Revealed: BFI Blu-ray and DVD releases for July to September 2026

Stanley Kramer’s On the Beach (1959) is a haunting post‑apocalyptic drama that imagines the final days of humanity after nuclear fallout reaches Australia. Released on Blu-ray, the film boasts a stellar Hollywood cast led by Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins, and is one of classic Hollywood’s most deeply affecting films.

Born from Peter Brook’s groundbreaking international stage production, The Mahabharata transforms an ancient epic about two warring families into a cinematic masterpiece. Originally produced in 1989, this 2-disc Blu-ray set features the newly restored five-hour television mini-series version.

Mark Jenkin’s Rose of Nevada stars George MacKay and Callum Turner as two young men who find work on a mysterious Cornish fishing boat. A blend of time travel, ghost story and social realism, all shot in Jenkin’s trademark artisanal style, Rose of Nevada is one of the standout British films of 2026.

Released alongside the feature is Mark Jenkin – The Cornish Trilogy, a three-disc Blu-ray box set containing his 2019 BAFTA winner Bait and 2022’s folk horror Enys Men, alongside current hit Rose of Nevada. The three films, all shot and set in Cornwall, demonstrate why the director has been acclaimed as one of the most distinctive cinematic talents around.

Horace Ové’s pioneering debut Pressure (1975) explores the tensions facing a young Black British man caught between family, identity and political radicalisation. Showcasing the BFI National Archive’s recent 4K restoration, this is the first time Pressure has been available on Blu-ray in the UK. The disc also features Ové’s 1969 film Baldwin’s N****.

Daniel Farson’s Guide to Britain Volume 2 provides a second collection of innovative, important, eccentric, odd and outstanding work that the intrepid TV reporter created for Associated Rediffusion in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Farson’s eclectic talent is reflected in an abundant array of hugely enjoyable, fascinating films on all manner of matters topical to a post-war Britain undergoing complex, seismic social change.

Ed Wood’s infamous sci‑fi oddity Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) blends aliens, zombies and flying saucers with boundless sincerity. Long celebrated as a cult classic, it remains an endearing monument to outsider filmmaking. Recently remastered by the BFI from a 35mm print held in the National Film Archive, this re-issue comes packaged with Wood’s rare feature Bride of the Monster (1955).

These titles will contain a selection of extra features and an illustrated booklet (first pressing only) to provide contextual information. Review copies will be available approximately one month ahead of release date.

All titles are available to pre-order online today from the BFI and usual home entertainment retailers.