Second Sight

38 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 30 in 4K8 in HD

Best 4K release by tier:

Excellent
22
Solid
7
Disappointing
1

Based in United KingdomFounded 1994secondsightfilms.co.uk (opens in a new tab)

Films where Second Sight's release is the pick. How picks are made

An independent UK distributor run by founder Chris Holden since 1994, Second Sight releases classic, cult and recent films on Blu-ray and 4K UHD for the UK market. Its limited editions come in rigid boxes with books and art cards, often built around new restorations and commissioned extras. The catalogue runs from Picnic at Hanging Rock and Mean Streets to Cronenberg horror and modern titles such as Drive.

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Films where Second Sight's release is the pick. How picks are made

Pusher III (2005)

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Second Sight Trilogy Boxset 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

US Magnolia Pictures 4K Blu-ray uses the same source but with worse encoding

The Name of the Rose (1986)

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

UK Second Sight 4K Blu-ray is FiM encoded and superior to French Severin or German 4K Blu-ray: see comparison

The Florida Project (2017)

Director: Sean Baker

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

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Possession (1981)

Director: Andrzej Żuławski

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

> Le Chat Qui Fume 4K Blu-ray > Umbrella 4K Blu-ray see caps

Second Sight uses the same Le Chat Qui Fume master, but encoded by FiM and applied Dolby Vision. Umbrella's encoding is visibly worse than Le Chat Qui Fume.

Additional Info:

Mondo Vision Blu-ray and Anchor Bay DVD have an alternate audio track with an unauthorized soundtrack.

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