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I love 4K Blu-ray and these are the 6 discs I’m buying in the huge Amazon Prime Day sale

October 8, 2025
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As a 4K Blu-ray fan, I’m always on the lookout for discounts on new 4K discs that I can add to my collection and luckily for me, Amazon is having a massive 4K Blu-ray sale for Prime Day! But, budding collectors need to hurry, as the sale will end midnight tonight wherever you are!

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Amazon Prime Day has blessed me with discounts on some 4K movies I’ve had my eye on for a while, some as upgrades over my original Blu-rays and some entirely new additions. While there are a ton of discs available, I’ve picked out six discs that I’ll be picking up in the sale, some of which are at their lowest-ever price!

But wait: there’s more! Other than the tons of discounts across 4K Blu-ray at Amazon, the 3-for-2 physical media sale is back! This includes 4K Blu-ray (a couple of the discs in my list feature), but also books, vinyl, DVD and more.

Today’s best 4K Blu-ray Prime Day deals

Nosferatu (2024)

Nosferatu, starring Lily Rose Depp, Nicolas Hoult and Bill Skarsgård, is a remake of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922). It tells the story of Ellen (Depp), who finds her life entwined with a powerful being called Count Orlock (Skarsgård), who in turn re-enters her life after luring Ellen’s husband Thomas Hutter (Hoult) to Transylvania.

Nosferatu was featured in the December 2024 edition of our Blu-ray Bounty feature and has since entered my testing rotation when I test the best TVs. It has rich, inky deep black levels that are perfect for OLED, as well as realistic and natural textures and powerful contrast.

As you’d expect with a haunting movie like this, it also some truly nerve-shredding sound design that is accurately mapped and with the right surround system, will have you on the edge of your seat.

Inglorious Basterds

Inglorious Basterds, directed by Quentin Tarantino, is a satirical war movie that tells the story of two plots to assassinate Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) a Nazi SS colonel during WWII. It features an ensemble cast, with Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender and Eli Roth.

Tarantino’s movies are known for their outlandish and over-the-top violence and Inglorious Basterds is no different. With a striking, vibrant color profile and strong contrast, it’s destined to look great on 4K Blu-ray.

With a DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio soundtrack, speech is prioritized here but other effects are nuanced and perfect for both explosive scenes, such as the theater gunfights, and tense sequences, such as Landa’s search in a farmhouse.

Akira (1988)

Akira (1988), is one of the most groundbreaking anime movies ever released, known primarily for its influence within the cyberpunk genre and for bringing anime to a more international audience. It tells the story of Shōtarō Kaneda, a biker whose friend develops telekinetic abilities which leads to chaos in a dystopian 2019 Neo-Tokyo.

Richly animated with glorious colors and visually striking animation, Akira looks great even in standard Blu-ray (which I currently own) but with an upscale in textures and a further clean-up, this stunning anime will look even better in 4K.

It features a Dolby TrueHD soundtrack, in both English and Japanese dubs, which should accurately captured the action packed shootouts and octane-fueled bike scenes.

Blade Runner: Final Cut

Blade Runner (1982) is a classic of the sci-fi genre and another influential movie within the cyberpunk genre. It tells the sorry of Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a bounty hunter who agrees to track down a group of violent androids led by Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer).

The movie has a ton of scenes where dark and light contrast in the neon-soaked streets of 2019 dystopian Los Angeles that will be perfect for OLED or high-end mini-LED TV. I own this movie on Blu-ray and its one of those striking movies that I know will benefit from a 4K upgrade, with sharper textures and even richer contrast.

With a Dolby Atmos soundtrack, the ever-present rain in Blade Runner is a perfect demonstration for an Atmos home theater system. There’s the bustling streets, overhead flying vehicles and of course Vangelis’ epic, sometimes euphoric-sounding, score.

Back to the Future Trilogy – Ultimate edition

Back to the Future is one of the 1980s’ most iconic movies that has become a central part of the cultural zeitgeist. Michael J. Fox stars as high schooler Marty McFly, who accidentally ends up back in 1955, where he meets his future parents, after his friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) invents a time machine (out of a DeLorean?). This set is for all three movies in the trilogy.

I have personally owned the Back to the Future trilogy in nearly every format possible: VHS, DVD, Blu-ray – you name it. The first is my favorite movie of all time and I can’t believe I’ve never bitten the bullet on the 4K.

I have seen the 4K version of Back to the Future and its bursting with color and its textures are crisp and natural, with accurate skin tones and refined detail. It’s a real step-up over the standard Blu-ray. It also comes with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack to capture all the action-packed sci-fi effects and Alan Silvestri’s timeless score.

Se7en

Se7en, directed by David Fincher, is a stand-out of the modern-day crime/noir genre, with one of the best twist in cinema. It follows Detectives Somerset (Morgan Freeman) and Mills (Brad Pitt) as they pursue a serial killer whose MO is to commit killings based on the seven deadly sins.

Se7en was featured in the January 2025 edition of the Blu-ray Bounty and its first time on 4K Blu-ray didn’t disappoint. Blacks are deep and rich and high-contrast scenes look glorious. Textures have had a real upgrade, looking more refined and crisp than ever.

A DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack is more than enough to capture the tense, eerie atmosphere throughout the movie, with the string-heavy score setting the nerves on edge and even though there were no height channels, rain still felt like it came from overhead.

Looking for something to play these discs on or upgrade your current 4K player? Check out the today’s best deals below.

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