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showdown:cinematography

This Showdown celebrates cinematographers, those heroes of lens and light, whose command of incredible imagery can sear a frame into our minds forever. List your top ten most beautifully shot films. Beauty being in the eye of the beholder, your preference may be for uncut steadicam shots, stop-motion living room chases, sumptuous 70mm nature films or an audacious iPhone feature. We’re looking for personal, not popular. Set your shutter speed, rack that focus and get your top ten inside the frame.

Most mentioned

  • Blade Runner 2049
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • In the Mood for Love
  • Blade Runner
  • The Shining
  • Barry Lyndon
  • The Tree of Life
  • Lawrence of Arabia
  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
  • Apocalypse Now
  • There Will Be Blood
  • La La Land
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Suspiria
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Citizen Kane
  • Days of Heaven
  • Children of Men
  • Vertigo
  • The Revenant

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Breton Fiander
Breton Fiander 10 films
ragnaba
ragnaba 16 films
James Adams
James Adams 10 films
Pedro Petriche
Pedro Petriche 50 films
YoYuan 又元
YoYuan 又元 15 films
Zheddy
Zheddy 10 films
Zane
Zane 10 films
Tuhin Das
Tuhin Das 10 films
Stefan
Stefan 20 films
Mathias Mørch
Mathias Mørch 10 films
Andreas K
Andreas K 10 films
Nikan A.
Nikan A. 10 films
Andy
Andy 10 films
Andrew Pope
Andrew Pope 10 films
Alma
Alma 100 films
Boston Skinner
Boston Skinner 10 films
Ogi
Ogi 15 films
Nyuriko
Nyuriko 20 films
Plainviewed
Plainviewed 10 films
Hannah D
Hannah D 10 films
Daniel Simpson
Daniel Simpson 20 films
Connie
Connie 20 films
Collykibber
Collykibber 11 films
Aaron
Aaron 10 films
BrunoLD
BrunoLD 140 films
Kevin
Kevin 12 films
Kyle
Kyle 12 films
dadgumblah
dadgumblah 10 films
TheRabbidCow
TheRabbidCow 57 films
Jason Szabo
Jason Szabo 10 films
cori ✧₊⁺
cori ✧₊⁺ 14 films
Fran Freeney
Fran Freeney 10 films
Madeleine
Madeleine 10 films
Jared Guss
Jared Guss 10 films
Greg Brown
Greg Brown 13 films
Caleb Simmons
Caleb Simmons 10 films
Aaron C
Aaron C 12 films
Harper Harris
Harper Harris 10 films
Ryan Barott
Ryan Barott 10 films
Kat
Kat 10 films
Jake J
Jake J 27 films
Vinny Thornburg
Vinny Thornburg 10 films
Lennard
Lennard 10 films
James
James 10 films
David Carroll
David Carroll 10 films
Justus Burmann
Justus Burmann 10 films
Mattie Lucas
Mattie Lucas 10 films
Brittany
Brittany 10 films
eamonnsheehan
eamonnsheehan 13 films
Kyle
Kyle 10 films
Siegel_Hans
Siegel_Hans 53 films
Amanda Q
Amanda Q 10 films
wilson
wilson 21 films
John Bergstrom
John Bergstrom 10 films
Matt Consolazio
Matt Consolazio 10 films
Jason
Jason 10 films
E.M. Lees
E.M. Lees 10 films
EnteredTheVoid
EnteredTheVoid 20 films
Richard Garrett
Richard Garrett 10 films
Miguel Ferreira
Miguel Ferreira 10 films
cine31
cine31 11 films
Kyle
Kyle 10 films
JonTheMantis
JonTheMantis 10 films
Aaron D🔪
Aaron D🔪 11 films
David Delgado
David Delgado 37 films
Rue Lumbroso
Rue Lumbroso 10 films
grag
grag 11 films
DJ Sancocho
DJ Sancocho 12 films
Andrew
Andrew 10 films
meekMilligan
meekMilligan 22 films
M Sigma
M Sigma 10 films
vernon
vernon 41 films
Martin
Martin 10 films
aye
aye 11 films
NikolasIsMyName
NikolasIsMyName 11 films
Cody Paulsen
Cody Paulsen 61 films
Lianne
Lianne 10 films
Samuel
Samuel 10 films
Chris Hormann
Chris Hormann 11 films
RJMacReady
RJMacReady 10 films
Jacob Powell
Jacob Powell 11 films
slothstradamus
slothstradamus 5 films