The Criterion Collection is a video distribution company which specializes in licensing and selling "important classic and contemporary films" in "editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements."
This is a list of all films (main feature, extra featurette, making of, box-set meta entry, etc if it has a separate entry on trakt) released under Criterion Collection catalog, Essential Art House, Eclipse, Merchant Ivory collections etc. as DVD/BluRay. So far LaserDisc releases have not been included.
Notes to self:
Reviewed/cross-checked entries till Criterion Collection #200.
Last entry: Criterion Collection Spine #845 / Eclipse Series #44.
To understand the franchise:
JP Shōwa era (1954–1975) - Daikaijū movies and a toku TV series.
JP Heisei era (1984–1995) - New timeline sequel to the 1954 film that ignores the Shōwa era.
JP Millennium era (1999–2004) - Anthology where each film is a standalone story, with the 1954 film serving as the only previous point of reference.
* In this era, Mechagodzilla (2002) and Tokyo SOS (2003) are the only films to share continuity and are also connected to Mothra (1961).
JP Era Reiwa (2016-now) - Toho's complete reboot of the franchise.
US Americanized (1956, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1985) - 5 re-edited Japanese films, adding different footage with American actors.
FR Frenchnized (1957) - Obscure re-edited French dubbed that combines elements of the 1954 (JP) and 1956 (US) versions.
ITA "Codzzilla" (1977) - Re-edited and colorized Italian dubbed that uses the US version (1956) plus WWII newsreel and clips from other monster movies.
US Hanna-Barbera (1978-1979) - TV animated series
US TriStar Pictures (1998–2000) - USA remake and a TV animated series.
US Monster Verse (2014-now) - USA Legendary Pictures reboot, plus King Kong and other characters owned by Toho Co with movies, TV series and animations.
Grindhouse movies from 1950 to 1959. Source: The Grindhouse Cinema Database
*Last update 21/11/2023
hbo movies
The U.S. film industry term "grindhouse" refers to (now mostly defunct) movie theaters specializing in B-movies, often exploitation films, shown in a multiple-feature format.
Kaiju films and other movies with giant monsters
HollyWood Movies based on Popularity
All the Godzilla movies.
Toho productions
1954
1956
1955
1962
1964
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1984
1985
1989
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2016
2023
Hollywood productions
1998
2014
2019
2021
2024
See Also:
This is a list based on the show 'The Movies' on CNN and compiled by a user on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/ct3rer/every_single_movie_mentioned_on_cnns_the_movies/
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