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'Dead Again' 4K UHD Review

Physical Media Release Date: 03/17/26.

Label: Kino Lorber.

Form of Release: 4K UHD.

The Verdict: A Must-Buy


HE'S BACK...no risk is too daring...No caper is too exotic...No crime is too dangerous


Emma Thompson (Howards End) and director/star Kenneth Branagh (The Gingerbread Man) give dazzling dual-role performances in this supernatural-tinged romantic murder mystery. Mike Church (Branagh) is an L.A. gumshoe with a knack for tossing off wisecracks and tracking down missing persons. But Church doesn’t have a clue when he’s hired to help a beautiful amnesia victim (Thompson) tormented by blood-curdling nightmares. Then an eccentric antiques dealer and hypnotist (Derek Jacobi, Hamlet) leads Church to a startling discovery: The source of the nightmares may lie in a past-life connection to Margaret Strauss, a world-famous pianist allegedly murdered by her composer husband...in 1948. In the classic Gothic tradition of Rebecca and Spellbound, Dead Again “brings an entertaining genre back to life” (Los Angeles Daily News). Co-starring Andy Garcia (Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead), Hanna Schygulla (Love Is Colder Than Death) and Robin Williams (The Best of Times).

Special Features:

DISC 1 - 4K UHD

  • Audio commentary by Director and Star Kenneth Branagh

  • Audio commentary by Producer Lindsay Doran and Screenwriter Scott Frank

DISC 2 - BLU-RAY

  • Audio commentary by Director and Star Kenneth Branagh

  • Audio commentary by Producer Lindsay Doran and Screenwriter Scott Frank

  • Theatrical Trailer


Rotten Tomatoes Scores:

  • Tomatometer: 81% (as of 04/01/26)

  • Popcornmeter: 76% (as of 04/01/26)


Physical Release Specs & Other Details:

  • MPAA: Rated R

  • Runtime: 117 minutes

  • Original Release: 1991


Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265

Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)

Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1


Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0


Subtitles

English SDH


Discs

4K Ultra HD

Blu-ray Disc

Two-disc set (1 BD-100, 1 BD-50)


Digital

Not Included


Packaging

Slipcover in Original Packaging


Playback

4K Blu-ray: Region free

2K Blu-ray: Region A

Positives and Negatives

+ Positive Critical and Audience Reception

+ Directed by Kenneth Branagh

+ Fantastic Pairing Between Branagh and Emma Thompson

+ A Forgotten Robin Williams Performance

+ First Time on 4K UHD

+ Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative

+ x01 Physical Bonuses

+ x03 Special Features

+ x02 Audio Commentaries

- NO Digital Code Included

 
 
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