The most beautiful shots in film history

[@joshthomas4872]

My Letterboxd is joshthomas_

[@jasonjohnsonhonorsociety]

Where is Lawrence of Arabia? 1:56

[@u-n-i]

@@jasonjohnsonhonorsociety Jordan and Syria

[@ninajoachimowska]

hey could you make a letterboxd list with those films? I followed with hope that I will find it somewhere, this really deserves a list man.

[@u-n-i]

@@ninajoachimowska gimme a time stamp and i could try to give u the movie

[@Flaming_penguin]

@@u-n-i pfp goes hard, Howard

[@Flaming_penguin]

2001 A Space Odyssey 0:06 American Beauty 0:08 A Clockwork Orange 0:12 Back to the Future 0:13 Arrival 0:14 Barry Lyndon 0:16 Mulan 0:21 Alien 0:23 Apocalypse Now 0:26 Birdman 0:29 Blade Runner 2049 0:32 Black Swan 0:36 Call Me by Your Name 0:39 Casablanca 0:44 Planet of the Apes (Dawn) 0:46 Days of Heaven 0:52 Django Unchained 0:55 Drive 0:57 Dunkirk 1:00 E.T. 1:04 Enemy 1:09 The Fantastic Mr. Fox 1:12 Fargo 1:15 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 1:17 Fight Club 1:18 Finding Nemo 1:21 Get Out 1:22 ? (maybe Do the right thing) 1:24 Her 1:25 Gravity 1:27 The Dark Knight 1:30 First Reformed (I’m like 90% sure) 1:31 Incendies 1:33 Hereditary 1:34 The Graduate 1:36 Inception 1:38 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1:40 Blade Runner 2049 1:43 Interstellar 1:45 Isle of Dogs 1:47 Jaws 1:48 Inglorious Basterds 1:50 (the time stamp takes you to Kill Bill but that’s because the shot is less than a second between Jaws and Kill Bill) Kill Bill 1:51 Jurassic Park 1:52 La La Land 1:54 Lawrence of Arabia 1:57 Lawrence of Arabia 1:58 Little Miss Sunshine 2:00 Mad Max Fury Road 2:02 Midsommar 2:04 Mishima: a life in six chapters 2:05 Mommy 2:07 Moonlight 2:08 Moonrise Kingdom 2:10 North by Northwest 2:12 Only God Forgives 2:14 Persona 2:15 Prisoners 2:18 Psycho 2:19 Reservoir Dogs 2:21 Punch Drunk Love 2:22 Raging Bull 2:23 Ran 2:24 Roma 2:25 Scott Pilgrim Vs the World 2:26 Lost in Translation 2:30 Spirited Away 2:32 The Breakfast Club 2:33 Skyfall 2:34 Into the Spiderverse 2:35 Star Wars IV 2:37 Sunshine 2:38 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2:42 The Exorcist 2:44 Life of Pi 2:45 O Brother Where Art Thou 2:47 The Florida Project 2:48 The Grand Budapest Hotel 2:50 The hateful 8 2:51 To Live and Die in LA 2:54 Sunshine 2:56 The Master 2:57 The Matrix 2:59 The Revenant 3:01 The Seventh Seal 3:02 Se7en 3:03 The Shawshank Redemption 3:05 The Shape of Water 3:06 My Neighbor Totoro 3:07 The Truman Show 3:08 The Shining 3:10 The Tree of Life 3:13 There Will Be Blood 3:15 Under the Skin maybe 3:16 Up 3:18 Chinatown 3:20 The Road 3:21 Whiplash 3:22 I’d appreciate if you guys could help complete this list with me, I have a few missing but I was able to recognize a good majority of them. It also helps to know that the list looks mostly alphabetical in order, so that could help with finding the names of some of these.

[@salutic.7544]

0:21 Maybe Mulan 0:39 Maybe Call Me by Your Name 1:09 I think No Country for Old Men 1:54 La La Land (jus watched yesterday, amazing film but don’t recommend if ur bitchless like me) That’s all I got though. I’m maybe on most of them bc I haven’t watched those films in awhile except La La Land.

