CODA 4K review
Nov 12, 2025- Permalink
CODA, from writer-director Sian Heder, is a remake of the 2014 French-Belgian film La Famille Bélier. It’s an acronym for Child of Deaf Adults and is led by Emilia Jones, who plays Ruby Rossi, an aspiring singer working in her parents’ struggling fishing business while faced with some tough choices about her life. Academy Award winners Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur play Ruby’s parents and are joined in the cast by Eugenio Derbez, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, and Daniel Durant. At the 94th Academy Awards, the film went home with three Oscars: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Kotsur) and Best Adapted Screenplay. Universal has recently released it on 4K and thanks to Allied Vaughn and MovieZyng, I had a chance to take a look.
The 2160p HEVC / H.265 encoded native 4K digital transfer with Dolby Vision and HDR10 is presented in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. The video presentation is sharp with great detail on the boats and locations, facial features and textiles. Set in a Massachusetts fishing village, CODA is not giving us a palette of popping primaries, but rather the muted tones that suit its setting. The HDR grading adds nice spectral highlights to the sun on the water. I like the look of it.
On the audio side of things, you have the choice of an English Atmos soundtrack that folds back to TrueHD 7.1 There’s also an English Stereo and Descriptive Video track as well as tracks in Spanish. Subtitles are available for English and Spanish as well as English and Spanish SDH. The track is geared towards the front with the heights and surround used sparingly for atmosphere. Subtitles pop up in scenes with deaf actors when American Sign Language is used. Dialogue is clear in the mix.
The CODA 4K does not come with a digital code, nor are there any supplemental materials included on the disc.
The CODA 4K teams a very good ensemble with a great audio and video presentation. Though it’d be nice to see this Oscar winner come with some extras, that doesn’t stop it from being recommended.