Undoubtedly, what makes an already wonderful film better, is exquisitely beautiful cinematography. Below are some on the most gorgeous stills from films and the directors and cinematographers that worked on them. Ranging from Wes Anderson to Bong Joon-ho, each film on this list is spectacular in both storytelling and visually.
1. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Director: Wes Anderson
Cinematographer: Robert D. Yeoman
2. Skyfall (2012)
Director: Sam Mendes
Cinematographer: Roger Deakins
3. Get Out (2017)
Director: Jordan Peele
Cinematographers: Denson Baker and Toby Oliver
4. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Director: Wes Anderson
Cinematographer: Robert D. Yeoman
5. Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Director: Jon M. Chu
Cinematographer: Vanja Cernjul
6. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Director: George Miller
Cinematographer: John Seale
7. Us (2019)
Director: Jordan Peele
Cinematographer: Mike Gioulakis
8. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Director: Terry Gilliam
Cinematographer: Nicola Pecorini)
9. Snowpiercer (2013)
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Cinematographer: Hong Kyung-pyo
10. The Tree of Life (2011)
Director: Terrence Malick
Cinematographer: Emmanuel Lubezki
11. The Florida Project (2017)
Director: Sean Baker
Cinematographer: Alexis Zabe
12. Arrival (2016)
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cinematographer: Bradford Young
13. American Graffiti (1973)
Director: George Lucas
Cinematographers: Jan D'Alquen and Ron Eveslage
14. Burning (2018)
Director: Lee Chang-dong
Cinematographer: Hong Kyung-pyo
15. Speed racer (2008)
Directors: Lilly and Lana Wachowski
Cinematographer: David Tattersall
16. Blade Runner (1982)
Director: Ridley Scott
Cinematographer: Jordan Cronenweth
17. Blader Runner 2049 (2017)
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cinematographer: Roger Deakins)
18. The Great Gatsby (2013)
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cinematographer: Simon Duggan
19. Life of Pi (2012)
Director: Ang Lee
Cinematographer: Claudio Miranda
20. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cinematographer: Donald McAlpine
21. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cinematographer: Donald McAlpine
22. Only God Forgives (2013)
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Cinematographer: Larry Smith
23. Big Fish (2003)
Director: Tim Burton
Cinematographer: Philippe Rousselot
24. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Director: Rob Marshall
Cinematographer: Dion Beebe
25. La La Land (2016)
Director: Damien Chazelle
Cinematographer: Linus Sandgren
26. Gravity (2013)
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Cinematographer: Emmanuel Lubezki
27. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Director: Ben Stiller
Cinematographer: Stuart Dryburgh
28. The Truman Show (1998)
Director: Peter Weir
Cinematographer: Peter Biziou
29. In the Mood for Love (2000)
Director: Wong Kar-wai
Cinematographers: Christopher Doyle, Kwan Pung-leung and Mark Lee Ping-Bing
30. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Director: Jacques Demy
Cinematographer: Jean Rabier
31. The Kings of Summer (2013)
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Cinematographer: Ross Riege
32. Fallen Angels (1995)
Director: Wong Kar-wai
Cinematographer: Christopher Doyle
33. Moonlight (2016)
Director: Barry Jenkins
Cinematographer: James Laxton
34. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cinematographer: Geoffrey Unsworth
35. Captain Fantastic (2016)
Director: Matt Ross
Cinematographer: Stéphane Fontaine
36. Beautiful Boy (2018)
Director: Felix van Groeningen
Cinematographer: Ruben Impens
37. Parasite (2019)
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Cinematographer: Hong Kyung-pyo
38. Drive (2011)
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Cinematographer: Newton Thomas Sigel
39. Promising Young Woman (2020)
Director: Emerald Fennell
Cinematographer: Benjamin Kracun
40. Enter the Void (2009)
Director: Gaspar Noé
Cinematographer: Benoît Debie
41. Nomadland (2020)
Director: Chloé Zhao
Cinematographer: Joshua James Richards
42. Chungking Express (1994)
Director: Wong Kar-wai
Cinematographers: Christopher Doyle and Andrew Lau
43. The Matrix (1999)
Directors: Lilly and Lana Wachowski
Cinematographer: Bill Pope
44. The Shining (1980)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cinematographer: John Alcott
45. The Wailing (2016)
Director: Na Hong-jin
Cinematographer: Hong Kyung-pyo
46. Lost in Translation (2003)
Director: Sofia Coppola
Cinematographer: Lance Acord
47. I Saw the Devil (2010)
Director: Kim Jee-woon
Cinematographer: Lee Mo-gae
48. Oldboy (2003)
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cinematographer: Jeong Jeong-hun
49. Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cinematographer: Jeong Jeong-hun
50. Suspiria (1977)
Director: Dario Argento
Cinematographer: Luciano Tovoli
51. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
Director: Kim Jee-woon
Cinematographer: Lee Mo-gae
52. Blue Velvet (1986)
Director: David Lynch
Cinematographer: Frederick Elmes
53. The Neon Demon (2016)
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Cinematographer: Natasha Braier
54. Midsommar (2019)
Director: Ari Aster
Cinematographer: Pawel Pogorzelski
55. Memories of Murder (2003)
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Cinematographer: Kim Hyung-koo
56. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cinematographer: Robert Richardson
57. Minari (2020)
Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Cinematographer: Lachlan Milne
58. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Director: Wes Anderson
Cinematographer: Tristan Oliver
59. Hereditary (2018)
Director: Ari Aster
Cinematographer: Pawl Pogorzelski
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