Charlie Day's Closet Picks 

The Gang Goes to the Criterion Closet

You see that door marked “Critter Closet”? You think some critters live in there?

Wow, an expert in bird law AND art house films!

I wan NOT expecting to hear Charlie Kelly explain the cinematic techniques of Barry Lyndon today.

The 400 Blows (1959) - dir. François Truffaut The Player (1992) - dir. Robert Altman Being There (1979) - dir. Hal Ashby Punch-Drunk Love (2002) - dir. Paul Thomas Anderson Do The Right Thing (1989) - dir. Spike Lee Barry Lyndon (1975) - dir. Stanley Kubrick John Cassavetes: Five Films The Complete Films of Agnes Varda Tokyo Story (1953) - dir. Yasujirō Ozu Charlie Day has some great choices here!

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, when it’s firing on all cylinders, is just comedy perfection to me. No TV comedy cast has their level of chemistry and comedic timing together. From listening to the Always Sunny Podcast, I could tell that Charlie was a film buff to some degree. Awesome to see him in the hallowed Criterion closet.

Charlie Day was an IFC promo announcer before Sunny began. I used to use an mp3 of him narrating an IFC promo for Do the Right Thing as an intro to music from Do the Right Thing for the internet radio station I used to run, so I cheered when he grabbed the Do the Right Thing Blu-ray because of that old IFC promo. His IFC promos were a far cry from "Is your cat making too much noise all the time?"

I never knew I needed to see charlie day in the criterion closet, but I do.

I HAVE to see Danny Devito's closet picks

John Cassavetes: Five Films 1. Shadows (1959) 2. Faces (1968) 3. A Woman Under the Influence (1974) 4. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) 5. Opening Night (1977)

6 full minutes of Charlie work! Thanks, Criterion!

I love how deeply Day obviously loves movies. I can’t wait to see his debut!

It's Always Sunny in the Criterion Closet

Are you SERIOUS!??!?? These two worlds of mine are colliding right on my screen!!!!!!

Finally someone picked Barry Lyndon!

If you’re a fan of the show it’s obvious what cinephiles those guys are! Cool to see Charlie getting to discuss some of his favorite films in a thoughtful manner like this. Congrats to you Charlie on your directorial debut and Long Live Sunny!!!!

My heart skipped a beat when he picked up Punch Drunk Love. What a phenomenal film. I absolutely love how incredibly off the rails it starts to get in the back half, because that's love, right? When you're really in the thick of it, you'll do insane things, and it feels as though the world itself bends to meet you in your insane pursuits. It also set up PTA's absolute best film, still to this day "There Will Be Blood".

In the middle of watching this I thought “Not enough people mention Agnes Varda”….and then boom, Charlie picks up the box set I’ve been wanting to get for awhile. Nicely done.

I knew fool in paradise looked largely influenced by being there, and trying to describe it to coworkers makes me.feel crazy like no one(I work with) knows these films!

Never thought Charlie would be in the position he’s in now. It honestly great to see.

Genuinely one of the best closet pick videos, he explains well what he loves about each film and how they’ve influenced him

"Seriously dude, are you asking me if I've seen Indiana Jones?"

That Agnes Varda box set is a gem.

This was something I didn’t know I needed to see today He’s very articulate and knowledgeable in his picks and it proves the idea that smart people are the best at portraying “dumb” people.

(Always Sunny Intro plays) *The Gang Visits the Criterion Closet*

Hey that’s the janitor at my school! He makes the floor slippy

Yes, Tokyo Story. One of the greatest films of all time in my opinion. Great pick!

Most adorable dude ever.

Charlie fills my whole body with hot joy. Nobody can fill me up like him!

So many incredible titles. We could all spend hours naming & talking about "the best films" in the Criterion collection, I'll just briefly mention CURE by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, one of the most powerful and unique horror-thrillers which was previously harder to find until Criterion released it. I also kind of appreciate Charlie honestly mentioning that he hadn't seen Barry Lyndon until recently. I also watched Barry Lyndon for the first time recently on my CC bluray, and as certain films can seem intimidating or daunting to some viewers it's refreshing and can be important to admit to not having seen certain films yet. Looking forward to Fools Paradise and new season of Sunny. Much love and respect to Mr. Charlie Day

So glad to see someone talk about Being There!!!

Goddamn I love Charlie. I've seen dozens of these closet pick vids and hes the 1st actor where I'd at least heard of all his picks. Hes so real and unpretentious

Love the Barry Lyndon shoutout and love Charlie

Great guest! I love it when they pick big box sets - make the most of the closet, lol!

I love how charlies character on its always sunny and him in the real world could not be more of a polar opposite.

It's always sunny in the Criterion Closet

Never thought I’d see Charlie Day talk about my favorite filmmaker, but that’s the power of Varda. !! VIVA VARDA !!

Starts talking less and less about his choices soon as he realises he can just bring a bunch of boxsets home and maximise his takeaway

I love these closet pick videos! Charlie, you were the best part of Horrible Bosses, and I am so glad to see you behind the camera and enjoy you choosing picks and explaining the intricacies that influenced you!

Punch Drunk Love is such a great undermentioned movie. Being able to see it in theaters, i can say the best part was watching people around me not know if adam sandler was being fun or not

Being There is such a wildly underrated movie. Glad to see it get some love.

Nothing brings me more joy than seeing people go to the criterion closet and acting like a kid in the candy store. Also, excellent picks and I would love to see the rest of the cast of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" in the Criterion Closet, especially Danny DeVito! 🎥👌

I didn't know he was directing a movie, I'll have to find it and check it out! An episode of Closet Pick's with Danny Devito would be great, if you guys haven't already gotten around to asking...

