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73 films on Best Blurays

Also known as: AU, AUS

Type: Region

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Films where Australia is in a pick or an upcoming release.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Best English-Friendly:

Australia Imprint Blu-ray

Director: Ridley Scott

Best Video:

Australia Imprint 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(caveat: cropped image compared to the Disney Blu-Ray)

Director: Adrian Lyne

Best Video:

Australia Imprint Blu-ray

Director: Michael Bay

Best Video:

Theatrical: Disney Blu-ray

Extended: UK/Australia Disney Collector's Edition DVD

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

Upcoming Release:

(A 4K version was possibly restored in 2025)

Video Notes:

Alleycat's extended restoration better

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Additional Info:

Extended Cut DVD has extras not on Blu-ray

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:
  • 2017/2020 Australia 4 disc set for 5.1 audio and Pikachu's Vacation in OAR (this set is nearly impossible to find)

  • 2016 WB Steelbook 1-3 Collection for theatrical aspect ratio

  • 2000 snap case DVD for commentary and special features

Best Video:
  • 2016 WB Steelbook 1-3 Collection

  • 2017/2020 Australia 4 disc set for OAR of Pikachu's Vacation

Best Audio:
  • 2017/2020 Australia 4 disc set for 5.1 lossless audio on film

  • 2016 WB Steelbook only has 2.0 Stereo audio

  • 2000 snap case DVD for 5.1 audio and commentary track

Director: Roman Polanski

4K · Solid
Best Video:

Lionsgate Limited 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Lionsgate Limited 4K Blu-ray see caps. Much better contrast and grain exposure but the grade is a bit questionable as it skews heavily towards magenta in some caps and the encode looks low-pass filtered.

Lionsgate and the upcoming Imprint have the same discs.

Best Audio:

Atmos Remix: Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray
Original 5.1: Imprint Australia Blu-ray or StudioCanal Germany/France Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray encoded the "Original 5.1" as lossy Dolby Digital, which is very different from the AC3 on the original DVD.  This new "Original 5.1" may in fact be a downmix of the Atmos track.  FWIW, the original DVD AC3 still sounds very good.

TV series

Best Video:

US Shout! Factory Blu-ray or Australia Via Vision Blu-ray

Video Notes:

No comparison available, but they usually share the same discs

Director: Jamie Babbit

4K · Solid
Best Video:

Australia All Interactive Distribution 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

> Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray is a disaster. The compression on the base layer is horrid, and the oversized 18 Mbps FEL barely helps.

Australia All Interactive Distribution better encode than the US disc

Best Audio:

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray includes original matrixed Dolby Stereo mix, albeit lossy, and a 5.1 surround upmix. The stereo track on previous BD and DVD releases is also lossy and sounds about the same.

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

4K · Excellent
Best Video:

Lionsgate Limited 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Australia Imprint Blu-ray

Director: Takashi Miike

Best Video:

Japan / Australia New Wave Video Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Radiance Blu-ray scheduled for October 2026 release

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Best English-Friendly:

Australia Imprint Blu-ray

Director: Iain Softley

Best Video:

US Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Australia Imprint Blu-ray

Director: Steven Shainberg

Best Video:

France Metropolitan or Australia Imprint Blu-ray?

Best Audio:

US Lionsgate, France Metropolitan, and Germany Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

US Lionsgate, France Metropolitan, and Germany Blu-ray have a 7.1 track, Australia Imprint has stereo only.

Directors: Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion US Blu-ray or Umbrella Australia 4K Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

Maybe Umbrella Australia 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode), Plaion Germany 4K Blu-ray, or Pony Canyon Japan 4K Blu-ray. All other existing 4K Blu-rays have terrible compression: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=21423337&postcount=173

The master is heavily DNR'd.

Best Audio:

Original 5.1 from Jokers France 4K Blu-ray or Criterion US Blu-ray or older Blu-rays

Director: Michael Haneke

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

No comparisons available, UK Curzon Blu-ray boxset, Australia Umbrella Blu-ray boxset, US Strand Releasing OOP Blu-ray, or very old France TF1 Blu-ray

Directors: Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion US Blu-ray or Umbrella Australia 4K Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

Maybe Umbrella Australia 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode), Plaion Germany 4K Blu-ray, or Pony Canyon Japan 4K Blu-ray. All other existing 4K Blu-rays have terrible compression: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=21423337&postcount=173

The master is heavily DNR'd.

Best Audio:

Original 5.1 from Jokers France 4K Blu-ray or Criterion US Blu-ray or older Blu-rays

Directors: Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion US Blu-ray or Umbrella Australia 4K Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

Maybe Umbrella Australia 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode), Plaion Germany 4K Blu-ray, or Pony Canyon Japan 4K Blu-ray. All other existing 4K Blu-rays have terrible compression: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=21423337&postcount=173

Best Audio:

Original 5.1 from Jokers France 4K Blu-ray or Criterion US Blu-ray or older Blu-rays

TV series

Best Video:

2006 UK DVD/2012 Australia DVD

Video Notes:
  • Recent Streaming versions (All 4 and Peacock) are AI upscaled

  • Peacock also removes the original ad break slides

  • The interviews and opening introductions also aren't de-interlaced properly into PAL 50fps

Directors: Banjong Pisanthanakun & Parkpoom Wongpoom

Best English-Friendly:

Australia Umbrella 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Australia Umbrella 4K Blu-ray encoded by FiM

Director: Iain Softley

Best Video:

Australia Imprint Blu-ray

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