Criterion

699 films on Best Blurays

Based in United StatesFounded 1984criterion.com ↗

Based in New York, Criterion has released classic and contemporary films since 1984, giving each title a spine number and adding commentaries, essays and supplements. Many discs use new restorations it supervises, and 4K UHD releases began in November 2021. North American Blu-rays are Region A locked, with a smaller Region B UK line since 2016; Janus Films is a sister company, and Steven Rales has owned both since 2024.

Aliases: cc, criterion

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Pinkus's Shoe Palace (1916)

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion To Be or Not To Be Blu-ray extras

3.0

The Kid (1921)

Director: Charlie Chaplin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

1921 version: Image Entertainment DVD

1972 version: Criterion Blu-ray

4.2

The Phantom Carriage (1921)

Director: Victor Sjöström

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion HD transfer

4.1

Häxan (1922)

Director: Benjamin Christensen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Radiance Blu-ray or OOP Criterion Blu-ray

Additional Info:

France Potemkine Blu-ray has exclusive extras and scores

4.0

Safety Last! (1923)

Directors: Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, 2K transfer

4.1

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)

Director: Charlie Chaplin

Best English-Friendly:

1923 version: Image Entertainment DVD. 1976 version: Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

1923 version: Image Entertainment DVD 1976 version: Criterion Blu-ray

3.5

Looking for Sally (1925)

Director: Leo McCarey

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Love Affair Blu-ray 1080i extras

The Freshman (1925)

Directors: Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

3.8

Master of the House (1925)

Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray is slightly superior to BFI but Criterion is 1080i and BFI is 1080p see caps

Criterion also only has English intertitles while BFI has both

3.6

Mighty Like a Moose (1926)

Director: Leo McCarey

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Love Affair Blu-ray 1080i extras

3.5

For Heaven's Sake (1926)

Director: Sam Taylor

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion HD Streaming on Apple TV or Fandago at Home

Video Notes:

No Blu-ray available

3.7

Underworld (1927)

Director: Josef von Sternberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

3.8

The Kid Brother (1927)

Director: Ted Wilde

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, 4K restoration

3.8

The Unknown (1927)

Director: Tod Browning

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Tod Browning's Sideshow Shockers boxset, 2k resto

3.8

The Circus (1928)

Director: Charlie Chaplin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

1928 version: Image Entertainment DVD

1969 version: Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

1969 version: Criterion Blu-ray > UK Artificial Eye Blu-ray, see DVDBeaver caps.

Japan Kadokawa Blu-ray is the same as AE BD and inferior to Criterion too

4.1

Speedy (1928)

Director: Ted Wilde

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

3.8

The Last Command (1928)

Director: Josef von Sternberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray although MoC OOP Blu-ray looks similar, it's likely slightly worse

Best Audio:

Only the MoC edition has the Gaylord Carter organ score from the old VHS/LaserDisc release while Criterion has only the orchestral score by Robert Israel and electronic/percussion score by Alloy Orchestra.

4.0