Zero Dark Thirty (2012) | Directed by Kathryn Bigelow | Shot by Greig Fraser | Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton The bin Laden raid runs 25 minutes in near-darkness with whispered commands—real night-vision aesthetic, no movie lighting, no score. Bigelow embedded with SEALs for research. Chastain was Oscar-nominated; the film was accused of endorsing torture (Bigelow denied this). Budget: $40 million. Box office: $132 million. Fraser's cinematography—later Oscar-winning for