59 of the Most Magnificent Stills From Films

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