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Criterion Challenger 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