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
- 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: Arthur Penn
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Caps by BR user Donald McDonald. The encode looks absolutely spotless even in the highlights and without Dolby Vision filling anything in.
Criterion 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray
Criterion is entirely unfiltered and sounds significantly more detailed than previous tracks, see Blah-ray.
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Criterion 4K Blu-ray is best, but has surrounds 3 dB too loud
Director: Claude Sautet
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Criterion and Coin de Mire are both based on the same new 4K restoration. They have close quality, but Criterion has thiner and less blocky grain, with better retention in dark areas. It was therefore preferred.
Criterion and Coin de Mire are both based on the same new transfer which is superior to the old master. But, again, the audio of Criterion has much higher dynamic range than that of Coin de Mire and was preferred.
Director: John Waters
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Criterion 4K is in director's preferred aspect ratio of 1.66:1.
Director: Tsui Hark
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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(same as all tracks since the DVD)
Criterion 4K Blu-ray see caps
Phenomenal disc, and perhaps the single greatest testament to NexSpec's positive 180 this year. Highlights are beautifully handled and grain structure is fully intact in areas where NexSpec's (and Pixelogic's) encodes would frequently fall apart in 2025 and before then. Criterion BD encode also looks to be robust from linked caps, save for this one frame: https://slow.pics/c/cMjMefmi
Director: John Huston
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Criterion 4K Blu-ray see nic's review "fantastic restoration, beautifully graded with tasteful HDR and solid encoding"
Criterion 4K Blu-ray from nic: "4.0 audio is brilliantly detailed, rich and spacious without audible filtering or processing"
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Criterion 4K Blu-ray caps and HDR analysis video by The HDR Dissector.
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Director: Carl Franklin
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Director: Jane Campion
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Director: Budd Boetticher
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Indicator Blu-ray has better presented extras plus additional unique extras.
Director: Gus Van Sant
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Director: Arturo Ripstein
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Director: Ken Russell
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Criterion 4K Blu-ray see caps
Director: Wes Anderson
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Criterion 4K Blu-ray see Chris's review
It's a conservative regrade over previous Blu-ray https://slow.pics/c/CyqhRf9W
Director: Jacques Audiard
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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Criterion 4K Blu-ray see Chris's review
Director: Michael Curtiz
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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(caveat: has a slight error)
Criterion 4K Blu-ray
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