Arrow

285 films on Best Blurays

Based in United KingdomFounded 1991arrowfilms.com ↗

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

Aliases: arrow, trv, toy robot

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Crimes of the Future (1970)

Director: David Cronenberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Unsure, maybe the version found in the US Decal 4K Blu-ray of the 2022 Crimes of the Future, the version found on the US Criterion Brood Blu-ray or the one found on the UK Arrow David Cronenberg's Early Works?

2.5

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)

Director: Dario Argento

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

3.7

Red Sun (1971)

Director: Terence Young

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

> UK StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray, better color grading

The Big Boss (1971)

Director: Lo Wei

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest 4K

Best Audio:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Criterion Blu-ray

3.4

Wake in Fright (1971)

Director: Ted Kotcheff

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Umbrella/Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Umbrella/Arrow 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode but the mastering shows signs of DNR albeit only momentarily); all other BDs pretty bad.

Audio Notes:

But whether in the correct speed/pitch is TBC.

4.0

The Andromeda Strain (1971)

Director: Robert Wise

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

3.6

The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)

Director: Dario Argento

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

3.4

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

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)

Director: Shunya Ito

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Part of Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)

Director: Shunya Ito

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Part of Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection

Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler (1972)

Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow Blu-ray

Best Video:

Arrow Blu-ray, part of Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection

Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972)

Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow Blu-ray

Best Video:

Arrow Blu-ray, part of Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection

Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)

Director: Lucio Fulci

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

3.7

The Way of the Dragon (1972)

Director: Bruce Lee

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest 4K

Best Audio:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Criterion Blu-ray

3.6

Fist of Fury (1972)

Director: Lo Wei

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Mandarin: Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Criterion Blu-ray English: Criterion Blu-ray > Arrow 4K Blu-ray

3.6

Silent Running (1972)

Director: Douglas Trumbull

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

3.3

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Best Audio:

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