Best Science Fiction Cinematography in Film — Rated 4/4 on Quartile

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

  1. Arrival (2016) — Q 9.5
  2. Dune: Part Two (2024) — Q 9.5
  3. Interstellar (2014) — Q 9.5
  4. Tenet (2020) — Q 9.5
  5. Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013) — Q 9.5
  6. Dune (2021) — Q 9
  7. Inception (2010) — Q 9
  8. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) — Q 9
  9. Project Hail Mary (2026) — Q 9
  10. Avengers: Endgame (2019) — Q 9
  11. Avatar (2009) — Q 9
  12. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) — Q 9
  13. The Fifth Element (1997) — Q 9
  14. Jurassic Park (1993) — Q 9
  15. The Matrix (1999) — Q 9
  16. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) — Q 8.5
  17. The Creator (2023) — Q 8.5
  18. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — Q 8.5
  19. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Q 8.5
  20. Alien (1979) — Q 8.5
  21. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) — Q 8.5
  22. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — Q 8.5
  23. Black Panther (2018) — Q 8.5
  24. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) — Q 8.5
  25. Iron Man (2008) — Q 8.5
  26. Blade Runner 2049 (2017) — Q 8
  27. Cloud Atlas (2012) — Q 8
  28. Ghost in the Shell (1995) — Q 8
  29. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) — Q 8
  30. Akira (1988) — Q 8

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