One Perfect Shot Presents The 100 Most Beautiful Shots of the Decade

After some deep consideration and careful curation, we present to you a selection of shots that defined an era for us.

60. Inception (2010)

Inception Hallway

Cinematography by Wally Pfister

Directed by Christopher Nolan


59. Get Out (2017)

Get Out

Cinematography by Toby Oliver

Directed by Jordan Peele


58. Drive (2011)

Drive Shadow

Cinematography by Newton Thomas Sigel

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn


57. Hail Caesar! (2016)

Hail Caesar

Cinematography by Roger Deakins

Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen


56. The Leftovers (2014)

The Leftovers

Cinematography by John Grillo

Directed by Craig Zobel

From the episode “The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Identical Twin Brother)”


55. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Cinematography by Robert D. Yeoman

Directed by Wes Anderson


54. Calvary (2014)

Calvary

Cinematography by Larry Smith

Directed by John Michael McDonagh


53. Oblivion (2013)

Oblivion

Cinematography by Claudio Miranda

Directed by Joseph Kosinski


52. Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)

Beyond The Black Rainbow

Cinematography by Norm Li

Directed by Panos Cosmatos


51. Prisoners (2013)

Prisoners Muddy

Cinematography by Roger Deakins

Directed by Denis Villeneuve


50. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2018)

Always Sunny Mac Pride Article

Cinematography by John Tanzer

Directed by Todd Biermann

From the episode “Mac Finds His Pride”


49. Life of Pi (2012)

Life Of Pi

Cinematography by Claudio Miranda

Directed by Ang Lee


48. Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Hunt For The Wilderpeople

Cinematography by Lachlan Milne

Directed by Taika Waititi


47. Ex Machina (2014)

Ex Machina Dance

Cinematography by Rob Hardy

Directed by Alex Garland


46. Scott Pilgrim vs The World (2010)

Scott Pilgrim Hair

Cinematography by Bill Pope

Directed by Edgar Wright


45. The Florida Project (2017)

The Florida Project

Cinematography by Alexis Zabe

Directed by Sean Baker


44. Phantom Thread (2017)

Phantom Thread Dance

Shot and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson


43. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Cinematography by Robert Richardson

Directed by Quentin Tarantino


42. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

The Force Awakens

Cinematography by Dan Mindel

Directed by J.J. Abrams


41. Skyfall (2012)

Skyfall

Cinematography by Roger Deakins

Directed by Sam Mendes


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