FrameThrower · Actors · Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
11 films · 1,284 frames · top-billed in 11 · 1979–2022
Born 3 January 1956 · Peekskill, New York, USA
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson is an actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art. After appearing in the "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" series, Gibson went on to direct and star in the Academy Award-winning "Braveheart" (1995). In 2004, he directed and produced "The Passion of the Christ," a controversial yet successful film portraying the last hours in the life of Jesus Christ.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 11 films · 1,284 frames · top-billed in 11 · 1979–2022
- Academy Award for Best Director1996
- Academy Award for Best Picture1996
- Golden Globe Award for Best Director1996
- Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia1997
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,284 frames from the 11 films we hold. This is the look of the work Mel takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 11 films we hold, 47% of their frames are day, 49% natural — the look of the work Mel 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.
Last Looks
2022 · Alastair Pinch
Blood Father
2016 · John Link
Signs
2002 · Graham Hess
What Women Want
2000 · Nick Marshall
Lethal Weapon 4
1998 · Martin Riggs
Conspiracy Theory
1997 · Jerry Fletcher
Braveheart
1995 · William Wallace
Lethal Weapon
1987 · Martin Riggs
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985 · Max Rockatansky
Mad Max 2
1981 · Max Rockatansky
Mad Max
1979 · Max Rockatansky
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 1,284 frames from Mel Gibson's 11 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.