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 1 of 5
Films where Universal's release is the pick. How picks are made
Director: Leo McCarey
Best English-Friendly:
Universal Blu-ray
Best Video:
Universal - The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection
Best Audio:
1999 Image Entertainment DVD
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Director: Spike Lee
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Universal Blu-ray
Upcoming Release:
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray upcoming
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Germany Universal Blu-ray has better encoding than US Shout! Factory, but it's more cropped?See caps https://slow.pics/c/cDui4NGF and https://slow.pics/c/JFGZRwhQ
Audio Notes:
Germany Universal Blu-ray is more dynamic than US Shout! Factory https://slow.pics/c/euldbr8T
Director: John M. Stahl
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Universal Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Universal Blu-ray
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Universal Blu-ray better, MoC over-sharpened https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=19993011&postcount=53
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Universal Blu-ray
Director: John Madden
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Lionsgate US/Universal UK Blu-ray looks essentially the same https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=5758&d2=5756&c=2346
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