The Matrix cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

1999 · 871 frames · Directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Explore 871 frames from The Matrix and study the film’s composition, color palette, lighting, shot scale and aspect ratio. Open any frame to use composition guides, color analysis and false color tools.

871 frames 2.40:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from The Matrix — computer monitor
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The Matrix — person, footwear
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Matrix — room, hand, gun
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Frame from The Matrix — water, fountain
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Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Matrix — standing, gun, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from The Matrix — pipe, running, building
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Frame from The Matrix — digital clock
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Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from The Matrix — standing, mirror, person
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Wide shot · High brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from The Matrix — standing, suit, night
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Frame from The Matrix — tower, glass, skyscraper
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Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from The Matrix — standing, hand, gun
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The Matrix — sitting, room, dialogue
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Matrix — window, running
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Frame from The Matrix — room, hand, shirt
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Low brightness · Black
Medium shot frame from The Matrix — standing, face, hair
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Medium shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Medium shot frame from The Matrix — dialogue, shirt, face
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Medium shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from The Matrix — suit, shirt, face
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Wide shot · High brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from The Matrix — room, wheel
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Matrix — walking, street, suit
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Frame from The Matrix — hand, face, person
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Medium brightness · Black

Visual profile of The Matrix

This visual profile is calculated from 871 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of The Matrix

Dark gray 27.4% · 718 frames Gray 18% · 621 frames Dark blue 15.3% · 334 frames Dark teal 13% · 333 frames Dark green 7.7% · 199 frames Black 7.4% · 321 frames Dark orange 3.5% · 98 frames Dark yellow 2.6% · 80 frames Light gray 2.1% · 120 frames Muted blue 0.5% · 42 frames Dark red 0.5% · 40 frames Dark pink 0.5% · 22 frames Muted teal 0.4% · 40 frames Dark purple 0.4% · 15 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: lower than 74% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: lower than 71% of films in the collection
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Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 88% — 765 frames765Medium shot — 6% — 50 frames50Close-up — 1% — 6 frames6

Explore the visual relationships

Transformers (2007)
98% color similarity Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
97% color similarity Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
97% color similarity The Instigators (2024)
95% color similarity Iron Man (2008)
95% color similarity Black Panther (2018)
94% color similarity Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
94% color similarity Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
94% color similarity Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
93% color similarity The Hunger Games (2012)
93% color similarity Malcolm (1992)
93% color similarity The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
92% color similarity War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
92% color similarity The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
91% color similarity Mortal Engines (2018)
91% color similarity

Visual tags in The Matrix

gas stove digital clock skyscraper helicopter fountain weapon rain refrigerator computer keyboard fight uniform human mouth countertop stairs computer monitor human eye gun knife human nose tower glasses door handle human hand television

Films with a similar visual profile

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
98% match · 754 frames
Transformers (2007)
97% match · 310 frames
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
97% match · 976 frames
The Instigators (2024)
97% match · 760 frames
Iron Man (2008)
97% match · 847 frames
Black Panther (2018)
96% match · 765 frames
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
96% match · 487 frames
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
96% match · 894 frames
Malcolm (1992)
95% match · 668 frames
Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
95% match · 414 frames
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
95% match · 486 frames
The Hunger Games (2012)
95% match · 908 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 871 frames available for The Matrix in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.