The 15 Best Films Shot by Robert Richardson

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

Quentin Tarantino's 2009 WWII revenge epic with bold, stylized imagery.

1000pts

2

Hugo

Scorsese's 2011 3D family fantasy that won Richardson his third cinematography Oscar.

820pts

3

JFK

Oliver Stone's 1991 political thriller that won Richardson his first cinematography Oscar.

761pts

4

Casino

Scorsese's 1995 Las Vegas crime epic drenched in neon and glamour.

717pts

5

The Aviator

Martin Scorsese's 2004 Howard Hughes biopic that earned Richardson a second Oscar.

717pts

6

Django Unchained

Tarantino's 2012 pre-Civil War Western that earned Richardson an Oscar nod.

666pts

7

Wall Street

Oliver Stone's 1987 finance drama featuring Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko.

666pts

8

The Hateful Eight

Tarantino's 2015 snowbound Western shot in 70mm Ultra Panavision.

605pts

9

The Doors

Oliver Stone's 1991 Jim Morrison biopic with kaleidoscopic visuals.

605pts

10

Platoon

Oliver Stone's gritty 1986 Vietnam War drama, an early Richardson collaboration.

605pts

11

Shutter Island

Scorsese's 2010 psychological thriller with atmospheric, moody photography.

605pts

12

Natural Born Killers

Oliver Stone's frenetic, experimental 1994 satire of media and violence.

533pts

13

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Tarantino's 2003 martial-arts revenge saga shot with vivid stylization.

444pts

14

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Tarantino's 2019 ode to 1969 Los Angeles, an Oscar-nominated Richardson effort.

444pts

15

Born on the Fourth of July

Oliver Stone's 1989 Vietnam veteran drama starring Tom Cruise.

444pts