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
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Best English-Friendly & Video:
All The Anime/Shout! Factory & GKIDS (UK/US) 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
(caveat: forced subtitles)
Director: Peyton Reed
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray is an outstanding new master in restoration and grading, excellent encode
Audio Notes:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray has strong sound
Best English-Friendly & Video:
StudioCanal/Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Director: Simon Wincer
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray or UK/Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Director: Gore Verbinski
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray encoding is much better caps
Paramount 4K Blu-ray is disappointing capsule review
Best Audio:
4K Blu-ray vs Cinema DTS vs D-Theater DVHS?
Additional Info:
The D-Theater DVHS/DVD has a different color grading compared to the 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray
Director: Mike Nichols
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
The new master is nicely graded, HDR/DV is film-like, there’s no discernible filtering or any other processing. Encoding is excellent See positive review and nicolas's review
Best English-Friendly:
Shout! Factory
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray (review)
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Best English-Friendly:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray caps by jpilla415 @BR
Director: George A. Romero
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
Old master's magenta grading was dialed back
Audio Notes:
2.0 mix is said to be superior to the other mixes and is likely the original one
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
The DV FEL layer noticeably restores high-frequency detail that’s missing from the base layer. See caps. issue: the 4K disc is missing chyron in some beginning shots. TBC officially.
Best Audio:
5.1: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Stereo: US Warner Bros LaserDisc
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Director: Clive Barker
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray caps, very impressive upgrade, VFX shots look a bit better as well thanks to the new scan and HDR, magenta touch in the old master is no longer there
Director: John Carpenter
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray is a strong upgrade in PQ compared to a poor old Blu-ray
Audio Notes:
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray sound was improved compared to the old mixes.
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