Top rated technical mastery movies on Criterion Channel

Check out today’s highest ranked technical mastery movies on Criterion Channel! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best technical mastery movies on Criterion Channel, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Blue Caftan (2023)

Halim has been married to Mina for a long time, with whom he runs a traditional caftan store in the medina (old town) of Salé, Morocco. The couple has always lived with Halim's secret – his homosexuality – about which he has learned to keep quiet. However, Mina's illness and the arrival of a young apprentice upsets this balance. United in their love, each will help the other face his fears.

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2023-02-10 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri

Rating

rating icon 7.223
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    directing with craftmanship
  2. Ranked #1 for
    antsy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    young and handsome

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2 Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)

An unexpected love triangle, a seduction trap, and a random encounter are the three episodes, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.

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2021-04-11 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima

Rating

rating icon 7.13
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    vignette narrative
  2. Ranked #1 for
    as a topic of discussion
  3. Ranked #2 for
    triangular plot

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3 After Yang (2022)

When his young daughter's beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.

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2022-03-04 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith

Rating

rating icon 6.424
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    profound
  2. Ranked #1 for
    mellow
  3. Ranked #1 for
    for contemplation

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After Yang trailer
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4 The Player (1992)

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

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1992-04-03 | Mystery / Drama

Cast

Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #13 for
    critically acclaimed
  2. Ranked #28 for
    vertiginous
  3. Ranked #46 for
    sly

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The Player trailer
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5 House of Flying Daggers (2004)

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

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2004-05-19 | Adventure / Drama

Cast

Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #35 for
    gun fu
  2. Ranked #58 for
    swordsmanship
  3. Ranked #99 for
    chopsocky

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House of Flying Daggers trailer
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6 The Celebration (1998)

During a family gathering, a celebration for their father's 60th birthday, the eldest son presents a speech that reveals a shocking secret to everyone.

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1998-06-19 | Drama

Cast

Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen

Rating

rating icon 7.715
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #59 for
    natural light
  2. Ranked #65 for
    cinema verite
  3. Ranked #110 for
    with epiphany moments

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7 Summer 1993 (2017)

After her mother's death, six-year-old Frida is sent to her uncle's family to live with them in the countryside. But Frida finds it hard to forget her mother and adapt to her new life.

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2017-03-24 | Drama

Cast

Laia Artigas, Paula Robles

Rating

rating icon 7.092
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #318 for
    consoling
  2. Ranked #326 for
    exceptional
  3. Ranked #384 for
    confusing

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8 A Prophet (2009)

Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.

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2009-08-26 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup

Rating

rating icon 7.589
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #30 for
    like Scarface
  2. Ranked #42 for
    masterpiece
  3. Ranked #58 for
    hard-nosed

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9 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

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2000-07-06 | Adventure / Drama

Cast

Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh

Rating

rating icon 7.421
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #28 for
    wonderful
  2. Ranked #30 for
    gun fu
  3. Ranked #41 for
    swordsmanship

Trailer

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon trailer
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10 Becket (1964)

King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas Becket, technically a deacon of the church, to the post. Unfortunately, Becket takes the job seriously and provides abler opposition to Henry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.

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1964-03-11 | Drama / History

Cast

Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole

Rating

rating icon 7.175
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #28 for
    Oscar nomination deserving
  2. Ranked #67 for
    Period Drama
  3. Ranked #76 for
    harsh sound

Trailer

Becket trailer
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