Phantom Thread (2017)
Drama, Romance • 2h 10m
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville, Camilla Rutherford, Gina McKee, Brian Gleeson, Harriet Sansom Harris, Lujza Richter, Julie Vollono, Sue Clark, Joan Brown, Harriet Leitch, Dinah Nicholson, Julie Duck, Maryanne Frost, Elli Banks, Amy Cunningham, Amber Brabant, Geneva Corlett, Juliet Glaves, Philip Franks, Tony Hansford, Steven F. Thompson, George Glasgow, Niki Angus-Campbell, Georgia Kemball, Nick Ashley, Ingrid Sophie Schram, Ellie Blackwell, Zarene Dallas, Pauline Moriarty, Eric Sigmundsson, Phyllis MacMahon, Richard Graham, Silas Carson, Martin Dew, James Thomson, Tim Ahern, Leopoldine Hugo, Delia Remy, Alice Grenier, Emma Clandon, Ian Harrod, Sarah Lamesch, Nicholas Mander, Jordon Stevens, Michael Stevenson, Jane Perry, Charlotte Melen, Dave Simon, David Charles-Cully, Louis Hannan, Evie Wray, Jonathan Wayre, Cécile van Dijk, Jack Tyson, Joshua Tomkins, Grant Crookes
Best English-friendly & video release · updated 1 year ago
UHD tiers
Overview
In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Sources: parkcircus.com (opens in a new tab)
Like previous releases, the 4K Blu-ray was scanned from an interpositive rather than the original camera negative at Paul Thomas Anderson’s request which may explain the softness.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray teased
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
> Sony 4K Blu-ray (better encoding on the Criterion) see caps https://slow.pics/c/fbftSpZF
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Criterion Box Set coming on October 20th with FiM encode
DTS:X mix most closely approximates original surround mix
Criterion DVD has additional features not found on the 4K Blu-ray
Director: John Carpenter
Sources: blog.sporv.com (opens in a new tab)
1997? Signature Collection LD
Good: 2017 Arrow and 2016 Shout! Factory Blu-ray have the original audio options.
the only track on Universal 4K, which is in DTS:X, has a mixing error of around 6dB too low on side channels, otherwise very similar to other 5.1 mixes.
Director: James Whale
Universal Complete Legacy Collection 4K Blu-ray set on September 26 2026
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Director: James Whale
Universal Complete Legacy Collection 4K Blu-ray set on September 26 2026
1993 CIC Video LaserDisc
More Drama on Blu-ray
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
BD LPCM 5.1
The DTS-HD on the UHD has been dynamically compressed, has had its center channel boosted, and surrounds lowered (typical modern nearfield mix for soundbars). Very different from the BD and DVD tracks. The BD LPCM is basically just a lossless version of the DTS and AC3 from the original DVD (the AC3 actually being the superior mix on that particular release).
Directors: Emeric Pressburger & Michael Powell
Imprint 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · filmalert101.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
FiM encode and none of the low-pass filtering present on the Criterion 4K, resulting in more detail and better handling of highlights on Imprint
Review, comparisons
All HD and 4K sources use the same 2009 restoration. Criterion's master (also used by Imprint) is a bit more rolled off, though the difference is minor.
Director: Tony Scott
The 70mm 6-track mix has a higher bitrate on the Paramount 1998 DVD, but is more limited than on the THX LaserDisc The Paramount 1998 DVD also has open matte versions in fullscreen 1.33:1 and widescreen 2.00:1 instead of the theatrical aspect ratio of 2.39:1, but the 2.00:1 widescreen presentation is non-anamorphic. The THX LaserDisc is available in both fullscreen 1.33:1 and widescreen 2.00:1 variants.
Director: Lloyd Bacon
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Preston Sturges
No information on French Elephant Films Blu-ray
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Director: Martin Scorsese
Other releases have horrendous DNR
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