The Criterion Collection Spine #100-199 minus box set titles. Carl Th. Dryer—My Metier (#128) and I Am Curious (#179-181) appear to be missing from database.
I'm not listing any James Bond movies (except for the 1967 "Casino Royale"), as they are a category all unto themselves.
Embassy Pictures Corporation (also and later known as Avco Embassy Pictures as well as Embassy Films Associates) was an American independent film production and distribution company, which was active from 1942 to 1986. Embassy was responsible for films such as The Graduate, The Producers, The Fog, The Howling, Escape from New York, and This Is Spinal Tap, Swamp Thing, and television series such as The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time and The Facts of Life.
Embassy was founded in 1942 by Joseph E. Levine as a foreign film distributor, before branching out into film production in 1945.
In 1967, Embassy was acquired by Avco. The company struggled in the 1970s before focusing on lower-budget genre films at the end of the decade. In 1982, television producer Norman Lear and his partner Jerry Perenchio bought the studio, and it became involved in television production. In 1985, Embassy was sold to The Coca-Cola Company, which sold the studio to Dino De Laurentiis in October of that same year.
Today, StudioCanal owns ancillary rights to the majority of Embassy's theatrical library, while Sony Pictures Television owns worldwide television syndication rights to the studio's films and TV shows.
Missing from list
C.C. and Company 1970
<p>As of July 14, 2026. Curated by <a href="https://boxd.it/nJgb" rel="nofollow">halfoun</a>. This list ranks narrative feature films in the spy genre by average member rating.</p><p><b>Eligibility rules:</b><br />• There is a 200 minimum ratings threshold.<br />• Spy films are a genre of fiction that usually features stories centered around secret agents, often involving espionage as an important context or plot device, either in a realistic or a more fantastical way. Films included involve characters going undercover on behalf of another entity—either on a hired, voluntary or involuntary basis. Police or detective characters going undercover are excluded from consideration.<br />• Films must be feature-length (more than 40 minutes long) with a festival premiere, theatrical distribution or professional streaming release.<br />• This list excludes: documentaries of any kind, self-released web videos, recap or recut films, theatre or stage shows, TV series or TV movies, specials or episodes.</p><p><b><a href="https://boxd.it/2l6d" rel="nofollow">Official List HQ Directory</a></b> | <a href="https://letterboxd.com/official/tag/subgenre/lists/" rel="nofollow">Subgenre Lists</a> | <a href="https://letterboxd.com/official/tag/halfoun/lists/" rel="nofollow">Lists by halfoun</a></p>
The Complete Criterion Collection
<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>
All Time Top Criterion Closet Picks
<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>
<p>This is an attempt at a complete listing of all titles that have been released on DVD and Blu-Ray and under the Criterion Collection label and been given a spine number. To keep numbering consistent where boxsets are not available I added in either a supplement, documentary, or short film from the release as a placeholder.</p><p>For a much more thorough list including all Eclipse and streaming releases, check out Michael Hutchins' list <a href="https://boxd.it/1DvE0" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>
VOTE: Best Comedy Films of All Time
