Cheap Thrills (2013)
Directed by E.L. Katz · Cinematography by Sebastian Winterø, Andrew Wheeler
88 min37 frames
ComedyCrimeThriller
What doesn't kill you makes you richer.
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What is Cheap Thrills about?
Recently fired and facing eviction, a new dad has his life turned upside down when he meets a wealthy couple who offer a path to financial security... but at a price.
Cheap Thrills is a 2013 American black comedy thriller film directed by E. L. Katz in his directorial debut. It stars Pat Healy, Sara Paxton, Ethan Embry and David Koechner. The film follows two friends competing in a series of challenges worth different amounts of money given by a rich couple. It premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 8, 2013, and was acquired by Drafthouse Films and Snoot Entertainment. It was released on March 21, 2014, in the United States. Cheap Thrills received generally positive reviews from critics but was a box-office bomb, grossing $59,424 against a $100,000 budget.
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What does the cinematography of Cheap Thrills look like?
Sampled across 37 frames, the coverage of Cheap Thrills leans on medium shots and close-ups. Cinematographer Sebastian Winterø keeps almost all of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for most of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in most of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Cheap Thrills?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Cheap Thrills (2013) are #29100e, #110807, #332d2a, #4b0a09, #4a322b, #8d0a0a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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