John Requa
Film director · 3 films (2010–2015)
John Requa is a director whose work here spans I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) to Focus (2015), across comedy and romance. 2 of those films were photographed by Xavier Grobet. All 330 frames from 3 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
John Requa is an American screenwriter (with Glenn Ficarra) of Cats & Dogs, Bad Santa and the 2005 remake Bad News Bears. Requa and Ficarra directed Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor in their screenplay I Love You, Phillip Morris.
Born 1 January 1967 · Burien, Seattle, Washington, USA
Directing style
John Requa’s visual style relies heavily on a shallow depth of field to isolate subjects, favoring eye-level medium shots and closeups that cultivate a tense, lonely, or mysterious atmosphere within mostly interior spaces. Lighting is grounded in practical fixtures, supplemented by fluorescent sources and natural sunlight, which illuminate scenes set primarily during the night and day. The color palette leans toward cool, desaturated tones and neutral grays, whites, and blacks, accented by sharp pops of primary green and red to anchor his romance, comedy, and crime narratives.
Films directed by John Requa
About John Requa
When was John Requa born?
John Requa was born on 1 January 1967 in Burien, Seattle, Washington, USA.
What films has John Requa directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 3 of them: I Love You Phillip Morris (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) and Focus (2015).
Search every frame of John Requa’s films
All 330 indexed frames from 3 films directed by John Requa — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.