smiling in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 9434 frames tagged “smiling” across 293 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

9,434 frames 293 films Mostly wide shots
Frame from Horrible Bosses — bed, beard, hair
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Horrible Bosses · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Gangs of New York — standing, hand, face
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Gangs of New York · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange
Medium shot frame from Cherry 2000 — standing, hat, face
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Cherry 2000 · Medium shot · High brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Horrible Bosses — sitting, table, dialogue
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Horrible Bosses · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark pink
Wide shot frame from Gangs of New York — sitting, room, phone
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Gangs of New York · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Close-up frame from Gangs of New York — walking, street, hat
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Gangs of New York · Close-up · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Horrible Bosses — standing, suit, tie
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Horrible Bosses · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Cherry 2000 — face, airplane, smiling
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Cherry 2000 · Wide shot · High brightness · Muted blue
Wide shot frame from Cherry 2000 — walking, phone, face
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Cherry 2000 · Wide shot · High brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Cherry 2000 — sitting, car, face
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Cherry 2000 · Wide shot · High brightness · Light orange
Wide shot frame from Gangs of New York — standing, hat, suit
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Gangs of New York · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Gangs of New York — standing, room, table
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Gangs of New York · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Gangs of New York — standing, room, dialogue
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Gangs of New York · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Cherry 2000 — walking, hat, hand
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Cherry 2000 · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Medium shot frame from Cherry 2000 — street, car, shirt
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Cherry 2000 · Medium shot · High brightness · Muted red
Wide shot frame from Gangs of New York — standing, room, hat
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Gangs of New York · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Cherry 2000 — hat, beard, mustache
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Cherry 2000 · Wide shot · High brightness · Muted blue
Frame from Cherry 2000 — sitting, face, hair
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Cherry 2000 · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Cherry 2000 — standing, hand, shirt
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Cherry 2000 · Wide shot · High brightness · Muted blue
Wide shot frame from Cherry 2000 — standing, street, car
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Cherry 2000 · Wide shot · High brightness · Muted red

Visual profile of “smiling”

This profile is calculated from 9,434 frames across 293 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “smiling”

Dark gray 17.4% Gray 16.7% Dark orange 12.4% Dark blue 12.2% Black 10.2% Dark red 5.5% Dark teal 4.5% Muted orange 4% Dark green 3.3% Dark yellow 2.5% Muted blue 1.7% Light gray 1.3% Dark purple 1.2% Muted red 1.2%
  • Pink appears 3.7 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Muted purple appears 3.1 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light red appears 3.1 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark1411
Dark5933
Mid1936
Bright148
Very bright6
Saturation
Muted1863
Low5124
Mid2130
High301
Vivid16
Contrast
Low552
Mid5978
High2684
Very high220
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 1828 1.85:1 · 1788 2.39:1 · 1675 1.78:1 · 1324 2.35:1 · 916

Films with “smiling” frames

Zärtliche Begierde — 128/634128The Fault in Our Stars — 116/592116Strictly Ballroom — 111/489111Battle of the Sexes — 108/702108Forgetting Sarah Marshall — 107/610107Stranger Things — 106/2181106The Holiday — 104/687104To All the Boys: Always and Forever — 101/493101The Night Before — 101/607101Cool Runnings — 100/683100The Persian Version — 95/60895Joy Ride — 92/40592
Joy Ride — 22.7%23Strictly Ballroom — 22.7%23To All the Boys: Always and Forever — 20.5%20Zärtliche Begierde — 20.2%20The Fault in Our Stars — 19.6%20Waiting for Guffman — 19.5%20About Time — 18.8%19Before Midnight — 18.6%19Footlight Parade — 18.3%18The New Guy — 18.2%18Forgetting Sarah Marshall — 17.5%18Passion Fish — 17.3%17

Directors and cinematographers associated with “smiling”

Adele Lim — 1 films · 92 frames23Baz Luhrmann — 1 films · 111 frames23Michael Fimognari — 1 films · 101 frames20Michael Keusch — 1 films · 128 frames20Josh Boone — 1 films · 116 frames20Christopher Guest — 1 films · 59 frames20Richard Curtis — 1 films · 85 frames19Richard Linklater — 1 films · 42 frames19Lloyd Bacon — 1 films · 62 frames18Ed Decter — 1 films · 84 frames18Nicholas Stoller — 1 films · 107 frames18John Sayles — 1 films · 71 frames17

Common combinations with “smiling”

smiling + fancy dress 1912 frames · 20.3% · lift 4.4 smiling + human eye 258 frames · 2.7% · lift 3.1 smiling + dress 1956 frames · 20.7% · lift 3.1 smiling + human mouth 220 frames · 2.3% · lift 2.8 smiling + mirror 340 frames · 3.6% · lift 2.4 smiling + glasses 1465 frames · 15.5% · lift 2.4 smiling + hair 4755 frames · 50.4% · lift 2.2 smiling + jacket 314 frames · 3.3% · lift 2.1 smiling + couch 270 frames · 2.9% · lift 1.7 smiling + tie 1264 frames · 13.4% · lift 1.7 smiling + suit 2465 frames · 26.1% · lift 1.6 smiling + shirt 2874 frames · 30.5% · lift 1.6

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fancy dress human eye dress human mouth mirror glasses hair jacket couch tie suit shirt