Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Delmer Daves

Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Federico Fellini

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Cronenberg

Cronenberg and Mortensen at their best. This was the last movie ever released on VHS, which is the kind of trivia that makes a collector want to own every format it ever came on. Makes a great double feature with Eastern Promises.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Martin Scorsese

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Scorsese's underrated New York comedy finally on 4K.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Stanley Kubrick

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Kubrick's three-hour period piece. The inside cover art is great. The candlelit scenes are a real test for any display and the HDR handles them well.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Brian De Palma

S-Tier Criterion 4K. De Palma's best film according to a lot of people. The Criterion reviews have been positive.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Orson Welles

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Someone made a custom Criterion-style cover for it and the post blew up. Toland's deep focus photography finally has the resolution to show what he was actually doing with depth of field.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Spike Lee

Criterion's 4K is Reference-tier on bestblurays, rare for a concert film since most skip UHD. Spike's photography captures the minimalist all-grey stage show cleanly and the 4K grade helps the palette read. Worth knowing that The Great Curve from the stage production didn't make the film, so anyone hoping to revisit it on disc will come up short.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Arturo Ripstein

Driven by desire and desperate for self-love, Coral and Nicolás will abandon their past lives in a journey surrounded by murder.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Stanley Kubrick

Criterion put this on 4K in November 2025 and it landed as a new standard for the format. Rare Waves has a UK Limited Edition Steelbook for 2026 using the same Warner transfer, which is the pickup for non-US collectors.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Akira Kurosawa

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Kurosawa's procedural thriller. The split-screen compositions look great.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Powell and Pressburger's Scottish romance from 1945. Some debate about whether the grain structure is excessive on the UK Criterion disc, though most people think it looks fine for a film this old.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Richard Pryor

Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of his troubled childhood, Jo Jo revisits his youth, recalling his eventual rise to fame and the decadence that followed. As he considers his existence, he must decide if he wants to go on living or not.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Albert Brooks

A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

S-Tier Criterion 4K. The Coens' best film by popular vote, and the 4K announcement generated enormous excitement. The scan comes in at 88.7 GB, which is enormous. Someone spotted a crew member hiding in the bushes during the river scene, which started a whole thing. People are waiting on There Will Be Blood and Assassination of Jesse James to complete the 2007 western trio.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tim Burton

Sold out during the Criterion 24-hour flash sale in March 2026. Tim Burton before he was Tim Burton, and the first thing on a lot of people's Criterion wishlists.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Albert Brooks

A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Akira Kurosawa

The BFI vs. Criterion debate dominated every thread. BFI has HDR and what people call the best authoring house in the world (Fidelity in Motion), while Criterion has the deeper extras catalog. Most people who already own the Criterion Blu-ray went BFI for the encode quality bump. The BFI hardbox at $35 USD from OrbitDVD was considered a steal compared to the typical $42-60 USD range for rigid box editions. Criterion's 4K is SDR, which stung given BFI was offering HDR of the same restoration. Seeing it in theaters during the 4K restoration tour was almost too sharp for some viewers, with bald cap seams visible for the first time.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Gordon Parks

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tsui Hark

Criterion's first 4K of Tsui Hark, March 2026. The restoration is from a fresh scan of the 35mm camera negative, with Dolby Vision pulling the day-for-night blues and the painterly red blood out of what used to look muddy on the old DVDs. Spine #1305 with Frank Djeng commentary and the 2006 Action et vérité documentary.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Terry Gilliam

Criterion S-Tier 4K. Gilliam's most emotionally grounded film, and the Criterion transfer does it justice. The fantasy sequences in HDR really earn the tier rating.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Wes Anderson

Criterion's standalone 4K dropped September 30, 2025 in a digipak rather than the usual case. The Dolby Vision pass pulls every pastel color-block the film was built around. The extras package is one of Criterion's more loaded in recent memory, with a Rupert Friend essay reading and a booklet styled like the magazine itself.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joel Coen

A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Budd Boetticher

An independent former ranch foreman and an heiress are kidnapped by a trio of ruthless outlaws.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Terry Gilliam

