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Bound (1996)

Directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski · Cinematography by Bill Pope

R109 min43 frames

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For money. For murder. For each other.

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Bound

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Bound (1996) movie still: medium — A man in a suit works behind a dimly lit bar counter at night. The view is distorted by a series of empty…Bound (1996) movie still: wide — A top-down view of a bathroom with floral wallpaper and a pink vanity sink. A person lies on the tile floor…Bound (1996) movie still: closeup — A dark, minimally lit domestic space surrounds a man in a white undershirt. The man holds a telephone receiver…Bound (1996) movie still: medium — A woman sits in a dimly lit, shadowed space against a plain wall. She gazes off-screen while wearing a black top.Bound (1996) movie still: closeup — A pitch-black background frames the partial faces of two people in close proximity. The subjects' lips and noses…Bound (1996) movie still: closeup — A narrow dimly lit corridor features a repeating spherical pillar running down its center. The dark space is…Bound (1996) movie still: medium — A dimly lit restaurant booth with vertical wood slat wall paneling. A woman in a black leather jacket sits across…Bound (1996) movie still: medium — A woman stands before a dark red wall with vertical paneling. She gazes slightly off-frame while wearing a…Bound (1996) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features walls covered in dark-toned, intricate floral pattern wallpaper. Two young women stand…Bound (1996) movie still: medium — Two people are silhouetted inside a vehicle at night. Streetlights blur through the back window behind them.Bound (1996) movie still: closeup — A woman stands in front of a tan brick building under a cloudy sky. She looks up into the air while wearing a…Bound (1996) movie still: closeup — A woman sits in a dimly lit, dark environment while talking on the phone. She holds the telephone handset to her…Bound (1996) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features three women gathered around a table with beverages. They are positioned in a dark,…Bound (1996) movie still: fullbody — An interior room with patterned wallpaper features white paint patches around the trim. Two women stand on…Bound (1996) movie still: medium — Two women stand in a dark room with minimal light reflecting on their skin. They are positioned facing each other…Bound (1996) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit interior space with shadows obscuring the background. A man in a suit points a small handgun…
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Bound — official trailer

What is Bound about?

Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.

Where can you watch Bound?

US availability for Bound (1996). Data by JustWatch, listings on TMDB. Availability changes — check the provider for current listings.

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What does the cinematography of Bound look like?

Across 43 sampled frames, Bound builds its coverage from medium shots (47% of the sample), with close-ups (40%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Bill Pope keeps 79% of it in soft, low-key light. 84% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 86% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Bound?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Bound (1996) are #2f2d2d, #111011, #514d4c, #928d8e, #261012, #d1d1d0 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #2f2d2d
  • #111011
  • #514d4c
  • #928d8e
  • #261012
  • #d1d1d0

See the full Bound colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

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