FrameThrower · Actors · Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey
12 films · 1,066 frames · top-billed in 9 · 1986–2016
Born 17 January 1962 · Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
James Eugene Carrey is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. Known primarily for his energetic slapstick performances, he has received two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for BAFTA Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
After spending the 1980s honing his comedy act and playing supporting roles in films, Carrey gained recognition when he was cast in the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color (1990–1994). He broke out as a film star after starring in a string of box office hits, such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber (all 1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and Batman Forever(both 1995).…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 12 films · 1,066 frames · top-billed in 9 · 1986–2016
- Golden Globe Awards1999
- MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance2009
- MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance2006
- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain2001
- Canada's Walk of Fame1998
- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain1997
- MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance1996
- MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance1996
- MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss1995
- MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance1995
- Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,066 frames from the 12 films we hold. This is the look of the work Jim takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 12 films we hold, 49% of their frames are night — the look of the work Jim takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
I Love You Phillip Morris
2010 · Steven Russell
Fun with Dick and Jane
2005 · Dick Harper
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Joel Barish
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 · Grinch
Man On The Moon
1999 · Andy Kaufman / Tony Clifton
Liar Liar
1997 · Fletcher Reede
Batman Forever
1995 · Edward Nygma / The Riddler
The Mask
1994 · Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask
The Truman Show
· Truman Burbank
The Bad Batch
2016 · The Hermit
Kick-Ass 2
2013 · Colonel Stars and Stripes
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986 · Walter Getz
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,066 frames from Jim Carrey's 12 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.