Universal Pictures' home-video division, based in Universal City, California, started in 1980 as MCA Videocassette and has used its current name since 2016. It releases the studio's library, from the 1930s monster films and Hitchcock's later work to new releases, on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD. Since 2021 North American discs have gone through Studio Distribution Services, the Warner Bros. joint venture that disc maker Conectiv bought in August 2026.
Universal
269 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 170 in 4K86 in HD13 in SD20 more for audio only1 more announced
Best 4K release by tier:
- Excellent61
- Solid38
- Disappointing3
- Worse Than BD10
Films where Universal's release is the pick. How picks are made
86 of 269 films match · Page 4 of 5
Films where Universal's release is the pick. How picks are made
Director: Edgar Wright
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Old Universal Blu-ray
Video Notes:
Old Universal Blu-ray is better than 2019 4K Blu-ray: black crush, color is off, DNR has been applied whereas on Shaun and World's End it has not
Director: Joss Whedon
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Universal Blu-ray
Video Notes:
(4K Blu-ray has DNR)
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