Filmed 2023-05-19
Joel Edgerton
The actor, writer and director
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
The acclaimed actor, writer, and director praises Jackie Chan as one of the great creators of all time, talks about his love for “uncomfortable” films like Benny’s Video and Wages of Fear, and shares how becoming a father deepened his love for Bicycle Thieves.
What they took
8 cases, in the order Criterion lists them. Two are box sets, which is why 8 choices reach 11 films.
Least-picked choice here: Michael Haneke: Trilogy, taken by 2 other visits.
Table view
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Police Story / Police Story 2 box set, 2 films | · | · |
| 2 |  My Life as a Dog | Lasse Hallström | 1985 |
| 3 |  The Hero | Satyajit Ray | 1966 |
| 4 |  The Wages of Fear | Henri-Georges Clouzot | 1953 |
| 5 |  Michael Haneke: Trilogy box set, 3 films | · | · |
| 6 |  Uncut Gems | Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie | 2019 |
| 7 |  Man Bites Dog | Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, and Benoit Poelvoorde | 1992 |
| 8 |  Bicycle Thieves | Vittorio De Sica | 1948 |
Their six single films come from six different countries, with no one of them leading. The two box sets are what carry the reach to 11 films.
Closest taste
Jaccard overlap against every other visit, counted on what came off the shelf rather than on films, so a shared box set counts once rather than as the films inside it.
403 visits compared · 31 filmed-together pairs excluded
Their decades
Their six single films with a release year on record, against where every guest's single-film picks land. Box sets are left out of both sides, so the two bars measure the same thing.