vehicle registration plate in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 960 frames tagged “vehicle registration plate” across 134 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

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Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — plate, street, car
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — standing, plate, door
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — street, car, wheel
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · High brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Stranger Things — plate, street, car
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Stranger Things · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Stranger Things — plate, street, van
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Stranger Things · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Light gray
Wide shot frame from Stranger Things — street, car, truck
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Stranger Things · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Muted orange
Wide shot frame from Stranger Things — standing, walking, car
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Stranger Things · Wide shot · High brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from La La Land — plate, street, car
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La La Land · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark pink
Frame from The Color of Money — plate, street, car
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The Color of Money · High brightness · Blue
Wide shot frame from Layer Cake — standing, street, car
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Layer Cake · Wide shot · High brightness · Gray
Frame from The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension — standing, plate, car
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension · Medium brightness · Muted blue
Wide shot frame from For Your Eyes Only — walking, plate, street
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For Your Eyes Only · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — door, street, car
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About a Boy · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Muted orange
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — walking, street, car
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About a Boy · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Frame from About a Boy — door, street, car
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About a Boy · High brightness · Muted blue
Medium shot frame from You've Got Mail — standing, plate, street
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You've Got Mail · Medium shot · High brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from About Time — plate, street, car
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About Time · Wide shot · High brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from The Fault in Our Stars — plate, street, car
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The Fault in Our Stars · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Billy Elliot — walking, street, car
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Billy Elliot · Wide shot · High brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Billy Elliot — plate, street, car
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Billy Elliot · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray

Visual profile of “vehicle registration plate”

This profile is calculated from 960 frames across 134 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “vehicle registration plate”

Dark gray 22.9% Gray 20% Dark blue 8.7% Dark teal 6.9% Dark orange 6.5% Black 6.4% Dark green 5.3% Dark yellow 4.5% Muted orange 3.2% Muted blue 2.2% Dark red 2% Light gray 1.8% Muted yellow 1.8% Muted teal 0.9%
  • Light purple appears 2.4 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Green appears 1.8 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light green appears 1.7 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark133
Dark529
Mid266
Bright32
Very bright0
Saturation
Muted281
Low507
Mid136
High31
Vivid5
Contrast
Low28
Mid521
High378
Very high33
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 324 2.39:1 · 247 2.35:1 · 139 1.85:1 · 110 1.78:1 · 59

Films with “vehicle registration plate” frames

The Transporter Refueled — 146/1002146Need for Speed — 97/69397The Bourne Supremacy — 62/70662Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit — 37/71437Menace II Society — 20/5372021 Jump Street — 19/55919The Instigators — 19/76019Jack Reacher — 19/52319Jack Reacher: Never Go Back — 18/66618Horrible Bosses — 17/42717About a Boy — 17/44817Burn After Reading — 15/35015
The Transporter Refueled — 14.6%15Need for Speed — 14%14The Bourne Supremacy — 8.8%9Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit — 5.2%5Burn After Reading — 4.3%4Horrible Bosses — 4%4About a Boy — 3.8%4Menace II Society — 3.7%4Jack Reacher — 3.6%421 Jump Street — 3.4%3Jack Reacher: Never Go Back — 2.7%3The King of Staten Island — 2.6%3

Directors and cinematographers associated with “vehicle registration plate”

Camille Delamarre — 1 films · 146 frames15Scott Waugh — 1 films · 97 frames14Paul Greengrass — 1 films · 62 frames9Kenneth Branagh — 1 films · 37 frames5Ethan Coen — 1 films · 15 frames4Joel Coen — 1 films · 15 frames4Seth Gordon — 1 films · 17 frames4Chris Weitz — 1 films · 17 frames4Paul Weitz — 1 films · 17 frames4Albert Hughes — 1 films · 20 frames4Allen Hughes — 1 films · 20 frames4Christopher McQuarrie — 1 films · 19 frames4

Common combinations with “vehicle registration plate”

vehicle registration plate + headlight 44 frames · 4.6% · lift 100.7 vehicle registration plate + taillight 211 frames · 22% · lift 95 vehicle registration plate + windshield wiper 33 frames · 3.4% · lift 56.6 vehicle registration plate + rearview mirror 20 frames · 2.1% · lift 52.3 vehicle registration plate + traffic light 37 frames · 3.9% · lift 38.1 vehicle registration plate + plate 372 frames · 38.8% · lift 21 vehicle registration plate + truck 92 frames · 9.6% · lift 19.4 vehicle registration plate + taxi 53 frames · 5.5% · lift 17.6 vehicle registration plate + street light 73 frames · 7.6% · lift 12.1 vehicle registration plate + wheel 775 frames · 80.7% · lift 10.5 vehicle registration plate + van 24 frames · 2.5% · lift 9.2 vehicle registration plate + car 927 frames · 96.6% · lift 7.8

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headlight taillight windshield wiper rearview mirror traffic light plate truck taxi street light wheel van car