The Hollywood studio formed in 1924 sold its pre-May 1986 library to Turner, so its current catalogue is post-1986 MGM plus United Artists, Orion and Samuel Goldwyn titles. Amazon bought it in 2022 and folded it into Amazon MGM Studios. Fox handled its discs until 2020 and Warner Bros. after that; Alliance Entertainment took over North American distribution in January 2026, and Plaion covers German-speaking Europe.
MGM
35 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 8 in 4K21 in HD6 in SD56 more for audio only1 more announced
Best 4K release by tier:
- Solid4
- Worse Than BD2
Films where MGM's release is the pick. How picks are made
Also known as: Amazon MGM
Films where MGM's release is the pick. How picks are made
8 in 4K
Best video release on UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming
Director: David Ayer
Best English-Friendly & Video:
MGM 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
MGM 4K Blu-ray review, PQ and audio are fine but unremarkable
Director: Martin Campbell
Best English-Friendly:
4K Streaming
Sources: 007homemedia.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
4K Streaming SDR master on streaming seems to look quite a bit better than the Blu-ray
MGM Blu-ray is the best physical media release
Caps of the 4K SDR master: 007 on Home Media: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Best Audio:
MGM 1993 LaserDisc
Directors: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:
Amazon MGM 4K Blu-ray
Upcoming Release:
Amazon MGM 4K Blu-ray SteelBook with mixed aspect ratio 1.43:1/2.39:1
21 in HD
Best video release on Blu-ray or HD streaming · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Oliver Stone
Best English-Friendly & Video:
MGM Blu-ray
Sources: hometheaterforum.com (opens in a new tab) · x.com (opens in a new tab)
Upcoming Release:
A improved Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray teased by Oliver Stone
Video Notes:
Better than 2022 Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray due to poor encode and heavy DNR (review)
Director: Woody Allen
Director: James Cameron
Best English-Friendly:
2013 MGM Blu-ray, or 4K Blu-ray if you MUST have the mono mix, 1997 Image DVD/2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix
Sources: vimeo.com (opens in a new tab) · facebook.com (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
2013 MGM Blu-ray for non AI transfer, 1997 Image DVD/2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix
Best Audio:
1991 Image Entertainment LaserDisc for the US mono mix, 2001 MGM DVD for the International mono mix
Audio Notes:
Comparison between the US and International mixes: https://vimeo.com/246332731
Additional Info:
The 4K Blu-Ray and the 2001 MGM DVD have exclusive extras.
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · academymuseum.org (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
MGM Blu-ray or Capelight Blu-ray is essentially the same https://slow.pics/c/njLdEKX2
Additional Info:
4K restoration premiere in 2026
6 in SD
Best video release on DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS · by Letterboxd rating
2 with a weaker 4K
Best 4K release rated Disappointing or Worse Than BD · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Oliver Stone
Best English-Friendly & Video:
MGM Blu-ray
Sources: hometheaterforum.com (opens in a new tab) · x.com (opens in a new tab)
Upcoming Release:
A improved Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray teased by Oliver Stone
Video Notes:
Better than 2022 Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray due to poor encode and heavy DNR (review)
Director: James Cameron
Best English-Friendly:
2013 MGM Blu-ray, or 4K Blu-ray if you MUST have the mono mix, 1997 Image DVD/2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix
Sources: vimeo.com (opens in a new tab) · facebook.com (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
2013 MGM Blu-ray for non AI transfer, 1997 Image DVD/2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix
Best Audio:
1991 Image Entertainment LaserDisc for the US mono mix, 2001 MGM DVD for the International mono mix
Audio Notes:
Comparison between the US and International mixes: https://vimeo.com/246332731
Additional Info:
The 4K Blu-Ray and the 2001 MGM DVD have exclusive extras.
56 for audio only
The best audio is MGM's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Best Audio:
Original mix: 1999 R1 MGM DVD
Restored remix: UK MoC 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Audio Notes:
From cbc: "I'm personally quite fond of the restored track on Eureka's 4K Blu-ray. It does have spots with objectively worse fidelity, but for the most part, it sounds a lot more natural and less shrill, particularly dialogue. It seems to be a new mixdown of stems. Technically a remix, so not everyone's cup of tea, but it's not revisionist like most new movie mixes tend to be"
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Video Notes:
UK MoC 4K Blu-ray better encoding
Director: Billy Wilder
Best Audio:
1992 MGM LaserDisc [ML102699]
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Audio Notes:
But still a bit overly noise-managed.
1984 CBS/Fox Hi-Fi VHS maybe better?
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Video Notes:
> Capelight/Kino Lorber which has heavy noise reduction and opening snare hit is missing, Capelight is slightly better encoded than Kino Lorber
Best Audio:
2001 R1 MGM DVD
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Video Notes:
> Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray see caps
Director: Michael Curtiz
Best Audio:
1990 MGM LaserDisc
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Director: William Wyler
Best Audio:
1991 MGM LaserDisc
Audio Notes:
The 4K Blu-ray 5.0 is the original mix, but more muffled than LaserDisc and even the previous Blu-ray's gentle remix. The Atmos mix is revisionist.
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Additional Info:
The 50th Anniversary box set has some exclusive extras.
1991 LaserDisc is Dolby Stereo matrix encoded from the original six track master and this was later upgraded to a 5.1 Dolby Digital version prepared for the first DVD. The 5.1 version may have had some slight tweaking in the process. This was reused for the DVD CE boxset and then the 5.1 on Blu-ray seems like a slight upgrade of the DVD track. (The first pressing from the UCE boxset had audio defects rampant on the Blu-ray. These were corrected for standalone pressings.) All 5.1s sound roughly the same as the LaserDisc 2.0 in terms of the mix, but the LaserDisc PCM mastering seems like the only one that is direct without any major processing.
1 announced
MGM's release is announced; until it is out, the picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
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