Something about World War II makes for great 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays. The disc offers an impeccable HDR10 encode that brings the theatrical experience right into your home. Dunkirk is a virtual assault on the eyes and ears as the tensions of being trapped on a beach boil over. Given his reputation as an incredible storyteller with impeccable visual talents, it shouldn't be a surprise that Christopher Nolan has a couple films on this list.

With the film's Dolby Vision HDR encoding and a top-tier Dolby Atmos mix, It gives you more than a few bumps and thumps to push your sound system while offering a terrifying visual experience to make you afraid of the creepy things that lurk in the dark. When you need a few good chills on a cold dark night, it doesn't get much better than this adaptation of the Stephen King Classic. Even if you're not interested in the voice over and just want to look at something beautiful, this nature documentary offers up a beautiful life-like image with vivid colors and exquisite details. Spread over three discs, the 300-minute series is a sparkling example of the world's beauty captured in incredible detail. Planet Earth II does for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray what Planet Earth did for Blu-ray. With a fresh scan and an HDR10 encoding, The Dark Knight looks better than ever on 4K UHD Blu-ray, trouncing the over-sharpened Blu-ray. It's also an incredible visual experience with alternating aspect ratios to recapture the IMAX experience. As arguably one of the best comic book films ever made, it is also a damn fine example of Christopher Nolan's deft handling of story structure.

The Dark Knight was a genre-defining film. Encoded with HDR10 and Dolby Vision and upgraded with a brand new Dolby Atmos mix, you're going to want to take the blue pill and enter the Matrix over and over again. Needless to say, The Matrix is a true show stopper. With any new format, you've got to have a more than a few fan favorites to showcase just how older films can benefit from new home video technologies. With that, we've got a few great title suggestions to help you show off your collection. While we've seen a couple flat out busts - looking at you Terminator 2: Judgement Day - we've gotten to enjoy a number of exceptional releases that offer the very best visual and audio home theater experience possible. Now that we're a couple years into the format, we've gotten to see just how glorious our favorite movies can look in 4K Ultra HD - provided of course they're given proper care and attention.

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