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Miss Congeniality (2000)

Directed by Donald Petrie · Cinematography by László Kovács

PG-13109 min114 frames

ComedyCrimeAction

Unpolished. Unkempt. Unleashed. Undercover.

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Miss Congeniality — official trailer

What is Miss Congeniality about?

When the local FBI office receives a letter from a terrorist known only as 'The Citizen', it's quickly determined that he's planning his next act at the Miss America beauty pageant. Because tough-as-nails Gracie Hart is the only female Agent at the office, she's chosen to go undercover as the contestant from New Jersey.

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What does the cinematography of Miss Congeniality look like?

Across 114 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of Miss Congeniality (73% of the sample). Cinematographer László Kovács keeps 47% of it in soft, high-key light. 44% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 78% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Miss Congeniality?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Miss Congeniality (2000) are #332f2f, #faf9f8, #0f0e0f, #d3d0cd, #514f4e, #ecd1cf — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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