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Elijah Wood's Criterion Closet Picks

March 18, 2026

The actor and producer talks about memorable needle drops in Amores Perros and Blow-Up, reflects on how documentaries can transport you into another world, and praises the haunting atmospheres of Birth and Eyes Wide Shut.

Watch this visit to the closet on YouTube and check out more closet picks from 2026. Shop Elijah’s closet picks here.

Check out the All Time Top Criterion Closet Picks list as well as a list of all the Criterion films that have never been picked during a closet visit!

  • The Vanishing
  • Amores Perros
  • The Game
  • Blow-Up
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
  • Birth
  • Eyes Wide Shut
  • Happiness
  • Funny Games
  • Bottle Rocket
  • Rushmore
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • The Darjeeling Limited
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Moonrise Kingdom
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Isle of Dogs
  • The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
  • On the Waterfront