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

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

1. Valley Uprising (2014) — Q 10
2. Oppenheimer (2023) — Q 9.5
3. Harakiri (1962) — Q 9
4. Schindler's List (1993) — Q 9
5. Out of Africa (1985) — Q 8.5
6. Braveheart (1995) — Q 8.5
7. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) — Q 8.5
8. Andrei Rublev (1966) — Q 8.5
9. The Elephant Man (1980) — Q 8.5
10. Barry Lyndon (1975) — Q 8.5
11. Ben-Hur (1959) — Q 8.5
12. Temple Grandin (2010) — Q 8.5
13. Kagemusha (1980) — Q 8.5
14. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) — Q 8.5
15. Raging Bull (1980) — Q 8.5
16. Hacksaw Ridge (2016) — Q 8.5
17. Pather Panchali (1955) — Q 8.5
18. The Battle of Algiers (1966) — Q 8.5
19. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) — Q 8
20. In This Corner of the World (2016) — Q 8
21. Loving Vincent (2017) — Q 8
22. A Trip to the Moon (1902) — Q 8
23. The Ten Commandments (1956) — Q 8
24. Apocalypto (2006) — Q 8
25. RRR (2022) — Q 8
26. Battleship Potemkin (1925) — Q 8
27. My Way (2011) — Q 8
28. The Shadow in My Eye (2021) — Q 8
29. Sword of the Stranger (2007) — Q 8
30. Red Cliff II (2009) — Q 8

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