<p>Made this list for my friend <a href="https://letterboxd.com/renegadeprof/" rel="nofollow">Alex</a>. Since comedy is his favourite genre, I thought it'd be fun to find the Letterboxd community's most loved comedy films.</p><p>In the comments below, vote for up to 10 comedy films. 1 point goes to each film you pick, and you don't have to rank your selections. What counts as a comedy film is up to you, and I'll only question particularly unusual picks. Films don't have to already be on the list, you're welcome to induct new entries.</p><p>You can change your votes at a later time if you want.</p><p>The list is sorted by points, then alphabetically by film name.</p><p>Other votes I run: <a href="https://boxd.it/1KtuQ" rel="nofollow">Directors</a> | <a href="https://boxd.it/1RK5s" rel="nofollow">Sci-Fi Films</a> | <a href="https://boxd.it/1Ysjg" rel="nofollow">Romance Films</a> | <a href="https://boxd.it/21vTi" rel="nofollow">Animated Films</a> | <a href="https://boxd.it/25oeK" rel="nofollow">LGBTQ+ Films</a> | <a href="https://boxd.it/289aO" rel="nofollow">Horror Films</a> | <a href="https://boxd.it/2c5Ig" rel="nofollow">2000s Films</a> | <a href="https://boxd.it/2c5Mi" rel="nofollow">1990s Films</a> | <a href="https://boxd.it/2ecq8" rel="nofollow">1980s Films</a> | <a href="https://boxd.it/2mosc" rel="nofollow">1970s Films</a> | <a href="https://boxd.it/2w0xC" rel="nofollow">1960s Films</a> | <a href="https://boxd.it/2LGZo" rel="nofollow">1950s Films</a> | <a href="https://boxd.it/2LHbE" rel="nofollow">1940s Films</a> | <a href="https://boxd.it/2oBhU" rel="nofollow">2018 Films</a></p><p>VOTING IS NOW CLOSED</p>
Jimmy Carter: Letterboxd President
<p>Matt Novak wrote an article <a href="https://gizmodo.com/every-single-movie-that-jimmy-carter-watched-at-the-whi-1728538092" rel="nofollow">here</a> outlining every movie Jimmy Carter watched while President of the USA. This is that list in the order he watched it. I see this as further evidence that Carter is the coolest American President alive and he would have likely had an anonymous burner on LB if it was around in the '70s. </p><p>Some tidbits:</p><p>Films Jimmy Carter watched more than once: Citizen Kane, Maltese Falcon, Manhattan, Annie Hall, Kramer vs Kramer, Lost Horizon, Rocky, Paper Moon, The In-Laws, Lost Horizon, 10 and Star Wars (4 times).</p><p>Directors who show up repeatedly: Billy Wilder, William Wyler, Delbert Mann, Michael Curtiz, Howard Hawks, John Ford, John Huston, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Hal Ashby, Elia Kazan, Alfred Hitchcock, Herbert Ross, Peter Bogdanovich and Robert Altman.</p><p>Other directors that make you say, <i>Fuck yeah, Jimmy</i>: Kurosawa, Bergman, Truffaut, Fassbinder, Scorsese, Coppola, Friedkin, De Palma, Cassavetes, Peckinpah, Lean, Leone, Lumet, Malick, Siegel, Demme, Nichols, Rafelson, Ray, Fuller, Gillian Armstrong, and Kubrick.</p><p>Cracks me up that Midnight Cowboy is on the books as a President of the USA permanently on the record watching an X-rated movie. </p><p>Jonathan Demme's Citizens Band was watched as a new release, which is worth noting because it bombed so horribly it temporarily ended Demme's career until Peter Falk hired him to direct an episode of Columbo to get him back working again. Peter Falk was the only known fan of Citizens Band, at the time, but perhaps Jimmy Carter was, too?</p><p>Jimmy Carter had an absolutely galaxy brained double feature of Casablanca/Young Frankenstein on March 25, 1977.</p><p>He watched Star Wars at Camp David with Anwar Sadat, the President of Egypt, on February 4, 1978.</p><p> On November 19, 1980, at 7:31 pm, Jimmy Carter watched a film only labeled "". 9:23 pm he returned back upstairs. What was this mysterious film that went unlabeled? There is a Pulitzer Prize waiting for you, the reader of this dumb list, if you find that out. Godspeed.</p>
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.
