Back to the Future Part III 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.5
Video		5.0
Audio		5.0
Extras		4.0
Overall		5.0

Back to the Future Part III 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Justin Dekker October 15, 2025

The final installment of the blockbuster hit trilogy, 'Back to the Future III' returns to 4K UHD in this 'Back to the Future III 4K Limited Edition SteelBook' courtesy of Universal. The beloved film stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Mary Steenburgen, in this time-traveling tale that sees the young Marty McFly (Fox) travel to the Old West to save Doc Brown (Lloyd) and put the timeline back on track. This release carries over all three discs from the previous 4K release , including the second Blu-ray disc of extras. Please scroll down to the 'Special Features and Extras' section below for a discussion of the new SteelBook. A Digital Code is also included.

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Back to the Future Part III 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

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Back to the Future Part III 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

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Back to the Future Part III 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

A Blu-ray disc packed with additional supplemental material that was first found in the Back to the Future:30th Anniversary Trilogy has been included in this release and, for ease of use, it is detailed below. (For information about all other legacy on-disc extras, please follow this link.)

• The Hollywood Museum Goes 'Back to the Future' (10.17) - Donelle Dadigan, Founder and President of The Hollywood Museum, welcomes viewers to the building and provides a brief overview of its contents. Producer and Co-writer Bob Gale participates, discussing the film's origins, and showing a host of artifacts from the films and their creation, including the typewriter he used to write the script, and the original hoverboard. Footage from the film is intermixed.

• "Back to the Future: The Musical' Behind the Scenes (33.47) - This selection has three segments: 'Cast and Creative Q&A (28.15)' begins with Bob Gale and Christopher Lloyd before it welcomes talent from the musical; "Gotta Start Somewhere (2.33)", a song from the musical performed by Cedric Neal; "Put Your Mind to It (2.59)", a song from the musical performed by Olly Dobson.

• An Alternate 'Future': Lost Audition Tapes (3.45) - Audition tapes include Billy Zane auditioning for the role of Biff Tannen, Peter DeLuise auditioning for the role of Biff Tannen, Kyra Sedgewick auditioning for the role of Jennifer Parker, C. Thomas Howell auditioning for the role of Marty McFly, Jon Cryer auditioning for the role of Marty McFly, and, finally, Ben Stiller auditioning for the role of Marty McFly.

• Could You Survive the Movies? 'Back to the Future' (19.47) - This segment questions if a person could survive a sound wave strong enough to throw a person backwards, a massive jolt of electricity, and time travel-related paradoxes.

• 2015 Message From Doc Brown (0.45) - Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown advises viewers to build a good future.

• "Doc Brown Saves the World!' (9.38) - In this short, Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown attempts to capture video of a space- time correction and destroy items that threaten our future.

• Outatime: Restoring the DeLorean (22.00) - Film Historian Rob Klein, Bob Gale, and others discuss designing the vehicle, the vehicles built, and the only car that remained from the original film. John Murdy, the Creative Director of Universal Studios Hollywood discusses the project to restore the vehicle which had fallen into a regrettable state of disrepair along with those who performed the work. They also over creating functional elements that were handled via effects in the films.

• Looking Back to the Future (45.42) - This nine-chapter segment includes vintage footage and various members of cast and crew who talk about the script, the infamous car, casting Marty McFly, the film's score, and the film's legacy. Chapters may be selected individually, or played in sequence via the "Play All" option.

• 'Back to the Future': The Animated Series (46.32) - Two episodes are included: "Brothers (23.24)" (Season 1, Episode 1), and "Mac The Black (23.08)" (Season 2, Episode 1). Both are in SD and are presented in their original aspect ratio.

• 2015 Commercials (2.34) - Two commercials are included here: the Jaws 19 Trailer, and a Hoverboard Commercial.

Now, on to the SteelBook. From a design perspective, the Limited Edition SteelBook for Back to the Future III 4K shares a common format with the other two newly released SteelBooks in the trilogy. The DeLorean is found at the bottom. Above it, in the bottom of a lightning bordered circle is the film's title. And, above that in the circle is Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox). Around the edges of the cover, are various identifiable characters and/or items from the film. In this instance, the cover has an aged, sepia-toned color scheme. The DeLorean drives toward the viewer. In the main image in the circle, Marty is joined by both Doc Brown (Lloyd) and Mary Steenburgen's Clara. The black spine is home to the film's title in it's traditional font, with the Universal logo at the bottom. On the reverse, which carries over the same sepia color-scheme, is an image of a determined McFly (Fox), an intense Brown (Lloyd), Clara (Steenburgen) astride a horse, and Tom Wilson's Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen. McFly is featured again, kneeling by the grave of one Emmett Brown. Opening the SteelBook, the tabs which would normally hold the Digital Code in place are absent, and it floats freely in the case. On the left side on it's own hub is Blu-ray disc of extras. On the right side, the 4K UHD disc and the Blu-ray disc containing the feature film are stagger-stacked, each on its own hub, with the 4K UHD disc on top. Removing the discs and the code reveals a two-panel image several historical documents, including a wanted poster for Mad Dog Tannen, and the all-important picture of the time-travelling Doc Brown standing before the new clock in a photo dated September 5, 1885. The SteelBook does not feature any embossed or debossed elements. It has been given a glossy finish that surprisingly does a good job of resisting fingerprints associated with normal handling.

Back to the Future Part III 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

The Back to the Future films are beloved treasures of modern American cinema, as much a product of their time as they are timeless. No new material is added here and, barring some cosmetic differences in disc's labels, the discs are identical to those of the third film found in the Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy 4K release. However, for fans of the franchise that have yet to matriculate to 4K, or those looking to swap out a more "standard" release for a flashier, film-specific SteelBook, the Back to the Future III 4K Limited Edition SteelBook comes highly recommended.