UHD Blu-ray films?

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I've got my first ever 4k TV and I'm looking to get some films on UHD Blu-ray to show off what it can do. Are there any films or TV programmes out there that really benefit from being in 4k resolution? I like horror, sci-fi and fantasy the best.

I don't think my TV supports Dolby Vision so that isn't required.
 
I’d say for me, ones that looked great were:

1. Bladerunner - Final Cut
2. Bladerunner 2049
3. Saving Private Ryan
4. Unforgiven
5. Drive
6. The Shining
7. Schindler’s List (B&W with OLED/HDR is great)
8. Phantom Thread
9. The Martian
10. Game of Thrones boxset
11. Lord of the Rings trilogy
12. Batman trilogy

That’s some of my faves that stand out to me in 4K UHD and bought especially for that reason based off reviews etc.
I’m not a big fan of Dune 1/2, but those are reportedly excellent too.

Edit: Definitely listed with the idea of OLED/HDR being part of your setup as per VincentHanna’s comment.
 
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Converge said:
I’d say for me, ones that looked great were:

1. Bladerunner - Final Cut
2. Bladerunner 2049
3. Saving Private Ryan
4. Unforgiven
5. Drive
6. The Shining
7. Schindler’s List (B&W with OLED/HDR is great)
8. Phantom Thread
9. The Martian
10. Game of Thrones boxset
11. Lord of the Rings trilogy
12. Batman trilogy

That’s some of my faves that stand out to me in 4K UHD and bought especially for that reason based off reviews etc.
I’m not a big fan of Dune 1/2, but those are reportedly excellent too.

Edit: Definitely listed with the idea of OLED/HDR being part of your setup as per VincentHanna’s comment.
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Thank you. I'll check some of them out.
VincentHanna said:
Does the TV also support HDR?

Depending on viewing distance, good HDR makes more of an impact than 4k resolution IMO.
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Yes. It supports HDR10 / HLG.
 
If you've got Disney+ the bit rate / picture quality is actually pretty damn good. Some of the Marvel movies with IMAX Enhanced look great.
 
The film I’ve always found great for showing HDR but not necessarily 4K is Trainspotting 2. There are some scenes where the colours really pop out. Few people agree with me for some reason :D
 
Some great suggestions above etc plus Netflix too / Now TV with ultra boost.

Whilst not 4K, Kingdom of Heaven directors cut (3hr9min) bluray still looks phenomenal on the current crop of 4k tvs.

Can't believe that's almost 20 years old but I always use that as a reference for my TVs simply as it has seen me through from the CRT era.
 
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VincentHanna said:
I still rate the UHD Blu-ray of Pacific Rim for it's HDR.
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That was the first film I watched when I got an HDR TV, it blew me away.

Surprisingly, a lot of the classics like Lawrence of Arabia, Vertigo and The Ten Commandments look absolutely stunning in 4k and are well worth watching. Some of the Pixar films such as Coco, Wall-E and Elemental look great too. A lot have been mentioned above, but one of my favourite 4k blurays is the original Alien.

From memory, some other films that stood out, in no particular order:

Dredd
First Man
Jaws
Blade Runner 1 and 2049
All Quiet on the Western Front
Dune 1 and 2
La La Land
The Revenant
 
Street said:
Surprisingly, a lot of the classics like Lawrence of Arabia, Vertigo and The Ten Commandments look absolutely stunning in 4k and are well worth watching.
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That's because old films like that were filmed on 35mm or even 70mm film (a 35mm film has image detail levels of 8k) so you can still get amazing remastering to modern 4k formats from the original source, as that's still effectively a downgrade!

This won't be possible for modern films, shot digitally in 4k, they won't remaster very well into future (say) 8k formats.

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Yup. My Fair Lady was shot on 70mm and the 4K remaster looked stunning when I watched it a couple years back..

My minds gone blank on the other quality renatsers bit check out AV forums 4k br reviews. They're usually spot on for quality.
 
Freakbro said:
That's because old films like that were filmed on 35mm or even 70mm film (a 35mm film has image detail levels of 8k) so you can still get amazing remastering to modern 4k formats from the original source, as that's still effectively a downgrade!

This won't be possible for modern films, shot digitally in 4k, they won't remaster very well into future (say) 8k formats.

getconnectedmedia.com

Why Old Movies look better Than New Ones in 4K - GetConnected

Lots of old movies are being remastered in 4k and this is why they look better than newer Blu-Rays that have been transferred to 4K.
getconnectedmedia.com getconnectedmedia.com
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A lot of modern movies aren't even shot/mastered in 4k.

Because of the CGI involved a lot of them are done at "2k"
 
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