Criterion's 4K covers all three cuts in one set. The 142-minute European version, the 132-minute US theatrical, and the 94-minute studio 'Love Conquers All' butchery, all from new restorations. The transfer recovers detail on the prosthetics and the dystopian set design that the older Blu-ray crushed flat.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Andrew Haigh

S-Tier Criterion 4K. The distribution company fumbled the theatrical release badly and Criterion picked it up. Andrew Haigh's film got award season praise but barely any audience.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ken Russell

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Collectors had been asking for this for years and Criterion delivered. William Hurt's performance and the hallucinatory sequences look wild in HDR.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sean Baker

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner. Criterion had this out fast.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Satyajit Ray

Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Seijun Suzuki

Sold out during the Criterion 24-hour flash sale in March 2026. Seijun Suzuki's yakuza masterpiece on Criterion 4K.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Michael Curtiz

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Errol Flynn swashbuckling in HDR.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joan Micklin Silver

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Amy Irving romantic comedy. A deep-cut Criterion pick.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Terrence Malick

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Terrence Malick and Nestor Almendros' magic hour photography is the reason to own this disc. The transfer preserves the golden light in the wheat fields without crushing the shadows.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Richard Linklater

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Linklater's hangout film. Criterion's disc has been well received.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Carl Franklin

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Denzel Washington as Easy Rawlins in Carl Franklin's LA noir. Criterion handled the transfer.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Billy Wilder

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Billy Wilder's noir. The black-and-white photography and shadow work look great at this resolution.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Michel Franco

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Akira Kurosawa's Dreams. Criterion release.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Gus Van Sant

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Gus Van Sant's addiction drama. Criterion's 90s indie catalog is growing.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Chen Kaige

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Chen Kaige's Chinese epic. Won the Palme d'Or. Criterion's Asian cinema releases are strong.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Kon Ichikawa

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Kon Ichikawa's anti-war film. Criterion's Japanese cinema on 4K has been excellent.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Gints Zilbalodis

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Gints Zilbalodis' animated film about a cat in a flood. Criterion release.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Al Reinert

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Al Reinert's Apollo documentary. NASA footage in 4K.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ishirō Honda

The 1954 original. Criterion's S-Tier 4K preserves the grain of the black-and-white negative and the restoration gives Honda's creature feature the clarity its early special effects deserve.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Kazuki Ōmori

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Part of the Godzilla Showa era set. Criterion's Godzilla releases are for the dedicated collector.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Harmony Korine

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Harmony Korine's debut. Not for everyone, but Criterion treats it with the same care as everything else.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Todd Solondz

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Todd Solondz. Not an easy watch. Criterion's disc.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Howard Hughes

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Howard Hughes' 1930 WWI aviation epic. The aerial photography was pioneering for its time.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Howard Hawks

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Hawks' screwball comedy with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. The rapid-fire delivery is the reason this still works.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David R. Ellis

S-Tier Criterion 4K. A family sequel that somehow ended up in the Criterion Collection discussion. Physical media collectors want everything on disc.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Reginald Hudlin

S-Tier Criterion 4K for the 35th anniversary. The announcement caused a minor riot because everyone was expecting Eyes Wide Shut instead. People want the cover to pull from 90s graphic design rather than something refined and contemporary. The original Blu-ray was a MOD release that was really hard to find in stores.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mikhail Kalatozov

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Kalatozov's Cuban propaganda film with those impossible long takes that Scorsese says would have changed his career if he'd seen them earlier. Criterion licensed this from Milestone's fine-grain positive kept in the US, which matters because the Russian trade embargo means no more Mosfilm titles are coming for the foreseeable future.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Vincenzo Natali

After hearing a child screaming for help from the green depths of a vast field of tall grass, Becky, a pregnant woman, and Cal, her brother, park their car near a mysterious abandoned church and enter the field, discovering that they are not alone and, for some reason, they are unable to escape a completely inextricable vegetable labyrinth.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Claude Berri

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Collectors keep comparing it to There Will Be Blood and Killers of the Flower Moon. The two-part set with Manon of the Spring runs about 4.5 hours total. Pure misanthropy disguised as a period drama.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Charles Burnett

