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The Best Cinematography of the 21st Century

Cinematography is tough to judge on its own merits, because it can be hard to extract it from the other powers of great visual storytelling. At the same time, every beautiful movie shows the signature of a talented director of photography as much as a filmmaker. In the process of considering the finest cinematographic achievements of this decade, this list includes on gorgeous films that — in some cases — achieve more on the level of cinematography than anything else.
The past two decades have found the craft of cinematography making extraordinary advances on the level of digital technologies and other innovations, but at the end of the day, these particulars matter less than the sheer impression left by the images and movements captured by cinematographers operating at the peak of their abilities. Here are some of the best examples from this young century.
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Silence (2016)
Silence (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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The Master (2012)
The Master (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
4
All These Sleepless Nights (2016)
All These Sleepless Nights (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
5
Enter the Void (2009)
Enter the Void (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
6
The Neon Demon (2016)
The Neon Demon (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
7
The Great Beauty (2013)
The Great Beauty (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
8
Mudbound (2017)
Mudbound (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
9
Black Swan (2010)
Black Swan (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
10
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
11
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
12
Ida (2013)
Ida (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
13
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
14
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
15
City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
16
The New World (2005)
The New World (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
17
Invisible Life (2019)
Invisible Life (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
18
Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
19
Skyfall (2012)
Skyfall (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
20
Gravity (2013)
Gravity (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
21
The Beguiled (2017)
The Beguiled (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
22
The Handmaiden (2016)
The Handmaiden (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
23
There Will Be Blood (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
24
The Grandmaster (2013)
The Grandmaster (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
25
Zodiac (2007)
Zodiac (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
26
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
27
Suspiria (2018)
Suspiria (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
28
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
29
Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
30
Carol (2015)
Carol (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
31
Hero (2002)
Hero (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
32
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
33
Mother of George (2013)
Mother of George (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
34
Cold War (2018)
Cold War (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
35
Mr. Turner (2014)
Mr. Turner (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
36
The Immigrant (2013)
The Immigrant (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
37
Far From Heaven (2002)
Far From Heaven (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
38
In the Mood for Love (2000)
In the Mood for Love (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
39
The Tree of Life (2011)
The Tree of Life (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
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