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<p>2000 films to see before you die, chronological order. Not a list consisting of my favorite films, but rather the ones that I feel are most essential to a cinephile, be it regarding quality, relevance or even solely popularity. This method results in a list with many films I don't even like, but feel one should give a try if possible. I tried to concile my personal judgement with a more analytical one in most of the choices here, but of course ended up adding many of my favorites too. Obviously there are many essential films I still haven't watched and didn't add - the idea is trying to update this list every one or two years to see how it develops. 27/04/2022</p>
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Since 1984, the Criterion Collection has been dedicated to publishing important classic and contemporary films from around the world in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements. No matter the medium—from laserdisc to DVD and Blu-ray to streaming—Criterion has maintained its pioneering commitment to presenting each film as its maker would want it seen, in state-of-the-art restorations with special features designed to encourage repeated watching and deepen the viewer’s appreciation of the art of film.
Films listed in order of spine numbers by first appearance. Releases with multiple films are listed as individual items. There are about 150+ entries that show up under differnt spine numbers (usually single releases vs. boxed sets).
Last Updated: 2026/07/12 00:12:10 UTC
Releases up to Spine #1328
Source: https://www.criterion.com/shop/browse/list?sort=spine_number
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<p>All the westerns (and a few fascinating outliers) mentioned in Narrow Margin's new issue on "The Western: From B-Z". </p><p><a href="https://www.narrowmarginquarterly.com/04" rel="nofollow">www.narrowmarginquarterly.com/04</a></p>
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In his Guide for the Film Fanatic (1986), Danny Peary provides short reviews for over 1600 “Must See” films.
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<p>as always, using Letterboxd's notoriously fickle genre definitions, feel free to call out anything that looks out of place</p>
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<p><b>Updated:</b> September 15, 2026<br /><b>Created:</b> January 13, 2013<br /><a href="https://letterboxd.com/jbutts15/list/featured-lists/" rel="nofollow"> View More Lists</a> | <a href="https://letterboxd.com/jbutts15/" rel="nofollow">Follow Me</a> | <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/jbutts15" rel="nofollow">Buy Me a Coffee</a></p><p>———————————————————————<br /><b><a href="https://letterboxd.com/benvsthemovies/list/the-criterion-challenge-2026/" rel="nofollow"> >>> CRITERION CHALLENGE 2026 <<< </a></b> <br />———————————————————————</p><p>The <a href="https://letterboxd.com/criterion/" rel="nofollow">Criterion Collection</a> is a video distribution company that sells "important classic and contemporary films" in "editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements."</p><p><b>This list contains only the featured films released on DVD, BluRay and 4K Criterion releases — no supplements are included.</b> It is organized by spine number with the newest releases first and is best viewed in <a href="http://letterboxd.com/jbutts15/list/the-complete-criterion-collection/detail/" rel="nofollow">List View</a>. Collections containing multiple films (whether feature length or shorts) under a single spine number have been separated out and noted as such, hence in the disparity in spine number versus actual list count.</p><p><strong>Omitted Sub-Collections:</strong><br /><i>• <a href="https://letterboxd.com/michaelhutchins/list/the-criterion-collection-laserdisc-titles/" rel="nofollow">Laserdisc Releases</a></i><br /><i>• <a href="https://letterboxd.com/cassavettes/list/merchant-ivory-productions/" rel="nofollow">The Merchant Ivory Collection</a></i><br /><i>• <a href="https://letterboxd.com/yaanu/list/the-criterion-collection-eclipse/" rel="nofollow">The Eclipse Collection</a></i><br /><i>• <a href="https://letterboxd.com/jbutts15/list/criterion-premieres/" rel="nofollow">Criterion Premieres</a></i></p>
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<p>This list collates and sorts every film selected by visitors to the Criterion Closet in order of most frequently picked. It is fed by the 499 individual closet <a href="https://letterboxd.com/closetpicks/tag/closet-picks/lists/" rel="nofollow">pick lists</a> transcribed by this account and is complete up to August 30, 2026.</p><blockquote><p>"I'd love a chart of who has taken what. A graphic of that would be great." - <a href="https://youtu.be/6hSwRskOwdU?si=4DzfE0VSPz7jnAWg&t=69" rel="nofollow">Tavi Gevinson</a></p></blockquote><p>The notes for each film in this list reflect which person(s) picked it during their respective visit. Boxsets are added in their entirety, regardless of which film was talked about.</p><p>Check out the <a href="https://boxd.it/sUD2g" rel="nofollow">companion list</a> that shows all Criterion releases never picked during a visit to the Criterion Closet.</p><p>This list is maintained by <a href="https://letterboxd.com/jacob" rel="nofollow">Jacob</a>. If you’d like to show your appreciation, consider buying him some <a href="https://ko-fi.com/jacobtender" rel="nofollow">popcorn 🍿</a>!</p><p>If you like this project, check out <a href="https://boxd.it/qWhOI" rel="nofollow">Closing The Loops</a> (+ <a href="https://boxd.it/qYZH6" rel="nofollow">Criterion Edition</a>), which similarly collates and sorts all films present across Letterboxd's 16 featured lists shown on member stats pages.</p>
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Since 1984, the Criterion Collection has been dedicated to publishing important classic and contemporary films from around the world in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements. No matter the medium—from laserdisc to DVD and Blu-ray to streaming—Criterion has maintained its pioneering commitment to presenting each film as its maker would want it seen, in state-of-the-art restorations with special features designed to encourage repeated watching and deepen the viewer’s appreciation of the art of film.