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| Movie | Year | HDR | Atmos | Native 4K? | |-------|------|-----|-------|------------| | 2001: A Space Odyssey | 1968 | HDR10/DV | Yes | Yes (65mm scan) | | Blade Runner 2049 | 2017 | HDR10/DV | Yes | Yes (3.4K DI) | | Mad Max: Fury Road | 2015 | HDR10/DV | Yes | Yes (2.8K upscale) | | The Revenant | 2015 | HDR10/DV | Yes | Yes (3.4K DI) | | Interstellar | 2014 | HDR10 | Yes | Yes (35mm/IMAX) | | Joker | 2019 | HDR10/DV | Yes | Yes (4.5K DI) | | Pacific Rim | 2013 | HDR10 | Yes | Yes (2.8K upscale) | | The Matrix | 1999 | HDR10/DV | Yes | Yes (35mm scan) | | Top Gun: Maverick | 2022 | HDR10+/DV | Yes | Yes (4.5K DI) | | Dune (2021) | 2021 | HDR10/DV | Yes | Yes (4.5K DI) | | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 2018 | HDR10/DV | Yes | Yes (mastered in 4K) | | John Wick: Chapter 4 | 2023 | HDR10+/DV | Yes | Yes (4K DI) | | Oppenheimer | 2023 | HDR10 | Yes (DTS:X) | Yes (65mm/IMAX scan) | | The Shawshank Redemption | 1994 | HDR10/DV | Yes | Yes (35mm scan) | | Alien (1979) | 1979 | HDR10/DV | Yes | Yes (4K scan of 35mm) |
Note: “Native 4K” means the digital intermediate (DI) is 4K or sourced from a 4K+ film scan. Some great 4K discs are upscaled from 2K (e.g., Marvel films pre-2020), but still benefit from HDR/WCG.