Box set

John Cassavetes: Five Films

6 films · 30 visits · counted as one choice

visits that took it

one choice each, however many discs

films inside

4 also taken on their own

rank

of the 100 most-taken choices

first taken

2011

last in 2026

Counted as one choice

Taking this set off the shelf is one decision, so every ranking on this site counts it once: 30 visits, not 6 picks. Where the question is about films rather than choices, the set opens up and all six count.

102 different box sets have been taken

What is in John Cassavetes: Five Films
Spine	Film	Director	Year	Reached by	As a single film
251	Shadows	John Cassavetes	1959	32	2
252	Faces	John Cassavetes	1968	32	2
253	A Woman Under the Influence	John Cassavetes	1974	35	5
254	The Killing of a Chinese Bookie	John Cassavetes	1976	35	5
255	Opening Night	John Cassavetes	1977	30	0
256	A Constant Forge	Charles Kiselyak	2000	30	0

2 of these films have never been taken on their own: every visit that reached them arrived through a set. That gap is what "counted once" costs a ranking, and what opening the sets up recovers for coverage.

Who took it

31 guests across 30 visits, in filming order.

box set 558 · 6 films · 30 visits · first 12 Sept 2011 · on criterion.com