Filmed 2021-04-26
Nathan Lane
Guest
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
The Emmy- and Tony-winning actor stopped by our offices to regale us with stories and stock up on some of his favorite Hollywood classics.
What they took
13 cases, in the order Criterion lists them. One is a box set, which is why 13 choices reach 14 films.
Least-picked choice here: Bitter Rice, taken by nobody else.
Table view
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rififi | Jules Dassin | 1955 |
| 2 |  Heaven Can Wait | Ernst Lubitsch | 1943 |
| 3 |  The Night of the Hunter | Charles Laughton | 1955 |
| 4 |  Sweet Smell of Success | Alexander Mackendrick | 1957 |
| 5 |  The Kid | Charles Chaplin | 1921 |
| 6 |  Bitter Rice | Giuseppe De Santis | 1949 |
| 7 |  Mikey and Nicky | Elaine May | 1976 |
| 8 |  Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Alexander Hall | 1941 |
| 9 |  Odd Man Out | Carol Reed | 1947 |
| 10 |  Valley of the Dolls | Mark Robson | 1967 |
| 11 |  The In-Laws | Arthur Hiller | 1979 |
| 12 |  Being There | Hal Ashby | 1979 |
| 13 |  I Am Curious box set, 2 films | · | · |
United States accounts for nine of their twelve single films. The one box set is what carry the reach to 14 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 twelve 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.