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.
Criterion
636 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 222 in 4K405 in HD9 in SD38 more for audio only19 more announced
Best 4K release by tier:
- Excellent141
- Solid55
- Superior Imports1
- Good Imports1
- Good in DV Only1
- Disappointing3
- Worse Than BD1
Films where Criterion's release is the pick. How picks are made
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Films where Criterion's release is the pick. How picks are made
Director: Barbara Loden
Best English-Friendly:
Criterion
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Criterion, 2k transfer
Director: Djibril Diop Mambéty
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Criterion
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: Jean Renoir
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Criterion Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Director: Terrence Malick
Best English-Friendly:
Criterion Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: David Lynch
Best English-Friendly:
Criterion Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Criterion, 4k transfer
Best Audio:
Original mono: 1984 Columbia LaserDisc
Director: John Cassavetes
Best English-Friendly:
Criterion Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Criterion, 4k transfer
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Criterion Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: Michael Cimino
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Criterion Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Not sure about foriegn
Director: Mário Peixoto
Best English-Friendly:
Criterion Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Criterion world cinema project no 2, Blu-ray
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
MoC = Criterion
Video Notes:
But better extras
Best English-Friendly:
Criterion Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Best English-Friendly:
Criterion Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Criterion 4k transfer
Director: Luchino Visconti
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Criterion Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Criterion resto bad? but no other BDs
Directors: Sergei Eisenstein & Dmitriy Vasilev
Best English-Friendly:
Criterion Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Criterion Passolini 101 box
Director: Andrea Arnold
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
> Artificial Eye and more shorts
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Best English-Friendly:
Criterion Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Criterion 4k transfer
Director: Terrence Malick
Best English-Friendly:
Criterion Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Criterion 4K transfer
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