See You at Mao's: the theory and praxis of class struggle, class consciousness, anti-imperialism, national liberation, people's war, radical feminism and cultural revolution
<p>Chronological order. </p><p>Note:</p><p>The Battle of Chile Part One represents all three parts. </p><p>Che Part One represents both parts.</p>
<p>full movie available on youtube (at least for now) in english or with english subtitles available, in chronological order.</p>
The Hidden Gems of Irreverent Pseuds & Poseurs [Imported]
> The good stuff, the niche stuff; the stuff you watched as a film student and didn't appreciate at the time, the stuff you watched at a long-lost lover's best friend's party, the stuff you caught at 2 am as a seven-year-old and only found again at the age of twenty-three... and so on.
Imported from https://letterboxd.com/nileinnit/list/the-hidden-gems-of-irreverent-pseuds-poseurs/. List originally assembled by 'nileinnit'.
The Criterion Challenge 2026
<p>Welcome to the sixth annual Criterion Challenge where we celebrate The Criterion Collection! Hundreds of you have participated in these challenges year after year, so thanks to all of you for making this what it is. I took many of your suggestions and turned them into categories for what will be another very exciting line-up!</p><p>But first, time for the rules:</p><p>There are 52 categories. The goal is to watch any Criterion released film based on the categories below between 1/1/26-12/31/26. Your choices can be any films released by Criterion on 4K, Blu-ray, DVD, VHS, Laserdisc, or ones that have been featured on The Criterion Channel streaming service (although I'd prefer you choose films they've actually put out themselves).<br />The films can be watched daily, weekly, or monthly, and in any order! Watch them at your own pace, but remember you have to finish by 12/31/26.<br />I would like for all picks to be first time watches, but will leave that up to you.</p><p>Don't forget to visit <a href="https://www.criterion.com/" rel="nofollow">The Criterion Collection</a> for all your film needs, and they have a pretty sweet <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/browse" rel="nofollow">streaming service</a> for endless options to choose from when you're struggling to find things to watch.</p><p>HUGE SHOUTOUT to <a href="https://boxd.it/PSz" rel="nofollow">Josh</a>, <a href="https://boxd.it/8z3xP" rel="nofollow">Criterion Closet Picks</a>, and <a href="https://boxd.it/2gqp" rel="nofollow">Adam</a> for their amazing Criterion lists which helps this process move along much smoother.</p><p>Now...what you all have been waiting for...</p><p>Categories:</p><p>1. <a href="https://boxd.it/2gjrc" rel="nofollow">20th Anniversary Releases</a><br />2. Watch a film not on your watchlist<br />3. <a href="https://boxd.it/QGJGk" rel="nofollow">Watch a film with a color in the title</a><br />4. 2020s or an upcoming release<br />5. Romance<br />6. <a href="https://boxd.it/Ok8Dw/detail" rel="nofollow">The Twenty Least Watched Films</a><br />7. <a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/181-out-at-criterion?srsltid=AfmBOoqg5AZeYuKpDMR2Ko3-OkS3jdgclL7ipWVc-Wy9FiWwYq3achDx" rel="nofollow">Queer Cinema</a><br />8. 1930s<br />9. 1990s<br />10. <a href="https://www.random.org/" rel="nofollow">Random Number Generator</a> (Set values from 1 to <a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop/browse/list?sort=spine_number" rel="nofollow">whatever number Criterion has listed last here</a>. 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.)<br />11. <a href="https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/867-king-princess-s-top-10" rel="nofollow">King Princess’s Top 10</a><br />12. Judge a film by its cover - Watch a film whose cover art caught your eye<br />13. <a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/100-song-and-dance?srsltid=AfmBOor3Wfk8PpQ4q7ntDwyoyl693GWxo_2hqLcV7Xq9b1oMEl35KFo8" rel="nofollow">Song and Dance</a><br />14. 2000s <br />15. <a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/323-director-approved" rel="nofollow">Director Approved</a><br />16. <a href="https://boxd.it/GgsOa" rel="nofollow"> Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Closet Picks </a> <br />17. Prequel/Sequel/Remake/Reimagining<br />18. 1980s<br />19. Watch a film that starts with the first letter of your name<br />20. <a href="https://boxd.it/QrZgi" rel="nofollow"> Kathryn Bigelow’s Closet Picks</a><br />21. 