[@twosetfan1639]

00:16 is Barry Lyndon, the one before Kill Bill is Inglourious Basterds

[@puravs3846]

1:47 Isle of Dogs

[@hmidoukhanez1770]

wasn't 0:21 from Happy Feet and 0:39 from Call Me by Your Name ? (I'm really not sure)

[@akrishna1729]

I want to say 2:04 is Midsommar (which alphabetically fits as well)

[@ratbones620]

I love how you included animation as well. It’s just as meaningful of an art form as any other film can be.

[@DoctorSess]

Not a shot though

[@tangstephen2015]

@@DoctorSess But if the animators were to be directors, they would have the same presence of mind to shoot a shot just as beautiful as they animated.

[@DoctorSess]

@@tangstephen2015 but they’re not and they didn’t.

[@pzychho]

@@DoctorSess The animation shots are still beautiful and have been enjoyed by millions. There is no reason to be so uptight about such a subjective & loosely defined word. All media is incredible & powerful, including animation. No need to bring unwarranted hate & negativity.

[@DoctorSess]

@@pzychho I’m not hating at all. Simply pointing out that animating a scene is not the same as capturing an actual image. Two different mediums and skill sets.

[@JungleLarry]

Every frame of Bladerunner 2049 is the most beautiful I've seen in a film

[@dkaloger5720]

Even the piss colored room ?

[@caiusactinunwise1412]

same with the newest Batman

[@PoissonFrais]

Shut up

[@gigaatom]

@@dkaloger5720 yes even the piss room

[@itsteej]

Roger Deakins, the goat of cinematography for me.

[@therealturets]

I just honestly don't know how this didn't blow up. You made me fell goosebumps, you made me remember why I want to be in such gracious pdocutions. The music was the most gentle touch you could add, I'm deeply thankful for this. Truly thankful.

[@mateoplay_6141]

That was AMAZING

[@inessa5923]

Perhaps because someone made pretty much the exact same video 4 years earlier: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnPEpIR9lJujapI

[@danilamanila5050]

This literally took my breath away Applause to the author !

[@sandromarco3769]

Look for The Solomon Society on youtube. They have the same concept with 12m views in it.

[@heneral_bbx4536]

What fascinates me is that it isn't about the perfect composition and shot of the scene but it the feeling it gives makes it beautiful.

[@FilthyRich247]

Blade Runner 2049 had a few shots in here. I was pretty impressed with the cinematography within that movie too.

[@YodasPapa]

Deakins innit

[@alvartsstudio240]

@@YodasPapa deaking

[@jeffreyontop]

Sunshine too

[@vida8356]

I love how you matched almost all of the notes with a new shot! looks and sounds incredible

[@scotness]

The art of filmmaking is such a wonderful thing. I love going to a theater and seeing a movie and all its glory.

[@alpaynamazi]

Scenes get stunning when Ryan Gosling starts melancholy in them

[@gossy_new_wave]

I’m eternally grateful that I’ve seen almost every film here.

[@ashwindreddy2847]

I want the names but it's too much to ask for

[@nobudgetshortfilms5510]

I've seen all of them except the animations

[@AdwaitPatil]

@@ashwindreddy2847 scroll up to find my comment we've made a list :)

[@romantalksmovies920]

@@nobudgetshortfilms5510 what is 2:54

[@slrzd2187]

As a photographer, watching this makes me calmer, seeing how other people view world through their own "filter" and their perspective is quite spectacular. good compilation, should've seen it sooner tho :)

[@alfafona]

HER score by Arcade Fire will always be my favorite soundtrack of any movie. It fits so beautifully with the whole movie and makes you feel even more. Such perfection.

[@helldi2blo]

all of these have one thing in common. the moment of realization of some sort of pain

[@xrays8331]

I come back to this every so often when I forget just how beautiful film can be. A lot of it goes underappreciated, especially when film, and music, are the greatest forms of expression we have. Well done.

[@lilam7851]

I honestly think that cinema is the beat art format ever. So many things can go wrong. SO MANY THING. But when they all come together... it's pure art. Not shitting on other art forms, but... man. Films are an extension of the soul to me. My greatest dream is to eventually make a film that level.

