premium. People call it underrated. The D-Tier is because it's still on Blu-ray transfer for the 4K disc.

Universal Pictures · Blu-ray

dir. James Cameron

D-Tier Lionsgate 4K and a famously bad transfer. The steelbook artwork is great and sells well, but the disc inside is one of the worst 4K presentations of a major film. People buy the steelbook planning to swap the disc if a better version ever comes out.

Lionsgate · 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. Dan Trachtenberg

Paramount 4K steelbook preorder is live. The art drew immediate attention because the back panel spoils the ending, and the thread is split between loving the design and being baffled by that choice. People coming in for a first watch are being warned to avoid looking at the case.

Limited Edition Steelbook

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. Danny Boyle

No 4K scan exists for this one because it was shot on standard definition digital video. The upcoming Sony steelbook is an upscale from 480p source material. The current Blu-ray already looks rough, and the hope is that Sony's upscaling and HDR grading can at least make it watchable. The Raid pulled off a similar trick with low-res source and turned out well.

Sony Pictures · Steelbook

dir. Nia DaCosta

Sony steelbook for the Danny Boyle sequel, April 21 release. The first film's disc moved well and people are pre-ordering based on that alone.

Sony Pictures · Steelbook

dir. James Cameron

May 19 release confirmed with a steelbook and Blu-ray 3D, which is a real draw for the 3D holdout crowd that still maintains active setups. Most people are waiting for the collector's edition that came with the other two films.

Disney · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Brian Yuzna

Ignite Films putting out the sequel on 4K. The first film's Ignite release was expensive and divisive, so the question is whether this one gets the same treatment or a more reasonable price. Brian Yuzna's follow-up leans harder into the comedy and the practical effects are wild.

Ignite Films · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

4K steelbook preorder. The cover art looks like a Studio Ghibli poster and people are into it.

Shout! Factory · Limited Edition Steelbook

dir. Jonny Campbell

When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction.

StudioCanal · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Grigori Kromanov

The police get a call-out to a lonely hotel in the Alps. When an officer gets to the hotel everything seems to be alright. Suddenly, an avalanche cuts them off from the rest of the world and strange things start happening.

Deaf Crocodile · Limited Edition

dir. Allan Arkush, Nicholas Niciphor

1000 years into the future, after the Great Neutron Wars, the world is divided into desert wastelands and isolated city-states. Notorious "Desert Ranger" Kaz is forced to fight in the DeathSport, dueling on futuristic motorcycle "Death Machines". With the help of renegade vixen Deneer, Kaz must face his past and fight to save himself and his people.

dir. Geoffrey Sax

The Seventh Doctor becomes the Eighth. And on the streets of San Francisco – alongside new ally Grace Holloway - he battles the Master.

BBC Studios · Steelbook

dir. Tatsuya Nagamine

Earth is peaceful following the Tournament of Power. Realizing that the universes still hold many more strong people yet to see, Goku spends all his days training to reach even greater heights. Then one day, Goku and Vegeta are faced by a Saiyan called 'Broly' who they've never seen before. The Saiyans were supposed to have been almost completely wiped out in the destruction of Planet Vegeta, so what's this one doing on Earth? This encounter between the three Saiyans who have followed completely different destinies turns into a stupendous battle, with even Frieza (back from Hell) getting caught up in the mix.

Crunchyroll · Limited Edition Steelbook

dir. Jun Fukuda

Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island and discover the Infant Island natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization controlling a crustacean monster. Finding a sleeping Godzilla, they decide to awaken him to defeat the terrorists and liberate the natives.

dir. Bert I. Gordon

A Florida real estate developer and her captain lure investors to a property in the Everglades called Dreamland Shores, under false pretenses that the swampland will soon be developed. After the group arrives on a small island, they find it has been overrun by giant mutated ants, brought on by the dumping of toxic waste in the area.

dir. Josh Trank

Fox put this on 4K in March 2016 as part of their studio-wide catalog push. It's a 2K upscale rated 6/10 on blu-ray.com and no boutique label has touched it. People buy this for the story around it, mainly Josh Trank's pre-release Twitter meltdown and the fact that Fox had Matthew Vaughn reshoot half the film.

