The Hollywood studio's disc arm began in 1976 as Paramount Home Video and now sits under Paramount Skydance. Since 2020 its Paramount Presents line has put classic Paramount and DreamWorks titles out on remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD. Alliance Entertainment has handled US and Canadian physical distribution since January 2025, with regional partners such as Eagle Pictures, ESC and Happinet abroad.
Paramount
Best 4K release by tier:
- Excellent21
- Solid49
- Superior Imports1
- Good in DV Only4
- Disappointing15
- Worse Than BD10
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How we pick the best Paramount releases
Director: Richard Linklater
Best English-Friendly:
Video Notes:
Germany Blu-ray and Criterion Paramount no difference, just get Criterion https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=11014&d2=10022&c=4022
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Best English-Friendly:
Paramount Blu-ray
Best Video:
Japan TC Entertainment
Video Notes:
Encoding wise Japan TC Entertainment > old UK StudioCanal Blu-ray (see caps) > Paramount Blu-ray (see cap)
StudioCanal Blu-ray seems to possibly suffer from Quicktime Gamma Bug
Both Paramount and Japan Blu-ray are 1.78:1, not the original aspect ratio of 1.85:1
No caps or comparison available for Imprint or other releases.
Director: Federico Fellini
Best Video, Audio & English-Friendly:
2022 Paramount Blu-ray
Video Notes:
2014 Criterion Blu-ray is from the same master and has only slightly worse compression. JP/DE/FR releases all have incorrect levels. Caps
Audio Notes:
All Blu-ray releases are from the same mastering, superior to the one on older DVD releases which is sourced from a higher generation source. They all sound about the same, with the exception of Criterion, which sounds worse due to extraneous filtering.
Paramount's disc also includes a contemporary English dub, previously unreleased on home video.
Director: Robert Altman
Best Video & English-Friendly:
Paramount Blu-ray
Upcoming Release:
Criterion 4K Blu-ray scheduled for Dec 2026 release
Director: Robert Redford
Director: Mark Osborne
Best Video, Audio & English-Friendly:
2015 Paramount France 3D Blu-ray
Additional Info:
Paramount France 3D Blu-ray has both 3D and 2D formats included, as well as both the original French audio with English subtitles and the English dub.
Best Video & English-Friendly:
Paramount Blu-ray
Director: John Ford
Best Video & English-Friendly:
2023 Paramount Blu-ray
Additional Info:
USA Paramount has the best video transfer with the least amount of artifacts: https://slow.pics/c/sjZ3mqF6
Olive Films Blu-ray and Eureka MoC Blu-ray are sourced from the same restoration and are both very good.
Apart from some mild attenuation, the audio is the same on all releases of the newest restoration and is relatively untampered with: https://slow.pics/c/bWF9EGuM
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