Criterion Challenge 2026
52 movies
https://letterboxd.com/benvsthemovies/list/the-criterion-challenge-2026/
- 20th Anniversary Releases
- Watch a film not on your watchlist
- Watch a film with a color in the title
- 2020s or an upcoming release
- Romance
- The Twenty Least Watched Films
- Queer Cinema
- 1930s
- 1990s
- Random Number Generator (Set values from 1 to whatever number Criterion has listed last here. This number will change as more releases are announced so please keep up to date by using the link I have provided as I will not be updating each time Criterion makes announcements. Watch whatever film corresponds to the spine number you are given.)
- King Princess’s Top 10
- Judge a film by its cover
- Song and Dance
- 2000s
- Director Approved
- Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Closet Picks
- Prequel/Sequel/Remake/Reimagining
- 1980s
- Watch a film that starts with the first letter of your name
- Kathryn Bigelow’s Closet Picks
- 1940s
- Watch a film rated 2.0-2.9 stars
- Pick any category from a past Criterion Challenge year
- 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
- “Good For Her” Cinematic Universe
- Guy Maddin’s Top 10
- 1960s
- Directed by Satyajit Ray
- Watch a film from any box set release
- Black Lives
- Watch a film rated 3.7 stars
- Elle Fanning’s Closet Picks
- War
- 2010s
- 1950s
- Glorious Restorations
- Must see Criterion released films as featured on Danny Peary’s “Guide for the Film Fanatic” (1986)
- Random Letter Generator - Watch a film that starts with the letter randomly generated
- The Best Movies of the 21st Century
- Directed by Mira Nair
- Spine #701-750
- 1970s
- Letterboxd Top 250
- Watch a film you haven’t seen that someone else watched as part of last year’s challenge
- Novels on the Big Screen
- Random Year Generator - Set values from 1915 to 2024 and watch a film from whatever year is randomly generated
- Women Directors: The Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films
- David Byrne’s Closet Picks
- Criterion Double Features: Film #1
- Criterion Double Features: Film #2
- 1920s
- Watch any Criterion film from your watchlist
Yojimbo (1961) [Movie] TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
用心棒
other title:
요짐보
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用心棒
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A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.
No Country for Old Men (2007) [Movie] Eggplant.place Douban IMDb Skybridge TMDB WikiData
No Country for Old Men
other title:
Non è un paese per vecchi
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Este País Não É Para Velhos
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Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
The Doom Generation (1995) [Movie] IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
The Doom Generation
other title:
둠 제너레이션
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ドゥーム・ジェネレーション
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Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-filled journey through a United States of psychos and quickie marts.
The Meetings of Anna (1978) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
Les Rendez-vous d'Anna
PlayTime (1967) [Movie] Douban TMDB Min reol IMDb WikiData
Play Time
other title:
玩乐时间
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嬉戲時間
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Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.
Actress (1991) [Movie] WikiData Douban TMDB IMDb
阮玲玉
other title:
阮玲玉
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Center Stage
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Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s. Nicknamed the 'Chinese Garbo', Ruan Lingyu began her career at 16 and committed suicide at 24.
Irma Vep (1996) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
Irma Vep
other title:
이마 베프
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イルマ・ヴェップ
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Hong Kong action diva Maggie Cheung (playing herself) comes to France when a past-his-prime director casts her in a remake of the silent classic Les Vampires. Clad in a rubber catsuit and unable to speak a word of French, Cheung finds herself adrift in the insanity of the film industry…