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Charles Burnett's 1978 film school thesis that barely got distribution for decades. A 4K Criterion release is significant for a film that lived in 16mm classroom screenings for most of its life. Film school veterans remember seeing this projected on a wall somewhere, and now it's on a proper disc.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Héctor Babenco

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Spine #1299, and people immediately started speculating about what #1300 would be. William Hurt won the Oscar for this. It's a well-loved title in the collection, and the 4K announcement generated real excitement among Criterion collectors.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Sayles

S-Tier Criterion 4K. John Sayles' Texas border mystery. One of the best Criterion releases of 2024 by audience vote, with people calling it Sayles' masterpiece. Works as a crime film, a history lesson, and a folk tale all at once.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Claude Berri

S-Tier Criterion 4K. The second half of the Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring pair, and lots of people think it's even better than the first. Always bought as part of the set, so the collector conversation lives under Jean de Florette.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Robert Altman

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Altman's anti-western with Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. The film is famous for looking and sounding terrible, which is intentional. Altman applied a muddy effect to the image and the audio is notoriously hard to hear. The Criterion 4K is actually the first time it's looked properly filmic in all its grimy glory. A popular comfort movie, weirdly enough, despite the murky sound.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes

S-Tier Criterion 4K. The Hughes Brothers' film about growing up in Watts. Criterion's announcement was part of a wave of Black cinema releases alongside Deep Cover and the Melvin Van Peebles set. The cover art was praised as really good. Vantiva manufacturing QC issues have been affecting Criterion discs, with scratched new discs being reported across multiple titles.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sidney Lumet

Sold out during the Criterion 24-hour flash sale in March 2026. Sidney Lumet on 4K, and one of the sharper buys in the catalog at any price.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Kelly Reichardt

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Kelly Reichardt's eco-thriller. No relevant collector discussion around the 4K specifically.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Guillermo del Toro

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Del Toro's noir with Bradley Cooper. The Criterion release includes the director's extended cut completely remastered in black and white with Dolby Vision, which del Toro considers the definitive version. The B&W version is what makes this 4K special.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Carl Franklin

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Carl Franklin's crime film, frequently paired with Lone Star as a recommendation. People describe it as brutal where Lone Star is more of a tall tale. The Criterion disc scores 4.0 overall. People who discovered it through the Criterion sale are finding it's one of the better neo-noir films of the 90s.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Peter Bogdanovich

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Bogdanovich's black and white father-daughter con artist film. There was no US Blu-ray of this for years, so people were importing the Eureka disc. The Criterion 4K announcement was a big deal, and Walmart had it under $20 USD. People who love this film also tend to love The Last Picture Show.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Satyajit Ray

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy opener, and the 4K set is considered gorgeous given how damaged the original negatives were. The films are regularly called some of the greatest ever made. The feminist reading keeps surprising first-time viewers who expect a straightforward coming-of-age story.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Nicolas Roeg, Donald Cammell

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Roeg and Cammell's 1970 film with Mick Jagger. The Criterion 4K means Warner Archive films are now fair game for Criterion upgrades, which has people hoping for The Hudsucker Proxy and others.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

S-Tier Criterion 4K with a 4.5 score. PTA's romantic comedy with Adam Sandler, and the Criterion 4K and the Sony 4K from the Columbia Classics box have slightly different aspect ratios from different masters. People want more PTA on 4K, especially Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and There Will Be Blood. A Boogie Nights steelbook was announced separately, which suggests PTA's catalog won't all land at Criterion.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jacques Audiard

Early Audiard, before A Prophet and Dheepan made him a festival fixture. Criterion picked it up alongside Beat That My Heart Skipped, and collectors who know those later films are backfilling. Thin discussion but the people who have seen it tend to recommend it as an underrated entry in his catalog.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Paul Brickman

Criterion's July 2024 announcement had people losing it. One of those 80s films where the reputation has quietly shifted from guilty pleasure to legitimate classic, and Criterion putting their name on it sealed that. The standalone 4K disc is the way to go unless you're already deep into Criterion collecting.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tim Story

