Description

Thief – 4K UHD Disc

Criterion Collection | 1981 | 125 min | Not Rated | March 11, 2025

Genres: Drama | ️‍♂️ Crime | Film-Noir | Heist | ️ Thriller | Action

Disc Specs

• 4K UHD Disc (BD-100)
• Video: HEVC / H.265 | Native 4K (2160p)
• HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Original)
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• Subtitles: English SDH
• Region: 4K UHD Region-Free

Movie

5.0/5

Michael Mann’s stylish, neon-soaked debut crackles with mood, grit, and tension.
James Caan is mesmerizing as Frank, a diamond thief chasing freedom, family, and firepower — before his dream life explodes under the weight of organized crime.
Add Tangerine Dream’s iconic electronic score and you’ve got an ’80s neo-noir masterpiece.

“I am the last guy in the world that you wanna f** with.”*

4K Video Quality

5.0/5

✅ Native 4K scan of the director’s cut, supervised by Michael Mann
✅ Viewed in Dolby Vision — peak neon noir

• ️ Sharpness and clarity are phenomenal — every rain-slicked street and spark-spraying break-in gleams with purpose
• Color reproduction is lush, with balanced primaries and jaw-dropping neon highlights
• Night sequences — especially the vault heist and neon-lit city shots — are deep, layered, and fluid in motion
• ️ No signs of DNR or artifacting — just pure, cinematic grain

➤ This is how you upgrade a Blu-ray classic. Reference-quality noir visuals.

Audio Quality

5.0/5

DTS-HD MA 5.1 – punchy, precise, and immersive
Tangerine Dream’s legendary synth score pulses with energy
️ Dialogue is clean, ambient reverb fills the space, and low-end power supports gunfire and drill work

➤ This mix demands to be played LOUD. Vintage Mann perfection in sound and space. ️

Special Features (on 4K Disc)

• ️ Archival Audio Commentary with Michael Mann & James Caan (1995) — a gritty and honest breakdown of production, casting, realism, and technical details.

Overall Score

5.0/5 – Vault-Cracking Masterpiece

✨ Thief is Mann’s gritty baptism into high-stakes crime cinema, and this 4K upgrade is worth every penny
✨ Visually stunning, sonically thrilling, and packed with emotional weight
✨ Even if you own the 2014 Criterion Blu-ray, the native 4K with Dolby Vision makes this a must-have