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
217 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 157 in 4K56 in HD3 in SD1 with no official release12 more for audio only
Best 4K release by tier:
- Excellent21
- Solid49
- Superior Imports1
- Good in DV Only4
- Disappointing15
- Worse Than BD10
Films where Paramount's release is the pick. How picks are made
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Films where Paramount's release is the pick. How picks are made
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Paramount Presents Blu-ray
Director: Michael Bay
Director: John Ford
Best English-Friendly & Video:
2023 Paramount Blu-ray
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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
TV series
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Paramount Complete Series Blu-ray
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Video Notes:
Paramount Complete Series Blu-ray has horrible AI upscale throughout even for extras, even though the original TV were shot in 35mm.
The worst AI upscale in S7 disc 1can actually be replaced for free through MovieZyng (doesn't need to purchase through MovieZyng), but that's only one disc, and it only updates The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour S1E1 Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana see caps of comparison https://slow.pics/c/1O2fCeuB
TV series
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Paramount I Love Lucy Complete Series Blu-ray
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Video Notes:
Paramount Complete Series Blu-ray has horrible AI upscale throughout even for extras, even though the original TV were shot in 35mm.
The worst AI upscale in S7 disc 1can actually be replaced for free through MovieZyng (doesn't need to purchase through MovieZyng), but that's only one disc, and it only updated The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour S1E1 Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana see caps of comparison https://slow.pics/c/1O2fCeuB
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