1955 on 4K UHD

dir. Stanley Kubrick

S-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. Early Kubrick, black and white, 4:3 aspect ratio. People thought it was wild that this got a 4K release before Eyes Wide Shut. The transfer itself is clean. First-time viewers tend to approach it as a curiosity piece rather than essential Kubrick, which is fair for a 1955 B-movie noir.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Collectors who have seen it call it one of the most underrated transfers in the Universal Hitchcock lineup. The Vermont autumn photography in VistaVision looks stunning on a good display, and the film itself is funnier than people expect from Hitchcock. Most people buy it as part of the Classics Collection rather than hunting it standalone.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Satyajit Ray

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy opener, and the 4K set is considered gorgeous given how damaged the original negatives were. The films are regularly called some of the greatest ever made. The feminist reading keeps surprising first-time viewers who expect a straightforward coming-of-age story.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Michael Anderson

The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'.

dir. Basil Dearden

After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a laudable scheme, but the business they choose to go into is smuggling.

Indicator · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Nicholas Ray

Warner's 4K steelbook got mixed reactions on the artwork. Collectors wanted classic poster designs instead of the modern illustrated look. The disc itself rated well, and the standalone 4K arrived alongside Cool Hand Luke and The Maltese Falcon as part of Warner's classic catalog push.

Warner Home Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Charles Laughton

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

Capelight · 4K + Blu-ray (Germany)

dir. Val Guest

The film that put Hammer on the horror/sci-fi map, and their own 4K is the definitive edition. Five discs with three cuts (UK Theatrical, As-Filmed, and the re-titled US "Creeping Unknown"), plus the surviving BBC 1953 serial episodes packaged with the film for the first time. A-Tier on avforums.

Hammer Films · Limited Collector's Edition

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. Charles Lamont

Stranded in Egypt, Bud and Lou find themselves in the buried tomb of a living mummy.

dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson

Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide to travel with him for a while.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Joseph H. Lewis

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

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dir. Norman Panama, Melvin Frank

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.

Paramount Pictures · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Alexander Mackendrick

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.

StudioCanal · 4K Ultra HD

dir. John Ford

The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the relationships he develops with young cadets with whom he befriends. Based on the life of a real person.

Powerhouse Films · Restored