Top 10: Best Cinematography in Movie Franchises

No media website these days is complete without a few meaningless, perfunctory, entirely subjective listicles! This one combines one of my favourite things about the movie industry - great cinematography - with one of my least favourites - franchises - and makes a whole load of nothing out of the both of them. Read on for the top 10 best-shot movie franchises, according to me and me alone!

10. STAR WARS (1977-2018...)

Star Wars (1977) DP: Gilbert Taylor

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) DP: Peter Suschitzky

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) DP: Alan Hume

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) DP: David Tattersall

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) DP: David Tattersall

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) DP: David Tattersall

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) DP: Dan Mindel

Rogue One (2016) DP: Greig Fraser

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) DP: Steve Yedlin

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) DP: Bradford Young

9. THE EXORCIST (1973-2005)

The Exorcist (1973) DP: Owen Roizman and Billy Williams

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) DP: William A. Fraker

The Exorcist III (1990) DP: Gerry Fisher

Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) DP: Vittorio Storaro

Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005) DP: Vittorio Storaro

8. ALIEN (1979-2017...)

Alien (1979) DP: Derek Vanlint

Aliens (1986) DP: Adrian Biddle

Alien3 (1992) DP: Alex Thomson

Alien: Resurrection (1997) DP: Darius Khondji

AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) DP: David Johnson

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) DP: Daniel Pearl

Prometheus (2012) DP: Dariusz Wolski

Alien: Covenant (2017) DP: Dariusz Wolski

7. INDIANA JONES (1981-2008...)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) DP: Douglas Slocombe

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) DP: Douglas Slocombe

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) DP: Douglas Slocombe

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) DP: Janusz Kaminski

6. LONE WOLF AND CUB (1972-1974)

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) DP: Makiura Chishi

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972) DP: Makiura Chishi

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) DP: Makiura Chishi

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972) DP: Miyagawa Kazuo

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973) DP: Morita Fujio

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974) DP: Makiura Chishi

5. THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2001-2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) DP: Andrew Lesnie

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) DP: Andrew Lesnie

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) DP: Andrew Lesnie

4. HARRY POTTER (2001-2011)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) DP: John Seale

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) DP: Roger Pratt

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) DP: Michael Seresin

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) DP: Roger Pratt

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) DP: Slawomir Idziak

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) DP: Bruno Delbonnel

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) DP: Eduardo Serra

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) DP: Eduardo Serra

3. THE DARK KNIGHT (2005-2012)

Batman Begins (2005) DP: Wally Pfister

The Dark Knight (2008) DP: Wally Pfister

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) DP: Wally Pfister

2. THREE COLOURS (1993-1994)

Three Colours: Blue (1993) DP: Slawomir Idziak

Three Colours: White (1994) DP: Edward Klosinski

Three Colours: Red (1994) DP: Piotr Sobocinski

1. THE GODFATHER (1972-1990)

The Godfather (1972) DP: Gordon Willis

The Godfather: Part II (1974) DP: Gordon Willis

The Godfather: Part III (1990) DP: Gordon Willis