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American Honey (2016)

Directed by Andrea Arnold · Cinematography by Robbie Ryan

R163 min58 frames

Drama

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American Honey (2016) movie still: medium — An open convertible car sits in a field with yellow flowers during golden hour. A woman with dreadlocks…American Honey (2016) movie still: closeup — A dark purple thistle grows in a grassy field beside a gravel path. Out-of-focus freight train cars are…American Honey (2016) movie still: medium — An outdoor parking lot with a parked white car visible in the background. A woman in a red halter top…American Honey (2016) movie still: closeup — A dark outdoor space near a body of water at twilight with lush trees. A woman faces the side while a…American Honey (2016) movie still: establishing — A dark blue night sky serves as the backdrop behind silhouetted tree branches. A single bright…American Honey (2016) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a person resting in a dimly lit dark environment. The subject keeps their eyes…American Honey (2016) movie still: closeup — A dark outdoor setting at night illuminated by flickering light. A woman's face is shown in profile as…American Honey (2016) movie still: medium — A man and woman sit atop a vehicle at night under street lighting. The woman reaches out to touch the…American Honey (2016) movie still: closeup — Two hands are intertwined resting against a light purple fabric surface. A small cross tattoo is…American Honey (2016) movie still: medium — A man stands in an open rural field with golden sunlight behind him. He leans his left arm against the…American Honey (2016) movie still: closeup — The interior of a dark car at night with a single light source. A man is sitting in the driver's seat…American Honey (2016) movie still: medium — A view from inside a moving convertible vehicle showing the driver and passenger. The woman looks…American Honey (2016) movie still: medium — The scene shows a calm body of water at night. A woman stands partially submerged and in profile against…American Honey (2016) movie still: medium — A person stands against a bright, hazy sky on a rooftop area. She looks down at a clear plastic bag…American Honey (2016) movie still: medium — A man rides a motorbike along a dusty dirt track through a rural landscape. The rolling green hills…American Honey (2016) movie still: establishing — A vast, open plain contains an industrial oil drilling rig under a sunset sky. The sun hangs low…
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What is American Honey about?

A restless teenager escapes her troubled home and joins a traveling crew of young drifters selling magazines across the American Midwest. Immersed in a world of reckless partying, risky hustles, and fleeting romances, she searches for freedom and belonging on the open road.

American Honey is a 2016 road drama film written and directed by Andrea Arnold, and starring Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, and Riley Keough. The film follows Star (Lane), a young girl from a troubled home, who runs away with a traveling sales crew who drive across the American Midwest selling magazine subscriptions door to door. Principal photography began in May 2015 with filming taking place in several states across America. It is Arnold's first film to be set and filmed outside of the United Kingdom.

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What does the cinematography of American Honey look like?

Across 58 sampled frames, American Honey builds its coverage from close-ups (41% of the sample), with medium shots (36%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Robbie Ryan keeps 52% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 41% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 81% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of American Honey?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of American Honey (2016) are #34322d, #0f0f0f, #554e35, #4b382b, #05192d, #d0b58d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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