Warner Home Video, rated R

This tense and nuanced legal thriller about an attorney named Michael Clayton (George Clooney), a "fixer" at a powerful New York law firm, took in seven Academy Award nominations, including best picture, director and screenplay (both for Tony Gilroy), actor (Clooney) and supporting actor and actress (Tom Wilkinson and Tilda Swinton).

The DVD includes a commentary by writer-director Gilroy and editor John Gilroy (Tony's brother), plus additional scenes.

Two and three discs, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, R and unrated versions

Ridley Scott directs a powerhouse cast, including Denzel Washington as a Harlem crime boss, Russell Crowe as an NYPD detective out to get him, plus Josh Brolin, Oscar nominee Ruby Dee, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Warner Home Video, R

Tommy Lee Jones is up for an Oscar for his performance as the father of an Iraq war vet who has gone missing upon his return home. This highly charged drama from writer-director Paul Haggis ("Crash") raises serious questions about what wars do to the men who fight in them. Charlize Theron plays a police detective who helps Jones look for his son, while Susan Sarandon portrays Jones' wife.

The DVD includes additional scenes and a documentary on the making of the movie and its message.

New Line Home Entertainment, R

This timely political thriller from director Gavin Hood ("Tsotsi") is about an American wife (Reese Witherspoon) trying to find her Egyptian husband after he mysteriously disappears after an overseas flight. The cast includes Meryl Streep, Jake Gyllenhaal, Alan Arkin and Peter Sarsgaard in a story about secret CIA detention facilities in Europe.

Special features include a commentary by director Hood, deleted and alternate scenes, and two short documentaries: "Intersections: The Making of 'Rendition' " and "Outlawed."

Universal Studios Home Entertainment, R and NC-17 versions

Oscar-winning director Ang Lee's ("Brokeback Mountain") erotic thriller is set during World War II in Japanese-occupied Shanghai and stars Tony Leung as a government official and Tang Wei as a spy for the Chinese resistance. The story of espionage, passion and betrayal is available in both R- and NC-17-rated versions, each containing the bonus documentary "Titles of Deception, Lurid Affection," about the making of the film.