As our smartphone camera hardware and software have improved, more creative opportunities have been made accessible for aspiring filmmakers. Sure, Hollywood still has the budget for things you can’t do with a phone, like extravagant CGI effects and animation. But if you have a relatively simple story to tell, pretty much all you need nowadays is a good phone camera and location to shoot your movie.
Even before smartphones could shoot in 4K, professional filmmakers have been experimenting with using phones for cinematography to prove what is possible with the device in your pocket. Here’s our list of the best movies shot on phones to date. The list includes feature-length and short films shot on iOS and Android devices, but they are all part of the same filmmaking revolution.