1940s<br />22. Watch a film rated 2.0-2.9 stars<br />23. Pick any category from a past Criterion Challenge year<br />24. <a href="https://boxd.it/1Rhi" rel="nofollow"> 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die</a><br />25. <a href="https://boxd.it/8Do0g" rel="nofollow"> “Good For Her” Cinematic Universe </a><br />26. <a href="https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/45-guy-maddin-s-top-10" rel="nofollow">Guy Maddin’s Top 10</a><br />27. 1960s<br />28. <a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/702-satyajit-ray" rel="nofollow">Directed by Satyajit Ray</a><br />29. <a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/380-box-sets" rel="nofollow">Watch a film from any box set release</a> <br />30. <a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/388-black-lives" rel="nofollow">Black Lives</a> <br />31. Watch a film rated 3.7 stars<br />32. <a href="https://boxd.it/QrY1c" rel="nofollow"> Elle Fanning’s Closet Picks </a><br />33. War<br />34. 2010s<br />35. 1950s<br />36. <a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/327-glorious-restorations" rel="nofollow">Glorious Restorations</a><br />37. <a href="https://boxd.it/iXFVy" rel="nofollow">Must see Criterion released films as featured on Danny Peary’s “Guide for the Film Fanatic” (1986)</a><br />38. <a href="https://pickerwheel.com/tools/random-letter-generator/" rel="nofollow">Random Letter Generator</a> - Watch a film that starts with the letter randomly generated<br />39. <a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/840-the-best-movies-of-the-21st-century" rel="nofollow">The Best Movies of the 21st Century</a><br />40. <a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/696-mira-nair" rel="nofollow">Directed by Mira Nair</a><br />41. <a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop/browse/list?sort=spine_number" rel="nofollow">Spine #701-750</a><br />42. 1970s<br />43. <a href="https://boxd.it/QGLFo" rel="nofollow">Letterboxd Top 250</a><br />44. Watch a film you haven’t seen that someone else watched as part of last year’s challenge<br />45. <a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/194-novels-on-the-big-screen" rel="nofollow">Novels on the Big Screen</a><br />46. <a href="https://goonlinetools.com/random-year-generator/" rel="nofollow">Random Year Generator</a> - Set values from 1915 to 2024 and watch a film from whatever year is randomly generated<br />47. <a href="https://boxd.it/3ZVxm" rel="nofollow"> Women Directors: The Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films </a><br />48. <a href="https://boxd.it/PbzqK" rel="nofollow"> David Byrne’s Closet Picks </a><br />49. <a href="https://boxd.it/iXBeg" rel="nofollow"> Criterion Double Features: Film #1</a><br />50. <a href="https://boxd.it/iXBeg" rel="nofollow"> Criterion Double Features: Film #2</a><br />51. 1920s<br />52. Watch any Criterion film from your watchlist</p><p>Helpful Links:<br /><a href="https://boxd.it/3wKW" rel="nofollow">The Complete Criterion Collection</a><br /><a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop/browse/list?sort=spine_number" rel="nofollow">The Criterion Collection by Spine Number</a><br /><a href="https://boxd.it/c3RM8" rel="nofollow">Every Film Available on the Criterion Channel</a></p><p>Please use the tags "cc2026" and “criterion challenge 2026” so that we can keep track of everything, and link your lists in the comments below. Have fun!</p><p>Previous challenges:<br /><a href="https://boxd.it/aqtYi" rel="nofollow">The Criterion Challenge 2021</a><br /><a href="https://boxd.it/dU3uy" rel="nofollow">The Criterion Challenge 2022</a><br /><a href="https://boxd.it/iYw7m" rel="nofollow">The Criterion Challenge 2023</a><br /><a href="https://boxd.it/o60uu" rel="nofollow">The Criterion Challenge 2024</a><br /><a href="https://boxd.it/BazyQ" rel="nofollow">The Criterion Challenge 2025</a></p><p>Started: 1/1/26<br />49/52</p>
<p><b>Rules:</b><br />Generate a number (from 1 to x) via:<br />www.random.org</p><p>See how many number of films there are in the sidebar</p><p>You can skip movies 10 times but never go back.</p><p>If you end up with a movie thats part of a series you can pick another movie in that series</p><p><b>Feedback & suggestions</b><br />Let us know which movie you got in the comments below.</p><p>And give suggestions to which movies to add to the list from cult movies to masterpieces.</p>
The Complete Criterion Collection
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
Movies with spy plot in any form (dramas, action, adventure, comedies, war, crime, mystery, conspiracy theories, political thrillers, science fiction, e.t.c.).
