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 9.5
  2. Nirvana: Unplugged In New York (1993) — Q 9.5
  3. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) — Q 9
  4. The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014) — Q 9
  5. All the Empty Rooms (2025) — Q 9
  6. Dominion (2018) — Q 9
  7. 180° South (2010) — Q 8.5
  8. The Salt of the Earth (2014) — Q 8.5
  9. BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul (2019) — Q 8.5
  10. Stop Making Sense (1984) — Q 8.5
  11. Night and Fog (1956) — Q 8.5
  12. No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad (2013) — Q 8.5
  13. Alone in the Wilderness (2004) — Q 8.5
  14. The Dawn Wall (2017) — Q 8.5
  15. Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2020) — Q 8.5
  16. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015) — Q 8.5
  17. The Cove (2009) — Q 8.5
  18. Ocean with David Attenborough (2025) — Q 8.5
  19. Terra (2015) — Q 8.5
  20. 20 Days in Mariupol (2023) — Q 8.5
  21. Human (2015) — Q 8.5
  22. Senna (2010) — Q 8.5
  23. Samsara (2011) — Q 8.5
  24. Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972) — Q 8.5
  25. Man with a Movie Camera (1929) — Q 8.5
  26. For Sama (2019) — Q 8.5
  27. 2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025) — Q 8.5
  28. 9/11 (2002) — Q 8.5
  29. BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas (2023) — Q 8.5
  30. The Rescue (2021) — Q 8.5

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