The Criterion Channel

Name: The Criterion Channel
Author: The Criterion Collection

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The Criterion Collection

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A movie lover’s dream, Criterion features exclusive new releases, classic films, and global discoveries, along with bonus features, all ad-free.

The Criterion Channel: streaming classic and indie films

By Trang Nguyen

Editor, media and streaming

Thousands of films, from Hollywood hits to foreign and indie cinema
Audio commentaries, interviews and scholarly analysis with the films
Original series including Adventures in Moviegoing and The Craft of Acting
Offline downloads of films and extras, on supported devices
Criterion 24/7, a channel of must-see films you can drop into
Browse All Films by decade, genre, director or country

What the Criterion Channel streams

The Criterion Channel is a streaming app built around the Criterion Collection's catalogue. Most of its library is older or non-English work: classic films, foreign films, art-house titles and independent releases. It also carries exclusive new releases and some major Hollywood films.

The catalogue is listed as running to thousands of films. It suits people who want to watch cinema beyond what current streaming charts show, and anyone who likes to follow a director or a national cinema through their back catalogue.

Finding films and building a watch list

All Films lets you search the whole catalogue and sort it by decade, genre, director and country. Those four filters are the main way to narrow a large library down to a particular era or place.

My List saves titles you want to come back to in one place. Criterion 24/7 is a continuous stream of must-see films that you can start without choosing a title first, which is useful when you want something to watch without searching.

Commentaries, interviews and original series

Many films come with special features: audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, new and archival interviews, introductions and scholarly analysis. These sit alongside the film itself, so you can read the context around a movie without leaving the app.

Original series include Adventures in Moviegoing and The Craft of Acting. The listing also points to guest picks from filmmakers such as Spike Lee, Guillermo del Toro and Sofia Coppola, which are a way into the catalogue from another director's taste.

Watching on TV, browser, phone or console

The app runs on TV, in a web browser, on mobile and on gaming consoles, so the same library can be watched at home or on the go. The listing describes unlimited ad-free streaming on every device.

Downloads let you save films and extras for offline viewing, though the listing notes that this depends on the device. Video is offered in high quality with 5.1 surround sound where the film supports it.

What's new

Oct 6, 2026

Improvements and bug fixes

About this APK

The build we hold is The Criterion Channel 11.0.18 (APKS split bundle) for Android 10 and up.

Version: 11.0.18; 11101800
Requires Android: 10+
Size: 6 MB
Target Android: 16

Package ID: com.criterionchannel
Format: APKS split bundle
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