Former Rhino Records executives started this Los Angeles company in 2002, and it has traded as Shout! Studios since 2023. Its disc imprints are Scream Factory (horror, since 2012) and Shout Select, which put out new 2K and 4K scans with commissioned extras, plus TV box sets and the North American discs for GKIDS and Studio Ghibli. The online store moved to Universal's GRUV.com in November 2025.
Shout! Factory
163 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 121 in 4K40 in HD2 in SD11 more for audio only4 more announced
Best 4K release by tier:
- Excellent49
- Solid18
- Disappointing4
- Worse Than BD2
Films where Shout! Factory's release is the pick. How picks are made
Also known as: Scream Factory
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Films where Shout! Factory's release is the pick. How picks are made
Best English-Friendly:
Shout! Factory Blu-ray
Director: Joel Schumacher
Best English-Friendly & Video:
2019 Shout! Factory Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Additional Info:
BD 1080p Comparison: https://slow.pics/c/6hg4Y5fB (USA-Shout! vs AUS-Imprint vs GER-NamelessMedia vs AUS-Shock)
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Shout! Factory Blu-ray
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.
Director: David Lynch
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Censored US version: Shout! Factory or Twilight Time Blu-ray
Uncensored version: old DVD
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Upcoming Release:
2026 Criterion 4K Blu-ray, confirmed to be uncut
Director: Kevin Costner
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Shout! Factory/Australia Via Vision Blu-ray
Upcoming Release:
4K restoration of the extended cut to be screened in Locarno Film Festival
Video Notes:
PQ looks the same for all BDs, but only Shout! Factory/Australia Via Vision Blu-ray/Germany Kinowelt Anniversary Blu-ray has both theatrical and extended cut
TV series
Director: Gus Van Sant
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Shout! Factory and Carlotta use the same scan https://slow.pics/c/Wcn5YFlw, the Carlotta has two extra bonus features
Director: Sean S. Cunningham
Best English-Friendly & Audio:
Shout! Factory Blu-ray
Best Video:
4K Blu-ray: DNR is strong in places; editing error introduced where the prologue no longer fades to white; HDR is messed up.
BDs: 2021 Paramount Blu-ray has better encode than Shout! Factory but is 1.78:1 instead of 1.85:1 and doesn't have the mono track
2 with a weaker 4K
Best 4K release rated Disappointing or Worse Than BD · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Sean S. Cunningham
Best English-Friendly & Audio:
Shout! Factory Blu-ray
Best Video:
4K Blu-ray: DNR is strong in places; editing error introduced where the prologue no longer fades to white; HDR is messed up.
BDs: 2021 Paramount Blu-ray has better encode than Shout! Factory but is 1.78:1 instead of 1.85:1 and doesn't have the mono track
1 for audio only
The best audio is Shout! Factory's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Nick Park
Best Audio:
Shout! Factory 4K
Sources: Reddit (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Audio Notes:
5.1 track for The Wrong Trousers is in its correct pitch both in music and voices https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=21535755&postcount=103
Unaltered track with the original music cues is on the LaserDisc.
Video Notes:
The BBC 4K collection and Shout! Factory 4K collection all use the same source, and are all unfortunately using AI upscaling and DNR'ed They are worse than the blurays and the 2023 US Shout! Factory collections are even prone to disc-rot.
2009 Lionsgate US (also prone to disc-rot) or UK 2 Entertain OOP Blu-ray will be the way to go.
The 4K collection's Blu-ray seems to be a reprint of previous releases.
2 announced
Shout! Factory's release is announced; until it is out, the picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Oliver Stone
Upcoming Release:
A improved Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray teased by Oliver Stone
Sources: hometheaterforum.com (opens in a new tab) · x.com (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Better than 2022 Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray due to poor encode and heavy DNR (review)
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