Top 40 must-have Blu-ray discs

We're still waiting for 'Vertigo' to come out as a standalone disc, but at least it's finally out as part of 'Alfred Hitchcock: Masterpiece Collection.'

(Credit: Paramount Studios)

Apologies for being a little tardy on updating our long-running list of must-have Blu-ray movies, but here it is, refreshed for 2013. This month's updates entries include "Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection," "The Avengers," "Finding Nemo," "Jaws," "Lawrence of Arabia," and "Titanic."

Though my face is at the top of the column, the list was compiled with input from editors John Falcone, Matthew Moskovciak, and David Katzmaier, who look at a lot of video content in their day-to-day testing of products. We also keep an eye on AVS Forum's Blu-ray picture-quality and audio-quality threads, and have always appreciated the site's tiered rating system.

This list is not set in stone, and we'll be adding and removing discs as new ones come out. As always, feel free to make comments and suggest your own personal favorites. They may get added to the list in the future.

Also: If you're someone who likes demoing your system and skipping around between scenes, you'll want a fast Blu-ray player, which you can find among our best Blu-ray player picks.

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Top 40 must-have Blu-ray discs

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Updated January 23, 2013: We swapped in "Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection," "The Avengers," "Finding Nemo," "Jaws," "Lawrence of Arabia," and "Titanic" for "Back to the Future Trilogy," "Blue Velvet," "The Incredibles," "Goodfellas," "North by Northwest," and "Scarface."