city in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 4425 frames tagged “city” across 244 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

4,425 frames 244 films Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from Spider-Man 2 — action, show, subject
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Spider-Man 2 · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Spider-Man 2 — people, walking, street
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Spider-Man 2 · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Spider-Man 2 — people, street, car
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Spider-Man 2 · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from The Limey — people, standing, parking
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The Limey · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from John Wick: Chapter 4 — action, show, city
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John Wick: Chapter 4 · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Muted orange
Wide shot frame from John Wick: Chapter 4 — people, action, walking
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John Wick: Chapter 4 · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from John Wick: Chapter 4 — action, show, street
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John Wick: Chapter 4 · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from John Wick: Chapter 4 — action, walking, sun
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John Wick: Chapter 4 · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — people, standing, walking
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West Side Story · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from John Wick: Chapter Two — action, take, night
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John Wick: Chapter Two · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from John Wick — action, show, street
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John Wick · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Hotel Rwanda — people, action, standing
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Hotel Rwanda · Wide shot · High brightness · Muted orange
Wide shot frame from Doctor Strange — people, action, street
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Doctor Strange · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from First Reformed — action, street, car
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First Reformed · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Informant! — people, action, walking
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The Informant! · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Light orange
Wide shot frame from The Bourne Identity — action, street, drive
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The Bourne Identity · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Fast & Furious 7 — action, show, computer
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Fast & Furious 7 · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark pink
Wide shot frame from The Night Before — people, standing, group
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The Night Before · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal

Visual profile of “city”

This profile is calculated from 4,425 frames across 244 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “city”

Dark gray 27.4% Gray 16.2% Dark blue 13.3% Black 7.4% Dark teal 7.1% Dark green 5.1% Dark orange 4.8% Dark yellow 3% Muted orange 2.8% Dark red 2.2% Muted blue 1.6% Muted teal 1.2% Orange 1.2% Muted yellow 1.1%
  • Red appears 3.0 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Muted teal appears 1.7 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark1246
Dark2402
Mid720
Bright56
Very bright1
Saturation
Muted1480
Low2253
Mid580
High92
Vivid20
Contrast
Low588
Mid2811
High963
Very high63
Aspect ratios
2.39:1 · 1176 2.40:1 · 1160 1.85:1 · 661 1.78:1 · 374 2.35:1 · 310

Films with “city” frames

John Wick: Chapter 4 — 4/7224Spider-Man 2 — 3/3873The Night Before — 1/6071Fast & Furious 7 — 1/9551The Bourne Identity — 1/6471The Informant! — 1/2421First Reformed — 1/1631Doctor Strange — 1/8091Hotel Rwanda — 1/7261John Wick — 1/5291John Wick: Chapter Two — 1/6121West Side Story — 1/8021
Spider-Man 2 — 0.8%1First Reformed — 0.6%1John Wick: Chapter 4 — 0.6%1The Informant! — 0.4%0The Limey — 0.3%0John Wick — 0.2%0The Night Before — 0.2%0John Wick: Chapter Two — 0.2%0The Bourne Identity — 0.2%0Hotel Rwanda — 0.1%0West Side Story — 0.1%0Doctor Strange — 0.1%0

Directors and cinematographers associated with “city”

Sam Raimi — 1 films · 3 frames1Paul Schrader — 1 films · 1 frames1Steven Soderbergh — 2 films · 2 frames0Chad Stahelski — 3 films · 6 frames0David Leitch — 1 films · 1 frames0Jonathan Levine — 1 films · 1 frames0Doug Liman — 1 films · 1 frames0Terry George — 1 films · 1 frames0Steven Spielberg — 1 films · 1 frames0Scott Derrickson — 1 films · 1 frames0James Wan — 1 films · 1 frames0

Common combinations with “city”

city + arch 1 frames · 5.6% · lift 8787.7 city + tombstone 1 frames · 5.6% · lift 8787.7 city + decker 1 frames · 5.6% · lift 8787.7 city + fill 1 frames · 5.6% · lift 8787.7 city + scissor 1 frames · 5.6% · lift 8787.7 city + pedestrian 1 frames · 5.6% · lift 8787.7 city + map 1 frames · 5.6% · lift 8787.7 city + pair 1 frames · 5.6% · lift 8787.7 city + cemetery 1 frames · 5.6% · lift 4393.9 city + sun 1 frames · 5.6% · lift 2929.2 city + parking 1 frames · 5.6% · lift 2929.2 city + police 2 frames · 11.1% · lift 1952.8

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Frequently combined
arch tombstone decker fill scissor pedestrian map pair cemetery sun parking police