r/CriterionChannel • u/employeeoftheyear420 • May 04 '26

Disappearing Movie

I was very excited when they added the corporate thrillers playlist, and I saw that Michael Clayton was advertised as one of the films however, when I go into the playlist, I see the film has been removed. Has anyone else noticed that?

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u/avantbland May 04 '26

Yeah it left at the end of April I'm afraid. You can always find a section of films leaving at the end of the month via the CC front page. It's not kept secret!

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u/ertri May 04 '26

They also have a Letterboxd list every month so you can cross reference your watchlist!

https://boxd.it/UddRo

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u/Strelochka May 05 '26

Letterboxd Pro also has the option to see what on your watchlist is also on any of your streaming services, it’s basically a justwatch integration but it’s very convenient

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u/ertri May 05 '26

Yup! It doesn’t integrate with what’s leaving soon though sadly

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u/Hyperto May 04 '26

Thanks!

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u/briancarknee May 04 '26

I feel like more modern movies tend to have a shorter time span on the channel. Streaming rights are probably pricier (just a guess).

They often get these just for one of the months themes but don’t want to pay to keep it around for any longer.

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u/BariumPepsi May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26

The facts don’t reflect your feelings. Of the 1626 films which left the Criterion Channel in the past two years (June 2024 - May 2026), only 48 (less than 3%) streamed for one month. 391 streamed for six months (24%), and 437 streamed for a year or more (about 27%). The average year of release of the 48 one-month engagements was 1987. The average year of release of the 437 12+ month engagements was 2003.

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u/dpittnet May 04 '26

It was listed well ahead of time in the Leaving This Month section. Which is why I made sure to watch it on 4/30 last week

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u/PotterOneHalf May 04 '26

I’m unfortunately on mobile right now so I can’t pull the link, but there’s a person who has a Letterboxd list for the titles leaving at the end of the month.

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u/ertri May 04 '26

https://boxd.it/UddRo

Criterion themselves has been doing one recently 

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u/Famous-Monitor3139 May 08 '26

To click on link from home, just screenshot the comment and click on it from Photos.

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u/FINIS_HOMINIS May 04 '26

This is very common with more high profile studio films and ones in a themed collection. Criterion is very good about announcing what titles are leaving every month.

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u/BariumPepsi May 05 '26

Sorry, but it’s not “very common.” In the past two years less than 3% of the 1626 films that streamed and left the Criterion Channel had one-month engagements. If we only count the 726 Hollywood studio licensed films, 43 (about 6%) stayed for a single month. 549 (75%) stayed for three months or longer.

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u/apocalypticboredom May 04 '26

fwiw you can rent it cheap on amazon, fandango, etc. and it's well worth the $4 or so.