Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Damien Chazelle

S-Tier Paramount 4K. Shot on 35mm, native 4K with Dolby Vision on a BD-100 disc. Divisive film that plays better on a second watch when you know what you're getting into.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Landis

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

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ridley Scott

S-Tier Paramount 4K. Ridley Scott's Colosseum sequel with Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Brian De Palma

When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Wes Craven

The weakest film in the franchise but collectors buying the steelbook set need it for completion. Scream 4 was the missing piece that annoyed everyone for months, since 3 came out on 4K before 4 did, leaving a visible gap on the shelf. S-Tier transfer regardless of how you feel about the film.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tim Burton

The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Francis Ford Coppola

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Francis Ford Coppola

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Francis Ford Coppola

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Brian De Palma

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

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Martin Brest

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

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Norman Taurog

S-Tier Paramount 4K. Elvis in Hawaii. Dropped to $11.77 USD at one point and people grabbed it assuming it was going out of print.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Alexandre Aja

S-Tier Paramount 4K. Alexandre Aja's alligator horror. Tight and effective.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher McQuarrie

S-Tier Paramount 4K. The best MI film by most accounts. The 6-movie 4K set has been available for around USD per film, but a lot of people are holding out for the eventual 1-8 complete box. The individual steelbook re-releases in the matching silver and grey art came out in July, and the worry is that MI7 and MI8 won't match.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Brad Bird

S-Tier Paramount 4K. Brad Bird's Mission Impossible entry with the Burj Khalifa sequence. The steelbook dropped to $14.89 USD on sale. People wish the IMAX aspect ratio expanded on the disc. Not a lot of dedicated discussion for this specific entry, though the MI franchise as a whole is well-collected.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. George Cukor

S-Tier Paramount 4K. George Cukor's 1964 musical with Audrey Hepburn, and the disc scores a perfect 5.0 overall. It's considered part of the holy trinity of Super Panavision 70 films on 4K alongside 2001 and Lawrence of Arabia.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Parker Finn

Paramount S-Tier 4K. The Atmos track on the Smile 2 disc is the reason to own this physically. Naomi Scott carries the sequel and most people think it's a step up from the first, though opinions split.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Trey Parker

Paramount S-Tier 4K. Trey Parker and Matt Stone's animated musical got a proper 4K release alongside Team America. The UK release reportedly lacks Dolby Vision, which matters less for hand-drawn animation but still stings if you're paying import prices.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joseph Kosinski

Paramount S-Tier 4K. The Maverick steelbook is one of the most-owned discs in the format and the transfer is reference quality. Runway takeoffs and cockpit shots are the demo moments.

Paramount Pictures · 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. Martin Scorsese

A-Tier Paramount 4K. Scorsese's underseen ambulance film. Paramount announced the 4K and it was a surprise to most people.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

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. Robert Zemeckis

A-Tier Paramount 4K. Tom Hanks on a bench. The transfer is clean and Paramount gave it standard packaging at a reasonable price.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ridley Scott

A-Tier Paramount 4K. Russell Crowe in the Colosseum. The crowd scenes and arena photography work well in HDR.

Paramount Pictures · 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. 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. Christopher McQuarrie

A-Tier Paramount 4K. McQuarrie's MI7, and Paramount re-released it with "Part One" removed from the title after the planned two-parter structure changed. The US steelbook design didn't match the silver and grey style of entries 1-6, which bothered collectors going for a matching set. The UK Zavvi steelbook was better-looking but pricey at around CAD imported.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher McQuarrie

A-Tier Paramount 4K. McQuarrie's first MI entry. The Rogue Nation steelbook has been sitting at $5-6 USD for a while, which tells you where it sits in the franchise pecking order. Part of the matching steelbook set that collectors are building.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher McQuarrie

Paramount put this out October 14, 2025 and it's been a divisive release on every front. The film itself splits collectors down the middle, with the action sequences landing hard and the runtime padded by exposition a lot of people found tedious. The steelbook art got mixed reactions too, mostly from collectors wishing Paramount had stuck with the silver and grey design used for M:I 1 through 6. Extras-wise the disc is stacked, with audio commentaries, an isolated score track, deleted scenes, and the usual making-of pack.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Woo

With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, should Hunt choose to accept it, plunges him into the center of an international crisis of terrifying magnitude.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. J.J. Abrams

A-Tier Paramount 4K. J.J. Abrams' MI entry with Philip Seymour Hoffman as the villain, and part of the matching 1-6 steelbook re-release set from July. People are building custom display cases for the MI steelbook collection. The series artwork consistency became a talking point when Fast & Furious was cited as the standard for keeping steelbook art matching across entries.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mary Lambert

After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Antoine Fuqua

Paramount released this as a 15th Anniversary 4K Steelbook in March 2022 and followed with a standard 4K edition in May 2023. The Steelbook is in the discount phase now, showing up on Amazon for $8 USD to $16 USD, though the $16 USD listing has a "frequently returned" warning so condition is hit or miss.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Martin Scorsese

Paramount's A-Tier 4K is frequently one of the first discs new OLED owners buy. The $10.99 Paramount combo releases in DVD-sized cases generated heated debate because they strip special features and feel cheap, but at that price people grabbed them anyway. Scorsese citing I Walked with a Zombie as a major influence on this film is the kind of deep-cut connection that Criterion collectors appreciate. The steelbook is a frequent haul photo staple.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Peter Collinson

Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of Jaguars, and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, steal a fortune in gold and escape in the chaos.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tony Scott

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

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

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. Barry Sonnenfeld

A-Tier Paramount 4K. There was a color grading debate when this came out because Debbie's dress changed color from the Blu-ray. Turns out the 4K grade is closer to the original theatrical print and the Blu-ray was the one that was off. The explanation about DVD-era masters being the baseline that people grew up with applies to a lot of these catalog 4Ks.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Walter Hill

For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the Ice Man. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.

