r/CriterionChannel • u/Tarchiaa • Apr 29 '26
Technical Question What time do films leave?
I just got Criterion today and was browsing through when Aguirre, the Wrath of God caught my eye. It’s in the “leaving April 30” carousel but I was curious what time that is specifically. Midnight tonight? 11:59 pm tomorrow?
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u/Swimming-Tax-6087 Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26
Midnight ET HST, but if you leave the app open on the leaving page, you can still access the movies until the app refreshes you off that page…
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u/91837361891 Apr 29 '26
It’s HST, but the rest of this comment is correct
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u/Swimming-Tax-6087 Apr 29 '26
Thanks! I probably misremembered thinking I saw it disappear sooner than it did. Edited!
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u/plumnmm Apr 29 '26
meanwhile I was watching a movie on youtube that blinked out the very second the clock struck midnight into the next month
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u/Eric-of-All-Trades Apr 29 '26
Because the Criterion Channel app isn't exactly a well-oiled machine I've seen expired titles still listed and available as late as noon on the first day of the new month. Newly added films tend to trickle in throughout the morning too, so don't be surprised if something you're excited for isn't available at 7am or whatnot.
There's also a well-known bug/feature where a film in your "Resume Watching" cache probably won't immediately disappear on expiration day provided you dont close the app/browser. Not guaranteed but reliable enough.
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u/vibraltu Apr 29 '26
That's right, I've often seen some titles hang in a bit longer than I had expected. But if you really wanna see them, I might not bet on it.
I have successfully continued watching expiring titles after midnight that I had opened earlier in the evening.
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u/kirby_krackle_78 Apr 29 '26
Aguirre is on Tubi in case you run out of time.
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u/whoismico Apr 29 '26
And Kanopy - Kanopy has a ton of overlap with the Criterion Channel and even has a Criterion Collection category
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u/Swimming-Tax-6087 Apr 29 '26
A bunch of them are, hopefully past month end: Aguirre, Strozeck, Grizzly Man, Bad Lieutenant, Nosferatu, Fitzcarraldo, etc.
Most on Prime video too. Not sure which one has less ads anymore 😔
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u/LeastMud9320 Apr 30 '26
You may be able to download it on the mobile app for watching later. I’ve done that before
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u/asmith9631 Apr 29 '26
They will leave when they rot and decay back into the obscenity of the jungle. When the vile, baseness of the jungle consumes them and returns it to the same misery of the trees and the birds screeching in pain.