Criterion's push into Black cinema alongside Menace II Society and Do the Right Thing. Gordon Parks' 1971 original, not the 2019 sequel. The packaging came as a standard case rather than the expected digipak, which was a welcome surprise for shelf uniformity. Collectors noted the Criterion approach to Blaxploitation catalog titles is filling a real gap.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Billy Wilder

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Fritz Lang

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Hughes

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Huston

Criterion's 4K is a new scan from the original camera negative, and the Dublin dinner party interiors have a warmth and texture to them that prior releases couldn't resolve. Huston directed this while he was dying, with Anjelica starring for her father, and the grain structure on that final snowfall scene is worth the price of the disc alone.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Stephen Frears

A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jean Eustache

Aimless young Alexandre juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie, and a casual lover named Veronika. Marie becomes increasingly jealous of Alexandre's fling with Veronika and as the trio continues their unsustainable affair, the emotional stakes get higher, leading to conflict and unhappiness.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jane Campion

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Rob Reiner

Criterion finally offering replacement discs for the defective 4K pressing. If yours stuttered on an Oppo or Panasonic player, reach out. The underlying transfer earned its S-Tier rating, and the 4K is worth owning once you have a disc that actually plays.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Emmanuel Klotz, Albert Pereira-Lazaro

Criterion 4K of a French animated comedy about teachers. Extremely niche even by Criterion standards and almost zero collector discussion around it.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Raoul Walsh

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jacques Demy

This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot

In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Rob Reiner

S-Tier Criterion 4K. The IMDB page rates it out of 11 instead of 10, which feels right. The in-character DVD commentary where the band complains about being misrepresented is worth owning on its own.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Anthony Mann

Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Edward Yang

A Taipei family faces personal and moral uncertainty as everyday events test their relationships and sense of purpose.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Richard Lester

A-Tier Criterion 4K. The disc was recalled shortly after release because the restoration had incorrect shots inserted at two points in the film. Criterion is still relatively new to 4K encoding and has had a couple of quality control issues early on. If you're buying this, make sure you have the corrected pressing.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jean-Luc Godard

A-Tier Criterion 4K. Godard's debut. StudioCanal also has a release, and the two may use different masters. Check which one you're buying.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Alan Rudolph

Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talk radio relationship counselor, and an itinerant stranger have encounters that expose their contradictions and anxieties about love and acceptance.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jim Jarmusch

On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Masahiro Shinoda

When a lone traveler stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants, including lovers Akira and Yuri, in their hands.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Wes Anderson

A-Tier Criterion 4K. Wes Anderson's stop-motion film set in a dystopian Japan. There's already a steelbook floating around, and Criterion's 4K gave people a reason to double dip. All that stop-motion texture and detail really benefits from the resolution bump.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

A-Tier Criterion 4K. Melville's heist film, with the final safe-cracking sequence being the showcase. Often described as a time capsule of 70s France that happens to also be a solid thriller.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Howard Hawks

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. William Friedkin

Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. François Truffaut

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Kon Ichikawa's anti-war film. Criterion's Japanese cinema releases on 4K have been excellent.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from The Band's incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and other rock legends.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Guillermo del Toro

An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Orson Welles

Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Gus Van Sant

Criterion put this on 4K in 2024 with a Dolby Vision transfer, 35 minutes of deleted scenes, and a new Van Sant commentary track with DP Eric Alan Edwards and editor Curtiss Clayton. The first 4K and the first time it's been a Criterion title.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Julian Schnabel

A-Tier Criterion 4K. The color version had some issues that people noticed. Criterion's black-and-white films tend to fare better than their color transfers.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Lynch

A-Tier Criterion Collection 4K. David Lynch's small-town nightmare. One person's 4K disc was mislabeled as Trainspotting, which is either a quality control issue or the most Lynchian thing that's ever happened to a physical disc.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Toby Meakins

A-Tier Criterion 4K. A tech horror about a cursed video game. Criterion picking this up was unexpected.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Wong Kar-Wai

A-Tier Criterion 4K. Wong Kar-wai's Hong Kong mood piece. A Criterion essential.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tony Ching Siu-Tung

In a post-nuclear world, three superpowered women fight an evil genius controlling the government and the water supply.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Michael Curtiz

