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

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

1. Tenet (2020) — Q 9.5
2. The Dark Knight (2008) — Q 9
3. Bullet Train (2022) — Q 9
4. No Country for Old Men (2007) — Q 9
5. The Batman (2022) — Q 9
6. High and Low (1963) — Q 9
7. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — Q 9
8. The Town (2010) — Q 9
9. Psycho (1960) — Q 9
10. Se7en (1995) — Q 9
11. Rear Window (1954) — Q 9
12. Perfect Blue (1998) — Q 9
13. Sicario (2015) — Q 8.5
14. Rififi (1955) — Q 8.5
15. Carlito's Way (1993) — Q 8.5
16. Le Samouraï (1967) — Q 8.5
17. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) — Q 8.5
18. Casino Royale (2006) — Q 8.5
19. The Shining (1980) — Q 8.5
20. Bad Genius (2017) — Q 8.5
21. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) — Q 8.5
22. I Saw the Devil (2010) — Q 8.5
23. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) — Q 8
24. Atomic Blonde (2017) — Q 8
25. The Bourne Identity (2002) — Q 8
26. The Gorge (2025) — Q 8
27. The Birds (1963) — Q 8
28. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) — Q 8
29. Mad Max 2 (1981) — Q 8
30. Halloween (1978) — Q 8

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