Boogie Nights 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.5
Video		0.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		4.0
Overall		4.0

Boogie Nights 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Buns of steel.

Reviewed by Randy Miller III December 13, 2025

Breaking their usual habit of revisiting catalog titles on anniversaries divisible by five, Warner Bros. presents Paul Thomas Anderson's breakout 1997 film Boogie Nights on UHD, replacing a 15 year-old, VC-1 encoded Blu-ray edition. Oddly enough, the studio's press release made no mention of this new disc's technical specs... other than it offering an "HDR presentation of the film", igniting suspicions that it wouldn't offer as massive a visual upgrade as expected for the format. Those suspicions have turned out to be mostly true, but that doesn't mean this 4K release still doesn't offer the most authentic home video presentation currently available. This Steelbook edition is a cheeky variant based on the infamous Mondo poster by mysterious artist "Rockin' Jelly Bean", but all on-disc contents are the same.

For a synopsis and appreciation of this wildly entertaining 156-minute journey into the 1970s world of adult films via well-endowed performer Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg), please read Casey Broadwater's above-linked review of WB's 2010 Blu-ray edition. I've seen and enjoyed this film multiple times since New Line's Platinum Series DVD, which took most of its cues (including the cover art) from an even older Criterion Collection laserdisc, and it's earned every well-deserved accolade for its stellar cast, endlessly quotable script, intoxicating atmosphere, and a style that somehow feels at home in at least three different decades of filmmaking. Simply put, it still plays like gangbusters.

Boogie Nights 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

NOTE: These screenshots are sourced from the Blu-ray edition, which is not included.

For an evaluation of the new 2160p/HDR10 transfer, please see my review of the standard 4K edition.

Boogie Nights 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Likewise, details about the audio can be found at my review linked above.

Boogie Nights 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This one-disc set ships in a matte-finish Steelbook with spot gloss on the front cover image. As mentioned earlier, it's based on a Mondo poster design by the artist "Rockin' Jelly Bean" but now surrounded by a jet-black border. Say what you will about the questionable likenesses, but it's still a pretty striking image and I'm glad that WB actually approved something like this. The back features Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) and Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) in conversation, while the interior spread offers a collage of "vintage" photos with characters and moments from the film. Overall, it's a fun but probably equally divisive effort that at least had the good sense to use the old title font on the spine.

On-disc bonus features are identical to the standard 4K edition -- see the link for details.

Boogie Nights 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights landed with a splash in 1997 and allowed the young director to further his career with later classics like Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, and of course, There Will Be Blood during the next decade. It received ample home video support on laserdisc and DVD but barely improved on Blu-ray... and as a whole, this 4K UHD release feels like the same baby step forward, though it objectively remains the best-looking version currently available. That said, this one's Recommended to die-hard fans and packaging collectors only.