The complete guide to complete movie sets for your favorite cinephile

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Josh Dickey
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Now you've done it -- just a few days before the holidays, and your shopping is far from complete. For the movie lover who doesn't quite have everything, why not try a "complete" set of their favorite films on DVD/Blu-Ray?

Hollywood's home video divisions rolled out some doozy box sets in 2015, from Marvel's goody-stuffed Phase Two collection to the entire Back to the Future trilogy and the collected works of the now-retired Hayao Miyazaki.

We've collected all the big studios' new-for-2015 complete sets here. Surely that last pesky person on your list will give a happy clap for one of these, most of which will still be easy enough to find at your local big-box retailer (and can still ship in time for Christmas. We promise).

Marvel's Phase Two

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It started with Iron Man 3 and spanned seven films, concluding with this summer's Ant-Man. Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe shifts into Phase 3 in May with Captain America: Civil War, the studio is releasing this eight-disc set with a Guardians of the Galaxy-themed base, complete with orb and illuminated Infinity Gem inside.

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But the good stuff is in the stack of Blu-ray discs at the bottom of the base, with all-new cover art, and Thanos on an eighth "bonus disc" that's packed with deleted scenes and other special features.

Current retail: $179.99

Mission: Impossible -- The 5 Movie Collection

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Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation flew high at the box office this summer, and leads off this five-disc collection starring Tom Cruise.

Current retail: $39.99

The Die Hard Nakatomi Plaza megaset

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All five Die Hard movies are here, motherf*cker!

Not only that, they're housed in this attractive replica of the real L.A. skyscraper where John McClane went from weary street cop to bad-guy busting semi-superhero. The Nakatomi Plaza: Die Hard Collection also includes a four-hour long featurette disc “Decoding Die Hard," collectible villain cards exclusive to the set and a 32-Page, behind-the-scenes book.

Current retail: $64.99

Bond. Every James Bond

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MGM and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment put this special edition Blu-ray, DVDs and collectible box-sets out on September 15th, ahead of the global release of SPECTRE -- the 24th James Bond adventure -- which is not included here.

But just about everything else is.

The Blu-ray "Steelbooks" home entertainment offering includes six films featuring the SPECTRE organization (From Russia With Love, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever and For Your Eyes Only, as well as three recent Daniel Craig titles.

The Ultimate James Bond Collection, meanwhile, features all 23 Bond films in one Blu-ray box-set -- which includes a 24th space for SPECTRE, whose Blu-ray comes out next year.

Current retail: $137.67

The Hobbit: Extended Edition

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If Peter Jackson's three Hobbit films weren't long enough for the Tolkein-toker on your nice list, well -- you're both in luck. This box set includes extended versions of all three films, the last of which came out late last year.

Current retail: $69.99

Furious 7 and the Fast & Furious 1-7 Movie Collection

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The last Furious film to feature Paul Walker headlines this Blu-ray collection of all seven films.

Current retail: $69.99

Back to the Future 30th Anniversary: The Complete Adventures

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Yes, we have that "Back to the Future Day" thingy the internet celebrated earlier this year to thank for this collection. It includes a bonus disc with more than two hours of new stuff and a 3D, light-up flux capacitor right there on the box cover, Doc.

Did we mention all 26 episodes of Back to the Future: The Complete Animated Series are in there too?

Shield your eyes!

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Current retail: $49.99

The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki

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Just in case the maestro of Japanese animated cinema's current retirement happens to stick, you're going to want this 11-disc Blu-ray set that includes just about everything he ever committed to celluloid.

Not-very-bonusy-bonus: An uncut version of his "retirement" press conference. May it not be his last.

Current retail: $184.99

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