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Michael Madsen

Michael Madsen

9 films · 614 frames · top-billed in 2 · 19912015

Born 1 January 1971 · Denmark

Michael Madsen is a director and writer.

How their films are shot

Measured across 614 frames from the 9 films we hold. This is the look of the work Michael takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 9 films we hold, 51% of their frames are night — the look of the work Michael takes.

Time of day

Night51%
Day42%

Lighting

Low key37%
Natural31%
Chiaroscuro14%
High key12%

Shot size

Medium36%
Wide27%
Closeup27%
Fullbody6%

Camera angle

Eye level76%
Low angle12%
High angle9%

Mood

Neutral44%
Tense32%
Ominous11%
Lonely6%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

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 614 frames from Michael Madsen's 9 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.