Author: Sheena Vasani
Classics as well as newer films like Anora are on sale. | Image: Neon
If you’ve been meaning to grow your physical movie collection, now’s a good time to do it. Through May 25th, The Criterion Collection is taking 30 percent off every disc on its site, including standard Blu-rays, 4K releases, box sets, and even films that are currently only available to preorder. The sale spans every category Criterion is known for, from Hollywood classics and international cinema to indie favorites, documentaries, concert films, and arthouse movies.
In total, more than 1,000 titles from over 600 directors are discounted. You can browse the full sale here, but below, we’ve highlighted some of our favorites, including newer award winners like Anora, box sets like The Wes Anderson Archive, cult classics like The Breakfast Club, and international films like High and Low.
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Classics as well as newer films like Anora are on sale. | Image: Neon
If you’ve been meaning to grow your physical movie collection, now’s a good time to do it. Through May 25th, The Criterion Collection is taking 30 percent off every disc on its site, including standard Blu-rays, 4K releases, box sets, and even films that are currently only available to preorder. The sale spans every category Criterion is known for, from Hollywood classics and international cinema to indie favorites, documentaries, concert films, and arthouse movies.
In total, more than 1,000 titles from over 600 directors are discounted. You can browse the full sale here, but below, we’ve highlighted some of our favorites, including newer award winners like Anora, box sets like The Wes Anderson Archive, cult classics like The Breakfast Club, and international films like High and Low.
Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson’s stop-motion animated film which follows a group of Japanese pet dogs that have been isolated on an island.
Where to Buy:
The Wes Anderson Archive
The Wes Anderson Archive collects all of his films from Bottle Rocket through The French Dispatch in a single box set. The 20-disc trove includes every film on Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray, plus over 25 hours of special features and 10 illustrated booklets containing essays and interviews.
Where to Buy:
Anora
The 2025 Oscar Best Picture-winning film directed and written by Sean Baker.
Where to Buy:
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$39.95$32.38 at Amazon (4K Blu-ray) -
$39.95$27.96 at Criterion (Blu-ray) -
$49.95$34.96 at Criterion (4K Blu-ray)
Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Scorsese’s gripping historical crime drama follows the Osage murders of 1920s Oklahoma, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone.
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$39.95$27.96 at The Criterion Collection (Blu-Ray) -
$49.95$34.96 at The Criterion Collection (4K Blu-Ray)
Altered States
Director Ken Russell helmed this 1980 sci-fi horror film starring William Hurt.
Where to Buy:
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$39.95$34.95 at Amazon (4K Blu-Ray) -
$39.95$27.96 at Criterion (Blu-Ray) -
$39.95$32.38 at Amazon (Blu-Ray)
Chungking Express
Wong Kar-wai’s 1994 film tells two stories that are compelling (and surprising) to watch unfold.
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The Breakfast Club
Five high school students confront each other while stuck in detention.
Where to Buy:
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$49.95$32.29 at Amazon (4K Blu-ray) -
$39.95$27.96 at Criterion (Blu-Ray) -
$49.95$34.96 at Criterion (4K Blu-Ray)
High and Low
The electric Kurosawa drama recently adapted by Spike Lee.
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This Is Spinal Tap
Rob Reiner’s classic mockumentary on British heavy-metal group Spinal Tap.
Where to Buy:
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$49.95$34.96 at Criterion (4K Blu-ray) -
$39.95$27.96 at Criterion (Blu-ray) -
$49.95$27.43 at Amazon (Blu-ray, with coupon)
Parasite
Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning thriller follows two Seoul families from vastly different classes whose lives dangerously intertwine.
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