In addition to all the awards contenders that are trickling out this month, the home-video market is flush with restorations. You can thank the HD capability of Blu-ray for that, but if you stray from our suggestions, beware: Not all film transfers are created equal.

Apollo 13: 15th Anniversary Edition: Blu-ray (1995, dir. Ron Howard, Universal): Tom Hanks plays a NASA astronaut who faces a life-or-death trip around the moon when his “routine” moon landing goes awry. One of the greatest movies about the U.S. space program comes to Blu-ray with an excellent transfer and a compilation of all the bonus features from past DVD releases.

Avatar (2009, dir. James Cameron, Fox): I heard this movie did pretty well theatrically. No need for a synopsis, really. Hasn’t everyone already seen it?

Battleship Potemkin: Blu-ray (1925, dir. Sergei Eisenstein, Kino): With the help of bold visuals, cutting-edge editorial style and the now-legendary Odessa Staircase sequence, Battleship Potemkin made Eisenstein one of the most respected filmmakers to come out of Russia. This masterpiece chronicles the lead-up to the Russian revolution, and this edition combines the best prints available to restore the film to Eisenstein’s original vision.

Crazy Heart (2009, dir. Scott Cooper, 20th Century Fox): Jeff Bridges is handed the role of a lifetime, playing an aging country crooner with one last chance at glory. Colin Farrell is his now-popular former sidekick and Maggie Gyllenhaal plays the reporter who falls for him. The show belongs to Bridges, though, which is why he took home the Oscar for his warts-and-all portrayal.

The Fugitive Kind (1960, dir. Sidney Lumet, Criterion): A legendary director (Lumet) works with an acclaimed storyteller (Tennessee Williams) and an all-star cast (Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward and Maureen Stapleton). Brando plays a drifter who brings trouble and sexual tension to the women of a small town.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009, dir. Terry Gilliam, Sony Pictures Classics): Visionary director Gilliam brings fantasy to the fore to tell the story of Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) as he wagers with the devil for immortality. Noted for being Heath Legder’s last film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus also features a stunning cast that includes Tom Waits, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law.

The Lovely Bones (2009, dir. Peter Jackson): Based on the novel of the same name, The Lovely Bones adds an element of the supernatural to a typical murder mystery. When a teenage girl (Saoirse Ronan) is murdered, her spirit guides those left behind to find her killer.

Oh My God (2009, dir. Peter Rodger, Hay House): After making his name in the world of advertising, Rodger turned to documentary to try and answer the age old question, “What is God?” He does this by traversing the globe, exploring religious beliefs of all kinds and interviewing such luminaries as Hugh Jackman, Ringo Starr and Bob Geldof.

Ride With the Devil (1999, dir. Ang Lee, Criterion): Lee’s often-ignored Civil War epic starring Toby Maguire and Jeffery Wright is restored to its full glory in this director’s cut.

Tales from the Script (2009, dir. Peter Hanson, First Run Features): Typically, screenwriters determine the subject matter of a film, but in this case they are the subject matter. Go behind the scenes as Hanson and Paul Robert Herman interview some of the most respected and influential screenwriters of our time, including William Goldman, Paul Schrader and Frank Darabont, as they discuss their process and their craft.

Veer (2008, dir. Greg Fredette, 506): Peek into the cycling subculture of Portland, Oregon, in this year-in-the life doc. Narrated by Matthew Modine, this film took home best documentary honors from the Calgary Underground Film Festival in 2009.

Wall Street (1987, dir. Oliver Stone, 20th Century Fox): Gear up for Stone’s sequel with the movie that coined the phrase “Greed is good,” and earned Michael Douglas an Oscar in the process. Douglas is at his career best as a high-rolling financial wizard conveniently lacking in scruples. A naive Charlie Sheen is his protégé who learns the hard way that everything has a price in the world of business.

Why We Laugh (2008, dir. Robert Townsend, Codeblack): Townsend came to fame in the late ’80s as one of the voices of the new black cinema. Here, with the help of some high-profile funnymen, he uses this doc to look at the cultural impact and significance of black comedians. It features interviews with Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Keenan Ivory Wayans and Whoopi Goldberg.