How long to watch Criterion essentials?

This 50-film essentials list totals roughly 100 hours — about 50 days at 2 hours per day.

Where can I stream Criterion films?

Many Criterion titles stream on Max, Criterion Channel, and other services depending on the film.

How long to watch Criterion Collection essentials?

The Criterion Collection preserves world cinema masterpieces. This essentials list covers 50 acclaimed titles with runtimes and streaming availability.

Total films

Total runtime

101 hours

Average runtime

2h 2min

At 2 hours/day

50.7 days

50 films totaling 101 hours — about 51 days at 2 hours per day.

#
1	Available on PRO plan	1954	3h 27min
2	Available on PRO plan	1963	2h 18min
3	Available on PRO plan	1966	1h 23min
4	Available on PRO plan	2000	1h 38min
5	Available on PRO plan	1953	2h 16min
6	Available on PRO plan	1959	1h 39min
7	Available on PRO plan	1960	1h 30min
8	Available on PRO plan	1950	1h 28min
9	Available on PRO plan	1957	1h 36min
10	Available on PRO plan	1979	2h 42min
11	Available on PRO plan	1972	2h 47min
12	Available on PRO plan	1987	2h 8min
13	Available on PRO plan	1948	2h 15min
14	Available on PRO plan	1978	1h 34min
15	Available on PRO plan	1973	1h 34min
16	Available on PRO plan	1955	1h 32min
17	Available on PRO plan	1974	2h 35min
18	Available on PRO plan	1986	2h
19	Available on PRO plan	2001	2h 27min
20	Available on PRO plan	1977	1h 29min
21	Available on PRO plan	1966	2h 1min
22	Available on PRO plan	1961	1h 50min
23	Available on PRO plan	1963	2h 23min
24	Available on PRO plan	1952	2h 23min
25	Available on PRO plan	1949	1h 48min
26	Available on PRO plan	2004	1h 58min
27	Available on PRO plan	2001	2h 2min
28	Available on PRO plan	2006	1h 58min
29	Available on PRO plan	2014	1h 39min
30	Available on PRO plan	2016	1h 51min
31	Available on PRO plan	2019	2h 2min
32	Available on PRO plan	2019	2h 12min
33	Available on PRO plan	2018	2h 1min
34	Available on PRO plan	2018	2h 15min
35	Available on PRO plan	1993	2h 1min
36	Available on PRO plan	1991	1h 38min
37	Available on PRO plan	1993	1h 38min
38	Available on PRO plan	1994	1h 39min
39	Available on PRO plan	1995	1h 38min
40	Available on PRO plan	1973	1h 37min
41	Available on PRO plan	1964	2h 27min
42	Available on PRO plan	1962	2h 13min
43	Available on PRO plan	1964	3h 3min
44	Available on PRO plan	1953	1h 36min
45	Available on PRO plan	1954	2h 4min
46	Available on PRO plan	1977	1h 51min
47	Available on PRO plan	1985	2h 22min
48	Available on PRO plan	1975	1h 46min
49	Available on PRO plan	1966	3h 25min
50	Available on PRO plan	1975	1h 46min

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: This 50-film essentials list totals roughly 100 hours — about 50 days at 2 hours per day.
: Many Criterion titles stream on Max, Criterion Channel, and other services depending on the film.

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