Paramount Pictures · 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. Michael Gracey

A-Tier Paramount 4K. Robbie Williams biopic with a CGI monkey. Paramount's latest catalog addition.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Roman Polanski

Paramount Presents #45 is the canonical 4K, and it pairs the upgrade with The Two Jakes on Blu-ray as a bonus disc that most collectors didn't expect to get at all. It went OOP within weeks and has been a back-in-print scavenger hunt ever since. The UK Limited Edition from Paramount UK is region-free, and Orbit DVD still has it with the poster and slipcase if you're chasing the matched set.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Matthew Robbins

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

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Hughes

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

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Rupert Sanders

Paramount's 2017 4K is HDR10 from a 2K DI source. Embossed slipcover on the original pressing, region-free 4K disc. The Atmos mix is the actual reason to upgrade from the standard Blu-ray, with the cyber-Tokyo cityscapes filling the height layer in the helicopter scenes.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Frank Capra

A-Tier Paramount 4K. The steelbook drops to $9.96 USD on Amazon pretty regularly, which makes it an easy December pickup. The 4K disc is black and white, and the included Blu-ray is the colorized version. Black and white films actually benefit a lot from HDR because you get more shades of gray and better contrast. The UK steelbook has two B&W discs while the US version splits color and B&W across formats.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mark Waters

A-Tier Paramount 4K. The 20th anniversary release came in a pink case that people immediately wanted to repurpose for their Barbie disc. The 4K is a real upgrade from the Blu-ray. Someone noticed Lindsay Lohan's lip freckle for the first time in 4K, which is the kind of detail collectors love. Pre-orders went through without anyone even checking the price.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Darren Aronofsky

Criterion flash sale pickups are pushing this one back into conversations. The A-Tier Paramount disc benefits from HDR more than most because the lighting design carries most of the tension. Aronofsky's biblical allegory disguised as a home invasion film, and the 4K presentation makes both halves hit harder.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Dan Berk, Robert Olsen

A-Tier Paramount 4K. The 2025 Jack Quaid dental thriller. Collectors noted that advertising 30 minutes of special features is embarrassing compared to what DVDs used to include.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Dennis Widmyer, Kevin Kölsch

A-Tier Paramount 4K. The 2019 Pet Sematary remake. Available in the Paramount Scares Volume 1 box set at about $10 per film. Multiple steelbook editions exist including Mondo and Cine-Museum Art versions. The 3.5 overall score is middling.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Parker Finn

Paramount's 4K for Smile looks solid, with the HDR doing good work in the darker scenes. The steelbook has been as low as $20 USD at Best Buy.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. James L. Brooks

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

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. F. Gary Gray

Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Cecil B. DeMille

Still coming up in Easter and Passover context. Someone rewatched it ahead of their Ben-Hur collector's edition arriving and the comments went to Spartacus comparisons. The 4K is A-Tier.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

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 · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Michael Curtiz

Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Fincher

Paramount A-Tier 4K. Fincher fans waited years for this and the October 2024 release delivered. The digital sheen translates to HDR in ways that catch you off guard for a 2007 film shot on early Viper cameras.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Alexander Payne

Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. But Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim talks football player Paul Metzler to run for president as well.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mimi Leder

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

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Alexander Payne

Paramount put this on 4K in March 2018, upscaled from a 2K DI with a Dolby Vision push. It's the only physical 4K release and shows up in Gruv bundles for $10 to $15 USD. The film itself split audiences at release and the 4K demand reflects that.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. James DeMonaco

B-Tier Paramount 4K. The third Purge. Standard franchise 4K.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. James Cameron

The 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition showed up at Deep Discount for $12 USD. It retails around $100 USD. Someone bought it to get free shipping on Crawl. The transfer is C-tier Cameron but the collector's packaging at that price is hard to argue with.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Steven Spielberg

C-Tier Paramount 4K. Spielberg and DiCaprio. Paramount announced this alongside Minority Report. The C-Tier might improve with a future rescan.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Adrian Lyne

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

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jerry Zucker

C-Tier Paramount 4K. Swayze and Demi Moore with pottery. The C-Tier reflects a standard catalog transfer.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Hughes

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

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Howard Deutch

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

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Gregory Hoblit

C-Tier Paramount 4K. Edward Norton's debut, and people feel he should have won the Oscar over Cuba Gooding Jr. for Jerry Maguire. People are still waiting on Paramount to do Chinatown in 4K.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Ford

Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Paramount Presents 4K with a steelbook that Amazon accidentally priced at $13.99 during a preorder glitch. The C-Tier rating comes from the original Blu-ray transfer, which collectors called an abomination. The 4K corrected the color timing and Grace Kelly's Riviera wardrobe finally looks right. This is the one Hitchcock 4K not from Universal.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Landis

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

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Randall Wallace

The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sean S. Cunningham

Paramount put this on 4K in September 2022 with a native scan plus Dolby Vision and HDR10. Reviewer reception is split. The transfer is sharper than the Shout Blu-ray and HDR brings real depth, but the grading is dark enough that some shadow detail disappears. The 13-film Shout box still wins on extras and getting Parts 1-10 in one buy.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

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