train in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 2880 frames tagged “train” across 244 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

2,880 frames 244 films Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan — sitting, standing, door
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan — poster, train
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan · Wide shot · High brightness · Muted green
Wide shot frame from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan — sitting, standing, dialogue
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan — sitting, bag, train
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan · Wide shot · High brightness · Light gray
Wide shot frame from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan — poster, train, running
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan · Wide shot · High brightness · Muted green
Wide shot frame from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan — sitting, standing, dialogue
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan · Wide shot · High brightness · Light teal
Wide shot frame from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan — walking, hand, suit
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan · Wide shot · High brightness · Muted blue
Wide shot frame from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan — sitting, car, mustache
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan — sitting, standing, dialogue
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Frame from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan — dialogue, door, train
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan · High brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from 12 Years a Slave — door, hat, horse
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12 Years a Slave · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Sherlock Holmes — sitting, street, hat
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Sherlock Holmes · Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Sherlock Holmes — walking, street, horse
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Sherlock Holmes · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from 12 Years a Slave — sitting, walking, street
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12 Years a Slave · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from 12 Years a Slave — sitting, walking, street
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12 Years a Slave · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Muted yellow
Wide shot frame from 12 Years a Slave — sitting, standing, walking
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12 Years a Slave · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Sherlock Holmes — sitting, standing, street
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Sherlock Holmes · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Sherlock Holmes — street, horse, train
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Sherlock Holmes · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Sherlock Holmes — standing, street, horse
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Sherlock Holmes · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Sherlock Holmes — walking, door, street
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Sherlock Holmes · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black

Visual profile of “train”

This profile is calculated from 2,880 frames across 244 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “train”

Dark gray 21.8% Gray 13.5% Dark blue 12.9% Black 8.3% Dark orange 7.8% Dark teal 7.8% Dark green 4.9% Dark red 4.4% Dark yellow 4.2% Muted orange 3.2% Orange 1.4% Muted blue 1.4% Light gray 1.3% Dark purple 0.9%
  • White appears 1.7 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Dark teal appears 1.6 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light blue appears 1.5 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark596
Dark1813
Mid430
Bright40
Very bright1
Saturation
Muted832
Low1601
Mid378
High65
Vivid4
Contrast
Low206
Mid1757
High804
Very high113
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 716 2.39:1 · 540 2.35:1 · 418 1.85:1 · 339 1.78:1 · 160

Films with “train” frames

The Lone Ranger — 155/798155Sin nombre — 112/727112Busanhaeng — 91/16191Joker — 91/43991Compartiment n°6 — 87/50587The Hateful Eight — 77/40477The Magnificent Seven — 61/81461Unforgiven — 52/55652Carlito's Way — 50/64650Water for Elephants — 48/48848Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone — 44/60444Mortal Engines — 40/104440
Busanhaeng — 56.5%57Joker — 20.7%21The Lone Ranger — 19.4%19The Hateful Eight — 19.1%19Compartiment n°6 — 17.2%17Sin nombre — 15.4%15The Lunchbox — 10.2%10Water for Elephants — 9.8%10Unforgiven — 9.4%9Lahn Mah — 8.5%8Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid — 8.4%8Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban — 7.8%8

Directors and cinematographers associated with “train”

Yeon Sang-ho — 1 films · 91 frames57Juho Kuosmanen — 1 films · 87 frames17Cary Joji Fukunaga — 1 films · 112 frames15Gore Verbinski — 2 films · 161 frames10Ritesh Batra — 1 films · 32 frames10Clint Eastwood — 1 films · 52 frames9Pat Boonnitipat — 1 films · 22 frames8George Roy Hill — 1 films · 33 frames8Brian De Palma — 1 films · 50 frames8Antoine Fuqua — 1 films · 61 frames7Quentin Tarantino — 3 films · 82 frames7Todd Phillips — 4 films · 104 frames6

Common combinations with “train”

train + cart 148 frames · 5.1% · lift 25.1 train + horse 499 frames · 17.3% · lift 11.3 train + snow 161 frames · 5.6% · lift 3.1 train + land vehicle 250 frames · 8.7% · lift 2.4 train + running 125 frames · 4.3% · lift 2.3 train + smoke 142 frames · 4.9% · lift 2.2 train + bag 138 frames · 4.8% · lift 2 train + coat 269 frames · 9.3% · lift 1.9 train + building 284 frames · 9.9% · lift 1.8 train + car 626 frames · 21.7% · lift 1.8 train + hat 584 frames · 20.3% · lift 1.5 train + walking 522 frames · 18.1% · lift 1.5

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cart horse snow land vehicle running smoke bag coat building car hat walking