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The Big Lebowski (1998)

Directed by Joel Coen · Cinematography by Roger Deakins

R117 min63 frames

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Times like these call for a Big Lebowski.

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The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: closeup — A view from inside a bathtub shows two feet protruding from sudsy water. Two lit candles sit on the…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: medium — A man stands in front of a grid of numbered cubicles holding rental bowling shoes. The background is…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: medium — A man lies submerged in a bathtub filled with foamy, opaque water. Multiple candles are lit on the…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: medium — Three men sit at a polished wood bar inside a functional public recreational facility. The men sit in…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: closeup — A man with a beard sits in a darkened, indistinct interior space. His face is illuminated by a…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: fullbody — A sparsely furnished room with muted walls and a central patterned area rug. A man stands in the…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: closeup — A television screen displays a scene within a residential interior. A man and woman stand near an…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: wide — A classic bowling alley lane features a row of hanging numbered signs above pins. A lone man in a light…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: fullbody — Three individuals wearing identical red bodysuits stand against a completely black background. Each…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: closeup — An outdoor night environment features a dark, blurry background with a distant campfire. A man in a…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: closeup — A close-up of a person tying a bowling glove on their foot. The person is wearing purple bowling…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: fullbody — A rugged cliffside overlooks the ocean with layered rock formations and sparse dry vegetation. Two…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: establishing — A vast grid of red spheres recedes into the distance beneath a dark, cloudy sky. A large,…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: wide — A dark corridor features highly textured, uneven walls and a flat concrete floor. A single person walks…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: closeup — A polished wooden bowling lane stretches toward a set of white bowling pins. Endless rows of legs…The Big Lebowski (1998) movie still: closeup — A framed award plaque hangs on a wooden wall displaying text about a recipient. A man's face is…
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The Big Lebowski — official trailer

What is The Big Lebowski about?

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

Where can you watch The Big Lebowski?

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What does the cinematography of The Big Lebowski look like?

Sampled across 63 frames, the coverage of The Big Lebowski leans on medium shots (33% of the sample) and close-ups (27%). Cinematographer Roger Deakins keeps 40% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 44% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1990s.

What is the color palette of The Big Lebowski?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Big Lebowski (1998) are #322f2d, #0b0b0c, #524e4a, #f4f5f5, #cfcecc, #8b7c6e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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