Destroyer (2018)

Directed by Karyn Kusama · Cinematography by Julie Kirkwood

R121 min53 frames

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What is Destroyer about?

When Erin Bell was a young cop, she was given an undercover assignment that ended badly and destroyed her life. Years later, she must face her demons in order to make peace with her past.

Destroyer is a 2018 American independent neo-noir crime drama film directed by Karyn Kusama, written and co-produced by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, and starring Nicole Kidman with Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Scoot McNairy, Bradley Whitford, and Sebastian Stan. The film follows a former undercover police officer (Kidman), who takes revenge against members of a gang, years after her case was blown.

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What does the cinematography of Destroyer look like?

Sampled across 52 frames, the coverage of Destroyer leans on medium shots (35% of the sample) and close-ups (31%). Cinematographer Julie Kirkwood keeps 50% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 40% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Destroyer?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Destroyer (2018) are #322e2b, #53504c, #171413, #d3d1cc, #221b14, #8c8c8b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #221b14
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