On Thursday, September 6, Criterion will launch its new, redesigned website. Customers will then be able to shop at www.criterion.com for Criterion products, including T-shirts, hats, posters, mugs, and gift certificates. And, for the first time since the days of laserdiscs, Criterion will be selling its library of movies directly online.

We're introducing many new ways to browse through our collection of Criterion and Eclipse films. You'll notice a new category called Explore, in which you'll be able to look deeper into film movements—such as the French new wave—or the works of such favorite Criterion directors as Ingmar Bergman. Plus, we'll offer all of the top ten lists of filmmakers and friends that have appeared over the years in our monthly newsletters, which will now be archived on our main site.

When you shop at Criterion you'll get 20% off all DVDs, free shipping on orders of $50 or more, and a $50 gift certificate for every $500 you spend.

I wonder how early will they ship new titles?

Can my order be shipped outside of the United States?

We are only shipping our DVDs in the United States and English-speaking Canada. If you would like to purchase our non-DVD items and you live outside the U.S., please e-mail Jon Mulvaney with your requests: mulvaney@criterion.com.

Canadian Shipping

Canada Standard Shipping: Flat rate of $10.95, plus $1 per additional item.
Ships via FORM delivery (USPS FIrst Class Mail International)
Orders on in-stock items usually take 2-3 weeks.
Tracking is not available.
Duties, fees, and taxes by Canadian Customs could cost up to $20 per package.

If they're talking about 20% off, presumably that's off the MSRP, in which case that's approximately the standard price most places online.

Am I missing something here? If they're talking about 20% off, presumably that's off the MSRP, in which case that's approximately the standard price most places online.

If they're charging MSRP then what's the point? I would think they would have lower prices than DVD Planet because they're cutting out the middle man.

Firstly, they are not charging MSRP. It's 20% off MSRP, a better deal than many online retailers (Barnes & Noble to name one). Secondly, they can't just go and undercut the price of all their business partners. That would be suicidal.

As long as they are competitive, I would much rather give my cash directly to Criterion. They might as well set up an automatic withdrawal from my checking account at this point anyway.

getting non-dvd stuff to canada looks to be on a case by case basis...

but holy crap...


I'll be getting my orders sent to Georgia and my grandparents can bring them to me in October. that shipping cost is ridiculous.

That's ridiculous. The quoted shipping costs are way higher than any online retailer. As someone who has traded many DVDs to the United States, the reality is that actual shipping costs is about 1/3 to 1/4 of what Criterion is asking. I would prefer due to personal ethics to buy directly from Criterion, but not under those conditions.

partially-encrypted checkout page