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Matt Reeves

Matt Reeves

Film director · 4 films (2010–2022)

Matt Reeves is a director whose work here spans Let Me In (2010) to The Batman (2022), across drama and mystery. 2 of those films were photographed by Greig Fraser. The work runs close — 36% of frames across the 4 films indexed here, against 21% library-wide. All 231 frames from 4 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.

Matthew George "Matt" Reeves is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He began making movies at age eight, directing friends and using a wind-up camera.

Born 27 April 1966 · Rockville Center, New York, USA

Directing style

Matt Reeves constructs tense, ominous worlds by embedding characters in shallow depth of field, favoring tight closeups and medium shots framed at eye level to emphasize psychological isolation. His cinematography is defined by low-key, night-dominant environments where characters are carved out of the darkness by localized practical sources, window light, or the raw glow of firelight. The color design leans heavily into a cool, desaturated palette of muted greens and grays, punctuated by stark, dark earth tones and occasional slashes of deep red.

Awards

  • Saturn Award for Best Director · 2022

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Films directed by Matt Reeves

About Matt Reeves

When was Matt Reeves born?

Matt Reeves was born on 27 April 1966 in Rockville Center, New York, USA.

What films has Matt Reeves directed?

FrameThrower holds stills from 4 of them: Let Me In (2010), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and The Batman (2022).

What awards has Matt Reeves won?

Saturn Award for Best Director (2022).

Search every frame of Matt Reeves’s films

All 231 indexed frames from 4 films directed by Matt Reeves — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.