Best Movies on The Criterion Channel Right Now

The 100 best movies you can stream on The Criterion Channel in the US this month, ranked by Kernel Score. Each pick includes our verdict and a parents' age guide. Updated 2026-10-12.

  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
  11. Ikiru 90% · 1952 · ages 11+
  12. Harakiri 90% · 1962 · ages 14+
  13. Woman in the Dunes 90% · 1964 · ages 15+
  14. Samurai Rebellion 90% · 1967 · ages 11+
  15. La Haine 89% · 1995 · ages 15+
    Three friends in a Paris housing estate drift through a day after riots, with a stolen police gun in the mix. Short, angry, and black and white, it's still a sharp portrait of anger and police violence.
  16. Throne of Blood 89% · 1957 · ages 11+
  17. Il Sorpasso 89% · 1962 · ages 11+
  18. Ivan's Childhood 89% · 1962 · ages 11+
  19. Big Deal on Madonna Street 89% · 1958 · ages 8+
  20. La Notte 89% · 1961 · ages 15+
  21. Sanjuro 89% · 1962 · ages 11+
  22. Rocco and His Brothers 89% · 1960 · ages 14+
  23. A Man Escaped 89% · 1956 · ages 8+
  24. Le Trou 89% · 1960 · Rated NR
  25. The Cranes Are Flying 89% · 1957 · ages 11+
  26. Red Beard 89% · 1965 · ages 11+
  27. The World of Apu 89% · 1959 · ages 11+
  28. The Social Network 88% · 2010 · Rated PG-13
    A fast, sharply written drama about the founding of Facebook and the betrayals that followed. Aaron Sorkin's dialogue and David Fincher's cool direction make a story about a website feel like a thriller.
  29. Three Colors: Blue 88% · 1993 · Rated R
  30. Wild Strawberries 88% · 1957 · ages 8+
  31. Three Colors: Red 88% · 1994 · ages 13+
  32. Rome, Open City 88% · 1945 · ages 11+
  33. The Circus 88% · 1928 · all ages
  34. To Be or Not to Be 88% · 1942 · ages 8+
  35. Cries and Whispers 88% · 1972 · ages 15+
  36. Umberto D. 88% · 1952 · ages 6+
  37. The Exterminating Angel 88% · 1962 · ages 11+
  38. Autumn Sonata 88% · 1978 · ages 11+
  39. The Virgin Spring 88% · 1960 · ages 15+
  40. The Young Girls of Rochefort 88% · 1967 · all ages
  41. Dersu Uzala 88% · 1975 · all ages
  42. Z 88% · 1969 · ages 11+
  43. Night and Fog 88% · 1956 · ages 14+
  44. Pather Panchali 88% · 1955
  45. Kwaidan 88% · 1965 · ages 11+
  46. Mamma Roma 88% · 1962
  47. Scenes from a Marriage 88% · 1974 · ages 13+
  48. Good Morning 88% · 1959 · all ages
  49. Ballad of a Soldier 88% · 1959 · ages 11+
  50. Blue Velvet 87% · 1986 · ages 15+
    A man finds a severed ear in a field and is drawn into the dark side of a tidy suburb. David Lynch's film is weird, disturbing and unforgettable, and it's a major noir-horror landmark.
  51. The Celebration 87% · 1998 · ages 15+
  52. Godzilla 87% · 1954 · ages 8+
  53. Police Story 87% · 1985 · ages 11+
  54. Au Revoir les Enfants 87% · 1987 · ages 11+
  55. Jean de Florette 87% · 1986 · ages 11+
  56. Manon of the Spring 87% · 1986 · Rated PG
  57. Monsieur Verdoux 87% · 1947 · ages 11+
  58. Where Is The Friend's House? 87% · 1987 · all ages
  59. Ordet 87% · 1955 · ages 8+
  60. The Phantom Carriage 87% · 1921 · ages 8+
  61. Orpheus 87% · 1950 · ages 8+
  62. Aparajito 87% · 1956
  63. The Face of Another 87% · 1966 · ages 14+
  64. Day of Wrath 87% · 1943 · ages 11+
  65. The Ascent 87% · 1977 · ages 13+
  66. A Touch of Zen 87% · 1970 · ages 11+
  67. Fists in the Pocket 87% · 1965 · ages 15+
  68. Infernal Affairs 86% · 2002 · ages 15+
  69. Three Colors: White 86% · 1994 · ages 15+
  70. Battleship Potemkin 86% · 1925 · ages 11+
  71. Fantastic Planet 86% · 1973 · ages 11+
  72. Control 86% · 2007 · Rated R
  73. The Eight Mountains 86% · 2022 · ages 11+
  74. Secrets & Lies 86% · 1996 · ages 15+
  75. Viridiana 86% · 1962 · ages 14+
  76. Through a Glass Darkly 86% · 1961 · ages 14+
  77. Accattone 86% · 1961 · ages 14+
  78. Au Hasard Balthazar 86% · 1966 · ages 14+
  79. Winter Light 86% · 1963 · ages 11+
  80. The Red Balloon 86% · 1956 · all ages
  81. A Short Film About Love 86% · 1988
  82. The Silence 86% · 1963 · ages 14+
  83. A Short Film About Killing 86% · 1988
  84. Stray Dog 86% · 1949 · ages 11+
  85. Drunken Angel 86% · 1948 · ages 11+
  86. The Green Ray 86% · 1986
  87. Shame 86% · 1968 · ages 11+
  88. Blind Chance 86% · 1987
  89. The Adventures of Prince Achmed 86% · 1926 · ages 6+
  90. Le Deuxième Souffle 86% · 1966 · ages 14+
  91. Boogie Nights 85% · 1997 · ages 16+
    The rise and fall of a young star in the 1970s porn industry. Paul Thomas Anderson's film is funny, sad and full of life, with a great cast and sprawling story. It runs long but pulls you in.
  92. The Last Emperor 85% · 1987 · ages 11+
  93. Hannah and Her Sisters 85% · 1986 · ages 11+
  94. Taste of Cherry 85% · 1997 · ages 11+
  95. My Dinner with Andre 85% · 1981 · Rated PG
  96. Germany, Year Zero 85% · 1948 · ages 11+
  97. The Thin Blue Line 85% · 1988 · ages 12+
  98. The Gospel According to St. Matthew 85% · 1965 · ages 6+
  99. The Seventh Continent 85% · 1989 · ages 15+
  100. My Night at Maud's 85% · 1969 · ages 11+

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