framethrowerSign up for free

Hard Boiled (1992)

Directed by John Woo · Cinematography by Horace Wong Wing-Hang

R128 min53 frames

ActionThrillerCrime

As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill.

IMDb ↗Watch on Amazon ↗

Stills, screencaps & shots from Hard Boiled

16 of 53 frames — the full set is searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, color and mood with a free account.

Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: fullbody — A sterile morgue with white tiled walls and multiple rolling gurneys under white sheets. A man in a dark…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: medium — A spare, light-blue walled interior features a small framed landscape print hanging behind. A shirtless man…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: wide — A long, dimly lit industrial walkway stretches between tall, featureless concrete walls with air vents. Two…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: establishing — A multi-story commercial building features a prominent red and yellow vertical neon sign. Multi-pane…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: medium — A man flees through a building corridor while a massive explosion erupts behind him. The environment is…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: wide — A stone paved waterfront edge overlooks a wide bay with a distant cargo ship. Two men stand on the uneven…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: closeup — The subject lies flat against the light-colored surface of a vehicle's hood. A hand holding a black…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: medium — A clinical surgical suite with medical equipment and blue curtains in the background. Several medical staff…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: wide — A night scene in a shipping container yard filled with stacks of metal crates. A group of motorcyclists…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with vintage decor features men sitting together at a small table. The frame is obscured…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: fullbody — A bright office lobby features a turnstile entrance obscured by hazy, atmospheric smoke. A man in…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: medium — A group of men in olive green uniforms walk together through a park-like cemetery. The men look ahead as…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: medium — A dimly lit hospital corridor features a light blue wall with an elevator sign. Two men stand in a tense…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: wide — A hillside war cemetery features rows of uniform grave markers and a large stone cross. A small group of…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: medium — A night view on an outdoor pedestrian walkway with metal guardrails under distant lamps. A man in a dark…Hard Boiled (1992) movie still: wide — A dimly lit, cramped cabin on a sailboat features white cushioned seating and small windows. A man reclines…
Hard Boiled (1992) — © Golden Princess Film Productions, Milestone Pictures

Hard Boiled — official trailer

What is Hard Boiled about?

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

Where can you watch Hard Boiled?

US availability for Hard Boiled (1992). Data by JustWatch, listings on TMDB. Availability changes — check the provider for current listings.

Who stars in Hard Boiled?

Who made Hard Boiled?

What does the cinematography of Hard Boiled look like?

Sampled across 53 frames, the coverage of Hard Boiled leans on medium shots (45% of the sample) and wide compositions (25%). Cinematographer Horace Wong Wing-Hang keeps 38% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 45% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1990s.

What is the color palette of Hard Boiled?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Hard Boiled (1992) are #2e302d, #d3d5cf, #74786e, #555754, #2e394b, #acad95 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #2e302d
  • #d3d5cf
  • #74786e
  • #555754
  • #2e394b
  • #acad95

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

Hard Boiled ranks in

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 53 frames of Hard Boiled (1992), and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.

Sign up for freeAPI & MCP docs

Techniques in this film

More films by John Woo

More Action films

Cast, trailer and streaming data from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.