Blu-rays Labelled Locked, But Actually Region Free

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Although many on here tend to be region free, many of us still haven't made the plunge, or would just prefer to own the titles in our region. I thought it would be a good idea to keep an ongoing list of titles that are labelled to be locked, but are actually free. This information seems to be hard to come by, especially for some of the foreign titles. Please let me know of any titles that have been confirmed region free, as well as whether or not all the extras can also be played. Thanks!

AUSTRALIA

The Beyond (Cinema Cult)
Blind Fury (Cinema Cult)
Blood for Dracula (1080i) (Cinema Cult)
The Burning (Cinema Cult)
City of the Living Dead (Cinema Cult)
Dead & Buried (Cinema Cult)
Drunken Master (Umbrella)
Fear City (Cinema Cult)
Flesh for Frankenstein (1080i) (Cinema Cult)
The Fury (Cinema Cult)
The House by the Cemetary (Cinema Cult)
House on Sorority Row (Cinema Cult)
The Killing (Cinema Cult)
Lifeforce (Cinema Cult)
Lisa & The Devil (Cinema Cult)
Maniac (Cinema Cult)
Masters of the Universe (Cinema Cult)
The Mothman Prophecies (Via Vision)
Night of the Living Dead (1990) (Umbrella)
North Sea Hijack (Madman Entertainment)
Paths of Glory (Cinema Cult)
The Punisher (Umbrella) *"Gag Reel" and "Theatrical Trailer" extras are SD/PAL, may not play on all Region A players.
Vampyres (Cinema Cult)
Vanishing Point (Cinema Cult)


CANADA

Appaloosa (Alliance)
Inglourious Basterds (Alliance)


FRANCE

Dredd 3D (Metropolitan)


GERMANY

The Andromeda Strain (Koch Media)
Dune (SchröderMedia) *Start-up trailers are SD/PAL, disc may not play on all Region A players.
The Mist (Universal)
Trick or Treat (NSM Records)


ITALY

Tangled 3D (Disney)


UK

2019: After the Fall of New York (88 Films)
Aenigma (88 Films) *Initial Pressing ONLY?
Alien 2: On Earth (88 Films)
American Ninja 1-4 (88 Film) *Four Film Limited Collection Only
Amuck (88 Films) *Initial Pressing ONLY!
Basketcase Trilogy (Second Sight) *HD extras playable, SD extras PAL encoded/ not playable
City of the Living Dead (Arrow) *"Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter" extra is SD/PAL, may not play on all Region A players.
Deep Red (Arrow) *Limited Edition ONLY!
Drive-In Massacre (88 Films)
Fantasia (Disney)
Fantasia 2000 (Disney)
Flash Gordon (Optimum) *"Interview with Mike Hodges" extras is SD/PAL, may not play on all Region A players.
The Funhouse (Arrow) *Initial Pressing Only
House 1-4 (Arrow ) *Limited Edition Four Film Collection ONLY?
Intruder (88 Films)
Mad Dog Killer (88 Films)
Nightmare in a Damaged Brain (88 Films)
Raw Deal (Optimum) *"Theatrical Trailer" extra is SD/PAL, may not play on all Region A players.
Red Sonja (Optimum)
The Return of Swamp Thing (Screenbound Pictures)
Return of the Living Dead (Second Sight) *Using "Top Menu" trick. "More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead" extra is playable, all other extras are SD/PAL, may not play on all Region A players.
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye (88 Films)
Shivers (Arrow - Re-release Only)
Short Night of Glass Dolls (88 Films)
Sisters (Arrow)
Son of Rambow (Optimum) *Start-up trailers are SD/PAL, disc may not play on all Region A players.
Syndicate Sadists (88 Films)
Third Man (Vintage Classics Release - Studio Canal) *"The Third Man - A Filmmaker's Influence" and "Shadowing The Third Man" extras are SD/PAL, may not play on all Region A players.
The Voices (Arrow)
The Void (Signature)
Willie Dynamite (Arrow)


US

Fargo S2 (Fox)
Heavy Traffic (Shout Factory)
Midnight Movie (Phase 4 Films)

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[TripleHBK]

Arrow's Corrected 2nd Edition of "Shivers" from the UK is Region A friendly.

[kidglov3s]

Italian Rapunzel (Tangled) 3D is marked B but plays in Region A players.

[CinemaScope]

The Fox release Fargo season 2 is marked region A, but it does play on region B machines.

[Worship.my.wreck]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Arrow's Corrected 2nd Edition of "Shivers" from the UK is Region A friendly.

Is the steelbook also region free?

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Originally Posted by Worship.my.wreck

Is the steelbook also region free?

Yes it is!

[NoirFan]

Arrow's Willie Dynamite

[HD Goofnut]

The Mist (DE Steelbook) is marked B, but is region free.

[svenge]

Fantasia (UK) - Marked as "B", but is region-free.

[HD Goofnut]

I have confirmed the following myself:

[ZIROK]

Picked up special edition of the Farscape series from the amazon.uk marked as region "B" but plays fine in my region "A" player

[mca213]

Thanks for the thread! Been needing this

[Bethany]

Australia - North Sea Hijack, Gallipoli
England - Raw Deal, Jessica Jones

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Originally Posted by ZIROK

Picked up special edition of the Farscape series from the amazon.uk marked as region "B" but plays fine in my region "A" player

Is this the A&E Complete Series?

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Just a heads up, if the back of the case already states region free, I am leaving them off the list (Jessica Jones UK + Gallipoli Australia).

Also, can you please state whether all the extras are also region free (Dune Germany)? This may be a deal breaker for some, especially for those titles that are already available in their region.

Thanks everyone, keep the titles coming!

[BurningAstronaut]

Would it be possible to link the list titles to their database entries? That would be super convenient — thanks!

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Originally Posted by BurningAstronaut

Would it be possible to link the list titles to their database entries? That would be super convenient — thanks!

I'll see what I can do. I am currently putting this list together on my ride to and from work. I'll look into it, but it may take a little while to put together.