Lists of Bests: The Criterion Collection http://www.listsofbests.com/list/229 Established in 1984, the Criterion Collection is dedicated to gathering together the "important classic and contemporary films" from around the world. The volumes they publish (originally as laserdiscs, switching to DVD in 1998, and including Blu-ray as of 2008) are known for their extremely high quality transfers and abundance of supplemental features. They have done much to set the stage for the ubiquity of multi-disk and "special" edition DVDs today, but continue to rise above most other releases and produce what are considered to be the definitive editions of some of our greatest films. (In order by spine number.) Note: An alternate, alphabetical list can be found at: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/5623. (Last update: March 22, 2012) Thu, 31 May 2012 18:28:17 GMT en-us 0 50 624 50 0 Grand Illusion (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/49207 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/49207"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/712W7DRSA6L._SL75_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jean Renoir</div> Seven Samurai (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1575348 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1575348"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/315A26S45ZL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Akira Kurosawa</div> The Lady Vanishes (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2905952 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2905952"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51b7CpjSXHL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Alfred Hitchcock</div> Amarcord (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1603506 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1603506"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Z6KD1RRWL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Federico Fellini</div> The 400 Blows (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/333759 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/333759"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AVGM3EBGL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by François Truffaut</div> Beauty and The Beast (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/108778 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/108778"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DD9J7lf9L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jean Cocteau</div> A Night to Remember (Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/9223374 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/9223374"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51O46-fu0oL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Roy Ward Baker</div> The Killer (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/90813 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/90813"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21KEB6AZNML._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by John Woo</div> Hard Boiled (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/177897 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/177897"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VYSGVZPJL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by John Woo</div> Walkabout (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7412974 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7412974"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41H4Ow-YRsL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Nicolas Roeg</div> The Seventh Seal (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6088351 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6088351"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31h91tJ-0bL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ingmar Bergman</div> This Is Spinal Tap (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/43546 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/43546"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71HEEMJV31L._SL75_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Rob Reiner</div> The Silence of the Lambs (Criterion Collection Spine #13) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65113 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65113"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41CT5251SEL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jonathan Demme</div> Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto - Criterion Collection http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/22849 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/22849"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513QCVKZEPL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div> Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/195359 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/195359"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VECRMMSKL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div> Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island - Criterion Collection http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/195361 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/195361"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41AB8HAFECL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Hiroshi Inagaki</div> Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4035650 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4035650"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51sPj2PpnXL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div> The Naked Kiss (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7453402 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7453402"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513FmduDnsL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Samuel Fuller</div> Shock Corridor (Criteron Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7453406 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7453406"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2BKX2n5ZJL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Samuel Fuller</div> Sid and Nancy (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/62787 <div id="position">20</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/62787"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AAS3622YL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Alex Cox</div> Dead Ringers (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/256563 <div id="position">21</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/256563"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4178D115ZEL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David Cronenberg</div> Summertime (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/57865 <div id="position">22</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/57865"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZCCAFM71L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David Lean</div> Robocop (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/66436 <div id="position">23</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/66436"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41DBVAKVGZL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Paul Verhoeven</div> High and Low (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3871871 <div id="position">24</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3871871"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QFCnd3erL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Akira Kurosawa</div> Alphaville (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/43263 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/43263"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GJKYJQ55L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jean-Luc Godard</div> The Long Good Friday (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/43070 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/43070"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MJADKK0ML._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by John Mackenzie</div> Flesh for Frankenstein (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/340373 <div id="position">27</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/340373"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71VGVE2VVHL._SL75_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Antonio Margheriti</div> Blood for Dracula (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/228271 <div id="position">28</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/228271"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71EKATGKYYL._SL75_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Paul Morrissey</div> Picnic at Hanging Rock (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/66056 <div id="position">29</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/66056"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51P2Y9H89JL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Peter Weir</div> M (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/37401 <div id="position">30</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/37401"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/414T7Y4TM8L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Fritz Lang</div> Great Expectations (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63825 <div id="position">31</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63825"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ltYPd0ObL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David Lean</div> Oliver Twist (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63859 <div id="position">32</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63859"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51mN0SgGh2L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David Lean</div> Nanook of the North (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65549 <div id="position">33</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65549"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GZ6EDAG5L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robert J. Flaherty</div> Andrei Rublev (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/39236 <div id="position">34</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/39236"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BBC4B84PL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Andrey Tarkovskiy</div> Diabolique (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7701892 <div id="position">35</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7701892"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2BtIy4ZciL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Henri-Georges Clouzot</div> The Wages of Fear (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/221155 <div id="position">36</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/221155"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NFCZKTCCL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Henri-Georges Clouzot</div> Time Bandits (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/42985 <div id="position">37</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/42985"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5142QSNV2KL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div> Branded to Kill (Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8750657 <div id="position">38</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8750657"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51o2ETsFshL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Seijun Suzuki</div> Tokyo Drifter (Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8750658 <div id="position">39</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8750658"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41rO733iuiL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Seijun Suzuki</div> Armageddon (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/161911 <div id="position">40</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/161911"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71JK1HZJE3L._SL75_.gif" /></a></div> Henry V (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63836 <div id="position">41</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63836"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71FMVSPZXSL._SL75_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Laurence Olivier</div> Fishing With John (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/48732 <div id="position">42</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/48732"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/618ZHYYZJYL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by John Lurie</div> Lord of the Flies (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/116091 <div id="position">43</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/116091"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YS1YR8YML._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Peter Brook</div> The Red Shoes (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7420477 <div id="position">44</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7420477"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41QV685xmmL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Powell</div> Taste of Cherry (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/45194 <div id="position">45</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/45194"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51dbJ08g4AL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Abbas Kiarostami</div> The Most Dangerous Game (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/39426 <div id="position">46</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/39426"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41t-BQ9XYOL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ernest B. Schoedsack</div> Insomnia (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/94224 <div id="position">47</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/94224"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/310DKGT5SAL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Erik Skjoldbjærg</div> Black Orpheus (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7433975 <div id="position">48</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7433975"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51cgsAT8pEL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Marcel Camus</div> Nights of Cabiria (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/66052 <div id="position">49</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/66052"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51cohu77D8L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div> And the Ship sails On (The Criterion Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/153572 <div id="position">50</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/153572"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PaEzjtruL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Federico Fellini</div>