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The 15 Best Films Shot by Robert Richardson

by YPB Team

Three Oscars and a career spent lighting the visions of cinema's boldest directors, spanning war epics, crime sagas, and stylish reinventions. Which frame is his finest? Cast your vote!

  1. Inglourious Basterds — ranked #11
    Inglourious Basterds
    Quentin Tarantino's 2009 WWII revenge epic with bold, stylized imagery.
    1000pts
  2. Hugo — ranked #22
    Hugo
    Scorsese's 2011 3D family fantasy that won Richardson his third cinematography Oscar.
    731pts
  3. JFK — ranked #33
    JFK
    Oliver Stone's 1991 political thriller that won Richardson his first cinematography Oscar.
    643pts
  4. Casino — ranked #44
    Casino
    Scorsese's 1995 Las Vegas crime epic drenched in neon and glamour.
    577pts
  5. The Aviator — ranked #55
    The Aviator
    Martin Scorsese's 2004 Howard Hughes biopic that earned Richardson a second Oscar.
    577pts
  6. Django Unchained — ranked #66
    Django Unchained
    Tarantino's 2012 pre-Civil War Western that earned Richardson an Oscar nod.
    500pts
  7. Wall Street — ranked #77
    Wall Street
    Oliver Stone's 1987 finance drama featuring Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko.
    500pts
  8. The Hateful Eight — ranked #88
    The Hateful Eight
    Tarantino's 2015 snowbound Western shot in 70mm Ultra Panavision.
    409pts
  9. The Doors — ranked #99
    The Doors
    Oliver Stone's 1991 Jim Morrison biopic with kaleidoscopic visuals.
    409pts
  10. Platoon — ranked #1010
    Platoon
    Oliver Stone's gritty 1986 Vietnam War drama, an early Richardson collaboration.
    409pts
  11. Shutter Island — ranked #1111
    Shutter Island
    Scorsese's 2010 psychological thriller with atmospheric, moody photography.
    409pts
  12. Natural Born Killers — ranked #1212
    Natural Born Killers
    Oliver Stone's frenetic, experimental 1994 satire of media and violence.
    300pts
  13. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 — ranked #1313
    Kill Bill: Vol. 1
    Tarantino's 2003 martial-arts revenge saga shot with vivid stylization.
    0pts
  14. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — ranked #1414
    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
    Tarantino's 2019 ode to 1969 Los Angeles, an Oscar-nominated Richardson effort.
    0pts
  15. Born on the Fourth of July — ranked #1515
    Born on the Fourth of July
    Oliver Stone's 1989 Vietnam veteran drama starring Tom Cruise.
    0pts

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