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Director: James Cameron

2026: #641
2025: #642
2024: #648
2023: #646
2022: #646
Best Video:

Paramount/Fox Blu-ray
3D Blu-ray for the IMAX/Open Matte version

35mm scan for original theatrical cut

Video Notes:

4K Blu-ray is AI upscaled

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Additional Info:

The 4K Blu-ray bonus disc, the 2012 Blu-ray bonus disc, and the 2005 3 disc DVD have exclusive extras.

Director: Jean Renoir

2026: #642
2025: #627
2024: #615
2023: #600
2022: #600

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

UK

Video Notes:

UK has Blu-ray

Director: Nicolas Roeg

2026: #643
2025: #657
2024: #643
2023: #636
2022: #636

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray poor compression, otherwise Second Sight has best Blu-ray

Director: Masaki Kobayashi

2026: #644
2025: #639
2024: #629
2023: #622
2022: #622
Best English-Friendly:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

MoC Blu-ray

Director: Kenneth Anger

2026: #645
2025: #628
2024: #617
2023: #596
2022: #596
Best Video:

BFI Blu-ray

Director: John Waters

2026: #646
2025: #631
2024: #622
2023: #604
2022: #604
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4k scan

Director: Ingmar Bergman

2026: #647
2025: #637
2024: #635
2023: #628
2022: #628
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Ingmar Bergman set, 2k scan

Best Audio:

2008 France Opening DVD

Director: Christopher Nolan

2026: #648
2025: #643
2024: #652
2023: #637
2022: #637
Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Caveat: mild DNR throughout the transfer, non-IMAX scenes appear soft due to being scanned from an interpositive rather than the original camera negative.

Director: Billy Wilder

2026: #649
2025: #677
2024: #718
2023: #707
2022: #707
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 2k resto

Best Audio:

2008 Paramount DVD

Director: Takeshi Kitano

2026: #650
2025: #645
2024: #637
2023: #620
2022: #620
Best English-Friendly:

Film Movement Blu-ray vs Third Window Blu-ray?

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Not sure about US Film Movement Blu-ray The Germany Capelight and UK Third Window releases both use the same transfer. The Japan Bandai Visual release appears to be the same transfer but has more information on the sides. https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0&d1=16038&d2=7573&s1=170548&s2=71994&i=0&l=0

Director: Jacques Audiard

2026: #651
2025: #668
2024: #692
2023: #741
2022: #741
Best Video:

Sony Blu-ray

Director: Luis Buñuel

2026: #652
2025: #655
2024: #671
2023: #654
2022: #654

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Lionsgate DVD

Director: Jean-Luc Godard

2026: #653
2025: #633
2024: #631
2023: #640
2022: #640

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is a flawed master with degrain + regrain and bad encoding, but still better than the old Blu-ray

Director: Shirley Clarke

2026: #654
2025: #632
2024: #626
2023: #633
2022: #633
Best Video:

Milestone Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Milestone US has Blu-ray, new 2k scan

Director: Jacques Becker

2026: #655
2025: #640
2024: #647
2023: #644
2022: #644

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

2026: #656
2025: #743
2024: #747
2023: #823
2022: #823
Best Video:

Criterion OOP Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Janus and thus Criterion likely to release 4K Blu-ray in 2027

Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien

2026: #657
2025: #667
2024: #658
2023: #663
2022: #663

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Metrograph Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Spectrum 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2002 TF1 Vidéo France DVD

Audio Notes:

France 4K Blu-ray audio is in the wrong pitch, plus the new 5.1 mix is worse than DVD's

Additional Info:

The version screened at the Cannes International Film Festival ran 119 minutes. Hsiao-Hsien Hou then re-cut the movie following its Cannes premiere and reduced the running time to 105 minutes, this is the only version available on home video. Most of the deleted footage came from the "Vicky in Japan" sequences and is included as an extra on some releases.

Director: Sam Peckinpah

2026: #658
2025: #638
2024: #636
2023: #621
2022: #621
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray or Germany Plaion Blu-ray or WB DVD depending on the cut.

Best Video:

First Preview (Turner): Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Second Preview (Final Preview): Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Theatrical: Criterion 4K Blu-ray

2005 Cut: WB DVD

2024 Cut: Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Director: Spike Lee

2026: #659
2025: #724
2024: #772
2023: #808

Director: Jean Renoir

2026: #660
2025: #635
2024: #632
2023: #631
2022: #631
Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber/Raro Blu-ray

Best Video:

Raro (Kino Lorber) and France TF1 Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Raro (Kino Lorber) and France TF1 Blu-ray are very similar. Unsure on Japan Blu-ray