Best Cinematography Movies


  1. mustangsally72
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movies that look good aesthetically, whether in pure form or computer generated

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1
Sunshine (2007,  R)
Sunshine
Fascinating and complex...visually breathtaking!
2
What Dreams May Come (1998,  PG-13)
What Dreams May Come
Convoluted storyline yet beautiful imagery
3
Silk (2007,  R)
4
Slumdog Millionaire (2008,  R)
5
American Beauty (1999,  R)
6
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005,  PG-13)
7
Brokeback Mountain (2005,  R)
Brokeback Mountain
Beautifully acted
8
Dreamland (2006,  PG-13)
9
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003,  R)
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
Absolutely beautiful storytelling and cinematography!
10
The Matrix (1999,  R)
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Sin City (2005,  R)
12
300 (2007,  R)
300
Sparta!! What a wild ride with awesome cinematography!
13
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004,  PG)
14
2046 (2005,  R)
15
Into the Wild (2007,  R)
Into the Wild
Powerful, deeply moving and inspiring...what a triumph for Sean Penn and Emile Hirsch!
16
Seven Years in Tibet (1997,  PG-13)
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The Last Samurai (2003,  R)
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Snow Falling on Cedars (1999,  PG-13)
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977,  PG)
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Dreams (Akira Kurosawa's Dreams) (Yume) (1990,  PG)
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Moulin Rouge! (2001,  PG-13)
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Romeo + Juliet (1996,  PG-13)
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Amelie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) (2001,  R)
Amelie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)
Audrey Tautou is adorable
24
Run Lola Run (Lola rennt) (1999,  R)
Run Lola Run (Lola rennt)
Frenetically original!
25
A River Runs Through It (1992,  PG)
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Låt den Rätte Komma In (Let the Right One in) (2008,  R)
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long) (2000,  PG-13)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Amazing
28
House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) (2004,  PG-13)
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Hero (2004,  PG-13)
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Oldboy (2005,  R)
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The Killing Fields (1984,  R)
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Apocalypse Now (1979,  R)
33
The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (2001,  PG-13)
34
Blade Runner (1982,  R)
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North by Northwest (1959,  Unrated)
36
Psycho (1960,  R)
37
Vertigo (1958,  PG)
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Rebecca (1940,  Unrated)
39
Schindler's List (1993,  R)
Schindler's List
Memorable
40
Delicatessen (1991,  R)
41
On the Waterfront (1954,  Unrated)
42
Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire) (The Sky Above Berlin) (1987,  PG-13)
43
Chinatown (1974,  R)
44
The Godfather (1972,  R)
45
Lost In Translation (2003,  R)
46
Legends of the Fall (1994,  R)
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Titanic (1997,  PG-13)
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The Prestige (2006,  PG-13)
49
El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) (2006,  R)
50
The English Patient (1996,  R)
51
The Piano (1993,  R)
52
The Horse Whisperer (1998,  PG-13)
53
Children of Men (2006,  R)
54
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968,  G)
55
Koyaanisqatsi - Life Out of Balance (1983,  Unrated)
56
Baraka (1993,  Unrated)
57
There Will Be Blood (2007,  R)
58
No Country for Old Men (2007,  R)
59
The Aviator (2004,  PG-13)
60
Manhattan (1979,  R)
61
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004,  R)
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Quirky
62
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007,  PG-13)
63
The Shawshank Redemption (1994,  R)
64
Cidade de Deus, (City of God) (2003,  R)
65
Casablanca (1943,  Unrated)
66
Rocky Balboa (2006,  PG)
67
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000,  PG-13)
68
The Bridges of Madison County (1995,  PG-13)
69
Million Dollar Baby (2004,  PG-13)
Million Dollar Baby
Just beautiful
70
Munich (2005,  R)
71
Apocalypto (2006,  R)
72
Memento (2000,  R)
73
Pitch Black (2000,  R)
Pitch Black
Slick
74
The Fountain (2006,  PG-13)
75
Kingdom of Heaven (2005,  R)
76
The Fifth Element (1997,  PG-13)
The Fifth Element
Hugely entertaining
77
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999,  R)
78
Atonement (2007,  R)
79
Dune (1984,  PG-13)
80
Alien (1979,  R)
81
The Abyss (1989,  PG-13)
82
Citizen Kane (1941,  PG)
83
Requiem for a Dream (2000,  R)
Requiem for a Dream
Mesmerizing!
84
Unbreakable (2000,  PG-13)
85
Pulp Fiction (1994,  R)
Pulp Fiction
Awesome story line w/great acting
86
Gone With the Wind (1939,  G)
87
La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (The Legend of 1900) (1998,  R)
La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (The Legend of 1900)
Before August Rush there was 1900...a beautiful score by Ennio Morricone and an unforgettable performance by Tim Roth
88
Phone Booth (2003,  R)
Phone Booth
Suspenseful and stylish
89
Reservoir Dogs (1992,  R)
90
Sukiyaki Western Django (2008,  R)
91
Barry Lyndon (1975,  PG)
92
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007,  R)
93
Fellini - Satyricon (The Degenerates) (1969,  R)
94
Metropolis (1927,  Unrated)
95
Yojimbo (1961,  Unrated)
96
13 Tzameti (2005,  Unrated)
97
Days of Being Wild (A Fei zheng chuan) (1990,  Unrated)
98
Le Nouveau Monde (The New World) (2008,  Unrated)
99
The Red Shoes (1948,  R)
100
Days of Heaven (1978,  PG)
101
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001,  R)
102
The Angry Red Planet (1959,  Unrated)
103
Red Planet Mars (1952,  Unrated)
104
The Passion of Joan of Arc (La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc) (1928,  Unrated)
105
La Cité des Enfants Perdus (The City of Lost Children) (1995,  R)
106
Lawrence of Arabia (1962,  PG)
107
The Parallax View (1974,  R)
108
Touch of Evil (1958,  PG-13)
109
La Dolce Vita (1960,  Unrated)
110
8 1/2 (1963,  Unrated)
111
Happy Together (1997,  Unrated)
112
Wuthering Heights (1939,  G)
113
Nattvardsgästerna (Winter Light) (1962,  Unrated)
114
Il conformista (The Conformist) (1970,  R)
115
Stalker (1979,  Unrated)
116
Chungking Express (1996,  PG-13)
117
Gummo (1997,  R)
118
Fa Yeung Nin Wa (In the Mood for Love) (2001,  PG)
119
Last Life in the Universe (2004,  R)
120
My Blueberry Nights (2007,  PG-13)
121
Lust, Caution (Se jie) (2007,  R)
122
JCVD (Van Dammage) (2008,  R)
123
Ashes of Time Redux (2008,  R)
124
Where the Wild Things Are (2009,  PG)
125
Shiki-Jitsu (2000,  Unrated)

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  1. tablefourfilms
    tablefourfilms posted 63 days ago

    Nice List. Hey, you've even got 13 Tzameti & Barry Lyndon! If you haven't seen them, try "Mongol" and "Perfume, A Murder Story" (the latter directed by Tim Tykver, of Run Lola Run fame).