The Addams Family cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

1991 · 498 frames · Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

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Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — sitting, dialogue, street
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — door, house, porch
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — walking, dress, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — car, house, train
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — room, coat, lamp
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — standing, night, horse
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — walking, dialogue, hand
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — door, suit, tie
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — room, suit, dress
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — standing, dialogue, coat
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — standing, door, coat
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — door, car, house
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Frame from The Addams Family — statue sculpture
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Low brightness · Dark teal
Medium shot frame from The Addams Family — standing, hat, tie
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Medium shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — walking, chair, lamp
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — standing, room, hand
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — sitting, dialogue, street
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — tower, clock, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — newspaper, poster, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from The Addams Family — street, car, night
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal

Visual profile of The Addams Family

This visual profile is calculated from 498 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of The Addams Family

Dark gray 28.7% · 459 frames Dark orange 21.6% · 290 frames Dark blue 14.7% · 186 frames Black 12.8% · 249 frames Gray 7.6% · 228 frames Dark yellow 5.6% · 98 frames Dark red 2.5% · 62 frames Dark green 2.2% · 45 frames Dark teal 1.5% · 29 frames Dark purple 1.4% · 25 frames Dark pink 1.1% · 17 frames Muted blue 0.4% · 14 frames Muted orange 0.1% · 11 frames Muted yellow 0% · 1 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: lower than 99% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: lower than 96% of films in the collection
LowHigh
  • The analysed frames are darker than most films in the WatchTheFrame collection.
  • These frames contain a relatively high share of low-contrast images.

Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 91% — 451 frames451Medium shot — 8% — 39 frames39Close-up — 1% — 4 frames4

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V for Vendetta (2006)
97% color similarity The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
97% color similarity Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
96% color similarity Borderlands (2024)
96% color similarity Coming 2 America (2021)
95% color similarity Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
95% color similarity Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
95% color similarity Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
94% color similarity Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
94% color similarity Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
94% color similarity The Limey (1999)
93% color similarity Doctor Strange (2016)
93% color similarity Die Hard (1988)
93% color similarity Air Force One (1997)
92% color similarity The Hunt for Red October (1990)
91% color similarity

Visual palette across 4 films directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

1997 · Men in Black
2002 · Men in Black II
2012 · Men in Black 3

Based on 4 films in the collection, these colors appear most frequently in frames from films directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.

Films directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

Men in Black
504 frames
Men in Black II
486 frames
Men in Black 3
544 frames
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Visual tags in The Addams Family

chest of drawers bookcase flowerpot box stairs shelf cigarette statue sculpture lamp newspaper cart dress couch knife fancy dress hug tower office furniture clock coat houseplant book tie

Films with a similar visual profile

V for Vendetta (2006)
97% match · 462 frames
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
95% match · 570 frames
Die Hard (1988)
95% match · 411 frames
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
95% match · 477 frames
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
95% match · 408 frames
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
94% match · 676 frames
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
94% match · 509 frames
Borderlands (2024)
94% match · 572 frames
The Limey (1999)
94% match · 353 frames
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
94% match · 604 frames
Doctor Strange (2016)
93% match · 809 frames
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
93% match · 551 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 498 frames available for The Addams Family in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.