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The top 50

Criterion Collection and 4K films worth owning

50 standout choices selected for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

What earns a placeFilm quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value. Every pick combines lasting value with current availability.
#1

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#2

Mulholland Dr.

Mulholland Dr. by David Lynch is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#3

The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#4

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing by Spike Lee is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#5

The Three Colors Trilogy

The Three Colors Trilogy by Krzysztof Kieślowski is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#6

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#7

Godzilla vs. Biollante

Godzilla vs. Biollante by Kazuki Omori is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#8

This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap by Rob Reiner is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#9

Thief

Thief by Michael Mann is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#10

Anora

Anora by Sean Baker is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#11

A History of Violence

A History of Violence by David Cronenberg is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#12

The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years

The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years by Criterion Collection is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#13

Flow

Flow by Gints Zilbalodis is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#14

Sorcerer

Sorcerer by William Friedkin is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#15

Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#16

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet by David Lynch is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#17

Altered States

Altered States by Ken Russell is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#18

Punch-Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love by Paul Thomas Anderson is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#19

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon by Stanley Kubrick is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#20

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me by David Lynch is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#21

Yojimbo / Sanjuro: Two Samurai Films by Akira Kurosawa

Yojimbo / Sanjuro: Two Samurai Films by Akira Kurosawa by Criterion Collection is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#22

The Wages of Fear

The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#23

High and Low

High and Low by Akira Kurosawa is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#24

World of Wong Kar Wai

World of Wong Kar Wai by Criterion Collection is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#25

Lost Highway

Lost Highway by David Lynch is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#26

The Before Trilogy

The Before Trilogy by Criterion Collection is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#27

Beastie Boys Video Anthology

Beastie Boys Video Anthology by Various is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#28

The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride by Rob Reiner is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#29

Winchester ’73

Winchester ’73 by Anthony Mann is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#30

WALL·E

WALL·E by Andrew Stanton is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#31

The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs by Jonathan Demme is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#32

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#33

Parasite

Parasite by Bong Joon Ho is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#34

House

House by Nobuhiko Obayashi is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#35

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane by Orson Welles is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#36

Crash

Crash by David Cronenberg is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#37

Come and See

Come and See by Elem Klimov is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#38

Blow Out

Blow Out by Brian De Palma is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#39

Notorious

Notorious by Alfred Hitchcock is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#40

The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life by Terrence Malick is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#41

Raging Bull

Raging Bull by Martin Scorsese is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#42

Uncut Gems

Uncut Gems by Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#43

Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused by Richard Linklater is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#44

John Cassavetes: Five Films

John Cassavetes: Five Films by Criterion Collection is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#45

Dekalog

Dekalog by Krzysztof Kieślowski is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#46

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday by Howard Hawks is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#47

Malcolm X

Malcolm X by Spike Lee is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#48

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club by John Hughes is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#49

Inland Empire

Inland Empire by David Lynch is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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#50

Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder by Bong Joon Ho is a durable physical film edition choice, recognized for film quality, restoration, supplements and long-term ownership value.

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