Criterion Channel Challenge 2026

The Criterion Challenge of 2026:
For full rules, please check this link: letterboxd.com/benvsthemovies/list/the-criterion-challenge-2026/

My Personal List:
1. 20th Anniversary Releases: Au Revoir Les Enfant
2. Watch a film not on your watchlist: Altered States
3. Watch a film with a color in the title: Blonde Venus
4. 2020s or an upcoming release: Anatomy of a Fall
5. Romance: Jules et Jim
6. The Twenty Least Watched Films: Coup de Grace
7. Queer Cinema: Blue is the Warmest Color
8. 1930s: It Happened One Night
9. 1990s: Barcelona
10. Random Number Generator: 200 "The Honeymoon Killers"
11. King Princess’s Top 10: To Die For
12. Judge a film by its cover - Watch a film whose cover art caught your eye: Lone Wolf and Cub
13. Song and Dance: Round Midnight
14. 2000s: Punch Drunk Love
15. Director Approved: Time Bandits
16. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Closet Picks: Monsieur Hulot Holiday
17. Prequel/Sequel/Remake/Reimagining: Once Upon a Time in China 2
18. 1980s: King Lear (Godard)
19. Watch a film that starts with the first letter of your name: The Damned
20. Kathryn Bigelow’s Closet Picks: Army of Shadows
21. 1940s: Monsieur Verdoux
22. Watch a film rated 2.0-2.9 stars: All These Women
23. Pick any category from a past Criterion Challenge year: Hong Kong Cinema - Infernal Affairs
24. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Wanda
25. “Good For Her” Cinematic Universe: Young Girls of Rochefort
26. Guy Maddin’s Top 10: Ivan the Terrible Part II
27. 1960s: Comanche Station
28. Directed by Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali
29. Watch a film from any box set release: La Dolce Vita
30. Black Lives: Malcom X
31. Watch a film rated 3.7 stars: Read My Lips
32. Elle Fanning’s Closet Picks: I knew her well
33. War: The Cranes are Flying
34. 2010s: Isle of Dogs
35. 1950s: Le Beau Serge
36. Glorious Restorations: Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
37. Must see Criterion released films as featured on Danny Peary’s “Guide for the Film Fanatic” (1986): Sansho the Bailiff
38. Random Letter Generator - Watch a film that starts with the letter randomly generated: K - Klute
39. The Best Movies of the 21st Century: In the Mood for Love
40. Directed by Mira Nair: Monsoon Wedding
41. Spine #701-750: 701 - Persona
42. 1970s: An Unmarried Woman
43. Letterboxd Top 250: Ran
44. Watch a film you haven’t seen that someone else watched as part of last year’s challenge: Diabolique
45. Novels on the Big Screen: Barry Lyndon
46. Random Year Generator - Set values from 1915 to 2024 and watch a film from whatever year is randomly generated: 1928 - The Passion of Joan of Arc
47. Women Directors: The Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films: Le Bonheur
48. David Byrne’s Closet Picks: Mon Oncle
49. Criterion Double Features: Film #1: A Man's Neck
50. Criterion Double Features: Film #2: Stray Dog
51. 1920s: Haxan
52. Watch any Criterion film from your watchlist: Paper Moon

1. Au Revoir les Enfants

2. Altered States

3. Blonde Venus

4. Anatomy of a Fall

5. Jules and Jim

6. Coup de Grâce

7. Blue Is the Warmest Color

8. It Happened One Night

9. Barcelona

10. The Honeymoon Killers

...plus 42 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.