Universal

289 films on Best Blurays

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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.

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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal The Alfred Hitchcock Collection Vol 3 4K Blu-ray

3.7

The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957)

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Vertigo (1958)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2005 Universal DVD

4.2

Pillow Talk (1959)

Director: Michael Gordon

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

2012 Blu-ray is of similar fidelity but adds extra foley sounds. 2003 PAL DVD is a stereoized remix.

Imitation of Life (1959)

Director: Douglas Sirk

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

English-Friendly Notes:

Maybe France or Japan Blu-ray have a better encode?

4.0

Spartacus (1960)

Director: Stanley Kubrick

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Criterion Box Set coming on October 20th with FiM encode

Audio Notes:

DTS:X mix most closely approximates original surround mix

Additional Info:

Criterion DVD has additional features not found on the 4K Blu-ray

Psycho (1960)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Turbine Germany Blu-ray, WB DVD(?)

4.3

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Director: Robert Mulligan

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

R1 Universal DVD

4.1

The Birds (1963)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

3.7

The Servant (1963)

Director: Joseph Losey

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Alternative: Universal DVD

4.1

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

Director: Larry Roemer

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Marnie (1964)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

3.6

Help! (1965)

Director: Richard Lester

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2013 Universal Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Original mono mix has never been released on home video

Additional Info:

Blu-ray transfer is very heavily degrained, but still unfortunately the best currently available version

Torn Curtain (1966)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal The Alfred Hitchcock Collection Vol 3 4K Blu-ray

3.2

Frosty the Snowman (1969)

Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)

Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)

Director: Basil Dearden

Best English-Friendly & Video:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Universal PAL DVD

Audio Notes:

(caveat: it's missing a minute of footage, plus usual PAL speed-up)

All Blu-ray tracks originate from the same transfer, but with strong noise gating and terrible EQ, adding a compensatory bass and treble boost, sounding boomy and accentuating the hiss despite less detail.