The Woman King

4K Ultra HD

Blu Ray

  • Score
    88
    from 4 reviewers
  • Capable and heartfelt, The Woman King is a wonderful action film that empowers while portraying essential humanity.

    The Woman King
    2022
    135 min
    PG-13
    True 4K
    HDR10
    Dolby Vision
    Dolby Atmos
  • Video
    94
  • Sony's direct port of The Woman King in 2160p/Dolby Vision UHD offers impressive, appreciable improvement in blacks and shadows, while the upgrade in color grading yields a fantastic 4K image that is not overly colorful.

  • Audio
    92
  • A beautifully engaging Dolby Atmos soundtrack that offers a fuller sonic engagement and immersive battle scenes with robust and loud sound effects, comparing favorably to the Blu-ray's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1.

  • Extra
    76
  • This release of The Woman King is standard, offering a range of bonus features including featurettes, audio commentary, and a Blu-ray copy of the film. The extras are informative and add value to the overall package.

  • Movie
    87
  • African female warriors defend their homeland from neighboring powers and ruthless slavers in The Woman King, an unpretentious and entertaining film that tells a compelling story of courage and determination. General Nanisca trains the next generation to fight against a foreign enemy.

    True 4K
    HDR10
    Dolby Vision
    Dolby Atmos

    Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood

    Actors: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch

    Plot: A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

    Disc Release Date: 13 December 2022

    all scores

    • Video
      90
    • ... this is a direct port of the Sony disc

    • Audio
      90
    • ... a beautifully wide and engaging listen

    • Extra
      50
    • ... par for the course

    • Movie
      70
    • ... there can be no denying it's unpretentiously and uproariously entertaining

    • Total
      70
    • ... Entertaining if by the numbers

    Blu-ray.com review by Martin Liebman
    • Video
      90
    • .Sony's 2160p/Dolby Vision UHD release of The Woman King offers a sizeable improvement over the Blu-ray. The picture takes advantage of both the resolution bump and the color grading upgrade, yielding...

    • Audio
      90
    • The Dolby Atmos soundtrack compares favorably, in a general sense, to the Blu-ray's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. This track offers a fuller feel for sonic engagement as its primary distinguishing...

    • Extra
      60
    • This UHD release of The Woman King includes a healthy assortment of extras, including several featurettes and an audio commentary track, all on the UHD disc itself. A Blu-ray copy of the film and a Movies...

    • Movie
      70
    • The Woman King tells a compelling story of African female warriors defending their homeland and their people from dual encroachments: neighboring powers and the European slave trade. The film, from director...

    • Total
      80
    • The Woman King doesn't reach the level of cinema royalty, but it's certainly a very capable, well crafted, and purposeful picture that builds a story of empowerment, yes, but also one of essential humanity...

    High-Def Digest review by Bryan Kluger
    • Video
      90
    • The Woman King comes with a fantastic 2160 UHD 4K image with Dolby Vision which is an excellent upgrade from the 1080p Blu-ray. The film itself is not steeped in wild, colorful paints that boast all colors...

    • Audio
      80
    • This release comes with a solid Dolby Atmos track that has some immersive battle scenes. Those sound effects come with a robust and loud ferocity when the action ramps up. Weapons and rocks all make those...

    • Extra
      40
    • There are about 50 minutes of bonus features included here, along with an audio commentary from the director and editor of the film. The other extras consist of better than usual EPK type of featurettes.Audio...

    • Movie
      90
    • Based on the true events of the Agojie, an African legion of female warriors who protected their families and land from the ruthless slavers of the surrounding areas, The Woman King brings to life these...

    • Total
      80
    • The Woman King is a wonderful action film with a ton of heart that is based on a real-life tribe and event. The performances are stellar and the direction from Gina Prince-Blythewood is phenomenal. This...

    AVSForum review by Ralph Potts
    • Video
      96
    • Beginning with the opening scene, the film contains a host of sequences that take place in low/limited lighting, and the increased delineation in blacks and shadows is appreciable and noteworthy....

    • Audio
      88
    • This soundtrack contains elements that could potentially allow for a busier object-based mix with respect to the overhead channels. Looking back, I never found myself questioning what I was hearing and,...

    • Extra
      70
    • Disc 1: The Woman King Ultra HD Blu-rayDisc 2: The Woman King Blu-ray• A Caterpillar’s Destruction: Viola Davis On Set• Representation Matters (Featurette)• WOMAN/WARRIOR (Featurette)• Storytellers (Featurette)•...

    • Movie
      80
    • Faced with a new threat, Gen. Nanisca trains the next generation of recruits to fight against a foreign enemy that's determined to destroy their way of life....

    • Total
      84
    • If you’re already a fan, this is worth adding to your collection. Otherwise, it easily deserves a place atop your home video rental queue....