1980 on 4K UHD

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. De Palma's split-screen thriller. Arrow's transfer is well regarded.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Night of the Juggler(1980)

6.6/10

dir. Robert Butler

S-Tier Announced

When a twisted psychotic kidnaps a young girl, mistaking her for the daughter of a wealthy developer, her father, a hardened ex-cop, doggedly hunts them through New York's seamy streets.

Transmission Films · Pre-Order

Raging Bull(1980)

7.9/10

dir. Martin Scorsese

Sold out during the Criterion 24-hour flash sale in March 2026. Scorsese on Criterion 4K, and apparently the community still had people who needed this one.

Imprint · 4K + Blu-ray

The Elephant Man(1980)

8.0/10

dir. David Lynch

StudioCanal S-Tier 4K. The Lynch/Hopkins black-and-white body horror character study got the StudioCanal restoration treatment, and it's one of the few Lynch films not on Criterion in 4K. Black-and-white grain structure is the main draw.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

The Fog(1980)

6.8/10

dir. John Carpenter

Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

The Shining(1980)

8.2/10

dir. Stanley Kubrick

The 4K transfer delivers what HDR was supposed to do for horror. Room 237 has this sickly green cast that was always in the film but only became visible at this resolution, and the hotel hallway tracking shots have depth the old Blu-ray flattened.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

Alligator(1980)

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 · Collector's Edition

Altered States(1980)

6.7/10

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

American Gigolo(1980)

6.3/10

dir. Paul Schrader

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

Cannibal Holocaust(1980)

6.3/10

dir. Ruggero Deodato

S-Tier 88 Films 4K. Deodato's notorious film. The 88 Films release is the way to go. Some people are still happy with their Grindhouse Blu-ray and skipping the upgrade.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

City of the Living Dead(1980)

6.5/10

dir. Lucio Fulci

S-Tier Cauldron Films 4K. Fulci's Gates of Hell trilogy entry. Cauldron has been doing solid work with Italian horror on 4K. Diabolik DVD had the preorder and it sold through fast.

Cauldron Films · Limited Edition

Cruising(1980)

6.6/10

dir. William Friedkin

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Friedkin's controversial leather bar thriller with Pacino. Arrow gave it the boutique treatment.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

House on the Edge of the Park(1980)

5.8/10

dir. Ruggero Deodato

S-Tier 88 Films 4K. Severin had quality issues with this disc and quietly mailed out replacements with zero explanation. People were getting random Blu-rays in the mail and had no idea why. The replacement program also covered Hell of the Living Dead, which had a color problem where reds looked purple. If you're buying secondhand, make sure you're getting the corrected disc.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Little Darlings(1980)

6.5/10

dir. Ronald F. Maxwell

S-Tier Cinematographe 4K. The 1980 teen comedy with Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol. VS released this under their Cinematographe label, and the first review confirmed it was a worthwhile grab. Standard editions were available at Hamilton Books for $29.99 USD.

Cinématographe · 4K + Blu-ray

The Changeling(1980)

7.1/10

dir. Peter Medak

After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past begin to haunt him.

Second Sight Films · Limited Edition

The Mirror Crack'd(1980)

dir. Guy Hamilton

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

The Stunt Man(1980)

6.6/10

dir. Richard Rush

S-Tier from Radiance's Transmission sublabel, new 4K scan of the original camera negative with Dolby Vision. A massive upgrade over the old Severin Blu-ray, which had gone out of print and was fetching inflated prices on eBay for years. People who held off on the Severin are feeling vindicated. Peter O'Toole is completely unhinged in this and the production history behind the film is almost as wild as the movie itself. Region-free UHD disc, region B locked Blu-ray. Includes the original mono track and Severin's 5.1 remix, plus two commentary tracks.

Radiance Films · 4K + Blu-ray

Fade to Black(1980)

dir. Vernon Zimmerman

A shy, lonely film buff embarks on a killing spree against those who browbeat and betray him, all the while stalking his idol, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.

Mother's Day(1980)

dir. Charles Kaufman

Three girls discover that two men are willing to do anything to impress Mother and what impresses Mother is watching her sons commit acts of rape and murder. Now these women are prisoners and lowered to pawns in the game of checkers between two dim wits and their Maniac Mommy and the question becomes, can any of them escape, alive?

Cannibal Apocalypse(1980)

5.5/10

dir. Antonio Margheriti

Released from captivity in Vietnam, two American Army officers return to civilian life and discover they have acquired an insatiable taste for human flesh. A city is terrorised... as they stalk the inhabitants to satisfy their primitive appetites.

Superman II(1980)

6.8/10

dir. Richard Lester

The Donner Cut only exists on the 5-Film Collection, no standalone. The 2025 Reissue fixes the Atmos pitch drift on II and the squished geometry on the Donner Cut's final smile shot. Both were why the 2023 pressing was a pass for transfer nitpickers.

