Harvey and Bob Weinstein founded Miramax in Buffalo, New York, in 1979, and Disney owned it from 1993 to 2010. The library of about 700 films includes Pulp Fiction, Sin City and many 1990s art-house imports. Lionsgate and StudioCanal handled its discs from 2011; since 2020, when Paramount bought 49% alongside majority owner beIN Media Group, Paramount has released the catalogue worldwide.
Miramax
3 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 1 in 4K2 in HD3 more for audio only
Films where Miramax's release is the pick. How picks are made
Films where Miramax's release is the pick. How picks are made
Best English-Friendly & Video:
International Cut: France StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
(forced, but not hardcoded France subs, no English subtitles)
3 for audio only
The best audio is Miramax's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Best Audio:
Miramax DVD?
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best English-Friendly & Video:
2023 Criterion 4K Blu-ray (bad compression) / Curzon 4K Blu-ray (visible chroma noise and meh compression)
Best Audio:
Miramax DVD?
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best English-Friendly & Video:
2023 Criterion 4K Blu-ray (meh compression) / Curzon 4K Blu-ray (visible chroma noise)
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Best Audio:
Matrixed Dolby Stereo: 1995 Miramax LaserDisc 2.0
Original 5.1 Discrete Mix: 2012 Japan Warner Bros Blu-ray, 1996 Criterion LaserDisc, 2002 2-Disc Collector’s Edition DVD
5.1 DTS Mix: 1997 Miramax LaserDisc, 2002 2-Disc Collector’s Edition DVD
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best English-Friendly & Video:
2025 Taiwan Deltamac 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
> US Paramount 4K Blu-ray (Taiwan 4K Blu-ray is not low passed as the US 4K Blu-ray and has better grain and fine detail retention)
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