Founded in 1991 as a family firm in Hertfordshire, Arrow Films started its Arrow Video imprint in 2009 for cult and horror titles and began releasing in North America in 2015. Its catalogue spans genre, world cinema and arthouse, usually with new restorations, commissioned artwork and heavy extras. The Toy Robot Video sub-label, launched in September 2026, handles lower-priced mainstream and cult releases.
Arrow
265 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 189 in 4K75 in HD1 in SD5 more for audio only18 more announced
Best 4K release by tier:
- Excellent116
- Solid37
- Worse Than BD1
Films where Arrow's release is the pick. How picks are made
Also known as: Toy Robot
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Films where Arrow's release is the pick. How picks are made
Director: Abraham Polonsky
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Kino Lorber Blu-ray is significantly worse with potential DNR see caps
OOP Olive Films Blu-ray seems to be the same transfer as Arrow but with Quicktime Gamma Bug see comparison
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Directors: Louis Malle & Roger Vadim & Federico Fellini
Director: Lukas Moodysson
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow Blu-ray as part of Lukas Moodysson boxset
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: Douglas Sirk
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Kino Lorber or Universal or Arrow Blu-ray
Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Kino Lorber Blu-ray is superior to France Elephant Films Blu-ray see caps but no comparisons on Universal or Arrow
TV series
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Best English-Friendly & Video:
2021 Arrow Blu-ray
Video Notes:
Shout! Factory Blu-ray is in the correct aspect ratio but filtered)
Best Audio:
Arrow Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Kino Lorber Blu-ray suffers from the Quicktime Gamma Bug see caps
Best Audio:
Kino Lorber Blu-ray from blah-ray:
Audio Notes:
Both the Plaion and Arrow audio tracks sound like they received little/any high- or low- frequency attenuation, but the audio on the new Kino Lorber restoration is much more detailed. It's likely that it was transferred from different (superior) analogue elements. It sounds excellent.
Director: Robert Altman
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
Director: Yasuzō Masumura
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
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