20th Century Fox · 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. Frank Henenlotter

Synapse 4K is getting real enthusiasm, with people calling it 'outstanding' and posting detailed impressions. Henenlotter films don't often get transfers that match the energy of the source material, and this one apparently does.

Synapse Films · Limited Edition

dir. Terence Fisher

Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director as the brilliant Baron Frankenstein, the man whose work he had been trying to emulate before his imprisonment. Frankenstein utilises Helder's medical knowledge for a project he has been working on for some time. He is assembling a man from vital organs extracted from various inmates in the asylum. And the Baron will resort to murder to acquire the perfect specimens for his most ambitious project ever.

dir. Gore Verbinski

A 'Man from the Future' arrives at an LA diner where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Hiroki Yamaguchi

Luchino's routine morning elevator ride up from her subterranean home on level 138 to her school many stories above turns horrific when the elevator operator is ordered to pick up two passengers from floor 99, the maximum security level. What starts as psychological manipulation soon turns wholly physical as both the cruel convicts and Luchino's own dysfunctional past are unleashed. And then every passenger must fight for his or her survival.

Treasured Films (UK)

dir. Daniel Chong

Scientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined.

Disney · 4K Ultra HD

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. Jack Arnold

Universal repackage of the 2023 release with a 3D Blu-ray included. If you missed it then, here it is again. Most people in the comments have already bought this once.

Universal Pictures · Limited Edition Steelbook

dir. Colin Trevorrow

Universal 4K with some DNR concerns. Initial print run sold through with no confirmation of a second pressing yet.

Universal Pictures · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Gerard Johnstone

After the underlying tech for M3GAN is stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia, M3GAN's creator Gemma realizes that the only option is to resurrect M3GAN and give her a few upgrades, making her faster, stronger, and more lethal.

dir. Rob York

After NASA picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut Roger Nelson is dispatched on a multi-year solo mission aboard the Magellan spacecraft to investigate the sources.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray Special Edition

dir. Bruce Campbell

The brains of a Russian taxi driver and a wealthy businessman are brought together in one body by a mad scientist.

dir. Tim Burton

Zavvi UK collector's edition with steelbook, rigid slipcase, posters, and art cards. US availability is the open question. The consensus landed immediately on buy first and ask questions later.

Warner Bros. · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Timur Bekmambetov

In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has ninety minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced AI Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.

Amazon MGM Studios · 4K Ultra HD

dir. John R. Leonetti

Arrow Video picked up Mortal Kombat and Annihilation for a 4K set coming in June. A film that's been stuck in barebones releases for years is finally getting the Arrow treatment, and people are more curious about the extras than the transfer.

Arrow Video · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Matt Johnson

When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008. Blah blah blah.

Neon · Blu-ray

dir. Wolfgang Petersen

Shout Factory 4K on March 31, 2026. No tier rating yet. A mid-90s viral outbreak thriller that nobody was demanding, but Shout's catalog work has been consistent.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Chie Hayakawa

In a Japan of the near future, the government program Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanized to remedy a super-aged society. An elderly woman whose means of survival are vanishing, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman, and a young Filipino laborer face choices of life and death.

Vinegar Syndrome · Limited Edition

dir. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Amazon MGM still has not put up a 4K preorder and collectors are getting loud about it. French tracker 4k-ultra-hd.fr is showing a Q3 2026 window and hinting at a steelbook, which lines up with community speculation of a summer release, but nothing is confirmed yet. Blu-ray.com's 4K product shell is still empty.

dir. Paul W. S. Anderson

When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.

Sony Pictures · 4K Ultra HD

dir. James Gunn

4K steelbook preorder is up. The UK version has better cover art and the US design is getting called AI-looking. $50 USD for a 20-year-old steelbook is a hard sell even for a film this fun.

