You can reach our customer service department by e-mail or mail.
Please note that order support e-mails are answered Monday to Friday during business hours EST. Please include your name and e-mail address.
If you are contacting us about a specific transaction, please try to include as much information as possible, such as order number and date, what items were in the order, and the total amount paid.
The Criterion Collection will refund the full purchase amount (including any applicable sales tax, but excluding any shipping and handling fees) if an item is returned within 30 days of the date we ship it to you. Shipping and handling will only be refunded if the problem is the result of our error. All returns are subject to a 10% restocking fee based on your merchandise total.
DVD returns/exchanges will only be accepted if the outer shrink-wrap is intact.
T-shirt and hat returns/exchanges will only be accepted if the item is unwashed and unworn.
Recipients of gifts (as designated in the ship-to address of the order) may exchange items only for ones of equal or lesser value. Refunds can only be made in the original form of payment and only to the original purchaser.
Returns, exchanges, and defective discs should be sent to:
The Criterion Collection
Attn: Jon Mulvaney
215 Park Avenue South, Fifth Floor
New York, NY 10003
We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.
We only ship our DVDs in the United States and to English-speaking Canada. Our free-shipping offer is good only on orders shipped in the U.S.
We try to ship every order as soon as possible, so we may or may not be able to cancel an order before it ships. If you do want to change or cancel your order after it’s been placed, please contact customer service at orders@criterion.com. If you have received a shipment confirmation e-mail from us, your order cannot be changed by you or by our customer service department.
Shipping and handling are free within the continental United States for orders over $50. All orders are trackable, and your tracking number will be sent to you in your shipping confirmation e-mail and appear on your orders page under “My Account.” Our warehouse is located in Kentucky, so the transit time on your order may vary depending on where it's shipping.
Rates for all orders under $50 are as follows:
Domestic Standard Shipping
Standard Shipping:
UPS Ground Delivery method:
PO Box and Military Mailing (APO/FPO) Delivery Method (USPS Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation):
NOTE: all shipments to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico are sent via USPS Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation
* Orders with standard shipping (UPS Ground and USPS Priority Mail) on in-stock items placed by noon EST will go out the same day.
We also offer two flat-rate options for when you want your order a little faster (these options are not available for PO, APO, or FPO box addresses):
Domestic Expedited Shipping
UPS 2nd Day Air:
UPS Next Day Air:
Orders of in-stock items placed by noon EST will go out the same day. We do not process or ship orders on Saturday, Sunday, or holidays. If you are selecting expedited shipping, please be aware that calculation of delivery time includes business days only. We do not currently offer Saturday or Sunday delivery.
Canadian Standard Shipping
The Criterion Collection is required to collect sales tax on orders shipping to New York and Kentucky. If sales tax applies to your order, we’ll indicate it during the checkout process.
Shopping online with us is very secure.
All pages in the store that ask for or display personal information, including your credit card information, are secured by 128-bit SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. Shopping online with this industry-standard technology is extremely safe. You can use your web browser to confirm you are on a secure page. (Many browsers, including Internet Explorer, display a closed-lock icon to indicate that you are secure.) Also, a URL that begins with “https” indicates that you are on a secure page.
The Criterion Collection is committed to protecting your privacy. We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others, period.
When you place an order online, you’ll get an e-mail confirmation. Then you’ll get another e-mail when the order has actually shipped, which will include a tracking number. You can also check your orders page by signing in to criterion.com and selecting “My Account” at the top of any page.
Please consult our sizing charts on the product pages for proper fit. T-shirts are fitted and run slightly small. If you’re not sure what size to get, we suggest you order a size larger than you would normally buy. We recommend low-heat, tumble, or air drying.
For educational sales, public performance, and nontheatrical rights, please contact Jon Mulvaney at mulvaney@criterion.com.
We appreciate the loyalty of our customers, and we do offer a loyalty points program. Here’s how it works: every dollar you spend at the Criterion store (rentals included) earns you a point. When you get to 500 points, we will send you a $50 gift certificate. To take advantage of this, you must register for a customer account at checkout with a valid e-mail address, so we can keep track of your total and credit your account.
For information on wholesale discounts, please contact Jon Mulvaney at mulvaney@criterion.com. Wholesale sales are final and nonreturnable.