This is a list of movies or versions of movies that never got a Blu-ray, HD-DVD, or a streaming edition in HD.
Some DVD editions are missing, please add them to the blu-ray.com collection
Movie Title/Alt Title (Year) [Aspect-Ratio and Version-Related Problems] {See below}#
Not all home media releases are equal. For the bracketed area, we list the home media release with the best PQ, AQ, and exclusive extras.
For alternate cuts, we do: {Name of the cut, home media release; Name of the cut, home media release}
When an HD version of the movie is announced, we add: ", (highest quality format) announced by (company) for a (date) release"
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Criteria:
- Movies and movie versions that didn't appear in a Blu-ray, HD-DVD, or Streaming in HD.
- HD means movies in 1080p or 1080i or higher, like 1440p or 2160p
- 720p will not be considered HD
- Alternate cut will be included if it has alternate/new material that hasn't appeared officially in HD
- Will also include movies or movie versions that appear in HD Broadcast but is not available in HD in BD, HD-DVD, or Streaming
Color Legend:
- Blue = Movie was shot in a resolution under HD.
- Magenta = Movie was announced for an HD release.
Red = Release not listed in Bluray.com
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- 964 Pinocchio/Screams of Blasphemy (1991) {DVD}
- Blood In, Blood Out: Bound By Honor (1993) {R1 DVD (Director's Cut), DE SE DVD (Anamorphic)}#
- The Black Camel (1931) {}#
- Charlie Chan in London (1934) {}#
- Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) {}#
- Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) {}#
- Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) {}#
- Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) {}#
- Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) {}#
- Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) {}#
- Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) {}#
- Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) {}#
- Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) {}#
- Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) {}#
- Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) {}#
- Charlie Chan in Reno (1939) {}#
- Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) {}#
- Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939) {}#
- Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) {}#
- Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) {}#
- Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) {}#
- Murder Over New York (1940) {}#
- Dead Men Tell (1941) {}#
- Charlie Chan in Rio (1941) {}#
- Castle in the Desert (1942) {}#
- Children of the Damned (1964) {R1 DVD (Extras), SD Digital}#
- Digimon: The Movie (2000) {R1 DVD (Extras)}#
- Double Down (2005) {DVD}
- Eyes Of Fire (1983) {???}
- Freeway (1996) {FR DVD (Anamorphic, 5.1, Extras), SD Digital}#
- Gozu (2003) {R1 Unrated DVD (Extras)}#
- Grand Theft Auto (1977) {Shout! DVD (Widescreen & Extras), Tricked Out Edition DVD (5.1)}#
- Gummo (1997) {DVD}
- Happiness (1998) {Scandinavian DVD (Anamorphic)}#
- How I Saved The President (1996) {DVD}
- I Am Here... Now (2009) {DVD}
- Men Behind the Sun (1988) [No uncut AND widescreen version of the movie exist] {Holland DVD (Uncut), Thai DVD (Widescreen), US DVD (Extras), 4K BD announced by Massacre Videos for a Summer 2020 release}##
- No Mercy (2010) {DVD}
- Noriko's Dinner Table (2005) {US DVD (Extras), JP 2-disc DVD (Extras)}##
- Noroi: The Curse (2005) {HK DVD (Eng Sub), SD Digital}#
- Of Mice and Men (1938) {DVD & SD Digital}
- Pass Thru (2016) {DVD}
- Pink Flamingos (1972) [Altered music] {DVD (PQ), Betamax (Original Audio), BD announced by director John Water in 2018 for release by Warner Bros.}##
- Ripley Under Ground (2005) {DVD}
- Robotech: The Movie (1986) {NL Laserdisc (PQ/AQ)}#
- Rubber's Lover (1996) {DVD}
- Samurai Pizza Cats (1990-1991) {JP DVD (PQ)}#
- Suicide Club (2001) {Widescreen DVD (PQ), DE DVD (Extras), US VHS (Cut version), SD Digital}###
- The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) {Scandinavian DVD (DTS), UK DVD (Extras), SD Digital}#
- The Bourne Identity (1988) {DVD}
- The Call of Cthulhu (2005) {DVD}#
- The Executioner (1974) {BCI Eclipse DVD (Anamorphic)}#
- The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (1974) {DVD}
- The Killer Inside Me (1976) {DVD}
- The Kindred (1987) {DVD, BD announced by Synapse for a early 2018 release}#
- The Seventh Victim (1943) {R1 DVD (Extras)}#
- Varan the Unbelievable (1958) {Tokyo Shock/JP DVD (Extras, TV version), DE DVD (Extras), public domain DVDs (US Version)}#
