Is there a better movie to try out new TV than Ben-Hur?

I've never actually seen Ben Hur so maybe I'm wrong but is a movie from 1959 the best test of 4k hdr? Fury Road is what I used to test my Atmos and any speakers I've had in the last handful of years.

Blade Runner: The Final Cut followed by Blade Runner 2049. They are two excellent UHD transfers that will push a display and the latter uses WCG to great effect.

Murder on the Orient Express is one of the better uses of HDR in the transfer as is Interstellar.

There are tons of great PQ demo movies/scenes. The best old-school transfer IMO is Lawrence of Arabia.

Bladerunner 2049 and Fury road as mentioned.

Pro tip: watch them on a decent blu-ray player. Almost all streaming services use compression that degrades the quality somewhat. You don't get that quite as much with a decent physical media.

I worked an audio video in the early 2000s. Anytime I set up or tested a system and TV, I always used the first Fast and Furious. The opening scene is Paul Walker racing his car around Dodger stadium and has magnificent sound from every speaker.

I got to know every nook and cranny of the scene and what to expect out of every speaker and picture quality

Ben-Hur is much better than you'd expect on a great TV. And if you've never seen it, it's a MUST.

Dr. Zhivago, or above, the other great David Lean film.

I don’t disagree. I have watched it a dozen times in my lifetime. As well as Lawrence of Arabia. Both great for cinematography and audio on a high quality TV. Dances with Wolves would fit the bill as well. As would Last of the Mohicans for that matter.

‘Al’ Lawrence is simply the best ever movie in most every aspect. So there’s that.

But if you want a visual and audio feast, pop in a blu-ray copy of War Horse. From the cannon-pull scene till the end is mesmerizing movie making. Spielberg is a pro.

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Anytime I set up or tested a system and TV, I always used the first Fast and Furious.

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Not a pro but I use the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan.