Disney started distributing its films on video in 1980, traded as Buena Vista Home Video from 1987 and has used the Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment name since 2007. The label covers Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios titles on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD. Sony has made and distributed its North American discs since 2024, and Disney cut its home-entertainment publicity team in April 2026.
Disney
183 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 125 in 4K58 in HD7 more for audio only
Best 4K release by tier:
- Excellent12
- Solid33
- Disappointing3
- Worse Than BD2
Films where Disney's release is the pick. How picks are made
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Films where Disney's release is the pick. How picks are made
Director: James Cameron
Best Video:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
Disney 4K Blu-ray's artificial smoothening of facial textures making actors look unnatural, grain reduction and other changes to make the film look less like a product of its time
Old WEB-DL or HDTV rip for non AI version
Best Audio:
Best English-Friendly:
OG: "4K80" or "D+80" on the high seas. If not, Disney 4K Blu-ray
Special Edition: "4K97_V" or "D+97_V" on high seas.
Upcoming Release:
2027 Original Trilogy restoration/50th anniversary rerelease clips leaked plus release confirmed
Best Video:
OG: "4K80" or "D+80" on the high seas
Special Edition: "4K97_V" or "D_97_VI" on the high seas.
Video Notes:
If not, the 4K Blu-rays are generally considered an improvement over the 2011 Blu-rays. (although both restorations are DNR'ed and have issues).
Best Audio:
OG: LaserDisc audio is the best option for the Dolby Stereo mixes. 70mm six-track mix is included in 4K80 (taken from an actual 70mm print). There are 16mm rips of the mono mix.
Special Edition: Cinema DTS or 1997 LaserDisc for the Special Edition.
2 with a weaker 4K
Best 4K release rated Disappointing or Worse Than BD · by Letterboxd rating
Director: James Cameron
Best Video:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
Disney 4K Blu-ray's artificial smoothening of facial textures making actors look unnatural, grain reduction and other changes to make the film look less like a product of its time
Old WEB-DL or HDTV rip for non AI version
Best Audio:
Best English-Friendly:
OG: "4K80" or "D+80" on the high seas. If not, Disney 4K Blu-ray
Special Edition: "4K97_V" or "D+97_V" on high seas.
Upcoming Release:
2027 Original Trilogy restoration/50th anniversary rerelease clips leaked plus release confirmed
Best Video:
OG: "4K80" or "D+80" on the high seas
Special Edition: "4K97_V" or "D_97_VI" on the high seas.
Video Notes:
If not, the 4K Blu-rays are generally considered an improvement over the 2011 Blu-rays. (although both restorations are DNR'ed and have issues).
Best Audio:
OG: LaserDisc audio is the best option for the Dolby Stereo mixes. 70mm six-track mix is included in 4K80 (taken from an actual 70mm print). There are 16mm rips of the mono mix.
Special Edition: Cinema DTS or 1997 LaserDisc for the Special Edition.
2 for audio only
The best audio is Disney's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Best Audio:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Audio Notes:
Disney 4K Blu-ray has a slightly better Atmos track for the Theatrical Cut
Best English-Friendly:
Best Video:
Criterion 4K Blu-ray with B&W Extended Director's Cut and Theatrical Cut
Video Notes:
Criterion 4K Blu-ray with B&W Extended Director's Cut and Theatrical Cut see Chris's review
Director: Marc Forster
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