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265 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 189 in 4K75 in HD1 in SD5 more for audio only18 more announced

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Films where Arrow's release is the pick. How picks are made

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.

Also known as: Toy Robot

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Films where Arrow's release is the pick. How picks are made

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

Director: Vittorio De Sica

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

2020 Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

2020 Arrow Blu-ray is new 4k resto

4.3

Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

Director: Godfrey Reggio

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Arrow

Video Notes:

Arrow has better encode than Criterion

Additional Info:

OOP IRE DVD is open matte, Criterion Blu-ray has more extras than Arrow

4.3

Children of Men (2006)

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Arrow

Video Notes:

Arrow > US

4.3

The Green Ray (1986)

Director: Éric Rohmer

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Arrow Eric Rohmer set probably > Potemkine

4.2

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Director: Alexander Mackendrick

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion or Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Not sure about France

Best Audio:

1989 MGM LaserDisc

4.2

3 Women (1977)

Director: Robert Altman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Arrow newer master, but different (better?) colours than Criterion Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Arrow Blu-ray with EQ adjusted or Criterion DVD

4.2

Lilya 4-Ever (2002)

Director: Lukas Moodysson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray as part of Lukas Moodysson boxset

Best Audio:

SK Memfis Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Arrow Blu-ray has distortion and pitch issues.

Additional Info:

UK Metrodome DVD features two humanitarian campaign promos (for UNICEF and Amnesty International respectively)

4.2

My Darling Clementine (1946)

Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Arrow Blu-ray better encode than Criterion Blu-ray

4.1

Out 1 (1971)

Director: Jacques Rivette

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow/Kino Lorber/Carlotta Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Arrow/Kino Lorber/Carlotta all very similar

4.1

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)

Director: Ermanno Olmi

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

2017 Arrow Blu-ray

Best Audio:

?

4.1

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

?

4.1

The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Arrow has better encode than Criterion/StudioCanal

4.1

The Holy Mountain (1973)

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow/US remastered abkco Blu-ray or Germany Bildstörung Blu-ray depending on preference

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Umbrella 4K Blu-ray, part of Alejandro Jodorowsky Collector’s Edition, scheduled for November 2026 release

Best Video:

Even though Arrow/US remastered abkco Blu-ray are the newer restoration, the Germany Bildstörung Blu-ray seeming look better in many of the scenes see caps  ut the grading might also be over-exposed see caps
Ultimately it's up to personal preference.

4.1

Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Director: Brian De Palma

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow Blu-ray

Best Video:

Arrow

Video Notes:

Arrow > Shout! Factory

4.1

Camera Buff (1979)

Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Carmen Video DVD

4.1

Sullivan's Travels (1941)

Director: Preston Sturges

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Arrow Blu-ray slightly better than Criterion Blu-ray, not sure about France Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

(Arrow Blu-ray better than Criterion)

4.0

Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)

Director: Terence Davies

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow US ≈ BFI UK

4.0

Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

Director: Woody Allen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Arrow slightly better than US

4.0

A Trip to the Moon (1902)

Director: Georges Méliès

Best English-Friendly:

Flicker Alley or Arrow Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

Either Flicker Alley or Arrow Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(Unsure whether the "new" restoration is more on the restoring other lost films or actually A Trip to the Moon. Regardless, there's no more news after the announcement.)

4.0

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

Director: Woody Allen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow vs MGM Blu-ray?

4.0

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