The Criterion Channel v9.304.1
The Criterion CollectionAbout this app
Developer Description
Watch classic movies and more
With constantly refreshed selections of Hollywood, international, art-house, and independent movies, plus access to Criterion’s entire streaming library of more than 1,000 important classic and contemporary films, there’s something new to choose from every day of the week on the Criterion Channel. Start with Sunday Spotlights on directors, stars, genres, and themes; Tuesday’s Short + Feature; or the Friday double bill. Try out our 15-minute-a-month film school, Observations on Film Art, or choose from suggestions by friends like Barry Jenkins, Guillermo del Toro, or Mira Nair. Go deep with the Criterion Collection’s archive of special features for context that no other service can match.
FEATURES
- The Criterion Collection’s streaming library, including many complete editions released on Blu-ray and DVD, as well as unreleased titles
- Ongoing programs of Hollywood, international, art-house, independent, documentary, and short films, including thematic programming, director and star retrospectives, and guest-curated series
- Original Criterion Channel series such as Observations on Film Art, Adventures in Moviegoing, and Art-House America
- Supplemental features to deepen your appreciation of the art of film, including audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, scholarly analyses, introductions, new and archival interviews, and trailers
To access all features and content you can subscribe to The Criterion Channel on a monthly or yearly basis with an auto-renewing subscription right inside the app.* Pricing can vary by region and will be confirmed before purchase in the app. In app subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of their cycle.
* All payments will be paid through your Google Account and may be managed under Account Settings after the initial payment. Subscription payments will automatically renew unless deactivated at least 24-hours before the end of the current cycle. Your account will be charged for renewal at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current cycle. Any unused portion of your free trial will be forfeited upon payment. Cancellations are incurred by disabling auto-renewal.
Terms of Service: https://www.criterionchannel.com/tos
Privacy Policy: https://www.criterionchannel.com/privacy
What's New
* Performance improvements
In-app purchases
$10.99 - $99.99 per item
Version Information
- Version
- 9.304.1
- Downloads
- 100K+
- Updated on
- Jan 9, 2026
- Released
- Apr 8, 2019
- Requires
- Android 8.0
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The Criterion Channel - Google Play Rankings
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#110 in Top Grossing Entertainment in United States
#52 in Top Grossing Entertainment in Canada
The Criterion Channel users say on Google Play
Great app! Great streaming service! Love it!
love the rotating movies they offer. only gripe is sometimes my progress resets on a movie and then I have to search where I left off
it doesn't seem to be a way to remove entries in my continue watching list without fast forwarding to the end and letting it run out. even that doesn't work very often. this app needs work!
This is such a wonderful collection of film. I'm watching some of the great Japanese films that I wanted to see. Iconic films. Classic films. It's just a motherload of great entertainment!!! unfortunately the app that controls it all really really sucks. come on guys you can do better than this!! they did some kind of revision and now they're currently watching doesn't work. one wonders if this is some kind of high school students project instead of a professional interface
First of all the app doesn't offer 5.1 audio or Dolby Atmos or any dimensional audio, just low kbps stereo. Second of all the app doesn't give you the option to change or maximize the resolution, all movies seems to be in upscaled 480p resolution. The overall customer experience is therefore below expectations. I've got 250/250Mbps fixed broadband a full HD projector and a 7.1 home theatre Dolby Atmos receiver connected to my Android TV and I get SD video and stereo audio streaming only.
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