Chief among the elements that contribute to the successful achievement of this quality would be directing the viewers attention through light and focus. Skilled directors, cameramen, and others working on a production for the big screen are much more aware about directing the audience's attention to a particular part of the frame and only in specific instances giving the 'big picture'. As I said, I think that it takes only a second or so to categorize or recognize what kind of a production you're watching. In my experience, this is one of the most visible aspects. This is for video only.
Film is another story.
Try the same subject with your video camera. If you compare them side by side, you won't believe the differences. Of course, movie makers know this. And they have different film stocks at their disposal and tend to use the differences in colour rendition as part of the creative process and it shows. One simple factor to consider is contrast.