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Limitless (2011)

Directed by Neil Burger · Cinematography by Jo Willems

PG-13105 min59 frames

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What if a pill could make you rich and powerful?

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Limitless (2011) movie still: wide — A busy city street intersection is lined with tall stone apartment buildings and businesses. A white transit…Limitless (2011) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit nightclub features silhouettes of people dancing in the blurred background. A young woman with…Limitless (2011) movie still: medium — A man sits on a table in a luxury hotel room with wood-paneled walls. A large abstract green and gold…Limitless (2011) movie still: wide — A cluttered apartment interior features a central wooden table and a tall bookshelf. The room is empty with no…Limitless (2011) movie still: wide — A group of people gathers on the edge of a rugged yellow limestone cliff. They look out over a vast expanse of…Limitless (2011) movie still: medium — A green wall with height measurements stands behind three men in matching shirts. Each man wears a white sign…Limitless (2011) movie still: medium — A woman sits at a table near a large window looking out onto a street. She is positioned in the foreground…Limitless (2011) movie still: wide — An inverted urban city street scene with a government building in the background. A man in a business suit…Limitless (2011) movie still: medium — A diner booth features brown vinyl seating and a formica table against a window. Two men in black leather…Limitless (2011) movie still: medium — A dimly lit hotel corridor features rows of glowing sconces along the walls. A man in a dark tank top stands…Limitless (2011) movie still: wide — A busy New York City sidewalk outside Trump Tower is populated by numerous walking pedestrians. The scene uses…Limitless (2011) movie still: closeup — A man holds a small rectangular object near his face in a dark setting. The focus remains on the translucent…Limitless (2011) movie still: closeup — A close-up of an elderly man's face fills the entire frame. The camera is fixed on his eyes, highlighting…Limitless (2011) movie still: medium — A man leans against a street sign pole at a busy urban crosswalk. Multiple pedestrians walk across the…Limitless (2011) movie still: medium — A dark urban park at night features blurred background buildings and tree silhouettes. A man and a woman in…Limitless (2011) movie still: closeup — A man stands in a dimly lit, narrow passage with blurred items in the background. He is centered in the…
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Limitless — official trailer

What is Limitless about?

The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life.

Where can you watch Limitless?

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What does the cinematography of Limitless look like?

Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of Limitless leans on medium shots (39% of the sample) and close-ups (29%). Cinematographer Jo Willems keeps 41% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 61% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Limitless?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Limitless (2011) are #2f2f2d, #0d100f, #172629, #52524d, #ada693, #85796a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #172629
  • #52524d
  • #ada693
  • #85796a

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