Danny Trejo

18 films on Best Blurays10 in 4K8 in HD

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Dan Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often as hypermasculine characters, villains and anti-heroes. Some of his notable films include Heat, Con Air, Machete, and Desperado, the latter two with frequent collaborator Robert Rodriguez.

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10 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Reindeer Games (2000)

Supporting role · Director: John Frankenheimer

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

2.7

Predators (2010)

Supporting role · Director: Nimród Antal

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2.9

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

Supporting role · Director: Robert Rodriguez

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Italy Eagle Pictures Blu-ray

Also Streaming in 4K on Paramount+

Additional Info:

France/Germany StudioCanal Blu-ray has more extras

3.5

Anaconda (1997)

Supporting role · Director: Luis Llosa

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray see caps

2.4

Desperado (1995)

Supporting role · Director: Robert Rodriguez

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

3.5

Zootopia 2 (2025)

Small role · Directors: Jared Bush & Byron Howard

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

2026 Disney 4K Blu-ray

3.7

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

Small role · Director: Adam McKay

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(Unrated cut on Blu-ray)

3.5

Con Air (1997)

Small role · Director: Simon West

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical: Disney+ has Streaming in 4K without DNR, Disney Blu-ray is a bad master with DNR

Extended: Disney DVD

Upcoming Release:

2026 Disney 4K Blu-ray Steelbook

Lock Up (1989)

Small role · Director: John Flynn

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Eagle Pictures Italy 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Eagle Pictures Italy 4K Blu-ray > StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray: better compression than StudioCanal

Best Audio:

1989 Image Entertainment LaserDisc

3.2

Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

Small role · Director: William Lustig

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Blue Underground 4K Blu-ray

3.2

8 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

Supporting role · Director: Robert Rodriguez

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Lionsgate Blu-ray

The Replacement Killers (1998)

Supporting role · Director: Antoine Fuqua

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical: Mill Creek Blu-ray

Extended: Sony Blu-ray

3.0

xXx (2002)

Small role · Director: Rob Cohen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical Cut: US Sony 15th Anniversary Blu-ray (4K restoration) or Japan Pony Canyon Blu-ray (higher bitrate)?
Director's Cut: Sony DVD

Best Audio:

Theatrical: US Sony 15th Anniversary Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Theatrical: US Sony 15th Anniversary Blu-ray for the 24 bit DTS HD 5.1?

Spy Kids (2001)

Small role · Director: Robert Rodriguez

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Lionsgate Blu-ray

Runaway Train (1985)

Small role · Director: Andrei Konchalovsky

4K · Worse Than BD

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2021 Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

The Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has poor encoding and auto cleanup issues

Additional Info:

Twilight Time has an isolated score

3.7

Heat (1995)

Small role · Director: Michael Mann

4K · Disappointing

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical Cut: Old Warner Bros DVD or fan restoration

Revised Cut: 2012 Japan Blu-ray

Sources: fanrestore.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Theatrical Cut: Old Warner Bros DVD or fan restoration

Revised Cut: 2012 Japan Blu-ray for less revisionist colors, 2022 Disney 4K Blu-ray is controversially regraded and too dark overall.

Best Audio:

LaserDisc 2.0 (restores censored dialog). Comparison of 5.1 mixes
For the 5.1: LaserDisc AC3 vs US DVD AC3 vs Japan DVD DTS

4.3

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)

Small role · Director: Robert Rodriguez

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2D: Spain Emon Blu-ray
3D: US Lionsgate, Germany StudioCanal, or Netherlands Entertainment One 3D Blu-ray?

Best Audio:

US Lionsgate Blu-ray

The Hidden (1987)

Small role · Director: Jack Sholder

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

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