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Director: Dimitri Kirsanoff

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: moma.org (opens in a new tab)

Additional Info:

Restored in 2025 by Cinémathèque suisse at its inhouse laboratory, sound restoration by L’Immagine Ritrovata and photochemical preservation by Haghefilm, from the original image and sound negatives, a dupe negative, and a 35mm original print. See MoMA

Director: Curtis Hanson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros Blu-ray

Director: Abbas Kiarostami

Director: Rob Cohen

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Turbine 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Germany Turbine 4K Blu-ray > US Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

comparison between the Turbine and Kino grades. The former is director-supervised.

Best Audio:

(The Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray DTS HD5.1 seems to have stronger bass, but it's yet unclear which one has the original 5.1) Also see thread.

Additional Info:

The Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray was recalled shortly after inital releases for unknown reasons.

Director: John Guillermin

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Director: Ron Howard

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Extended Cut: The 30th Anniversary Extended Cut on fanedit.org

Sources: fanedit.org (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Theatrical Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Extended Cut: The 30th Anniversary Extended Cut on fanedit.org has the additional TV footage and is also uncut.

Additional Info:

The TV version is extended but is censored. The Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray is restored from an interpositive, no release so far is confirmed to be from the Original Camera Negative.

Director: Freddie Francis

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Director: Greta Gerwig

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

International Universal Blu-Ray

Director: Francis Lee

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

British Lionsgate Blu-Ray

Director: Nancy Meyers

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Sony Blu-Ray

Upcoming Release:

Sony 4K Blu-Ray teased

Best Audio:

International Universal Blu-Ray

Audio Notes:

International Universal Blu-Ray is 24 bit compared to US Sony's 16 bit

Director: Jake Schreier

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

IMAX sequences have not been released on home video or Disney+ to date

Director: Brett Ratner

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Missing extras on the old Blu-ray trilogy box set

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Anchor Bay Blu-ray

Video Notes:

US Anchor Bay Blu-ray > International Sony Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Best Buy, Target, and Walmart exclusive editions all have a exclusive extra each.

Director: Ron Howard

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1991 Universal LaserDisc [41131]

Director: Ron Howard

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

OOP British Eureka Blu-Ray

Director: Giuseppe De Santis

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · filmforum.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray HD restoration

Additional Info:

4K restoration is done https://filmforum.org/film/bitter-rice

Directors: Buster Keaton & Donald Crisp

Best English-Friendly & Video:

France Lobster Films Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

France Lobster Films Blu-ray though a very weak encoding caps, is a newer master (4K scan of MoMA first gen nitrate print) than Cohen/MoC, which are themselves a newer master than Kino Lorber.

Lobster Films > Cohen/MoC > Kino Lorber

Director: Kim Jee-woon

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

US Arrow 4K Blu-ray > UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray (US is uncut, UK removed horse falls)

Director: George Stevens

Best English-Friendly & Video:

MGM Blu-ray or Capelight Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · academymuseum.org (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

MGM Blu-ray or Capelight Blu-ray is essentially the same https://slow.pics/c/njLdEKX2

Additional Info:

4K restoration premiere in 2026

Director: Lars von Trier

4K · Disappointing
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray or France Potemkine Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

(needs gamma correction)

The movie was shot in HD and  France Potemkine Blu-ray (needs gamma correction) has slightly stronger encoding than Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray. Curzon Blu-ray is the worst of all three (not by much) see caps.