Blu-Ray: What Films Are Region Coded

lfletcher

Prominent Member
Here is a list of Blu Ray films that I have personally checked, please see the key below:

Code:
[B]Title					Region		Back Cover	UK	US	Codec/Bitrate	Audio(mbps)[/B]
Alien Vs. Predator 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
All The Kings Men 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
American Psycho 			US(A) 		1 		N	Y
Art Of Disney, The  		 	Japan(A)  	A  		N  	Y
Behind Enemy Lines 			US(A)		A 		N 	Y
Benchwarmers, The 			US(A) 		A 		Y 	Y	Mpeg2(17-28)	PCM 4.6
Big Fish 				US(A) 		A 		Y 	Y	Mpeg2(18-34)	PCM 4.6
Black Hawk Down  			US(A) 		A 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(19-30) 	PCM 4.6
Broken Arrow 				US(A)		A 		N 	Y
Brothers Grimm, The 			US(A)		A 		N 	Y
Casanova 				US(A)		A 		N 	Y
Casino Royale 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Casino Royale 				UK(B) 		ABC 		Y 	Y 	AVC(16-41) 	PCM 4.6
Chain Reaction 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Chicago 				US(A)		ABC 		Y 	Y 	AVC(16-24) 	PCM 6.9
Chicken Little 				US(A) 		ABC 		Y 	Y 	AVC(15-29) 	PCM 4.6
Cinderella Man 				Japan(A) 	All Region 	Y 	Y 	VC-1(15-30) 	PCM 4.6
Click 					US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Corpse Bride 				US(A) 		Nothing 	Y 	Y 	VC-1(12-32) 	DD 0.64
Courage Under Fire 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Covenant, The 				US(A) 		A 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(10-34) 	PCM 4.6
Crank 					US(A) 		1 		N 	Y
Crash: DC 				US(A)		1 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(15-28) 	DTS HD 1.5
Dark Water 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Deep Blue 				Japan(A) 	Nothing 	N 	Y
Déjà Vu				 	US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Departed, The 				US(A) 		Nothing 	Y 	Y 	VC-1(9-27) 	PCM 4.6
Devil Wears Prada, The 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Devils Rejects, The 			US(A) 		1 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(14-35) 	DTS HD 1.5
Dinosaur 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
District B13 				US(A) 		Nothing 	Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(18-27) 	DTS HD 1.5
Eight Below 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Enemy Of The State 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Entrapment 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Eragon 					US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Exorcism Of Emily Rose, The 		UK(B) 		B 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(12-26) 	PCM 4.6
Fantastic 4 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Fifth Element, The 			US(A) 		A 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(15-26) 	PCM 4.6
Finding Neverland 			US(A) 		ABC 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(17-32) 	PCM 6.9
Flight Of The Phoenix 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Flightplan 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Flyboys 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
G.I. Jane 				US(A) 		ABC 		Y	Y 	AVC(15-28) 	PCM 4.6
Ghost In The Shell 2 			Japan(A) 	A 		N 	Y
Gone In 60 Seconds 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Great Raid, The 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Gridiron Gang 				US(A) 		A 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(19-35) 	PCM 4.6
Guardian, The 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Hellboy 				UK(B) 		ABC 		Y 	Y 	AVC(14-37) 	PCM 4.6
Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy 	US(A) 		ABC 		Y 	Y 	AVC(12-38) 	PCM 4.6
Holiday, The 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Hollywoodland 				UK(B) 		B 		Y 	N 	VC-1(19-43) 	PCM 4.6
Hostel 					UK(B) 		B 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(10-26) 	PCM 4.6
Ice Age: The Meltdown 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Invincible 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y	
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back 		US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
King Arthur: DC 			US(A) 		ABC 		N 	Y
Kingdom Of Heaven: DC 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Kiss Of The Dragon 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Kung Fu Hustle 				Japan(A) 	A 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(11-25) 	PCM 4.6(Cantonese)
Ladder 49 				US(A) 		ABC 		Y 	Y 	AVC(12-22) 	PCM 6.9
Layer Cake 				US(A) 		A 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(21-32) 	PCM 4.6
League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The 	US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Little Man 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Lord Of War 				US(A)		1 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(17-32) 	DTS HD 1.5
Memento 				US(A) 		A 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(14-26) 	PCM 4.6
Men Of Honor 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Monster House 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Omen, The 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Open Season  				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Pacifier, The 				Japan(A) 	All Region 	Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(15-29) 	PCM 4.6
Pearl Harbor 				US(A) 		ABC 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(16-34) 	PCM 6.9
Phonebooth 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Planet Of The Apes 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Prestige, The 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Producers, The 				Japan(A) 	A 		N 	Y
Punisher, The 				US(A) 		1 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(15-30) 	DTS HD 1.5
Pursuit Of Happyness, The 		US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Queen, The 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Rambo: First Blood 			US(A) 		1 		Y 	Y 	AVC(14-25) 	DTS HD 1.5
Reign Of Fire 				US(A) 		ABC 		Y 	Y 	AVC(10-23) 	PCM 4.6
Reservoir Dogs 				US(A) 		1 		N 	Y
Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse 		US(A) 		A 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(14-26) 	PCM 4.6
Rising Sun 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Rocky 					US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Rocky Balboa 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Running With Scissors 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
RV 					US(A) 		A 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(12-26) 	PCM 4.6
Saw 					US(A) 		1 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(19-34) 	DTS HD 1.5
Saw 2 					US(A) 		1 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(17-32) 	DTS HD 1.5
Saw 3 					US(A) 		1 		N 	Y
Scary Movie 4 				UK(B) 		B 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(22-32) 	PCM 4.6
Secret Window 				US(A) 		ABC 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(23-32) 	PCM 4.6
Sentinel, The 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Silent Hill 				US(A) 		A 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(11-26) 	PCM 4.6
Sky High 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Speed 					US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Stargate 				US(A) 		1 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(15-23) 	DTS HD 1.5
Stranger Than Fiction 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Tailor Of Panama, The 			US(A) 		A 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(23-32) 	PCM 4.6
Talladega Nights 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Terminator 2 				US(A) 		1 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(13-30) 	DTS HD 1.5
Terminator, The 			US(A) 		A 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(14-25) 	PCM 4.6
Total Recall 				US(A) 		1 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(19-33) 	DTS HD 1.5
Transporter, The 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Transporter 2 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Usual Suspects, The 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Vertical Limit 				US(A) 		A 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(25-36) 	PCM 4.6
Volver 					US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Warriors Of Heaven & Earth 		US(A) 		ABC 		Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(21-34) 	PCM 4.6(Chinese)
Wild, The 				US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
World's Fastest Indian, The 		US(A) 		Nothing 	Y 	Y 	Mpeg2(13-29) 	DTS HD 1.5
X-Men: The Last Stand 			US(A) 		A 		N 	Y
Young Guns 				US(A) 		1 		Y 	Y 	AVC(13-34) 	DTS HD 1.5
Title Count: 114

