weapon in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 309 frames tagged “weapon” across 99 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

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Visual profile of “weapon”

This profile is calculated from 309 frames across 99 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “weapon”

Dark gray 21.1% Gray 13.3% Dark blue 12.6% Dark orange 9.6% Black 9% Dark yellow 5.4% Dark teal 5.4% Muted orange 4.6% Dark red 4.1% Dark green 2.4% Muted blue 2.1% Muted yellow 1.8% Light gray 1.6% Light blue 0.9%
  • Purple appears 3.7 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light blue appears 2.4 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Pink appears 2.3 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark66
Dark182
Mid53
Bright8
Very bright0
Saturation
Muted95
Low153
Mid56
High5
Vivid0
Contrast
Low38
Mid204
High54
Very high13
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 93 2.39:1 · 82 1.85:1 · 52 2.36:1 · 25 2.35:1 · 19

Films with “weapon” frames

Mad Max: Fury Road — 19/94619Aliens — 17/92617The Magnificent Seven — 16/81416The Matrix — 9/8719Medium Cool — 8/6608Zhong hua zhan shi — 8/8008Kingsman: The Golden Circle — 8/6138Alien: Romulus — 7/5287Blade II — 7/10837Die Hard 2 — 6/9626Fast & Furious 7 — 6/9556Stranger Things — 6/21816
Mad Max: Fury Road — 2%2The Magnificent Seven — 2%2Aliens — 1.8%2Alien: Romulus — 1.3%1Kingsman: The Golden Circle — 1.3%1Medium Cool — 1.2%1V for Vendetta — 1.1%1The Matrix — 1%1Batman — 1%1Zhong hua zhan shi — 1%1Borderlands — 0.9%1Air Force One — 0.8%1

Directors and cinematographers associated with “weapon”

Antoine Fuqua — 1 films · 16 frames2James Cameron — 1 films · 17 frames2Fede Alvarez — 1 films · 7 frames1Haskell Wexler — 1 films · 8 frames1James McTeigue — 1 films · 5 frames1Lana Wachowski — 1 films · 9 frames1Lilly Wachowski — 1 films · 9 frames1David Chung — 1 films · 8 frames1George Miller — 3 films · 26 frames1Eli Roth — 1 films · 5 frames1Wolfgang Petersen — 1 films · 5 frames1Mel Brooks — 1 films · 2 frames1

Common combinations with “weapon”

weapon + gun 236 frames · 76.4% · lift 17.8 weapon + pipe 3 frames · 1% · lift 3.4 weapon + hand 144 frames · 46.6% · lift 2.8 weapon + smoke 17 frames · 5.5% · lift 2.5 weapon + uniform 18 frames · 5.8% · lift 2.4 weapon + human hand 6 frames · 1.9% · lift 2 weapon + fight 8 frames · 2.6% · lift 1.7 weapon + car tire 7 frames · 2.3% · lift 1.5 weapon + hat 60 frames · 19.4% · lift 1.5 weapon + face 108 frames · 35% · lift 1.2 weapon + beard 17 frames · 5.5% · lift 1.1 weapon + land vehicle 12 frames · 3.9% · lift 1.1

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gun pipe hand smoke uniform human hand fight car tire hat face beard land vehicle