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Best video release:
7 in 4K22 in HD
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How we pick the best Apple TV releases

Apple's video store began as iTunes film sales in 2006 and now lives in the Apple TV app, selling and renting films in HD and 4K. Here it mostly matters for classic studio titles that exist in HD only as digital purchases. The subscription service, renamed from Apple TV+ in 2025, has put a few originals on disc through partners such as Warner (F1) and AV Entertainment (CODA).

How we pick the best Apple TV releases

7 in 4K

Best video release on UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Director: J.J. Abrams

4K · Solid
Best Video & English-Friendly:

2D version: Disney 4K Blu-ray

3D version: Disney 3D Blu-ray or Disney+/Apple TV Vision Pro Streaming

3.2

Wolfwalkers (2020)

Directors: Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best Video, Audio & English-Friendly:

Apple TV+ Streaming

Video Notes:

GKIDS Blu-ray is only 1080p

Audio Notes:

GKIDS Blu-ray only has 5.1 audio. Original theatrical Dolby Atmos mix only on Apple TV+

4.3

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)

Director: Sacha Jenkins

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly:

Apple TV 4K Streaming

Best Video:

Apple TV 4K Streaming with Dolby Vision

Best Audio:

Apple TV 4K Streaming with Dolby Atmos

3.7

The Headless Woman (2008)

Director: Lucrecia Martel

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Apple TV 4K Streaming

3.6

The Sword in the Stone (1963)

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Apple TV/Disney+ 4K Streaming

Best Audio:

1995 Disney CAV LaserDisc

3.5

Love Story (1970)

Director: Arthur Hiller

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best Video:

Apple TV

Video Notes:

Apple TV has 4K DV Streaming The Paramount Presents Blu-ray seems to have completely different color grading and cropping than the previous Blu-ray

3.4

The Black Cauldron (1985)

Directors: Ted Berman & Richard Rich

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Apple TV/Disney+ 4K Streaming

3.1

22 in HD

Best video release on Blu-ray or HD streaming · by Letterboxd rating

La Flor (2019)

Director: Mariano Llinás

Best English-Friendly:

Germany Absolut Medien OOP Blu-ray

Best Video:
Video Notes:

Alternatively, HD Streaming on Apple TV or Amazon from Grasshopper

4.0

Wild Boys of the Road (1933)

Director: William A. Wellman

Video format: HD Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.8

Flesh and the Devil (1926)

Director: Clarence Brown

Video format: HD Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.8

Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975)

Director: Thom Andersen

Video format: HD Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.7

The Informer (1935)

Director: John Ford

Video format: HD Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.7

For Heaven's Sake (1926)

Director: Sam Taylor

Video format: HD Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Criterion HD Streaming on Apple TV or Fandago at Home

Video Notes:

No Blu-ray available

3.7

Blonde Crazy (1931)

Director: Roy Del Ruth

Video format: HD Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.5

Jackass 3D (2010)

Director: Jeff Tremaine

Best Video & English-Friendly:

2D version: 2011 Paramount Blu-ray

3D version: Digital release, currently available on Apple TV Vision Pro and Android XR

Best Audio:

2011 Paramount Blu-ray

Additional Info:

The only physical release of the 3D version is an anaglyph DVD, which is worse resolution than the full colour digital HD release.

3.5

Picture Snatcher (1933)

Director: Lloyd Bacon

Video format: HD Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.5

The Devil's Brother (1933)

Director: Hal Roach

Video format: HD Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.5

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

Director: Alexander Korda

Video format: HD Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.4

Smilin' Through (1932)

Director: Sidney Franklin

Video format: HD Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.4

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3 in SD

Best video release on DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS · by Letterboxd rating

Greed (1924)

Director: Erich von Stroheim

Video format: SD Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Apple TV SD Streaming

4.0

Spring in a Small Town (1948)

Director: Fei Mu

Best Video & English-Friendly:

BFI DVD or Apple TV HD Streaming

Video Notes:

BFI DVD or Apple TV HD Streaming no comparison available 

Additional Info:

New 4K restoration is going to world premiere on TIFF

3.8

Bachelor Apartment (1931)

Director: Lowell Sherman

Video format: SD Streaming

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Apple TV SD Streaming

Video Notes:

There is a Spain DVD but likely not from official source

3.2

1 for audio only

The best audio is Apple TV's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating

CODA (2021)

Director: Sian Heder

Best Audio:

Apple TV 4K Blu-ray with Atmos

Audio Notes:

(Eagle Pictures is 5.1)

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Has full and forced English subtitles

See caps comparing Italy vs US release

3.9

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