127 Hours cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

2010 · 481 frames · Directed by Danny Boyle

Explore 481 frames from 127 Hours and study the film’s composition, color palette, lighting, shot scale and aspect ratio. Open any frame to use composition guides, color analysis and false color tools.

481 frames 1.85:1 Mostly wide shots
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Medium shot frame from 127 Hours — hat, hand, face
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Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from 127 Hours — standing, hat, shirt
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Wide shot · High brightness · Orange
Wide shot frame from 127 Hours — walking, hat, shirt
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Wide shot · High brightness · Orange
Frame from 127 Hours — standing, hat, shirt
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High brightness · Orange
Wide shot frame from 127 Hours — walking, person, footwear
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Close-up frame from 127 Hours — standing, hat, shirt
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Close-up · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from 127 Hours — beard, face, hair
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Wide shot · High brightness · Orange
Medium shot frame from 127 Hours — face, hair, person
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Medium shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from 127 Hours — hat, shirt, water
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from 127 Hours — walking, sock, person
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Wide shot · High brightness · Yellow
Medium shot frame from 127 Hours — room, beard, mustache
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Medium shot · Low brightness · Dark pink
Wide shot frame from 127 Hours — animal
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Wide shot · High brightness · Orange
Medium shot frame from 127 Hours — standing, hat, face
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Medium shot · High brightness · Light yellow
Wide shot frame from 127 Hours — standing, dialogue, hat
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Muted orange
Wide shot frame from 127 Hours — hand, water, bottle
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Wide shot · High brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from 127 Hours — standing, hat, beard
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from 127 Hours — animal, hat, face
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Wide shot · High brightness · Yellow
Wide shot frame from 127 Hours — standing, hat, shirt
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Wide shot · High brightness · Light yellow

Visual profile of 127 Hours

This visual profile is calculated from 481 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of 127 Hours

Dark orange 20.6% · 383 frames Orange 17.8% · 262 frames Muted orange 13.8% · 305 frames Dark gray 7.4% · 202 frames Black 5.4% · 148 frames Gray 4.8% · 152 frames Dark red 3.8% · 119 frames Dark teal 3.6% · 95 frames Dark blue 3.4% · 91 frames Yellow 2.5% · 98 frames Muted yellow 2.4% · 142 frames Teal 2.4% · 63 frames Light yellow 2.1% · 106 frames Muted teal 1.6% · 77 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: higher than 97% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: higher than 84% of films in the collection
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  • The analysed frames are brighter than most films in the WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Saturated colors appear frequently in these frames.
  • These frames contain a relatively high share of high-contrast images.

Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 70% — 337 frames337Medium shot — 5% — 26 frames26Close-up — 2% — 9 frames9

Explore the visual relationships

Megalopolis (2024)
93% color similarity Léon (1994)
91% color similarity Bãhubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
91% color similarity The Persian Version (2023)
90% color similarity Alexander (2004)
88% color similarity Thank You for Smoking (2005)
88% color similarity Bãhubali: The Beginning (2015)
88% color similarity The Last King of Scotland (2006)
86% color similarity The Informant! (2009)
83% color similarity Water for Elephants (2011)
82% color similarity The Wizard of Oz (1939)
80% color similarity 21 Jump Street (2012)
80% color similarity Ta'm e guilass (1997)
79% color similarity Sin nombre (2009)
78% color similarity Licorice Pizza (2021)
77% color similarity

Visual tags in 127 Hours

sunflower desert goggles sock shorts camera backpack human nose human ear insect scarf swimming pool watch human mouth drink bicycle human eye human hand bottle animal water hat bicycle wheel clock

Films with a similar visual profile

The Persian Version (2023)
93% match · 608 frames
Megalopolis (2024)
93% match · 507 frames
Alexander (2004)
92% match · 801 frames
Léon (1994)
91% match · 410 frames
Bãhubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
90% match · 1040 frames
The Informant! (2009)
89% match · 242 frames
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
89% match · 558 frames
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
89% match · 233 frames
21 Jump Street (2012)
86% match · 559 frames
Bãhubali: The Beginning (2015)
86% match · 1162 frames
Sin nombre (2009)
86% match · 727 frames
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
86% match · 399 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 481 frames available for 127 Hours in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.