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The Addams Family (1991)

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · Cinematography by Owen Roizman

PG-1399 min66 frames

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The Addams Family (1991) movie still: medium — A grainy black and white film of two people wearing mock shark costumes. They crouch amidst tall…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: closeup — A face is partially obscured by a dense interwoven thicket of gnarled wooden branches. The…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: medium — A dark laboratory setting features a lit lightbulb and scientific clutter in the background. A woman…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: medium — A corridor features a patterned floor with contrasting triangular shapes and dark wooden boards. A…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: closeup — A dark outdoor space at night features bare trees with soft out-of-focus lights. A pale woman in a…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: closeup — A bald man with heavy eye makeup holds the bars of a rusted gate. The background is a dark,…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit home library is lined with rows of aged, leather-bound books. A middle-aged man in…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: wide — A night landscape features a fog-covered burial site with numerous stone grave markers. Several figures…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space featuring a simple overhead ceiling light fixture. A bald man with pale…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: fullbody — A wooden pier at night is covered in heavy fog with a spiral slide structure. Two men stand…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with rows of wooden bookshelves visible in the blurred background. A man with pale,…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: establishing — A dark Victorian-style mansion stands isolated on a grassy hill under a deep night sky. Warm…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: closeup — A dark, dimly lit bedroom provides the setting for a child lying in bed. The boy rests on his back…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: fullbody — An arched doorway framed by weathered wooden pillars leads into a dimly lit, candlelit hall. A…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: medium — A cramped, dilapidated room features peeling walls and a single bed. A pale man sits on the bed…The Addams Family (1991) movie still: wide — An auditorium features a stage with a painted backdrop showing a beach scene. A group of children…
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What is The Addams Family about?

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.

Where can you watch The Addams Family?

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What does the cinematography of The Addams Family look like?

Across 66 sampled frames, The Addams Family builds its coverage from medium shots (48% of the sample), with close-ups (24%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Owen Roizman keeps 73% of it in soft, low-key light. 68% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1990s.

What is the color palette of The Addams Family?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Addams Family (1991) are #2f2d2a, #121112, #534e4a, #73726c, #463630, #afaeaa — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #121112
  • #534e4a
  • #73726c
  • #463630
  • #afaeaa

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