Best Crime Cinematography in Film — Rated 4/4 on Quartile

Quartile rates every film 1–4 across Plot, Acting, Cinematography, Novelty and Ending. These crime films earned a 4 — Well Above Average — for Cinematography, ranked by their overall Q score.

  1. The Dark Knight (2008) — Q 9.5
  2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) — Q 9.5
  3. American Psycho (2000) — Q 9
  4. The Town (2010) — Q 9
  5. The Godfather Part II (1974) — Q 9
  6. The Batman (2022) — Q 9
  7. The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014) — Q 9
  8. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011) — Q 9
  9. Sicario (2015) — Q 8.5
  10. Requiem for a Dream (2000) — Q 8.5
  11. The Godfather (1972) — Q 8.5
  12. Léon: The Professional (1994) — Q 8.5
  13. Sin City (2005) — Q 8
  14. Ernest & Celestine (2012) — Q 8
  15. Elevator to the Gallows (1958) — Q 8
  16. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) — Q 8
  17. Rope (1948) — Q 8
  18. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) — Q 8
  19. The Big Sleep (1946) — Q 8
  20. The Raid 2 (2014) — Q 8
  21. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) — Q 8
  22. Joker (2019) — Q 8
  23. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) — Q 8
  24. The Thin Blue Line (1988) — Q 8
  25. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) — Q 7.5
  26. The Raid (2012) — Q 7.5
  27. The Great Train Robbery (1903) — Q 7.5
  28. Ariel (1988) — Q 7.5
  29. Hard Boiled (1992) — Q 7.5
  30. Bullitt (1968) — Q 7.5

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