Definition: A Spy movie shows the espionage activities of government agents seeking to uncover or maintain secrets from each other and for one country or for the benefit of another. Offering a combination of exciting escapism, technological thrills, and exotic locales, and combine the action and science fiction genres. They may also involve elements of political thrillers.
Essential / Must-see / Genre-defying: espionage movies:
North By Northwest (1959)
Notorious (1946)
The Conversation (1974)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Casino Royale (2006)
<p>Once upon a time, there was no internet, no streaming, no infinite on-demand supply of content. There was the cinema and there was over-the-air tv and on that tv there were three major networks (via VHF) plus a few local stations (via UHF). Buried amidst the regular programming of news, sitcoms, dramas and reruns, movies came to us long after they’d vanished from theaters, sometimes years later. A few appeared often, others rarely, and all were edited for mature content. There were, of course, commercials - often in the worst possible places - but sometimes, every so often, they created cliffhangers, adding a weird, unintentional dramatic tension. </p><p>Later came cable, where cheaper movies ran again and again. Later still came VHS home video where movies you couldn’t see, sometimes shouldn’t see, were suddenly readily accessible. And because TVs were square and movie screens weren’t, only a portion of the frame could fit. Everything we saw was panned and scanned, meaning some network or studio editor chose which parts of the frame you most needed to see. </p><p>Growing up, this was how I saw the vast majority of feature films. Those listed here are ones that left an impression, however fleeting. Not all of them are “great.” Many I’ve seen only once. In some cases I recall only specific scenes, moments, concepts or shots. Most I’ve never seen projected and many I’ve never seen full-frame. Together they offer a glimpse into my post 70s, pre-streaming, channel-surfing, movie-manic adolescence. When I’m tempted to lament the future of cinema, considering the fractious way in which most movies are consumed in the internet era, I have to remind myself of the way in which many movies - including some of the greatest ever made - were introduced to me in the age of Edited for Television.</p><p>Where Tonight’s Recommended Viewing is meant to be a can’t-miss list for cinema snobs and neophytes alike, this list is filled with almosts, oddities, acquired tastes, triumphs and traumas alike, along with a handful of honorably mentioned crossovers. I cannot attest to their overall quality, only their indelible impact, however great or small.</p><p>Enjoy and, in a few cases, beware.</p><p>(Occasionally updated)</p>
<p>The list is organized by spine number. I used Jim Carrey, Mike Myers (Austin Powers), Adam Sandler, Tyler Perry, and Anna Faris movies as placeholders for boxed sets that aren't in TMDb. Details for replacement films are in the notes for those entries</p><p>---<br />Updated 7/9/2026<br />Spine numbers through 1328 were added.</p>
The Hidden Gems of Irreverent Pseuds & Poseurs
<p>The good stuff, the niche stuff; the stuff you watched as a film student and didn't appreciate at the time, the stuff you watched at a long-lost lover's best friend's party, the stuff you caught at 2 am as a seven-year-old and only found again at the age of twenty-three... and so on. </p><p>Under 20k views as of 30/11/23</p>