crying in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 332 frames tagged “crying” across 165 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

332 frames 165 films Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from Batman Begins — room, face, person
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Batman Begins · Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Magnificent Obsession — standing, hat, hand
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Magnificent Obsession · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Medium shot frame from Dune: Part Two — standing, room, person
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Dune: Part Two · Medium shot · Low brightness · Black
Medium shot frame from Dune: Part Two — room, face, person
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Dune: Part Two · Medium shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part Two — animal, car, face
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Dune: Part Two · Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part Two — room, face, person
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Dune: Part Two · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story — standing, table, shirt
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story — standing, dialogue, face
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Frame from Dune: Part Two — hat, face, person
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Dune: Part Two · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Frame from The Boondock Saints — sitting, bathroom, face
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The Boondock Saints · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Lucky Number Slevin — sitting, kitchen, hand
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Lucky Number Slevin · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Lucky Number Slevin — sitting, room, face
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Lucky Number Slevin · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — room, hat, face
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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome · Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — face, person, human face
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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome · High brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Water for Elephants — face, hair, person
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Water for Elephants · Wide shot · High brightness · Muted orange
Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — sitting, room, jacket
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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children — face, person, human face
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Mad Max 2 — standing, car, face
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Mad Max 2 · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Frame from RocknRolla — sitting, car, face
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RocknRolla · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Thank You for Smoking — book, standing, hand
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Thank You for Smoking · Wide shot · High brightness · Gray

Visual profile of “crying”

This profile is calculated from 332 frames across 165 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “crying”

Dark gray 16.9% Gray 12.9% Dark orange 11.3% Dark blue 10.6% Black 7.4% Dark teal 6.1% Dark green 5.9% Dark red 5.7% Dark yellow 5.7% Muted orange 4.1% Light gray 1.7% Muted red 1.6% Muted yellow 1.3% Dark purple 1.3%
  • Light purple appears 4.7 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Muted purple appears 2.9 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light pink appears 2.0 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark87
Dark199
Mid41
Bright5
Very bright0
Saturation
Muted66
Low181
Mid71
High12
Vivid2
Contrast
Low44
Mid204
High75
Very high9
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 80 1.85:1 · 52 2.35:1 · 51 2.39:1 · 45 1.78:1 · 36

Films with “crying” frames

Chinjeolhan Geumjassi — 12/50612Aliens — 7/9267The Ring Two — 7/5567Blade — 7/10017Constantine — 6/4026Kyôfu kikei ningen: Edogawa Rampo zenshû — 6/5546The Woman in Black — 6/4276Sin nombre — 6/7276Stranger Things — 6/21816The Last King of Scotland — 5/5585Anaconda — 5/5105Dune: Part Two — 5/6485
Chinjeolhan Geumjassi — 2.4%2Constantine — 1.5%1The Woman in Black — 1.4%1Blade Runner — 1.4%1The Ring Two — 1.3%1A Different Man — 1.1%1Kyôfu kikei ningen: Edogawa Rampo zenshû — 1.1%1Anaconda — 1%1The Last King of Scotland — 0.9%1Ju-on — 0.9%1In the Name of the Father — 0.8%1Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire — 0.8%1

Directors and cinematographers associated with “crying”

Park Chan-wook — 1 films · 12 frames2James Watkins — 1 films · 6 frames1Ridley Scott — 1 films · 4 frames1Hideo Nakata — 1 films · 7 frames1Aaron Schimberg — 1 films · 4 frames1Teruo Ishii — 1 films · 6 frames1Luis Llosa — 1 films · 5 frames1Kevin Macdonald — 1 films · 5 frames1Takashi Shimizu — 1 films · 2 frames1Jim Sheridan — 1 films · 5 frames1Mike Newell — 1 films · 5 frames1Cary Joji Fukunaga — 1 films · 6 frames1

Common combinations with “crying”

crying + hug 21 frames · 6.3% · lift 20.5 crying + human mouth 32 frames · 9.6% · lift 11.4 crying + human nose 11 frames · 3.3% · lift 9.6 crying + bed 15 frames · 4.5% · lift 2.4 crying + face 209 frames · 63% · lift 2.2 crying + hair 142 frames · 42.8% · lift 1.9 crying + human hand 6 frames · 1.8% · lift 1.8 crying + water 27 frames · 8.1% · lift 1.7 crying + animal 8 frames · 2.4% · lift 1.6 crying + human face 304 frames · 91.6% · lift 1.5 crying + couch 8 frames · 2.4% · lift 1.4 crying + beard 22 frames · 6.6% · lift 1.3

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Frequently combined
hug human mouth human nose bed face hair human hand water animal human face couch beard