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Since launching in 1984, home distribution company the Criterion Collection has delighted cinephiles with their exclusive releases of “important classic and contemporary films from around the world,” per the brand’s mission statement.

And to celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Criterion Collection is set to release CC40, a massive boxed set featuring an “eclectic selection” of 40 popular films throughout the company’s four decades. The Blu-ray boxed set drops on Tuesday, Nov. 19.

At a Glance: How to Buy CC40 Online

Right now, you can pre-order CC40 for $559.99, or $240 off its list price, at Barnes & Noble and Amazon — that’s a 30 percent savings.

Criterion’s 40-title box set includes All That Jazz, In the Mood for Love, The Night of the Hunter, Jules and Jim, Do the Right Thing, Tokyo Story and much more.

Criterion Collection's CC40: How To Buy the Blu-ray Boxed Set on Sale

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Meanwhile, not only does this boxed set come with 40 digitally-restored films, but it also comes with special features, audio commentaries and essays presented in a new deluxe and clothbound slipcase.

The titles selected for CC40 were the most frequently chosen from the company’s Closet Picks video series on YouTube. Over the years, many filmmakers, actors, writers and influential movie lovers — including Lee Daniels, Andrew Garfield, Paul Giamatti, St. Vincent, Molly Ringwald, Bill Hader, Winona Ryder and many others — visited the Criterion Collection‘s offices in New York City to select their favorite films from their gigantic archive, a.k.a. the Criterion Closet.

The movie titles list featured in CC40 is as follows:

  1. (1963)
  2. Tokyo Story (1953)
  3. All That Jazz (1979)
  4. Bicycle Thieves (1948)
  5. Repo Man (1984)
  6. Naked (1993)
  7. Jules and Jim (1962)
  8. Being There (1979)
  9. Weekend (1967)
  10. Yi Yi (2000)
  11. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
  12. Pickpocket (1959)
  13. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
  14. On the Waterfront (1954)
  15. Do the Right Thing (1989)
  16. Ratcatcher (1999)
  17. Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
  18. Mirror (1975)
  19. Barry Lyndon (1975)
  20. Safe (1995)
  21. Seconds (1966)
  22. His Girl Friday (1940)
  23. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
  24. Y tu mamá también (2001)
  25. My Own Private Idaho (1991)
  26. Love & Basketball (2000)
  27. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
  28. Ace in the Hole (1951)
  29. 3 Women (1977)
  30. The Red Shoes (1948)
  31. Down by Law (1986)
  32. La Ciénaga (2001)
  33. Wanda (1970)
  34. House (1977)
  35. Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
  36. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
  37. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
  38. Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
  39. Persona (1966)
  40. In the Mood for Love (2000)

Pre-order the limited-edition CC40 Blu-ray boxed set at Barnes & Noble and Amazon. In the meantime, watch the teaser for the release below:

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