What to Watch on The Criterion Channel (October 2026)

The best of The Criterion Channel right now, ranked by Kernel Score, with an honest verdict and a parents' guide on every title. US availability, updated 2026-10-12.

Best Movies on The Criterion Channel Right Now

  1. We All Loved Each Other So Much 92% · 1974
  2. The Great Dictator 91% · 1940 · ages 11+
    Chaplin plays both a ruthless dictator and a Jewish barber in his first full sound comedy. It still has laugh-out-loud slapstick, and the final speech is moving, even if it feels stagey.
  3. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 91% · 1997 · ages 15+
  4. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 91% · 1959 · ages 14+
  5. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 91% · 1959
  6. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer 91% · 1961 · ages 13+
  7. Modern Times 90% · 1936 · all ages
    Chaplin's Tramp battles factory life and the Depression in a mostly silent comedy. The gags still work, the romance is sweet, and it's short enough to watch even if you've never seen a silent film.
  8. Flow 90% · 2024 · all ages
  9. M 90% · 1931 · ages 11+
  10. The Gold Rush 90% · 1925 · Rated NR

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Best TV Shows on The Criterion Channel Right Now

  1. Neon Genesis Evangelion 89% · 1995 · ages 14+
  2. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 89% · 2002 · ages 15+
  3. Fanny and Alexander 89% · 1984 · ages 13+
  4. Scenes from a Marriage 89% · 1973 · ages 14+
  5. The Prisoner 86% · 1967 · ages 8+

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Best Family Movies & Shows on The Criterion Channel

  1. Modern Times 90% · 1936 · all ages
    Chaplin's Tramp battles factory life and the Depression in a mostly silent comedy. The gags still work, the romance is sweet, and it's short enough to watch even if you've never seen a silent film.
  2. Flow 90% · 2024 · all ages
  3. The Circus 88% · 1928 · all ages
  4. The Young Girls of Rochefort 88% · 1967 · all ages
  5. Dersu Uzala 88% · 1975 · all ages
  6. Manon of the Spring 87% · 1986 · Rated PG
  7. The Prisoner 86% · 1967 · ages 8+
  8. My Dinner with Andre 85% · 1981 · Rated PG
  9. F for Fake 84% · 1973 · ages 8+
  10. Microcosmos 84% · 1996 · all ages

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