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

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

1. Valley Uprising (2014) — Q 10
2. The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014) — Q 9
3. Stutz (2022) — Q 8.5
4. The Dawn Wall (2017) — Q 8.5
5. Five Broken Cameras (2011) — Q 8
6. The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004) — Q 8
7. Sherpa (2015) — Q 8
8. My Octopus Teacher (2020) — Q 8
9. For All Mankind (1989) — Q 8
10. Nostalgia for the Light (2010) — Q 8
11. The Square (2013) — Q 7.5
12. 24 City (2008) — Q 7.5
13. Blood of the Beasts (1949) — Q 7.5
14. Racing Extinction (2015) — Q 7.5
15. Bears (2014) — Q 7.5
16. Ryan (2004) — Q 7.5
17. Tarnation (2003) — Q 7.5
18. The Atomic Cafe (1982) — Q 7.5
19. They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) — Q 7.5
20. African Cats (2011) — Q 7.5
21. The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) — Q 7.5
22. Heima (2007) — Q 7.5
23. The Pearl Button (2015) — Q 7.5
24. Night Will Fall (2014) — Q 7.5
25. Moonage Daydream (2022) — Q 7.5
26. 1 (2013) — Q 7.5
27. Powers of Ten (1977) — Q 7.5
28. Heart of a Dog (2015) — Q 7.5
29. Junun (2015) — Q 7.5
30. Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995) — Q 7.5

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