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The best Criterion Collection films on Prime Video right now

Right now the best Criterion Collection films on Prime Video in the United States are It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Modern Times (1936) and The Great Dictator (1940). This is the top 21 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. It's a Wonderful Life1946

    Film · 2h 11mDrama, Family, Fantasy★ 8.3

    George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company.

    Stream onPrime VideoParamount+PeacockHoopla (free)+3

  2. 2. Modern Times1936

    Film · 1h 27mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 8.3

    A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...

    Stream onPrime VideoHBO MaxYouTube TVCriterion Channel+4

  3. 3. The Great Dictator1940

    Film · 2h 5mComedy, War★ 8.3

    Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTVHBO MaxCriterion Channel+6

  4. 4. Some Like It Hot1959

    Film · 2h 3mComedy, Romance, Crime★ 8.1

    In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

    Stream onPrime VideoMGM+YouTube TVKanopy (free)+5

  5. 5. City Lights1931

    Film · 1h 27mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 8.2

    A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

    Stream onPrime VideoHBO MaxHoopla (free)Fawesome (free)+3

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  7. 6. Bicycle Thieves1948

    Film · 1h 29mDrama★ 8.2

    Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief.

    Stream onPrime VideoHBO MaxKanopy (free)Tubi (free)+1

  8. 7. The Gold Rush1925

    Film · 1h 35mAdventure, Comedy, Drama★ 8.0

    A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.

    Stream onPrime VideoHBO MaxCriterion ChannelHistory Vault+11

  9. 8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail1975

    Film · 1h 31mAdventure, Comedy, Fantasy★ 7.8

    King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure.

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTVPeacockBritBox+12

  10. 9. Life of Brian1979

    Film · 1h 34mComedy★ 7.8

    Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah.

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTVPeacockTCM+9

  11. 10. Sound of Metal2020

    Film · 2h 1mDrama, Music★ 7.7

    Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over.

    Stream onPrime VideoKanopy (free)Amazon MX Player (free)

  12. 11. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion1970

    Film · 1h 51mDrama, Thriller★ 8.2

    Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the social order it protects.

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTV

  13. 12. Annie Hall1977

    Film · 1h 33mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 7.7

    New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

    Stream onPrime VideoKanopy (free)Hoopla (free)Roku Channel (free)+3

  14. 13. Thelma & Louise1991

    Film · 2h 10mDrama, Crime★ 7.6

    Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances.

    Stream onPrime VideoMGM+Roku Channel (free)YouTube Free (free)+1

  15. 14. Anatomy of a Murder1959

    Film · 2h 41mCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 7.8

    Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her.

    Stream onPrime VideoFawesome (free)Roku Channel (free)

  16. 15. Paper Moon1973

    Film · 1h 42mComedy, Crime, Drama★ 7.9

    During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.

    Stream onPrime VideoKanopy (free)

  17. 16. The Circus1928

    Film · 1h 12mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 7.9

    Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.

    Stream onPrime VideoHBO MaxCriterion ChannelFlixFling+5

  18. 17. Charade1963

    Film · 1h 53mComedy, Mystery, Romance★ 7.7

    After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered.

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTVPhiloBrew+22

  19. 18. In the Heat of the Night1967

    Film · 1h 49mCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 7.7

    African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi.

    Stream onPrime VideoHistory VaultIndieFlix ShortsKanopy (free)+5

  20. 19. Red Beard1965

    Film · 3h 5mDrama★ 8.2

    Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard.

    Stream onPrime VideoHBO MaxCriterion Channel

  21. 20. Stagecoach1939

    Film · 1h 36mWestern★ 7.6

    A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTVHBO MaxPhilo+16

Questions

What are the best Criterion Collection films on Prime Video right now?
In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: It's a Wonderful Life (1946), rated 8.3 out of 10 on TMDB, then Modern Times and The Great Dictator.
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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