Feature Films for Classrooms

Canada’s Leading Feature Film Streaming Service for Schools!

With a library of titles from our sister company Criterion Pictures, Criterion On-Demand offers over 6,500+ unique full-length feature films for your classroom! Teach with the best Hollywood has to offer and harness the storytelling power of film as a tool for engaging and inspiring students. Offering a balanced library of titles including today’s current hits, classic cinema, feature documentaries, literary adaptations and hard-to-find titles.

Product Features

Feature Films from Hollywood’s biggest studios!



You’ll find outstanding titles from dozens of studios, including the biggest names in Hollywood entertainment – with new titles added regularly!





CLIPSHOUT – Film Clips for Character Education


Your Criterion On-Demand subscription includes access to CLIPSHOUT – a library of short, fully licensed film clips from popular movies with thought-provoking guides. Each episode features three teacher guides with different character themes like Honesty, Cooperation, Respect, Teamwork and more!




French Language & Subtitled Content



For French-language schools and FSL learners, most feature films on Criterion On-Demand are available with a French-language audio option. Additionally, most feature films on Criterion On-Demand offer the option to view a subtitled version of the film.







Easy Access & MARC Records



IP-authenticated access means your users can start watching without needing to remember passwords! Download and import MARC Records or title metadata into your existing library system.









Integration



Already a subscriber to Learn360? Add the Criterion on Demand collection to your Learn360 library easily – one login, multiple amazing content libraries!








We Make It Super Easy





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The interface and features are easy to use and intuitive
It's browser-based - No special software of hardward is needed
Downloadabe content makes bandwidth issues irrelevant
Help is just a phone call or live chat session away, if you need it


Integrating Learn360 is Easy!


Admins will love the flexibility and seamless integration options with leading discovery tools and learning management systems

Single sign-on, LDAP, and IP authentication
Seamless LTI integration
Autehnticated HTML embed code that allows direct access to videos
Customizable platform that includes home page features, account preferences, school branding,and the ability to build your own sliders.
Option to add your own custom content (such as videos of classes, school plays and sporting events, science fairs, etc..) or external video content from educational Web Channels
Exportable metadata that makes it possible to integrate Learn360 content within any system
Free MARC records for video, audio, or interactive content.

Platform Description


With a library of titles from our sister company Criterion Pictures, Criterion On-Demand offers over 5,500+ unique full-length feature films for your classroom!
Teach with the best Hollywood has to offer and harness the storytelling power of film as a tool for engaging and inspiring students. Offering a balanced library of titles including today’s current hits, classic cinema, feature documentaries, literary adaptations and hard-to-find titles.

Use feature films to supplement classroom lessons – a perfect fit for:



Social Studies & Social Justice
Film and Media studies
History studies
English & French studies
And much more!

Features of Criterion On-Demand include:

Amazing Content – Streaming access to thousands of feature films from Hollywood’s major studios – Warner Bros., 20th Century Studios, Paramount and more!
Balanced Library – including today’s current hits, biopics, feature documentaries, literary adaptations, classic cinema and hard-to-find titles.
Bilingual – English and French language and caption options for most films, and a bilingual site interface.
Easy Access – IP-authenticated access means your users can start watching without remembering passwords. Proxy access for remote learning available.
Easy Discovery – finding content is easy! Search the Criterion on Demand site, or import our MARC records into your existing library system.
Customizable – can’t find the movie you need? Criterion Pictures holds rights to over 15,000 feature films and we’re always taking requests for additions to the streaming library.

What Kind of Content is Available on Criterion On-Demand?

Literary Adaptations: From Harry Potter to Lord of the Flies, Great Gatsby and more.
Feature Documentaries: non-fiction told in a big way!
Biopics: whether it’s a King’s Speech, Amadeus’ final requiem, or someone going Into the Wild – real people, real stories.
Academy Award Winners: the best of the best of American cinema
Animated: from fare suitable for young learners, to more challenging content for film and animation students!
Classics: both black & white masterworks and modern classics, Casablanca to Pulp Fiction!
Foreign: from classic masters like Akira Kurosawa and Ingmar Bergman, to modern cinema from outside North America.