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
189 of 265 films match · Page 3 of 10
Films where Arrow's release is the pick. How picks are made
Director: Joe Carnahan
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray (review)
Director: Hideo Nakata
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Best Audio:
2019 Arrow Blu-ray or Japan Pony Canyon Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:
Arrow/Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Arrow/Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray review
Best Audio:
Stereo mix: Arrow has the 2023 restored mix and the original theatrical mix
5.1 mix: Shout! Factory has a improved 5.1 mix, the Arrow has a inferior and older remix
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Director: Brian De Palma
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray has a better encode than the Kino Lorber and Capelight 4K Blu-rays. Capelight 4K Blu-ray looks low-passed in comparison to the Arrow but is slightly closer to the Arrow in PQ than the Kino Lorber.
Director: William Friedkin
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
Additional Info:
Plaion have also released a BD sourced from Arrow's recent 4K remaster, holds up strongly in comparison https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=19341&d2=19005&c=5415
Director: Paul Schrader
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Cauldron/Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Director: John Milius
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Best Audio:
1991 MCA LaserDisc
Audio Notes:
1991 MCA LaserDisc vs Arrow 4K Blu-ray, the Arrow is noise gated.
Director: Hideo Nakata
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Director: Ron Underwood
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Additional Info:
OOP Arrow LE has a bonus disc
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Both cuts are excellent in 4K. See caps
Audio Notes:
Director's cut: 2007 WB Blu-ray; Arrow is a lossy transcode with dynamics compression.
2007 BD's AC-3 track with dynamic range compression enabled is nearly identical to Arrow's, see comparison
Theatrical cut is fine.
Director: Marco Brambilla
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
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