Kino Lorber

421 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 94 in 4K307 in HD20 in SD7 more for audio only5 more announced

Best 4K release by tier:

Excellent
13
Solid
28
Good in DV Only
3
Disappointing
25
Worse Than BD
3

Based in United StatesFounded 1976kinolorber.com (opens in a new tab)

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

New York distributor formed in 2009 when Kino International merged with Lorber HT Digital. Its home-video catalogue runs from silent films and world cinema (Kino Classics) to Hollywood titles licensed from MGM, Paramount, Universal and others under the Kino Lorber Studio Classics line, including a growing 4K UHD slate. Discs are Region A and many use studio-supplied masters.

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

The Sacrifice (1986)

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Nicolas review

Best Audio:

Japan King Records Blu-ray

4.3

Touch of Evil (1958)

Director: Orson Welles

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Eureka MoC 4K Blu-ray/Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

MoC 4K Blu-ray and Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray are similar

4.2

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Director: Ang Lee

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Universal Blu-ray

4.2

Eastern Promises (2007)

Director: David Cronenberg

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

3.9

High Plains Drifter (1973)

Director: Clint Eastwood

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Mono: Streaming

3.7

Out of Sight (1998)

Director: Steven Soderbergh

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

3.7

Mad Max (1979)

Director: George Miller

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

3.3

Narrow Margin (1990)

Director: Peter Hyams

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

3.3

MouseHunt (1997)

Director: Gore Verbinski

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

3.3

Indecent Proposal (1993)

Director: Adrian Lyne

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber/Paramount 4K Blu-ray

2.9

Reindeer Games (2000)

Director: John Frankenheimer

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

2.7

The Killing (1956)

Director: Stanley Kubrick

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

The 4K discs in both Criterion and Imprint sets are low-passed even though encoded by FiM and has better contrast and highlights compared to Kino Lorber.

Best Audio:

MGM DVD/Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray mono

Additional Info:

The Criterion Complete Kubrick and Imprint 1953-1957 sets include remastered BDs. All standalone releases are from an earlier master.