Region - This is the discs country of origin and what region of Blu Ray it should be.
Back Cover - This is the region of the disc as stated on the back cover.
UK - This means it works on a UK PS3 running firmware 1.6.
US - This means it works on a US Panasonic running firmware 1.4.
Codec/Bitrate - Codec and observed bitrate as shown by the PS3 display. The bitrate is by no means definitive, just some observed figures whilst scanning through the disc.
Audio(mbps) - Audio rate as shown by the PS3 display. I will only show what I class to be the best audio tracks bitrate (so if it has a PCM track it will be that and not the Dolby one).

If the disc doesn't play on the UK PS3 I will not bother to complete any of the other info even if available on the back of the case.

I intend to keep this as up to date as possible, time permitting.
 

lfletcher

Prominent Member
Update – the following have been added:

Hostel(UK), Exorcism Of Emily Rose(UK), The Producers(Japan), Deep Blue(Japan), Kung Fu Hustle(Japan), The Pacifier(Japan), Ghost In The Shell 2(Japan), Open Season(US), Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy(US), Pearl Harbour(US), Young Guns(US), Stargate(US), Saw 2(US), American Psycho(US), Reservoir Dogs(US), Gridiron Gang(US), Saw 3(US), Talladega Nights(US), All The Kings Men(US), Vertical Limit(US), Transporter 2(US), Resident Evil 2(US) and The Tailor Of Panama(US).

