4K Review: “Dogma” 25th Anniversary Special Edition brings a lost classic home again

Dogma has long been established as a comedy that succeeds despite many of the story (and Hollywood) norms it gleefully broke. What made it even more of a cult classic was the fact that because of it’s controversial approach to certain religious topics and viewpoints, and various rights-related power plays involving Miramax and the Weinstein brothers. Once those initial DVD and Blu-ray distribution deals expired, the movie went out of print and became an highly sought-after collectible on the secondary market.

So Dogma was still unavailable on home video and on streaming when, in 2024 and 2025, reports came out that Kevin Smith was working on a restoration anniversary release of the movie, with Lionsgate getting it on track for a new anniversary theatrical release and a screening tour presented by Smith, followed by this long-awaited home video release.

ScreenRant: Kevin Smith’s Long Out Of Print Movie Will Finally Be Getting New Physical & Theatrical Releases

That the original special features are included on this release in addition to a series of new features celebrating the return of this movie to physical media and honoring the 25th anniversary make this a special release for me.

The new features, especially “Revelations: Making Dogma” are examples of how dearly Kevin Smith also loves physical media and the appreciation movie lovers have for additional behind-the-scenes footage and as many insights and commentaries as could fit on a disc. The legacy deleted scenes are on the blu-ray disc, with intros. There is mention in the Making Of feature why these scenes were not edited back into the main feature, but are rather included as added content.

There only seems to be one difference between the standard 4K release and the Limited Edition Steelbook; the booklet “25th-anniversary Dogma: Revelations of the Easily Offended” which also includes another special message from Kevin Smith.

The feature itself is lovely to watch, the colors and picture sharpness looking good on large screens without being distracting from enjoyment of the movie. The audio is clear, but my sound system is not one to take full advantage of the listed immersive multi-dimensional audio… I am curious what that would sound like on a full sound system.

If you’re one of the Dogma fans who have been waiting over 15 years for this movie to be readily available on physical media again, you will not be disappointed with this set. Let’s thank Lionsgate for teaming with Kevin Smith to make this restoration and release possible, and hope that it stays in print long enough for everyone who wants a copy to grab it!

4K ULTRA HD / BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
New Special Features (4K only) include:
Physical Media Introduction with Kevin Smith
Audio Commentary with Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Scott Mosier, and Vincent Pereira
Technical Audio Commentary with Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier, and Vincent Pereira
Revelations: Making Dogma
Establishing Shot with Robert Yeoman
Dogma Q&A
More Sermons from the Mount
25th Anniversary Teaser & Theatrical Trailer

Legacy Special Features (Blu-ray only) include:
Physical Media Introduction with Kevin Smith
Audio Commentary with Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Scott Mosier, and Vincent Pereira
Technical Audio Commentary with Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier, and Vincent Pereira
Deleted Scenes with Intros
Outtakes
Jay and Silent Bob Secret Stash Commercial
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma (2001 Documentary)
Original Theatrical Trailer
Storyboards
Original PSP Introduction with Kevin Smith
ShoWest Sizzle
Easter Egg – How Jay Thinks Kevin Directs (1:59)
Easter Egg – How Kevin Directs (2:15)
My Opinion by Mrs. Harriet Wise (4:14)
UK Teaser Trailer (:20)
TV Spot – US (:30)
TV Spots – 2 UK spots (:23)

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2025
Title Copyright: © 1999 STK, LLC. Artwork & Supplementary Materials ®, ™, & © 2025 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Closed-Captioned: N/A
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Feature Run Time: 129 minutes
4K Format: 2160p High Definition 16×9 (2.39:1)
4K Audio: English Dolby Atmos
4K Region: All Region
Blu-rayTM Format: 1080p 23.98 High Definition 16×9 (2.39:1)
Blu-rayTM Audio: English Dolby Atmos
BD Region: Region A

Kevin Smith’s Dogma, presented in immaculate 4K for the first time, focuses on angels Bartleby (Ben Affleck) and Loki (Matt Damon) — tossed out of Heaven, exiled to Wisconsin, and pilgrimaging to a cardinal’s (George Carlin) “Buddy Christ” New Jersey church. The crafty angels plan to exploit a divine loophole once they arrive that will facilitate their heavenly return. But their gambit’s success has a downside: the end of God…and the universe! Aiding and bedeviling Bartleby and Loki are Salma Hayek as Serendipity, the stripper muse; Chris Rock as Rufus, the 13th apostle; Alan Rickman as the seraph Metatron; Jay and Silent Bob (Smith, Jason Mewes) as irreverent prophets; and Alanis Morissette as God herself.