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
36 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 8 in 4K22 in HD6 in SD55 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
22 of 36 films match
Films where MGM's release is the pick. How picks are made
22 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
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.
21 for audio only
The best audio is MGM's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Fritz Lang
Director: Howard Hawks
Director: Woody Allen
Best Audio:
1992 MGM LaserDisc
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Director: Claire Denis
Best Audio:
MGM DVD
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: Woody Allen
Best Audio:
2000 MGM DVD
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · indiewire.com (opens in a new tab)
Best English-Friendly:
4k restoration not released
Best Video:
4k restoration, not sure about blurays https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/manhattan-trailer-woody-allen-4k-digital-print-diane-keaton-meryl-streep-1201785874/
Best Audio:
1993 MGM LaserDisc
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Best Audio:
Shout! Factory Blu-ray or MGM DVD
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Additional Info:
Shout! Factory uses MGM's HD master and mono mix which sounds similar to their 2004 DVD mono. They sound nearly identical aside from volume differences-except that the sound effects seem a bit flattened again on the DVD and this Blu-ray mono mastering seems to be EQ'd a bit differently.
Best Audio:
MGM letterbox LaserDisc
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Best Audio:
Carl Davis Score: 1993 MGM/United Artists LaserDisc
Sources: digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de (opens in a new tab) · moma.org (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Official Bundersarchiv 720p HD Streaming
Video Notes:
Official Bundersarchiv 720p HD Streaming which given its release in 2025, likely to be the same new restoration by MoMA https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/11559
Director: John Ford
Best Audio:
1992 MGM LaserDisc
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Additional Info:
The audio on the Warner Archive Blu-ray is appalling. It starts to cutoff at around 6kHz to have nothing above 10kHz. The LaserDisc is much more full-frequency.
Director: Ken Hughes
Best Audio:
MGM Blu-ray's stereo track
Sources: mega.nz (opens in a new tab)
Audio Notes:
MGM's 7.1 track is a remix with a few flaws and much worse fidelity. Capelight's stereo and 7.1 track are both from the remix.
Video Notes:
Better encoded than MGM Blu-ray
Additional Info:
The movie was originally premiered as a roadshow release, with a a 70mm 6-Track Stereo mix. This mix, unfortunately has not been released on home video.
The closest thing to that mix, is the stereo track included on the 2010 Blu-ray. It sounds great, with high fidelity and little filtering. It's lossy, but that doesn't matter very much.
Both the DVD 5.1 and the Blu-ray 7.1 tracks (identical on both discs) are a new remix, rather than a repackaging of the original mix. The 7.1 track sounds quite muffled, though not evenly so. The Capelight Blu-ray's lossless stereo track uses the same remix, but with higher fidelity than the surround tracks, sounding significantly less muffled. Compared to the original, this remix sounds wider and more "cleaned up". The remix contains a handful of errors, for example the intermission cue fades out, rather than ending correctly.
Comparison samples
Directors: Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen
Sources: blah-ray.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab)
Audio Notes:
1988 MGM/Turner Hi-Fi VHS: Detailed and natural.
2008 R1 Warner Bros DVD - Frank Sinatra Collection: More muffled due to noise reduction.
2015 Warner Bros Blu-ray: Like the DVD but with a treble boost. Also a lossy transcode.
Full review from blah-ray
Best English-Friendly & Video:
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