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[[The Criterion Collection]] is a video distribution company that sells "important classic and contemporary films" in "editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements." [[Janus Films]] and the [[Voyager Company]] established The Criterion Collection in 1984 as a [[privately held company]] concentrating exclusively upon the [[North American]] home video market. Between 1984 and 1998, Criterion published home video releases in [[Laserdisc]] format, pioneering now-standard home video features such as [[letterbox]]ing, [[Audio commentary|audio commentary tracks]], and other supplemental content. In 1998 Criterion shifted from Laserdiscs into the then-fledgling [[DVD]] market. All of Criterion's Laserdisc releases have since gone out of print. Criterion was slow to expand into [[High-definition video|high-definition]] releases, partly due to the [[High definition optical disc format war|HD format wars]] between [[Blu-ray]] and [[HD DVD]]. Once Blu-ray had emerged as the industry-standard high-definition home video format, Criterion expanded into releasing Blu-ray editions of select films from its collection. The company has also expanded into online distribution, through online [[video on demand]] rental services, first in partnership with [[MUBI (website)|MUBI]] (formerly known as The Auteurs), and recently with [[Hulu]].

Aside from the core Criterion Collection catalog, the company has also released films through its Essential Art House, EclipseEcxxxlipse, and [[Merchant Ivory Productions|Merchant Ivory]] Collection lines, as well as a few releases outside of any product line. Many of these releases have also been collected and sold in various box sets.

==The Criterion Collection==

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|See Boxed sets section for a full listing of the titles included▼

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| colspan="2"|<nowiki> </nowiki>Laserdisc releases with two catalog numbers refer to releases in the [[Laserdisc#Technical information|CAV and CLV formats]], respectively.▼

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| colspan="2"| The "Art House" column denotes stand-alone releases of a film within the "Essential Art House" series.<br />Some films are available through the "Essential Art House" 50-DVD set, but not as a stand-alone package.▼

▲|See Boxed sets section for a full listing of the titles included

| colspan="2"| All catalog numbers except Laserdisc refer to the shared spine number assigned to all DVD,<br />Blu-ray, Essential Art House, and online releases.▼

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| colspan="2"| Though some Criterion DVD or Blu-ray releases may go out of print, the films may be re-released in<br /> different editions through other companies. Occasionally special features produced by Criterion<br /> may also be included in non-Criterion releases.▼

▲| colspan="2"| Laserdisc releases with two catalog numbers refer to releases in the [[Laserdisc#Technical information|CAV and CLV formats]], respectively.

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▲| colspan="2"| The "Art House" column denotes stand-alone releases of a film within the "Essential Art House" series.<br />Some films are available through the "Essential Art House" 50-DVD set, but not as a stand-alone package.

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▲| colspan="2"| All catalog numbers except Laserdisc refer to the shared spine number assigned to all DVD,<br />Blu-ray, Essential Art House, and online releases.

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▲| colspan="2"| Though some Criterion DVD or Blu-ray releases may go out of print, the films may be re-released in<br /> different editions through other companies. Occasionally special features produced by Criterion<br /> may also be included in non-Criterion releases.

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