Still have plenty more to check, but if anyone wants to know a specific title I will try and do that sooner (if I have it obviously).
 

neiltc13

Established Member
Thanks for this post. It's really helpful. I'm intrigued as to whether World Trade Center is region coded though. If you could check that I'd be very grateful! :)
 

Nic Rhodes

Distinguished Member
It is a Paramount release so you will be fine, no coding. It is a good release on either format.
 

lfletcher

Prominent Member
Update – the following have been added:

Cinderella Man(Japan), Lord Of War(US), The Punisher(US), The Terminator(US), Terminator 2(US), Total Recall(US), Crash: DC(US), The Devils Rejects(US), Memento(US), Black Hawk Down(US) Flyboys(US), The Devil Wears Prada(US), Rising Sun(US), Men Of Honor(US), Broken Arrow(US), The Sentinel(US), The Omen(US), Eragon(US), Flight Of The Phoenix(US), Courage Under Fire(US), Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back(US), Ice Age: The Meltdown(US), X-Men: The Last Stand(US), Kingdom Of Heaven: DC(US), Chain Reaction(US), Entrapment(US), Phonebooth(US), Planet Of The Apes(US), Alien Vs. Predator(US), The Usual Suspects(US), Rocky(US), Kiss Of The Dragon(US).
 

lfletcher

Prominent Member
Out of interest - do you actually own all of these films!? :eek:
Yep. I am actually testing them on my UK PS3 and US Panasonic player, and not borrowing the information from other websites.

I believe the list here is the only one with UK centric information for the Japanese releases for instance.

I have practically no Warner or Paramount Blu Ray titles (own them on HD-DVD), so have about another 40 discs to add before I run out of information.
 

lfletcher

Prominent Member
Update – the following have been added:

Chicken Little(US), Finding Neverland(US), The Pursuit Of Happyness(US), Hellboy(UK), Dark Water(US), Enemy Of The State(US), Fantastic 4(US), The Fifth Element(US), Gone In 60 Seconds(US), The Great Raid(US), The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen(US), Monster House(US), RV(US), Saw(US), Silent Hill(US), Sky High(US), Speed(US), The Transporter(US), The Wild(US), Behind Enemy Lines(US), The Brothers Grimm(US).
 

HugoFJH

Established Member
One question - what does it mean if you havent got an entry under the UK column

Ie for The Holiday, Broken Arrow, American Psycho etc

Does it mean you havent tested these yet?

Great list by the way very helpful indeed thank you

I did notice that none of these discs worked in your panny US deck however

Where they totally unplayable?
 

lfletcher

Prominent Member
One question - what does it mean if you havent got an entry under the UK column

Ie for The Holiday, Broken Arrow, American Psycho etc

Does it mean you havent tested these yet?

Great list by the way very helpful indeed thank you

I did notice that none of these discs worked in your panny US deck however

Where they totally unplayable?
Everything in the list has been tested on both a UK and US player (by me). If there is an N under the UK column that means that it does not work on a UK PS3 (it won't work on any UK player either as they would all come up with region coding message). So for the 3 titles you mentioned, none would work on a UK player.

If you use the scroll bar on the bottom of the list you will see the US playback info, as well as codec and soundtrack information. Some of the titles have long names which makes the code window have scroll bars.
 

RGP

Established Member

lfletcher

Prominent Member
According to that list Resident Evil 1 is out on BD, but I can only find 2 online to buy, can anyone confirm 1's release :confused:
Resident Evil 1 isn't out on Blu Ray anywhere in the world yet. You could get a free copy on HD-DVD in Japan if you bought the original XA1 player, but thats it at the moment (it wasn't a great disc according to reports).
 

RGP

Established Member
Resident Evil 1 isn't out on Blu Ray anywhere in the world yet. You could get a free copy on HD-DVD in Japan if you bought the original XA1 player, but thats it at the moment (it wasn't a great disc according to reports).

A Sony film on HD-DVD :suicide:
 

lfletcher

Prominent Member
A Sony film on HD-DVD :suicide:
Indeed, it's all to do with the worldwide distribution rights. Swings and roundabouts really, as there are films that are exclusive to HD-DVD in one part of the world available for BD and vice versa. Region coding rears its ugly head for BD (hence the thread), but if you are willing to search around quite a few exclusive to one format movies are available for the other one.
 

Gadget Freak

Established Member
Bought region A copy of 'Volver' (couldn't find it on any compatibility lists at the time) and it wouldn't play on a UK PS3, don't know if you want to add it...
 

Vern

Established Member
King Arthur - ALERT! Despite the cover clearly showing as Region A B C, the disc does not work on a UK player. Samsung BDP1000 displays onscreen message re incorrect region.

Please beware as both the "Hli" list and Movietyme are listing the movie as being compatible - not there fault as it's the cover which appears to be misleading.
 

RGP

Established Member
Does anybody know if region A March of the penguins will work on a UK PS3?
 

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