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Maximum Risk (1996)

Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung · Cinematography by Alexander Gruszynski

R101 min152 frames

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The other side of safe.

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Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: closeup — An interior space features a woman in front of a dark, shadowed background. The woman stares at another…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: closeup — A woman stands indoors near a wooden-framed window during the day. She has red hair and is crying with…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: wide — A night view of a city street beneath heavy overhead train tracks. Numerous cars are stopped in traffic with…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: wide — An airplane silhouette ascends into a warm, featureless sky at sunset. The large round sun sits prominently…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: medium — A wooded area with soft-focus green trees in the background during daylight hours. Two men in coats stand…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: medium — An elevator lobby with a dark ornamental metal gate and plain walls. Two men stand in profile to one…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: medium — A cluttered apartment interior features an aging refrigerator and a table covered with items. A man in a…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: medium — Two men talk inside a dimly lit 1990s-style diner with a red neon light. The men wear business attire…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: medium — An interior space features white tiled walls and dark trim. A man in an open pinstriped shirt stands…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: wide — A night view of a train station platform with a modern passenger train approaching. Commuters stand along…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior room serves as the setting for two people. A woman in the foreground looks directly…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: closeup — An office interior features a subject seated near a window with horizontal blinds. A man with short dark…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: medium — A steam-filled interior room featuring wooden walls with horizontal planks and dim light. Two muscular men…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: medium — A man in a leather jacket stands inside a modern, gray-walled elevator. He looks up at the ceiling while…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: medium — A luxury elevator interior features ornate wood paneling and decorative gold-toned metal grilles. Two men…Maximum Risk (1996) movie still: medium — An outdoor courtyard area features stone pillars and green umbrellas in the background. A man and a woman…
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What is Maximum Risk about?

Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy.

Maximum Risk is a 1996 American action thriller film directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Ringo Lam in his American directorial debut, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Natasha Henstridge. The plot follows French police detective Alain Moreau as he becomes entangled in an international conspiracy encompassing Russian gangsters and corrupt American officials, with various parties after his life because of his uncanny resemblance to a dead mob informant. His only ally appears to be his doppelganger's girlfriend, Alex Bartlett (Henstridge).

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What does the cinematography of Maximum Risk look like?

Across 152 sampled frames, Maximum Risk builds its coverage from medium shots (63% of the sample), with close-ups (20%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Alexander Gruszynski keeps 49% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 51% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 84% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Maximum Risk?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Maximum Risk (1996) are #312e2c, #514f4c, #161413, #8a796c, #d6d4cd, #483730 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #514f4c
  • #161413
  • #8a796c
  • #d6d4cd
  • #483730

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