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criterion challenge 2026

Categories: 1. 20th Anniversary Releases ✅ 2. Watch a film not on your watchlist ✅ 3. Watch a film with a color in the title ✅ 4. 2020s or an upcoming release ✅ 5. Romance ✅ 6. The Twenty Least Watched Films 7. Queer Cinema ✅ 8. 1930s 9. 1990s ✅ 10. Random Number Generator (Set values from 1 to whatever number Criterion has listed last here. This number will change as more releases are announced so please keep up to date by using the link I have provided as I will not be updating each time Criterion makes announcements. Watch whatever film corresponds to the spine number you are given.) 11. King Princess’s Top 10 ✅ 12. Judge a film by its cover - Watch a film whose cover art caught your eye✅ 13. Song and Dance 14. 2000s ✅ 15. Director Approved 16. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Closet Picks 17. Prequel/Sequel/Remake/Reimagining 18. 1980s 19. Watch a film that starts with the first letter of your name ✅ 20. Kathryn Bigelow’s Closet Picks 21. 1940s 22. Watch a film rated 2.0-2.9 stars 23. Pick any category from a past Criterion Challenge year ✅ 24. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die 25. “Good For Her” Cinematic Universe ✅ 26. Guy Maddin’s Top 10 27. 1960s ✅ 28. Directed by Satyajit Ray 29. Watch a film from any box set release ✅ 30. Black Lives 31. Watch a film rated 3.7 stars✅ 32. Elle Fanning’s Closet Picks 33. War 34. 2010s ✅ 35. 1950s 36. Glorious Restorations ✅ 37. Must see Criterion released films as featured on Danny Peary’s “Guide for the Film Fanatic” (1986) ✅ 38. Random Letter Generator - Watch a film that starts with the letter randomly generated 39. The Best Movies of the 21st Century ✅ 40. Directed by Mira Nair 41. Spine #701-750 ✅ 42. 1970s ✅ 43. Letterboxd Top 250 44. Watch a film you haven’t seen that someone else watched as part of last year’s challenge ✅ 45. Novels on the Big Screen 46. Random Year Generator - Set values from 1915 to 2024 and watch a film from whatever year is randomly generated 47. Women Directors: The Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films 48. David Byrne’s Closet Picks 49. Criterion Double Features: Film #1 50. Criterion Double Features: Film #2 51. 1920s ✅ 52. Watch any Criterion film from your watchlist ✅ 31 left