Literally just took some of his favorite film peoples and made a movie. :) That's awesome man and I'm glad you're shouting out Being There.

Classy choices! I'd expect nothing less from this guy. Seems like the most educated in film out of the three of them (Sunny guys). Love what he said about Cassavettes, bc I only watched two or three of his movies too; back in film school. I need to revisit as well.

Charlie, watching your movie in theaters for SURE. Such an inspiration, man.

Its always sunny and the 400 blows is a comparison I never thought I'd hear haa!

No time travel movies? Those are the best ones

Punch-Drunk love is one of my all time faves! I can't wait to check out Fool's Paradise friday at 10:00am! Woohoo! Love Charlie Day!

saw The 400 Blows without subtitles and without knowing what people were saying it was still a pleasure to watch. Made me think if you have a film you love and want to learn more about it it might be good to watch it with language changed or on silent.

god i love charlie day the fact he is a film buff just makes me so happy and i cant wait for fools paradise

I watched The Player again just the other night - hadn’t seen it in over 20 yrs and it blew me away - it’s definitely aged well over the years and probably gets better every time you see it. Great choices for the old Criterion bag👍🏻

Jesus. Not what I expected. Want to see his movie now.

Thank you for finally listing the titles at the end.

Excellent selections Charlie Day. Interesting how 'Being There' ends up in many a Criterion sack. The scene in the elevator when the guy suddenly starts doubling over with laughter. 'I'm sorry I thought you were about to do another one of those elevator jokes.'

You need to get the entire cast on for this. Would be interesting to see all of their picks.

That's so awesome that Jon Brion is composing for Fool's Paradise!

Haven't seen a single one of these, so I have a lot to look forward to. This why I like finding out what actual actors, directors, writers and artists watch and read instead of just relying on the general public who use sites like Reddit and IMDB.

Can’t wait till the cinematic masterpiece Lethal Weapon 5 & 6 get a Criterion release

Charlie Day is fucking awesome but I didn't realize how much more awesome he could get. His second pick was Robert Altman's The Player, one of my favorite movies of all time. AHH!

FINALLY SOME LOVE FOR THE PUNCH DRUNK LOVE SCORE!

Would like to see him tie together all these influences conceptually...like with a pinboard and pictures from the films and red string and just really getting into it

Charlie Day is an amazing actor from his role in Pacific Rim to this voice roles in both The Lego Movie and The Super Mario Movie. Good to see him getting some amazing movies like Barry Lyndon and Tokyo Story.

This is the only time I’ve ever watched one of these and thought “I’ve seen all those!”

Charlie, I buy Criterions every single day of my life.

i never knew i needed something so bad until i had it

The 400 Blows is such an important film. That was the first criterion release I NEEDED. I love sunny so much more now knowing there's a little Truffaut influence. Then Barry Lyndon.. crazy.. shot in all natural and candle light.

What a beautiful birthday present for his wife, you can see how happy he knows this will make her

Charlie Day is a fellow cineafile and I’m here for it!! 😂

SO he's the opposite of Charly on Sunny. Very patient, tolerant of ambiguity, minimalistic at times. I love the first three and Barry Lyndon.

Being There wonderful film,Peter Sellers was amazing, he should have won a Oscar

you know you're kino when you direct one (1) film and already have a Criterion closet episode

Finally, a talented actor in one of these closet videos

I am so getting this channel :) . Cannot wait.

Very nice…now lets see Mac and Dennis’ closet picks

the agnes varda set as a b-day present for the wife. oh dude, you rock!

Film geek fangirling here!!! :)

I need to buy the Agnes Varda collection! Thxs Criterion & Charlie!! 😍

Wonderful picks !

Great job, 👍👍👍🤩🤩 Charlie in picking the movies! I remember watching you on It's always Sunny in Philadelphia t.v. show ! We should get Danny DeVito on the closet pick !! 😊😊😊 !

my day has just been made

Barry Lyndon, nice! Just rewatched again recently. 💪🥰

Barry Lyndon. When I first saw the opening scenes I thought I'd be bored to tears. After finishing my first viewing, I was haunted. Now it's my fave Kubrick joint.

This is tremendous

Going for those boxsets without a care. Boss shit.

Thank you Charlie for picking Being There, as one of your influences. I saw a preview for your new movie recently, and I was immediately thinking of Being There.

Didn’t know I needed this so badly, his observations are remarkably pointed and insightful. Charlie fuckin rocks.

Yes, my good man, I'll have the milk steak, boiled over hard, and your finest jelly beans... raw.

I almost skipped over this because I thought it was the thumbnail for the Ari Aster video I already watched 😂😂 Charlie and Ari is an interesting crossover

“Stanley Kubrick directs with patience…” 162 takes later😂

we love you charlie, one of america's finest actors

You're standing in an inspirational space. You're surrounded by powerful expressive art

I love Charlie. When it comes to his humor, he's up there with Rodney Dangerfield and Andy Kaufman.

Very interesting choices! Much respect.

Charlie needs to know about criterions spaghetti policy

ive been waiting so long for this

i love how he has to stand on his tippy toes to grab most of them

I love how most of the movies that he grabbed are from the highest shelf that he can barely reach. Such a low-key Charlie moment.

The moment I watched fools paradise trailer, first thought’being there’ I’m excited

For us physical collection lovers when will we see blu rays of always sunny?... I see a lot of fakes online and also no uk region dvds and I just want to own the full collection physically especially since streaming services have taken to omitting some of my favourite episodes. I have money... WHY DON'T YOU WANT IT? 😟