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

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

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — Q 9.5
2. Spirited Away (2001) — Q 9
3. Ratatouille (2007) — Q 9
4. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) — Q 9
5. Princess Mononoke (1997) — Q 8.5
6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — Q 8.5
7. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) — Q 8.5
8. Encanto (2021) — Q 8.5
9. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) — Q 8.5
10. Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020) — Q 8.5
11. The Phantom Carriage (1921) — Q 8.5
12. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018) — Q 8.5
13. The Legend of Hei (2019) — Q 8.5
14. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) — Q 8.5
15. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — Q 8.5
16. Once Upon a Studio (2023) — Q 8.5
17. Wolfwalkers (2020) — Q 8.5
18. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013) — Q 8.5
19. Wolf Children (2012) — Q 8.5
20. Hotarubi no Mori e (2011) — Q 8.5
21. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — Q 8.5
22. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) — Q 8.5
23. Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) — Q 8.5
24. Coraline (2009) — Q 8.5
25. Ne Zha (2019) — Q 8.5
26. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) — Q 8.5
27. Swapped (2026) — Q 8.5
28. Klaus (2019) — Q 8
29. Weathering with You (2019) — Q 8
30. The Red Turtle (2016) — Q 8

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