- Visitor Q (2001) {UK DVD (AQ), DE DVD (Extras), US DVD (Extras)}##
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Alternate Cuts
- All Monsters Attack (1969) [US Version: R1 DVD]#
- Basic Instinct (1992) [Theatrical Cut: R1 SE DVD]#
- Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) [Extended Cut: 4-disc Extended Edition DVD (Extras & AQ)]#
- Cobra [TV Cut: SD Broadcast]#
- Crimson Tide (1995) [Unrated Cut: R1 UE DVD]#
- Downfall (2004) [Extended Cut: DE Extended Premium Edition DVD]#
- Duel (1971) [Theatrical Cut: VHS] [TV Cut: SD Broadcast]##
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep/Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966) [AIV TV Cut: VHS]
- Enemy of the State (1998) [Unrated Extended Edition: R1 Extended DVD (Extras)]#
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) [US: Version R1 DVD]#
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955) [US Version: R1 DVD]#
- Heat (1995) [Theatrical Cut: JP DVD (AQ), Warner SE (Extras)]##
- Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) [1996 Renegade: US DVD (Extras)] [European Theatrical: IT DVD] [US Theatrical: FR DVD (PQ)]#
- Highlander: The Final Dimension (1994) [Director’s Cut: US DC/CA WS/NL DVD]#
- Highlander: Endgame (2000) [Rough Cut: R1 DVD] [Theatrical Cut: NL Collector’s Edition DVD (Extras)]#
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) [US Version: R1 Classic Media DVD] [Campion Festival Version: ???]#
- It (1990) [TV Cut: Laserdisc]#
- Lethal Weapon (1987) [Director's Cut: R1 DTS DC DVD (AQ)]#
- Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) [Director's Cut: R1 DTS DC DVD (AQ)]#
- Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) [Director's Cut: R1 DTS DC DVD (AQ)]#
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) [US Version: R1 Classic Media DVD (Anamorphic), Simitar DVD (OAR)]#
- Pearl Harbor (2001) [R-rated Director's Cut: 4-Disc R1 Vista Series DVD (Extras)]#
- Perfect Blue (1997) [US R-Rated: 1998 US VHS]
- Pokémon The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998) [Original US Theatrical Version: Warner 3Pack DVD]#
- Pokémon the Movie 2000 - The Power of One (1999) [Original US Theatrical Version: Warner 3Pack DVD]#
- Pokémon 3: The Movie (2000) [Original US Theatrical Version: Warner 3Pack DVD]#
- Rodan (1956) [Classic Media DVD]#
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) [1983 Home Media: ???] [Director’s Cut: Director’s Edition DVD]#
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) [Extended Cut: UK/AU 1-disc DVD] [Special Edition: 2-disc CE/SE DVD]#
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) [DVD Version: not UK and not AU DVD (Extras)] [Theatrical Cut: ???]##
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) [Digital Theatrical Version: not UK DVD (Uncut)] [Celluoid Theatrical Version: ???] #
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) [DVD Version: US Walmart Exclusive DVD (Extras)]#
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) [Theatrical Cut: Limited Edition DVD] [DVD Version: 4-disc Trilogy Widescreen Edition DVD (PQ & Extras)] [1997 Special Edition: LaserDisc]#
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) [Theatrical Cut: Limited Edition DVD] [DVD Version: 4-disc Trilogy Widescreen Edition DVD (PQ & Extras)] [1997 Special Edition: LaserDisc]#
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1982) [Theatrical Cut: Limited Edition DVD] [DVD Version: 4-disc Trilogy Widescreen Edition DVD (PQ & Extras)] [1997 Special Edition: LaserDisc]#
- Tammy and the T-Rex (1994) [PG-13 Cut: Vinegar Syndrome BD (In SD)]# #
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) [US Version: Classic Media DVD & Australian DVD]#
- The Abyss (1989) [Special Edition: Chinese DVD (PQ/AQ)]#
- The Devils (1971) [111 min Cut: BFI DVD (PQ)] [113 min cut: Angel Digital DVD]##
- The Exorcist (1973) [Theatrical Cut: R1 DVD] [2000 Director’s Cut: R1 TVYNS DVD]#
- The Human Vapor (1960) [???]#
- The Insider (1999) [TV Cut: SD Broadcast]#
- The Lion King (1994) [1994 Theatrical Cut: ???] [2002 IMAX Cut: Platinum Edition DVD] [Special Edition: Platinum Edition DVD]##
- The Mysterians (1957) [RKO English Dub: 1989 Star Classics VHS]#
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) [US Version: Classic Media DVD]#
- Thief (1981) [1995 Special Director's Edition: US MGM DVD (5.1)]##
- Tombstone (1993) [Director's Cut: R1 DTS Director's Cut DVD (AQ & Extras)]#
- xXx (2002) [Director’s Cut: US/AU DC DVD]#
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