The Hunt for Red October cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

1990 · 676 frames · Directed by John McTiernan

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676 frames 2.35:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — standing, room, uniform
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — standing, room, uniform
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — standing, room, suit
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — uniform, shirt, face
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — standing, room, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — standing, room, dialogue
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Frame from The Hunt for Red October — car, night, water
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Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — hand, person, human hand
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — building
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark purple
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — rocket, window
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — scoreboard
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — room, dialogue, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — standing, room, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — table, glass, penguin
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — water, snow
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — sitting, dialogue, night
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark purple
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — poster, sea
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — room, dialogue, hat
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Hunt for Red October — standing, walking, coat
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Frame from The Hunt for Red October — standing, room, uniform
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Low brightness · Black

Visual profile of The Hunt for Red October

This visual profile is calculated from 676 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of The Hunt for Red October

Dark blue 26.7% · 393 frames Dark gray 23.4% · 556 frames Black 21.2% · 448 frames Dark orange 12.8% · 258 frames Gray 6.8% · 286 frames Dark red 3.1% · 64 frames Dark yellow 2.1% · 62 frames Dark purple 1.5% · 25 frames Dark pink 0.7% · 12 frames Dark teal 0.7% · 18 frames Dark green 0.7% · 23 frames Muted blue 0.2% · 26 frames Orange 0.2% · 3 frames Muted orange 0.1% · 6 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.
  • Muted and low-saturation colors appear frequently in these frames.
  • These frames contain a relatively high share of low-contrast images.

Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 84% — 569 frames569Medium shot — 8% — 52 frames52Close-up — 0% — 3 frames3

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
95% color similarity Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
94% color similarity Alien: Covenant (2017)
94% color similarity Die Hard (1988)
93% color similarity Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
92% color similarity Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
92% color similarity 8 Mile (2002)
91% color similarity V for Vendetta (2006)
91% color similarity The Addams Family (1991)
91% color similarity Aliens (1986)
90% color similarity Air Force One (1997)
89% color similarity Batman (1989)
88% color similarity Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
86% color similarity Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)
86% color similarity Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
86% color similarity

Visual palette across 2 films directed by John McTiernan

1988 · Die Hard
93% similarity

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Visual tags in The Hunt for Red October

rocket digital clock scoreboard penguin uniform corded phone refrigerator sea boat human hand poster phone airplane helicopter clock cigarette room door handle glasses human nose picture frame water beard lamp

Films with a similar visual profile

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
96% match · 477 frames
Die Hard (1988)
95% match · 411 frames
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
94% match · 408 frames
The Addams Family (1991)
94% match · 498 frames
8 Mile (2002)
94% match · 623 frames
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
93% match · 570 frames
Alien: Covenant (2017)
93% match · 476 frames
V for Vendetta (2006)
93% match · 462 frames
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
92% match · 551 frames
Air Force One (1997)
92% match · 607 frames
Aliens (1986)
92% match · 926 frames
Batman (1989)
91% match · 496 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 676 frames available for The Hunt for Red October in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.