For cinephiles looking to curate a physical media collection, significant savings are now available on numerous Criterion Collection titles. Both Amazon and Barnes & Noble are hosting substantial sales on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD sets, with discounts reaching as high as 50% on select items. The promotion, which runs through July 26, encompasses both new releases and pre-orders.
Among the notable deals is the newly announced The Complete Kubrick set, reduced by 30% from $600 to $420. The Criterion Collection 40-Film Set, a comprehensive introduction to the label's offerings, is available for $400, a 50% reduction from its original $800 price. Fans of director Wes Anderson can acquire The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years for $250, down from $500. This collection features 20 discs with new 4K digital masters, over 25 hours of special features, and boasts updated DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks.
The World of Wong Kar-Wai, a seven-film collection from the acclaimed director, is also included in the sale at a 50% discount, priced at $100, down from $200. For kaiju enthusiasts, Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films 1954-1975 is available for $112.48, a reduction from $225.
Classic films are also heavily discounted. Stanley Kubrick's comedic work Pee-wee's Big Adventure is on sale for $25, down from $50. The beloved film The Princess Bride is priced at $25, reduced from $35. David Lynch's surrealist thriller Mulholland Drive is available for $25, marked down from $50. Akira Kurosawa's epic Seven Samurai is offered at $30, down from $35, and Bong Joon Ho's Oscar-winning Parasite is available for $20, a decrease from $40.
The sale also features a selection of films adapted from literary works. The Coen Brothers' Western crime thriller No Country for Old Men is priced at $20, down from $26.73. David Cronenberg's disturbing adaptation of Naked Lunch is available for $20, reduced from $40. Spike Lee's biographical drama Malcolm X, starring Denzel Washington, is on sale for $25, down from $50.
Additional titles available during the sale include The Silence of the Lambs for $20, Stalker for $20, and Trainspotting for $25. Notably, premium members of Barnes & Noble will not receive their standard additional 10% discount on these promotional prices. The sale provides a significant opportunity for collectors to acquire highly regarded films and curated collections at substantially reduced prices.