[@heyblondie28]

the whole tom hardy scene in dunkirk where he's coasting over the beach was stunning. And then of course the shot of him standing by the burning plane. Every time I think of my fav scenes from a movie this one always comes to mind.

[@cabagnotjohnjoathamb.2221]

Watching this 2 AM in the morning, you kinda don't want this to end.

[@operaticnana]

i love how the last note fits with fletcher’s conducting

[@checreates]

This made me emotional. What a beautiful world that we can express our imaginations through film. The song always gets me, too. Thank you for sharing!

[@AdwaitPatil]

The list of movies I could identify, please feel free to add, correct so we can have a full list American beauty 0:09 Back to the Future 0:13 Black swan 0:35 Planet of the apes 0:47 E.T 1:06 Finding Nemo 1:21 Her 1:25 Gravity 1:28 The Dark Knight 1:29 Inception 1:38 Bladerunner 2049 1:43 Interstellar 1:44 Jurassic Park 1:52 Pulp fiction 2:20 Spider-Man into the spiderverse 2:35 The exorcist 2:43 The matrix 2:58 Shape of water 3:05 The conjuring 2 3:10 Up 3:18 Whiplash 3:22

[@johnmerlino581]

These are the ones I know for sure: 2001: A Space Odyssey 0:05 A Clockwork Orange 0:11 Arrival 0:14 Alien 0:23 Apocalypse Now 0:26 Casablanca 0:43 Django Unchained 0:55 Dunkirk 0:59 Fargo 1:13 Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1:16 Fight Club 1:18 Get Out 1:22 The Graduate 1:36 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1:40 Jaws 1:47 Inglorius Basterds 1:49 Kill Bill Vol 2 1:50 North by Northwest 2:12 Psycho 2:18 Reservoir Dogs (NOT Pulp Fiction) 2:20 Raging Bull 2:23 Scott Pilgrim vs The World 2:27 Breakfast Club 2:33 Star Wars Ep IV 2:36 O Brother Where Art Thou? 2:47 The Grand Budapest Hotel 2:49 The Hateful Eight 2:51 Seven 3:02 Shawshank Redemption 3:04 The Truman Show 3:07 The Shining 3:09 There Will Be Blood 3:14

[@adityasharma2380]

whats between planet of the apes and django

[@johnmerlino581]

@@adityasharma2380 I did a quick search - it's "Days of Heaven"

[@AdwaitPatil]

@@johnmerlino581 Reservoir Dogs ! Right, thanks a ton for the correction and the updated list !! :)

[@kataack8481]

@@johnmerlino581 Joker 2019 is at 1:29

[@Jack-iw7ds]

ending this on whiplash was a power move

[@randehmarshgames4608]

Glad to see Sunshine get some love One of the most under appreciated films I have ever seen

[@williamluther438]

Art with a good backstory. My favorite type of art

[@leonardobonanno5115]

3:03 the ending of Shawshank Redemption is by far my favourite scene. It just sends a feeling of true freedom that it gives me chills every time I watch it.

[@Pearlem]

If I, a girl who’s only seen like 1200 films can name 95% of the movies you included, your list is not the best shots in cinema history. It’s your favorite shots in the very popular movies you like

[@CrimsonTV666]

Fascinating. Such honesty in the work.

[@MrMejia187]

The beauty and grace of cinema. I love LOVE all of it, everything about it. This video perfectly encapsulates why I want to be apart of the film industry and be apart of films like these. It's not glamor but I don't care.

[@TalkingwithNari]

personally one of my favorite ways to express beauty... the art of "cinema"

[@shadowslight3848]

Anyone else love seeing recent comments, it feels as if you’re not alone, and that there are other people who are watching videos at the same time as you.

[@ayushmanghosh7668]

Christopher Nolan himself is a cinematic beauty

[@mitchmedmedia5386]

Sublime stuff, thanks for putting all of those together!

[@HailAres]

You have great taste. I also admire how the scenes are synced to the music

[@brendan4859]

Love seeing Sunshine getting some love.

[@senisp11]

I add a few: Woody Allen and Diane Keaton talking on the street at the end of Annie Hall and sitting on the bench in Manhattan, the close-up of Liv Ullman in Persona, Robert De Niro's laugh at the end of Once Upon a Time in America , the scene in the cabin in Paris, Texas, Jacques Perrin watching the cut footage at the end of Cinema Paradiso, John Wayne leaving the house at the end of The Searchers, the boy seeing the sea for the first time at the end of The 400 Coups, Clint Eastwood under the rain in The Bridges of Madison County.

[@eddie9973]

My gosh, this was perfect. Well done! Thank you!

[@eddie9973]

I think I figured out why it's perfect. Apart from the music choice and the editing which is flawless. It is the breadth of cinematic content. To go from clockwork orange to back to the future in one cut. It sinks in that this is us. This is the human condition. Everything we are is here.

[@eddie9973]

This video should be on the next Voyager

[@soupnoodlesam]

Really goes to show that it's not just an entertainment industry but it's also art....

[@carlosrobleto6234]

What is that exquisite piano piece? it's sooo beautiful. reminds me of the film Her.

[@jediry]

song on the beach by arcade fire & owen pallet

[@pablo-zn1mg]

this is so beautiful. thank you for putting it together and sharing.

[@TheNetflixNook]

i think out of those I'd say the Star Wars & Batman shots stand out to me the most.

[@Biid21]

HER by Phoenix was an incredible and perfect movie.

[@joeljurisic7433]

Surprised there was no The Batman shots, that film had such good shots

[@joshuakilpatrick7824]

Can we maybe get a movie list for this

[@GABHU]

Song on the Beach is beautiful. Great work with this edit man

[@aiperinurmanbekova]

Как же прекрасно , что вид человека способен не только разрушать , но и творить. Это удерживает баланс мира

[@Dhal-SimMusic]

Man, this video blew me away. Perfect job 👌

[@orangewedges]

Missed In the Mood for Love. Any shot in that movie is gorgeous.

[@peterjhartvideo]

It's like I just had my life flash before my eyes

[@workmo8775]

This video encapsulates why people resonate with film

[@cricketer_27]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty had some sensational shots too.

[@relicofgold]

That film was inundated with product placement, even having scenes in a Pizza Hut. It was disgusting and I'll never see another Stiller film. Ever.

[@chongymeister14]

@@relicofgold lool relax

[@relicofgold]

@@chongymeister14 I'm quite relaxed, and satisfied that Ben Stiller will NEVER be on any screen of mine ever, in eternity.

[@samjoyce1778]

what about zoolander?

[@DeepakThakur24]

Thank you for maintaining the original aspect ratios.

[@lizardjesus]

A Brighter Summer Day, the shot of Xioa Si'r and Ming sitting under the tree. There's something about that shot that gives me feelings of longing and just oozes the warm intimacy of youth.

[@halucca22]

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, the scene where a fisherman throws a net into stream and it lands in a perfect circle - I honestly teared up at the beauty. Or the scene where the woman ends her life floating down through mists in the trees…

[@DilutedGenius]

Love it! I gotta say, my favorite was the Blow Out scene with John Travolta holding Nancy Allens character near the end. With the camera work and the fireworks. *-*

[@sccootz]

i needed this, thank you

[@nostalgicdystopian]

One of my favourite youtube videos ever

[@VK-ux8er]

Now we have THE BATMAN and DUNE

[@mary-gx5cl]

Nothing i love more than seeing “cinematography - roger deakins” in the opening credits

[@forallweslay]

Such an Addicting Edit. It has every best Scene Of the films

[@owenharris4693]

Loved your list and the editing was SUPERB. Here's my opinion: this is not a collection of the most beautiful shots in film but the most iconic. I would argue that some inclusions may be famous or have a general appreciation in the context of the story for a large number of people, but to me this does not satisfy the requirements for beauty. HOWEVER, if your argument for including some more mundane/ out of context shots is that there is beauty in everything, then I have the utmost appreciation for your opinion. Thanks, Josh for a great list!

[@standporter]

I would further modify it to say that it's the *GREATEST* shots in film history, which is a combination of beautiful and iconic.

[@tinasan3870]

The intermission screen-shot from "Gone with the Wind" (as God is my witness)

[@VvendigO.]

GENIUS work!

[@anecdotes9377]

I just came in the end.

[@BaconFrisbee]

Def need to get into Wong Kar-wai. Christopher Doyle is the man.

[@thereandbackagainhv]

Needed Jack pulling his hair out walking across the Overlook ballroom, and the shot of the Fellowship crossing over the mountains and this is perfect!

[@young1151]

Thank you. I will watch every movies you posted

[@rouk2621]

For me its also in the Royal Tennenbaums when Richie looks in the Mirror after shaving and in Dune 2021 when the sadaukar drop down into the fremen hideout

[@arabellatouchton2628]

i love arcade fire and this song perfectly captures the emotions of the beauty of these scenes.

[@nickbyrd1027]

The blood on the cotton in Django has to be my favorite....will never forget when I first saw it.

[@chr7108]

Almost only american movies… I mean I like american movies but film history isn’t just about Hollywood

[@LaxBros1234]

A masterpiece filled with masterpieces

[@nerman_sb8071]

music, war, love, death, dance, loneliness, etc...makes me think of the 7 minutes after death

[@therealDANCEhall]

The master. Such a beautiful movie. Joaquin did fantastic

[@sambasambasamba6931]

Wong kar wai deserves a Place in this category as well in my opinion. Such a beautiful video!

[@thebatman.]

Love that Sunshine is on here twice

[@roserose8283]

Really beautiful. Add the music - breathtaking. Thank you so much

[@A-Problem-Child]

The shot with the red headlights glooming over mist behind three men digging up a grave in “Goodfellas”

[@Someone-dq4zt]

So prettyyyyyyy!! Love the effort put into this

[@luan7411]

That's why I love cinematography

[@bladeofgrassinthefield]

loving the wes andersen rep

[@jps0956]

Once upon a time in America. Stunning shots and beautiful size juxtaposition throughout.

[@ValNaUnd]

For me one is in Spider-Man No Way Home after aunt may dies and peter Stands Infront of the big screen such a beautiful shot

[@daveportillo1533]

Hope everyone that has a dream of making a film, achieves it. There is beauty in your imagination 🙏🏼

[@undeuxtroiscava]

the shot from hotel Rwanda when the morning fog clears and let the character and us see the road

[@itscriispy]

beautiful video, deffinitly needed some more shots from ghibli films tho

[@42976675]

Meloncholia’s slow motion night photography of a horse was memorably arresting upon first sight too.

[@IlIllIlIIlIII]

my 3 favorite was my spirited away, my neighbor totoro, and whiplash

[@1998Cebola]

Imdb NPC type selection of movies

[@WobblyGroulx]

im glad you made this

[@julilolmo19]

My man Nolan representing perfection

[@oTrend]

not my tempo

[@jensvanbenten7799]

Now are you a rusher, or are you a dragger... Or are you gonna be ON MY FUXKING TIME!!

[@oseiassilvadossantos4709]

I have to agree with you

[@nom5358]

Paris, Texas and The Fall deserve to be on here.

[@Original-Juice]

Absolutely outstanding work. only thing that I would've included was 1 scene from the original Blade Runner (particularly 'Tears in Rain') instead of 2 scenes from BR 2049. But that's just me. loved it!

[@jackedkerouac4414]

Unpopular opinion: Nacho Libre especially the scenes when Nacho and Esqueleto go shopping after winning a match and when Nacho is cast out from the village and living in the desert.

[@davidfairburn6231]

Great video, would of liked to seen a shot from “ into the wild “

[@BarackObama-jh6ft]

this is more like most iconic or famous

[@christianinfinity8206]

Some shots in Creed 3 were phenomenal and Reminiscence has some of the bast landscape shots I’ve ever seen.

[@Greenpoloboy3]

Amazing video. I only know a few of these films though.

[@martinlofqvist9405]

this could very well be sent out to space to communicate what we humans are about.

[@braden_tmoore]

i also love the bathtub scene with the headphones from lost in translation. thatd be my pick from that movie