Warner Bros. · 4K Box Set

Airplane!(1980)

7.3/10

dir. Jerry Zucker, David Zucker

A-Tier Paramount 4K. Surely you can't be serious about needing a note for this one. It looks good, it's Airplane!, you already know if you want it.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Flash Gordon(1980)

6.2/10

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

The Blues Brothers(1980)

7.7/10

dir. John Landis

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

The Final Countdown(1980)

6.7/10

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.

The Long Good Friday(1980)

7.2/10

dir. John Mackenzie

In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organization, and sets out to eliminate the rat in typically ruthless fashion.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Can't Stop the Music(1980)

4.2/10

dir. Nancy Walker

B-Tier

A loose biography of seminal disco hit-makers The Village People and their composer Jacques Morali.

Xanadu(1980)

dir. Robert Greenwald

B-Tier

Kira, a Greek muse incarnated on Earth to inspire people, helps Dan McGuire and an artist named Sonny Malone to meet. She inspires them to build a huge disco roller rink called Xanadu.

Anthropophagous(1980)

dir. Joe D'Amato

B-Tier

Tourists take a boat to a remote island, where they find that most of the people have disappeared, and something is stalking them. They find a hidden room in the big mansion on a hill, and an ancient diary, which gives them clues to the source of the terror.

The Empire Strikes Back(1980)

8.4/10

dir. Irvin Kershner

C-Tier

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

Used Cars(1980)

6.4/10

dir. Robert Zemeckis

C-Tier

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

Shout! Studios · 4K + Blu-ray Combo Pack Collector's Edition

Friday the 13th(1980)

6.4/10

dir. Sean S. Cunningham

D-Tier

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

Battle Beyond the Stars(1980)

5.5/10

dir. Jimmy T. Murakami, Roger Corman

A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

Caddyshack(1980)

7.2/10

dir. Harold Ramis

Announced

At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.

Warner Bros. · 4K Ultra HD

Death Ship(1980)

5.1/10

dir. Alvin Rakoff

Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears out of the fog. Little do they realise that the ship is actually a Nazi torture ship which has sailed the seas for years, luring unsuspecting sailors aboard and killing them off one by one.

Kino Lorber · 4K UHD Blu-ray

Doctor Butcher M.D.(1980)

5.2/10

dir. Marino Girolami

After Malukan immigrants engage in a string of corpse mutilations at various New York City hospitals, a doctor and a morgue assistant travel to the Maluku Islands to investigate.

Eaten Alive!(1980)

5.1/10

dir. Umberto Lenzi

A woman's search for her missing sister leads her to the jungles of New Guinea, where she and an expatriate guide encounter a cult leader and flesh-hungry natives.

Girls(1980)

5.2/10

dir. Just Jaeckin

Cult Epics' first 4K from Just Jaeckin, releasing April 21 as a 4K + Blu-ray set. Deep-cut Euro-erotica that only completionists will know they need.

Cult Epics · 4K + Blu-ray

Harlequin(1980)

dir. Simon Wincer

Up-and-coming senator Nick Rast's young son is terminally ill with leukemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe, appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast's wife Sandy falls in love with Wolfe, but the powerful interests behind Rast's career, represented by geriatric monster Doc Wheelan are less happy with events.

Humanoids from the Deep(1980)

5.7/10

dir. Barbara Peeters

After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.

Kagemusha(1980)

7.9/10

dir. Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.

Toho · 4K Ultra HD

Macabre(1980)

5.7/10

dir. Lamberto Bava

Jun 2026

Lamberto Bava's debut feature coming to Indicator's Limited Edition line in June. Italian horror collectors already know this one, and Indicator's Bava packaging has been consistently strong.

Indicator · Limited Edition

Motel Hell(1980)

5.8/10

dir. Kevin Connor

May 12, 2026

Shout Factory Collector's Edition 4K is the one to get. The transfer is a real step up from the old Blu-ray with better detail in the night scenes and natural skin tones. A Walmart-exclusive steelbook dropped in January with different artwork that people really did not like, one person compared it to a Halloween Horror Nights house. A wider steelbook release hits May 12 through Gruv CA. The extras are good too, making-of doc and interviews with the director and cinematographer.

Shout! Studios · Limited Edition Steelbook

Night of the Zombies(1980)

4.8/10

dir. Bruno Mattei

A rat causes a chemical leak at a Papua New Guinea research facility, leading a group of eco-terrorists to demand the closure of all facilities. When a team of Interpol commandos are enlisted to eliminate the terrorists, they find themselves embroiled in a zombie outbreak.

88 Films · 4K Ultra HD

Prom Night(1980)