knife in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 599 frames tagged “knife” across 207 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

599 frames 207 films Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from The Conjuring — standing, plate, kitchen
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The Conjuring · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Stranger Things — hat, kitchen, hand
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Stranger Things · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Stranger Things — standing, room, hat
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Stranger Things · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Interstellar — sitting, room, table
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Interstellar · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Mortal Engines — standing, hand, knife
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Mortal Engines · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Mortal Engines — hand, shirt, face
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Mortal Engines · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Mortal Engines — room, knife, person
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Mortal Engines · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Medium shot frame from Mortal Engines — standing, hat, coat
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Mortal Engines · Medium shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Medium shot frame from Mortal Engines — room, door, hand
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Mortal Engines · Medium shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Mortal Engines — standing, hand, jacket
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Mortal Engines · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Perfume: The Story of a Murderer — standing, coat, knife
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Stranger Things — sitting, table, dialogue
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Stranger Things · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Medium shot frame from Female Trouble — sitting, plate, room
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Female Trouble · Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Female Trouble — standing, room, hand
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Female Trouble · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum — standing, room, hand
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum — standing, room, street
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum — room, hand, face
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum — standing, hat, hand
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum — sitting, standing, plate
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum — sitting, table, hat
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green

Visual profile of “knife”

This profile is calculated from 599 frames across 207 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “knife”

Dark gray 18.1% Dark orange 16.5% Gray 12.3% Dark blue 8.3% Black 8% Dark red 6.4% Dark yellow 6.1% Dark green 5.5% Muted orange 5.1% Dark teal 4.2% Muted yellow 1.5% Orange 1.4% Dark purple 1.1% Light gray 0.8%
  • Yellow appears 2.0 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark189
Dark350
Mid53
Bright7
Very bright0
Saturation
Muted107
Low302
Mid157
High29
Vivid4
Contrast
Low76
Mid399
High120
Very high4
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 138 2.39:1 · 121 2.35:1 · 95 1.85:1 · 88 1.78:1 · 71

Films with “knife” frames

Gangs of New York — 25/76025The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover — 11/23011Kill Bill: Vol. 2 — 9/4259Kyôfu kikei ningen: Edogawa Rampo zenshû — 9/5549Blade II — 9/10839Stranger Things — 9/21819Before Midnight — 8/2268Supremacy — 8/8008Killers of the Flower Moon — 8/6858The Boondock Saints — 8/6228A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge — 8/3918Blade — 7/10017
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover — 4.8%5Before Midnight — 3.5%4Gangs of New York — 3.3%3Kill Bill: Vol. 2 — 2.1%2A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge — 2%2The Lunchbox — 1.9%2Kyôfu kikei ningen: Edogawa Rampo zenshû — 1.6%2Dream Scenario — 1.5%2Tank Girl — 1.4%1Inglourious Basterds — 1.3%1The Boondock Saints — 1.3%1The Kings of Summer — 1.3%1

Directors and cinematographers associated with “knife”

Peter Greenaway — 1 films · 11 frames5Richard Linklater — 1 films · 8 frames4Jack Sholder — 1 films · 8 frames2Ritesh Batra — 1 films · 6 frames2Teruo Ishii — 1 films · 9 frames2Martin Scorsese — 3 films · 35 frames2Kristoffer Borgli — 1 films · 6 frames2Quentin Tarantino — 3 films · 18 frames1Rachel Talalay — 1 films · 7 frames1Troy Duffy — 1 films · 8 frames1Jordan Vogt-Roberts — 1 films · 7 frames1John Sayles — 1 films · 5 frames1

Common combinations with “knife”

knife + tableware 33 frames · 5.5% · lift 21.2 knife + kitchen 124 frames · 20.7% · lift 13.6 knife + cabinetry 24 frames · 4% · lift 9.7 knife + plate 105 frames · 17.5% · lift 9.5 knife + food 99 frames · 16.5% · lift 9 knife + drinking straw 28 frames · 4.7% · lift 7.5 knife + human hand 27 frames · 4.5% · lift 4.6 knife + restaurant 54 frames · 9% · lift 4.1 knife + fight 34 frames · 5.7% · lift 3.7 knife + bottle 26 frames · 4.3% · lift 3.4 knife + hand 305 frames · 50.9% · lift 3.1 knife + table 186 frames · 31.1% · lift 2.9

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tableware kitchen cabinetry plate food drinking straw human hand restaurant fight bottle hand table