American Society of Cinematographers' 100 Milestone Films in Cinematography of the 20th Century

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As part of the centennial festivities in 2019, the Society released their members’ list of the 100 milestone films in the art and craft of cinematography of the 20th century. Organized by Steven Fierberg (Secretary, Love & Other Drugs, The Affair) and voted on by ASC members, the list is the first of its kind to showcase the best of cinematography as selected by professional directors of photography.

The top 10 are ranked, the rest are listed in order of release.

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  1. 5 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 9 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  3. 70 new

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  4. 2 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 4 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  6. 49 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  7. 65 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  8. 61 new

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  9. 3 new

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  10. 32 new

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  11. 99 new

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  12. 18 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  13. 57 new

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  14. 38 new

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 27 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  16. 89 new

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  17. 92 new

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 59 new

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  19. 93 new

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  20. 25 new

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  21. 56 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  22. 1 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  23. 15 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  24. 11 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  25. 23 new

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  26. 6 new

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  27. 46 new

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check
  28. 98 new

    American Beauty

    1999, in 25 top lists Check
  29. 21 new

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  30. 33 new

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  31. 24 new

    RashĂ´mon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  32. 55 new

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  33. 96 new

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  34. 36 new

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  35. 28 new

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 35 top lists Check
  36. 14 new

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  37. 100 new

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  38. 44 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  39. 29 new

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  40. 79 new

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  41. 87 new

    Unforgiven

    1992, in 24 top lists Check
  42. 34 new

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  43. 13 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  44. 31 new

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  45. 64 new

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  46. 26 new

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  47. 58 new

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 95 new

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  49. 48 new

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  50. 30 new

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
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