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John Cameron Mitchell's Criterion Closet Picks

March 26, 2026

The writer, director, and performer talks about how All That Jazz inspired the stylistic freedom of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, shares a moving story about After Life, and praises the versatility of filmmakers like Pier Paolo Pasolini and Sidney Lumet.

Watch this visit to the closet on YouTube and check out more closet picks from 2026. Shop John’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!

Block or Report
  • Cooley High
  • 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
  • Shadows
  • Faces
  • A Woman Under the Influence
  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
  • Opening Night
  • A Constant Forge
  • Moonage Daydream
  • All That Jazz
  • Multiple Maniacs
  • After Life
  • Shampoo
  • Hedwig and the Angry Inch
  • Accattone
  • Mamma Roma
  • Love Meetings
  • The Gospel According to St. Matthew
  • The Hawks and the Sparrows
  • Oedipus Rex
  • Theorem
  • Pigsty
  • Medea
  • Network
  • Pee-wee's Big Adventure