A-Tier Criterion 4K. Joan Crawford's noir from Michael Curtiz. Thin collector discussion. The UK Criterion sale had a limited 4K selection compared to the B&N sale in the US.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Paul Schrader

A-Tier Criterion 4K. Paul Schrader's film about Yukio Mishima, effectively banned in Japan for 40 years until 2025. The Philip Glass score and Eiko Ishioka's production design are the main draws on disc. First-time viewers tend to be surprised by how different it is from everything else Schrader has made.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Brett Morgen

A-Tier Criterion 4K. Brett Morgen's Bowie documentary, and the Criterion disc dropped to $15 USD on Amazon. Walmart had it under $20 USD during their Criterion price cuts. If you care about Bowie at all, this is an easy grab at those prices.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. George A. Romero

A-Tier Criterion 4K. Romero's original zombie film. Criterion treats it like the landmark it is.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jacques Tati

The PlayTime 4K screenshots thread has people losing it over the production design. Wes Anderson comparisons are everywhere. The transfer is getting first-time Tati viewers to watch a 1967 film, which is the job.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Alex Cox

Criterion 4K. The conversation about what the film is really about produced one of the best single-sentence readings of any film on the internet. One of those discs where some buyers reported defective copies, but the transfer itself is clean once you get a good pressing. The film stock is fine-grained enough that it looks pristine in 4K.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Vittorio De Sica

Criterion's 4K restoration had people celebrating one of the best films ever finally getting proper treatment. The Film Foundation screening built anticipation. Collectors immediately started requesting Bicycle Thieves and Umberto D. as the next De Sica 4K candidates. The transfer impressed for an 80-year-old film.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Darius Marder

Criterion A-Tier 4K. The subtitle situation on this disc matters. The director intended SDH subtitles to run throughout, but some buyers have reported issues with sign language scenes not being subtitled properly unless specific tracks are enabled. The 4K presentation itself is clean and the film is worth owning.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Kon Ichikawa

In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Wes Anderson

A-Tier Criterion 4K in the Wes Anderson Archive box set. Currently only available in the box, no standalone 4K has been announced. The Rajasthan landscapes and the meticulously staged train interiors are where the Dolby Vision pass earns its keep.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Jon Turteltaub

Criterion A-Tier 4K. Nicolas Cage Disney fantasy film that's in the catalog without generating much active conversation. The Criterion presentation is what you'd expect from the label.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Danny Boyle

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ruben Östlund

A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Lynch

Criterion put this on 4K in November 2025 after Germany got there first with an Arthaus steelbook. Reaction was near-unanimous day-one, with plenty calling it their favorite Lynch. If you haven't watched the original Twin Peaks, start there. Fire Walk with Me is built on top of the show.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Andrew Stanton

After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Kenneth Lonergan

A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Martin Scorsese

First physical release after nearly three years of waiting. Criterion disc. Early rewatchers are calling it one of the best films of the decade, and the consensus is that it rewards a second and third viewing far more than the theatrical experience.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joel Coen

C-Tier Criterion Collection 4K. The Coens' debut. If you're looking for gritty crime on 4K, this fits the bill. The C-Tier is likely a source material limitation from the low-budget 16mm blow-up.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Wong Kar-Wai

C-Tier Criterion 4K, and the C-Tier rating has sparked real debate about the color grading choices. Koch Media put out a German release with the 5.1 soundtrack and German subs that some collectors imported before Criterion's was announced. People are buying this hoping it leads to more Wong Kar-wai on 4K.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Nicolas Roeg

Second Sight's Blu-ray actually edges out the Criterion 4K here. Same scan, better encoding. If you're choosing between the two, the Second Sight disc is the one collectors point to for Roeg's outback photography.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Boorman

Criterion's April 4K of John Boorman's 1967 Lee Marvin revenge picture comes with a Boorman-supervised 35mm camera negative restoration in Dolby Vision, the archival 2005 Boorman/Soderbergh commentary, a new Geoff Dyer interview, and Jim Jarmusch reflections. Same source novel as Mel Gibson's Payback (Westlake's The Hunter), and Boorman's Deliverance is the next 4K from his Criterion run.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray