Highest-Rated Movies about 'Photography', Sort by Popularity

The Way I See It (2020), Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye (2003), Alice in the Cities (1974), War Photographer (2002), Bill Cunningham New York (2010), A Hard Day's Night (1964), The Others (2001), A Great Day in Harlem (1994) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Photography movies.

#2. Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye (2003)

Storyline: Filmed only a few years before his death, this documentary focuses on the career of Henri Cartier-Bresson, a frustrated painter who became a world-renowned photographer. As he reviews his portfolio of iconic images and notable figures, the notoriously press-shy Cartier-Bresson offers insights into his legendary career, which covered everything from Gandhi's funeral to the fall of China. Interviews with historians and colleagues explore the powerful impact of his globetrotting work.

Plot Keywords: photographer, actor, historian, filmmaker, playwright, colleague, creative ...

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#3. Alice in the Cities (1974)

Storyline: German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer's block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to Germany, and while trying to book a flight, encounters a German woman and her nine year old daughter Alice doing the same. The three become friends (almost out of necessity) and while the mother asks Winter to mind Alice temporarily, it quickly becomes apparent that Alice will be his responsibility for longer than he expected. After returning to Europe, the innocent friendship between Winter and Alice grows as they travel together through various European cities on a quest for Alice's grandmother.—Karl Engel <cassiel@ix.netcom.com>

Plot Keywords: journalist, single mother, little girl, gripping, germany, travel, photography ...

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#5. Bill Cunningham New York (2010)

Storyline: Chronicles a man who is obsessively interested in only one thing,the pictures he takes that document the way people dress. The 80-year-old New York Times photographer has two columns in the paper's Style section, yet nobody knows who he is.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: photographer, colleague, friend, editor, brash, cheery, confident ...

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#6. A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Storyline: A day and a half in the life of the Fab Four leading up to a televised concert gig. The boys seem to be constantly on the run, from their crazed fans and from their manager, who is constantly trying to rein them in. Sir Ringo Starr however is arrested and still isn't in the studio half an hour before air time. With Sir Paul McCartney's grandfather available for additional comical relief, the group performs a dozen or so songs.

Plot Keywords: drummer, director, bassist, teenager, singer, guitarist, playful ...

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#7. The Others (2001)

Storyline: A woman named Grace retires with her two children to a mansion on Jersey, towards the end of the Second World War, where she's waiting for her husband to come back from battle. The children have a disease which means they cannot be touched by direct sunlight without being hurt in some way. They will live alone there with oppressive, strange and almost religious rules, until she needs to hire a group of servants for them. Their arrival will accidentally begin to break the rules with unexpected consequences.

Plot Keywords: mother, servant, child, ghost, nanny, sick person, chilling ...

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#8. A Great Day in Harlem (1994)

Storyline: Art Kane, now deceased, coordinated a group photograph of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine. Just about every jazz musician at the time showed up for the photo shoot which took place in front of a brownstone near the 125th street station. The documentary compiles interviews of many of the musicians in the photograph to talk about the day of the photograph, and it shows film footage taken that day by Milt Hinton and his wife.—Daren Gill

Plot Keywords: jazz musician, photographer, charming, engaging, new york city, harlem, n.y., daunting task ...

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#9. Harry Benson: Shoot First (2016)

Storyline: What we know today about many famous musicians, politicians, and actresses is due to the famous work of photographer Harry Benson. He captured vibrant and intimate photos of the most famous band in history;The Beatles. His extensive portfolio grew to include iconic photos of Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, and Dr. Martin Luther King. His wide-ranging work has appeared in publications including Life, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. Benson, now 86, is still taking photos and has no intentions of stopping.—ifsixwasnine-sw

Plot Keywords: photographer, musician, actor, politician, chess grandmaster, activist, creative ...

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#10. Proof (1991)

Storyline: Black comedy about a blind man, Martin, who takes photographs as "proof" that the world really is as others describe it to him. The film explores his antagonistic relationships with Celia, who cleans and cooks for him and habitually rearranges the furniture in the house, and with Andy, a mate he thinks he can trust.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: photographer, blind person, housekeeper, dishwasher, mother, waitress, dark ...

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#11. Born Into Brothels (2004)

Storyline: Documentary photographer Zana Briski journeyed into Calcutta's underworld to photograph the city's prostitutes. In return, she offered to teach the prostitutes' children the basics of photography so that the kids could document their own lives on the streets of one of the world's poorest cities. The resulting photographs, often astonishing, were exhibited around the world; many of them are seen in this film, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005.—Jwelch5742

Plot Keywords: photographer, prostitute, young boy, young girl, mother, teacher, emotional ...

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#12. Shutter (2004)

Storyline: A young photographer Thun and his girlfriend Jane discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after fleeing the scene of an accident. As they investigate the phenomenon, they find other photographs contain similar supernatural images, that Thun's best friends are being haunted as well, and Jane discovers that her boyfriend has not told her everything. It soon becomes clear that you can not escape your past.

Plot Keywords: photographer, girlfriend, ghost, friend, mother, bleak, frightening ...

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#15. Flags of our Fathers (2006)

Storyline: In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and five Marines and one Navy Corpsman raise their flag on the top, the picture becomes a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds for war, bringing hope to desolate people, and making the three men heroes of the war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulty dealing with the image built by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates.

Plot Keywords: soldier, hero, military officer, marines, dark, emotional, tokyo ...

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