Paramount Pictures · Steelbook (4K + Blu-ray)

8 Paramount Pictures Steelbook (4K + Blu-ray) films on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 4 S-Tier picks including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull(2008)

6.0/10

dir. Steven Spielberg

S-Tier

S-Tier Paramount 4K. Crystal Skull is the Indy film nobody loves but everyone buys to complete the set. Paramount released individual steelbooks after the box set, leaving anyone who bought the collection feeling like they'd been double-dipped. The 4K set also had loose discs rattling around inside the case on arrival, which didn't help.

Paramount Pictures · Steelbook (4K + Blu-ray)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)

7.8/10

dir. Steven Spielberg

S-Tier

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

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom(1984)

7.3/10

dir. Steven Spielberg

S-Tier

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

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Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)

8.4/10

dir. Steven Spielberg

S-Tier

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

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Rango(2011)

6.9/10

dir. Gore Verbinski

A-Tier

A-Tier Paramount 4K. Gore Verbinski's animated western. The 4K announcement was a big deal, and Paramount was praised for continuing to release catalog titles. The steelbook and slipcover look great. People want the live-action reference footage included as a bonus feature. One of Paramount's stronger catalog 4K years.

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Small Soldiers(1998)

6.3/10

dir. Joe Dante

A-Tier

Paramount's Limited Edition Steelbook shipped in July 2025 and the standalone 4K plus Blu-ray followed in February 2026, both built on a native 4K remaster with Dolby Vision that brings out the Technicolor saturation and practical-puppet detail. The steelbook is already chasing $80 USD on the secondary market.

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Stardust(2007)

7.3/10

dir. Matthew Vaughn

A-Tier

Paramount A-Tier 4K. Neil Gaiman's fairy tale adventure has a devoted following and people were excited about the 4K announcement. The steelbook had some quality control issues with cases not closing properly, which is a recurring Paramount problem. The upgrade from Blu-ray is described as modest by owners who've compared them.

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The Hunt for Red October(1990)

7.4/10

dir. John McTiernan

A-Tier

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!

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