Shout! Factory / Scream Factory

dir. Paul W. S. Anderson

Arrow Video's Limited Edition 4K preorder is live at Diabolik DVD, making it the first legitimate English-language release since the old Blu-ray went out of print. The film shares a screenwriter with Blade Runner and has a small cult following built around Kurt Russell's near-silent performance and the production design that carries over from Ridley Scott's world.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

dir. Jack Plotnick

A comedic drama about a group of people (and several robots) living on a space station in a 1970s-version of the future. When a new Assistant Captain arrives, she inadvertently ignites tensions among the crew, prompting them to confront their darkest secrets. Barely contained lust, jealousy, and anger all bubble to the surface, becoming just as dangerous as the asteroid that’s heading right for them.

dir. Stuart Gordon

John Canyon is one of the last independent space transport entrepreneurs. Rough times force him to carry suspicious cargo to Earth without questions being asked. During the flight the cargo turns out to be a multitude of unstoppable killer robots.

dir. The Duffer Brothers

Arrow Video deluxe edition box set coming July 28. Arrow handling a Netflix property is unusual and people are curious what the extras look like. No 4K disc confirmation yet, which matters for a show shot and mastered in 4K.

Arrow Video · Deluxe Edition

dir. Frédéric Jardin

A couple celebrates their son’s birthday in the middle of the ocean on their boat. A violent storm hits and it brings up hungry creatures from the depths and they fight for their survival.

Signature Entertainment · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Jonathan Liebesman

When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.

dir. Shinya Tsukamoto

When the son of an American man and a Japanese women is killed in a car crash, the man transforms into a rageful metallic being thirsty of blood and vengance.

dir. Shawn Levy

After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.

dir. Peter Weir

The small town of Paris, Australia deliberately causes car accidents, then sells/salvages all valuables from the wrecks as a means of economy.

BFI · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Bong Joon Ho

A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.

dir. Brad Bird

OOP steelbook, scalpers are charging a fortune, and the community is split between waiting for a 4K announcement and just paying up.

dir. Tom Hammock

In the near future, society collapses and water becomes scarce. When a greedy water baron starts violently clearing out survivors, Kendal, a 17-year-old teenager, fights the baron's henchman to keep a well open.

Powerhouse Films · Limited Edition (Restored)

dir. Dominique Rocher

After waking up to find himself all alone in an apartment where a massive party was being held the night before, Sam is immediately forced to face a terrifying reality: the living dead have invaded the streets of Paris.

Kino Lorber · Blu-ray

dir. Kevin Connor

Major Ben McBride organizes a mission to the Antarctic wastes to search for his friend who has been missing in the region for several years. McBride's party find themselves in a world populated by primitive warriors and terrifying prehistoric creatures, all of whom they must evade in order to get back safely

Final Cut Entertainment · Limited Edition

dir. Edgar Wright

People are fighting about whether Edgar Wright actually cared about this release. The special features are boutique-level, which counts for something. Amazon pushed delivery dates to May 5th. People cancelled and went to Walmart. The UK already had it a week ago.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Michele Lupo

The town of Newnan are seeing little green men everywhere. The military have arrived and are on the lookout for UFOs. Everyone's high strung and Sheriff Hall (Bud Spencer) is left to deal with the aftermaths of the hysteria. On his way home from patrol he happens upon a little boy claiming to be an alien by the name of H7-25. At first the sheriff doesn't believe the boy, but with the mounting evidence, even he must eventually concede. Soon the military is after Sheriff Hall and H7-25, and it is up to the sheriff to keep the boy safe and beat up large swaths of soldiers so H7-25 can go home.

High Fliers · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Brad Anderson

Five years ago, a tear in the fabric of reality brought creatures to our world from an alternate dimension bent on our destruction. A father hides his daughter on an island to keep her safe while he prepares her for survival and the battles to come.

Vuelta Entertainment · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Roger Corman

A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.