The Criterion Challenge 2021
<b>Categories</b>: <b>1.</b> 1984 - watch a film released the year of Criterion's inception. ✓ <b>2.</b> Directed by Akira Kurosawa. ✓ <b>3.</b> Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. ✓ <b>4.</b> Horror. ✓ <b>5.</b> Released on Laserdisc (<a href="https://boxd.it/1362y" rel="nofollow">Criterion Collection Laserdisc Titles</a>) ✓ <b>6.</b> Made in Spain ✓ <b>7.</b> Wes Anderson's Top 10 (<a href="https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/115-wes-anderson-s-top-10" rel="nofollow">Wes Anderson’s Top 10</a>) ✓ <b>8</b>. Romance ✓ <b>9.</b> A silent film ✓ <b>10.</b> 1920s ✓ <b>11.</b> 1930s ✓ <b>12.</b> 1940s ✓ <b>13.</b> 1950s ✓ <b>14.</b> 1960s ✓ <b>15.</b> 1970s ✓ <b>16.</b> 1980s ✓ <b>17.</b> 1990s <b>18.</b> 2000s <b>19.</b> 2010s <b>20.</b> Directed by a woman <b>21.</b> A film featured in the "Pioneers of African American Cinema" series (<a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/pioneers-of-african-american-cinema" rel="nofollow">Pioneers of African American Cinema</a>) <b>22.</b> Documentary <b>23.</b> Comedy <b>24.</b> Any film on The Criterion Channel (<a href="https://boxd.it/2PjVG" rel="nofollow">Every Film Available on The Criterion Channel</a> & <a href="https://boxd.it/apf0Q" rel="nofollow">Secondary List</a> - if you don’t have this service then just choose any film featured on this list and watch however you please. Some may even be on other streaming services or available for rent.) <b>25.</b> Martin Scorsese's Top 10 (<a href="https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/214-martin-scorsese-s-top-10" rel="nofollow">Martin Scorsese’s Top 10</a>) <b>26.</b> Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni <b>27.</b> Directed by Federico Fellini 28. The Merchant Ivory Collection (<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Criterion_Collection_releases#Merchant_Ivory_Collection" rel="nofollow">Merchant Ivory Collection</a>) <b>29.</b> Oscar Winners (<a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/79-oscar-winners" rel="nofollow">Oscar Winners</a>) <b>30.</b> Black and white <b>31.</b> Directed by Charlie Chaplin <b>32.</b> Watch any film featured in the Godzilla Boxset <b>33.</b> Western <b>34.</b> Made in Italy <b>35.</b> Made in the Soviet Union <b>36.</b> Made in India <b>37.</b> A film from the Eclipse series (<a href="https://boxd.it/1ATu" rel="nofollow">The Criterion Collection: Eclipse</a>) <b>38.</b> Kelly Reichardt's Top 10 (<a href="https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/370-kelly-reichardt-s-top-10" rel="nofollow">Kelly Reichardt’s Top 10</a>) <b>39.</b> Directed by John Cassavetes <b>40.</b> Watch a film between spine #100-200 <b>41.</b> Film Noir <b>42.</b> Samurai <b>43.</b> A film featured in the "Queersighted: Queer Fear" series (<a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/queersighted-queer-fear" rel="nofollow">Queersighted: Queer Fear</a>) <b>44.</b> A film featured in the "New Korean Cinema" series (<a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/new-korean-cinema" rel="nofollow">New Korean Cinema</a>) <b>45.</b> Directed by Ingmar Bergman <b>46.</b> Directed by Agnes Varda <b>47.</b> Based on a book (<a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/by-the-book" rel="nofollow">Criterion Films Based on a Book</a>) <b>48.</b> Foreign-Language Oscar Winners (<a href="https://boxd.it/aqrA4" rel="nofollow">Criterion Collection: Foreign-Language Oscar Winners</a>) <b>49.</b> Josh and Benny Safdie's Closet Picks (<a href="https://youtu.be/jSdxbBsShak" rel="nofollow">Josh and Benny Safdie’s Closet Picks</a>) <b>50.</b> Watch a film with spine #1000 or higher <b>51.</b> Watch a film featured in "Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits" (The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, Enter the Dragon, Game of Death) <b>52.</b> Any Criterion film on your watchlist
47 picks · Ranked list
