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: Terence Young
Best English-Friendly & Video:
US Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
> UK StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray, better color grading
Best English-Friendly & Video:
UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
> US Shout! Factory
Arrow has a slightly better encode, edging out SF even with FEL, and has done some additional damage cleanup. Caps
Director: Fritz Kiersch
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Directors: Jackie Chan & Benny Chan
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset
Director: Mike Flanagan
Best English-Friendly & Video:
US Shout! Factory or UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
US Shout! Factory or UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray (similar encoding)
Director: Robert Towne
Best Video & Audio:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Additional Info:
Arrow includes the original Dolby Stereo mix in a matrixed stereo form, as well as a discrete 4.0 track.
3 for audio only
The best audio is Arrow's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: John Carpenter
Best Audio:
1997? Signature Collection LD
Good: 2017 Arrow and 2016 Shout! Factory Blu-ray have the original audio options.
Sources: blog.sporv.com (opens in a new tab)
Audio Notes:
the only track on Universal 4K, which is in DTS:X, has a mixing error of around 6dB too low on side channels, otherwise very similar to other 5.1 mixes.
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Best Audio:
Arrow Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Audio Notes:
Arrow Blu-ray is the less manipulated track, but according to cbc: "I find it sounds a bit shrill at times, and the 4K Blu-ray is not bad at all, it does lose some high freq detail but I would probably prefer it for watching"
Best Video:
France Coin Germany mire Cinema 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
(not English friendly)
Director: Yojiro Takita
Best Audio:
Arrow Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Audio Notes:
The 4K Blu-ray has slightly neutered dynamics
Best English-Friendly:
Best Video:
Additional Info:
4K Blu-ray is from a 4K restoration, better detail, compresison is passable, grading is a bit of a mixed bag (might have been a regrade from SDR)
15 announced
Arrow's release is announced; until it is out, the picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Joel Coen
Upcoming Release:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray scheduled for November 2026 release
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Best Audio:
All the same
Director: Rob Reiner
Upcoming Release:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray releasing December 14 2026
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Director: Bob Clark
Upcoming Release:
UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray in December
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Scream Factory 4K Blu-ray
Director: John Carpenter
Upcoming Release:
UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray possibly teased?
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Video Notes:
Director: John Badham
Upcoming Release:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray in November
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Video Notes:
> US Shout! Factory - caps
Audio Notes:
The 5.1 track sounds very good and is said to be sourced from the original 6-track mix used for 70mm blow-up releases, but there is no conclusive proof of that.
Director: Peter Jackson
Upcoming Release:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray teased for many years, will come out once Turbine's exclusivity rights expire
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Best Audio:
Upcoming Release:
UK Toy Robot 4K Blu-ray in October
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Upcoming Release:
UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray possibly teased?
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Video Notes:
Upcoming Release:
UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray possibly teased?
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Video Notes:
Upcoming Release:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray teased
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Video Notes:
Germany Wicked Vision 4K Blu-ray better than US Kino Lorber?
Upcoming Release:
UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray possibly teased?
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Video Notes:
Director: David Lynch
Upcoming Release:
UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray in December
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Video Notes:
Subtle difference in encoding to the Criterion in encoding, trading blows in different shots, with Plaion taking a slight edge with less highlight blocking
Audio Notes:
Criterion's 2.0 sounds muffled due to noise reduction and EQ.
Plaion's 2.0 lacks bass and has a very bright EQ, more resembling the 5.1 remix. Plaion’s 2.0 doesn't have any filtering unlike the Criterion, see https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=23831289&postcount=110
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