stairs in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 874 frames tagged “stairs” across 225 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

874 frames 225 films Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from The King of Comedy — standing, coat, suit
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The King of Comedy · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from The King of Comedy — standing, dialogue, door
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The King of Comedy · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from The King of Comedy — walking, coat, suit
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The King of Comedy · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from The King of Comedy — standing, room, hand
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The King of Comedy · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from The Bourne Supremacy — sitting, standing, walking
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The Bourne Supremacy · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The New Guy — sitting, standing, room
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The New Guy · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from The New Guy — standing, dialogue, shirt
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The New Guy · Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from The New Guy — standing, room, hand
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The New Guy · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Aliens — standing, room, person
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Aliens · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Aliens — standing, room, shirt
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Aliens · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Frame from Die Hard 2 — room, suit, person
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Die Hard 2 · Medium brightness · Dark red
Frame from Die Hard 2 — standing, face, bag
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Die Hard 2 · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Die Hard 2 — room, fire, shirt
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Die Hard 2 · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Die Hard 2 — person, building, stairs
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Die Hard 2 · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red

Visual profile of “stairs”

This profile is calculated from 874 frames across 225 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “stairs”

Dark gray 22% Gray 14.2% Dark orange 14.1% Black 9.6% Dark blue 8.2% Dark yellow 6.2% Dark teal 5.6% Dark green 4.6% Muted orange 4.3% Dark red 4% Orange 1.1% Muted blue 0.9% Muted yellow 0.9% Light gray 0.7%
  • Light pink appears 2.2 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark317
Dark461
Mid92
Bright3
Very bright1
Saturation
Muted264
Low476
Mid120
High13
Vivid1
Contrast
Low174
Mid568
High129
Very high3
Aspect ratios
1.85:1 · 219 2.40:1 · 187 2.39:1 · 158 2.35:1 · 88 1.78:1 · 74

Films with “stairs” frames

Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution — 22/36322Doctor Sleep — 19/47119Burn After Reading — 19/35019John Wick: Chapter 4 — 17/72217Carlito's Way — 16/64616Zärtliche Begierde — 15/63415Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 — 14/45814There's Something About Mary — 13/57213The Addams Family — 13/49813Prey for the Devil — 12/37312The Hunger Games — 12/90812Gods of Egypt — 12/64812
Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution — 6.1%6Burn After Reading — 5.4%5Doctor Sleep — 4%4Angst essen Seele auf — 4%4To All the Boys I've Loved Before — 3.2%3Prey for the Devil — 3.2%3Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 — 3.1%3Limelight — 3%3The Addams Family — 2.6%3L'année dernière à Marienbad — 2.6%3Carlito's Way — 2.5%2First Reformed — 2.5%2

Directors and cinematographers associated with “stairs”

Jean-Luc Godard — 1 films · 22 frames6Mike Flanagan — 1 films · 19 frames4Rainer Werner Fassbinder — 1 films · 7 frames4Susan Johnson — 1 films · 10 frames3Daniel Stamm — 1 films · 12 frames3Charles Chaplin — 1 films · 9 frames3Alain Resnais — 1 films · 5 frames3Brian De Palma — 1 films · 16 frames2Paul Schrader — 1 films · 4 frames2Michael Keusch — 1 films · 15 frames2Bobby Farrelly — 1 films · 13 frames2Sammo Hung — 1 films · 12 frames2

Common combinations with “stairs”

stairs + house 145 frames · 16.6% · lift 4.9 stairs + building 169 frames · 19.3% · lift 3.6 stairs + door 158 frames · 18.1% · lift 3.2 stairs + walking 293 frames · 33.5% · lift 2.8 stairs + bag 59 frames · 6.8% · lift 2.8 stairs + footwear 148 frames · 16.9% · lift 2.1 stairs + glass 61 frames · 7% · lift 1.7 stairs + furniture 30 frames · 3.4% · lift 1.6 stairs + coat 66 frames · 7.6% · lift 1.6 stairs + window 302 frames · 34.6% · lift 1.6 stairs + trousers 23 frames · 2.6% · lift 1.3 stairs + dress 77 frames · 8.8% · lift 1.3

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Frequently combined
house building door walking bag footwear glass furniture coat window trousers dress