BFI · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

9 BFI 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom) films on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 7 S-Tier picks including Get Carter, Gregory's Girl, Full Circle.

The Hidden Fortress(1958)

8.0/10

dir. Akira Kurosawa

S-Tier

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.

BFI · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Eyes Without a Face(1960)

7.6/10

dir. Georges Franju

S-Tier

S-Tier BFI 4K. Georges Franju's horror classic about surgical face transplants. The BFI disc is the one to own.

BFI · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Full Circle(1978)

6.2/10

dir. Richard Loncraine

S-Tier

S-Tier BFI 4K. Mia Farrow in a haunted house film from 1977. BFI's horror releases have been consistently good.

BFI · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Get Carter(2000)

5.2/10

dir. Stephen Kay

S-Tier

S-Tier BFI 4K. Michael Caine in Newcastle. BFI's British crime catalog is strong.

BFI · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Gregory's Girl(1981)

6.7/10

dir. Bill Forsyth

S-Tier

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

BFI · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

The Seventh Seal(1957)

8.2/10

dir. Ingmar Bergman

S-Tier

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

BFI · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Watership Down(1978)

7.2/10

dir. Martin Rosen

S-Tier

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

BFI · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Cronos(1993)

6.7/10

dir. Guillermo del Toro

A-Tier

A-Tier BFI 4K. Del Toro's debut. The BFI disc is the UK option.

BFI · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Throne of Blood(1957)

7.9/10

dir. Akira Kurosawa

A-Tier

The BFI 4K is the version collectors are buying while everyone else waits for a Criterion Kurosawa box that may or may not happen. Kurosawa's Macbeth adaptation with Mifune at full intensity, and the fog sequences are exactly the kind of high-contrast material that rewards a good restoration.

BFI · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)