Point Break (1991)
Action, Thriller, Crime • 2h 2m
Overview
In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Lori Petty, Gary Busey, John C. McGinley, James LeGros, John Philbin, BoJesse Christopher, Lee Tergesen, Chris Pedersen, Vincent Klyn, Julian Reyes, Daniel Beer, Anthony Kiedis, Dave Olson, Christopher Pettiet, Sydney Walsh, Tom Sizemore, Dino Andino, Michael Kopelow, Julie Michaels, Mike Genovese, Jack Kehler, Galyn Görg, Raymond Forchion, Betsy Lynn George, Gloria Mann, Ping Wu, Jared Chandler, John Apicella, Richard Grove, Anthony Mangano, Deborah Lemen, Randy Walker, Peter Phelps, Gary Roberts, Debra Lamb, Jeff Imada
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3/14/2026
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout Factory/ICON, a phasey upmix instead of the proper discrete surround. 2008 Fox Blu-ray sounds great does the 2001 DVD (4.1 and matrixed 2.0). The 4K Blu-ray 2.0 tracks are downmixes. Imprint 4K has a 4.0 mix.
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout Factory/ICON, a phasey upmix instead of the proper discrete surround. 2008 Fox Blu-ray sounds great does the 2001 DVD (4.1 and matrixed 2.0). The 4K Blu-ray 2.0 tracks are downmixes. Imprint 4K has a 4.0 mix. The StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has a different 5.1
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout Factory/ICON, a phasey upmix instead of the proper discrete surround. 2008 Fox Blu-ray sounds great does the 2001 DVD (4.1 and matrixed 2.0). The 4K Blu-ray 2.0 tracks are downmixes. Imprint 4K has a 4.0 mix.
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout Factory/ICON, a phasey upmix instead of the proper discrete surround. 2008 Fox Blu-ray sounds great does the 2001 DVD (4.1 and matrixed 2.0). The 4K Blu-ray 2.0 tracks are downmixes. Imprint 4K has a 4.0 mix. The StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has a different 5.1
2/19/2026
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout/Icon, a phasey upmix instead of the proper discrete surround. 2008 Fox BD sounds great does the 2001 DVD (4.1 and matrixed 2.0). The UHD 2.0 tracks are downmixes.
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout Factory/ICON, a phasey upmix instead of the proper discrete surround. 2008 Fox Blu-ray sounds great does the 2001 DVD (4.1 and matrixed 2.0). The 4K Blu-ray 2.0 tracks are downmixes. Imprint 4K has a 4.0 mix.
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout/Icon, a phasey upmix instead of the proper discrete surround. 2008 Fox BD sounds great does the 2001 DVD (4.1 and matrixed 2.0). The UHD 2.0 tracks are downmixes.
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout Factory/ICON, a phasey upmix instead of the proper discrete surround. 2008 Fox Blu-ray sounds great does the 2001 DVD (4.1 and matrixed 2.0). The 4K Blu-ray 2.0 tracks are downmixes. Imprint 4K has a 4.0 mix.
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UK Icon UHD slightly better encode than Shout UHD and DE StudioCanal UHD
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UK Icon UHD slightly better encode than US Shout UHD and DE StudioCanal UHD
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UK Icon UHD slightly better encode than Shout UHD and DE StudioCanal UHD
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UK Icon UHD slightly better encode than US Shout UHD and DE StudioCanal UHD
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout/Icon. Fox DVD or StudioCanal UHD is better? Original 2.0 is fine.
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout/Icon, a phasey upmix instead of the proper discrete surround. 2008 Fox BD sounds great does the 2001 DVD (4.1 and matrixed 2.0). The UHD 2.0 tracks are downmixes.
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout/Icon. Fox DVD or StudioCanal UHD is better? Original 2.0 is fine.
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout/Icon, a phasey upmix instead of the proper discrete surround. 2008 Fox BD sounds great does the 2001 DVD (4.1 and matrixed 2.0). The UHD 2.0 tracks are downmixes.
12/18/2024
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout/Icon. Fox DVD or StudioCanal UHD is better? 2.0 is fine.
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout/Icon, a phasey upmix instead of the proper discrete surround. 2008 Fox BD sounds great does the 2001 DVD (4.1 and matrixed 2.0). The UHD 2.0 tracks are downmixes.
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout/Icon. Fox DVD or StudioCanal UHD is better? 2.0 is fine.
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout/Icon, a phasey upmix instead of the proper discrete surround. 2008 Fox BD sounds great does the 2001 DVD (4.1 and matrixed 2.0). The UHD 2.0 tracks are downmixes.
12/18/2024
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UK Icon UHD slightly better encode than Shout UHD
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UK Icon UHD slightly better encode than US Shout UHD and DE StudioCanal UHD
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UK Icon UHD slightly better encode than US Shout UHD and DE StudioCanal UHD
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout/Icon. Fox DVD or StudioCanal UHD is better? 2.0 is fine.
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5.1 mix is flawed on Shout/Icon. Fox DVD or StudioCanal UHD is better? 2.0 is fine.
12/18/2024
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Shout Factory UHD, great picture, disappointing audio
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