4K Blu-ray

2042 films on Best Blurays

Also known as: 4K

Type: Format

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Best releases · 2042

All tagged · 2093

Films where 4K Blu-ray is in a pick or an upcoming release.

Paris, Texas (1984)

Director: Wim Wenders

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Curzon 4K Blu-ray/Carlotta 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray/StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray have worse encodes.

Best Audio:

R5 Carmen Video DVD

4.4

Purple Rain (1984)

Director: Albert Magnoli

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

3.4

Red Dawn (1984)

Director: John Milius

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Shout! Factory or Germany/UK Capelight 4K Blu-ray?

3.0

Choose Me (1984)

Director: Alan Rudolph

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

3.7

Amadeus (1984)

Director: Miloš Forman

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Theatrical: WB 4K Blu-ray
Extended: Warner Bros Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray: Huge improvement in colors and detail. The restoration was done by the Academy instead of WB MPI which explains that there’s no grain management or issues with colors. They also accessed the original credit optical and scanned that one instead of recreating them digitally

Audio Notes:

Theatrical: WB 4K Blu-ray, according to Saentz, the 5.0 is a recreation of the original and subsequently 70mm mix from original elements.

4.4

Threads (1984)

Director: Mick Jackson

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Severin 4K Blu-ray

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Severin 4K Blu-ray see comparison but HDR is on the bright side

Stop Making Sense (1984)

Director: Jonathan Demme

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

A24 4K Blu-ray

4.7

Body Double (1984)

Director: Brian De Palma

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

Indicator Blu-ray's 2.0

Audio Notes:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=23006090&postcount=590

3.8

The Terminator (1984)

Director: James Cameron

4K · Worse Than BD

Best English-Friendly:

2013 MGM Blu-ray, or 4K Blu-ray if you MUST have the mono mix, 1997 Image DVD/2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix

Sources: vimeo.com (opens in a new tab) · facebook.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Capelight 4K Steelbook and Mediabook announced for 2026

Best Video:

2013 MGM Blu-ray for non AI transfer, 1997 Image DVD/2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix

Best Audio:

1991 Image Entertainment LaserDisc for the US mono mix, 2001 MGM DVD for the International mono mix

Audio Notes:

Comparison between the US and International mixes: https://vimeo.com/246332731

Additional Info:

The 4K Blu-Ray and the 2001 MGM DVD have exclusive extras.

3.9