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. 9 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 36 new

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  3. 65 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  4. 66 new

    All That Jazz

    1979, in 19 top lists Check
  5. 60 new

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  6. 76 new

    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 98 new

    American Beauty

    1999, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 3 new

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  9. 88 new

    Baraka

    1992, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 58 new

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 41 new

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  12. 67 new

    Being There

    1979, in 15 top lists Check
  13. 20 new

    Black Narcissus

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  14. 68 new

    The Black Stallion

    1979, in 7 top lists Check
  15. 2 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  16. 34 new

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  17. 79 new

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  18. 30 new

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  19. 47 new

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  20. 53 new

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  21. 18 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  22. 46 new

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check
  23. 71 new

    Chariots of Fire

    1981, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 56 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  25. 4 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  26. 49 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  27. 62 new

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  28. 7 new

    Il conformista

    1970 — a.k.a. The Conformist, in 20 top lists Check
  29. 43 new

    Cool Hand Luke

    1967, in 13 top lists Check
  30. 86 new

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
  31. 72 new

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 8 new

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  33. 64 new

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  34. 40 new

    Doctor Zhivago

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  35. 38 new

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

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  36. 63 new

    The Duellists

    1977, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 81 new

    Empire of the Sun

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 94 new

    The English Patient

    1996, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 55 new

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  40. 100 new

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  41. 74 new

    Fanny och Alexander

    1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check
  42. 10 new

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  43. 5 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  44. 57 new

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  45. 14 new

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  46. 44 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  47. 16 new

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 83 new

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  49. 17 new

    How Green Was My Valley

    1941, in 11 top lists Check
  50. 37 new

    Hud

    1963, in 10 top lists Check
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