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The best Criterion Collection films on Netflix right now

Right now the best Criterion Collection films on Netflix in the United States are KPop Demon Hunters (2025), Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962). This is the top 19 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

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  1. 1. KPop Demon Hunters2025

    Film · 1h 36mFantasy, Music, Comedy★ 8.0

    When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.

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  2. 2. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio2022

    Film · 1h 57mAnimation, Fantasy, Adventure★ 8.0

    During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

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  3. 3. Lawrence of Arabia1962

    Film · 3h 48mAdventure, History, War★ 8.0

    During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.

    Stream onNetflixSony Pictures CorePhilo (free)

  4. 4. Frankenstein2025

    Film · 2h 30mDrama, Fantasy, Horror★ 7.6

    Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

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  5. 5. Marriage Story2019

    Film · 2h 17mDrama★ 7.7

    A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

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  7. 6. The Irishman2019

    Film · 3h 29mCrime, Drama, History★ 7.6

    Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino.

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  8. 7. Beasts of No Nation2015

    Film · 2h 17mDrama, War★ 7.6

    Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers.

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  9. 8. Roma2018

    Film · 2h 15mDrama★ 7.6

    In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.

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  10. 9. Okja2017

    Film · 2h 0mAdventure, Drama, Science Fiction★ 7.3

    A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

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  11. 10. Mudbound2017

    Film · 2h 15mDrama★ 7.4

    In the post–World War II South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight the battle at home and the battle abroad.

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  12. 11. Frances Ha2013

    Film · 1h 26mComedy, Drama★ 7.3

    An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.

    Stream onNetflixPhiloAMC+Sundance Now+2

  13. 12. Triangle of Sadness2022

    Film · 2h 27mComedy, Drama★ 7.0

    A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle…

    Stream onNetflixKanopy (free)

  14. 13. Nouvelle Vague2025

    Film · 1h 46mDrama, History★ 7.2

    After writing for Cahiers du cinéma, young Godard decides making films is the best film criticism. He gets Beauregard to fund a low-budget feature, creating a treatment with Truffaut about a gangster couple.

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  15. 14. Dick Johnson Is Dead2020

    Film · 1h 29mDocumentary★ 7.1

    With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr.

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  16. 15. Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese2019

    Film · 2h 22mDocumentary, Music★ 7.0

    Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year.

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  17. 16. The Power of the Dog2021

    Film · 2h 7mDrama, Western★ 6.7

    A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

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  18. 17. Marie Antoinette2006

    Film · 2h 3mDrama, History★ 6.7

    A retelling of the story of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at nineteen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

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  19. 18. Wildlife2018

    Film · 1h 45mDrama★ 6.6

    14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry — a housewife and a golf pro — in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job (and his sense of…

    Stream onNetflixAMC+Criterion ChannelSundance Now+6

  20. 19. She's Gotta Have It1986

    Film · 1h 24mComedy, Romance★ 6.6

    The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three men wanted her to commit solely to them; Nola resists being "owned" by a single partner.

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Questions

What are the best Criterion Collection films on Netflix right now?
In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: KPop Demon Hunters (2025), rated 8.0 out of 10 on TMDB, then Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio and Lawrence of Arabia.
How is this list made?
Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
Can it pick something for me?
Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.

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