The Criterion Collection

The Criterion Collection, Inc.
Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Motion picture video production
Founded	1984
Founders	Robert Stein; Aleen Stein; Joe Medjuck;
Headquarters	New York City, New York, U.S.
Area served	United Kingdom (Europe); United States, Canada (North America);
Key people	Jonathan B. Turell; (CEO); Peter Becker; (President);
Products	LaserDisc (1984–1999); VHS and Betamax (1985, 1989); DVD (1998–present); Blu-ray (2008–present); Ultra HD Blu-ray (2021–present); VOD (select titles) (2008–present); Criterion Channel (2019–present);
Owner	The Voyager Company (1985–1997)
Number of employees	40
Parent	Janus Films
Divisions	Eclipse from the Criterion Collection; Essential Art House from Janus Films;
Website	criterion.com

The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an American home-video distribution company that focuses on licensing, restoring and distributing "important classic and contemporary films". Criterion serves film and media scholars, cinephiles and public and academic libraries. Criterion has helped to standardize certain aspects of home-video releases such as film restoration, the letterboxing format for widescreen films and the inclusion of bonus features such as scholarly essays and documentary content about the films and filmmakers. Criterion most notably pioneered the use of commentary tracks. Criterion has produced and distributed more than 1,000 special editions of its films in VHS, Betamax, LaserDisc, DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray formats and box sets. These films and their special features are also available via The Criterion Channel, an online streaming service that the company operates.

The Criterion Collection is considered a leading boutique Blu-ray label.

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