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The Iron Giant (1999)

Directed by Brad Bird · Cinematography by Steven Wilzbach

PG86 min160 frames

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The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: closeup — A dark red outdoor setting featuring pine trees and a metallic structure. A boy looks at a towering…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: closeup — A metallic spherical structure with dual illuminated vents floats amidst light purple clouds. The…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: medium — An outdoor town setting with utility poles and building tops against an orange sky. A metallic robot…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: wide — A dark night landscape featuring cows grazing in a grassy field surrounded by trees. A tall metallic robot…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: medium — A dark, dense woodland with tall pine trees silhouetted against a dim orange glow. A brown deer with…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: medium — A dark wooden barn interior houses a large metal robot and a young boy. The boy points a handheld…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: medium — A massive mechanical robot looms against a dark, cloudy nighttime sky. The robot holds a small child in…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room interior features a person lit by the flame of a lighter. An elderly man with thick…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: fullbody — A cluttered junkyard filled with piles of rusted scrap metal and debris. A man in a blue jumpsuit…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: medium — A snowy outdoor landscape with two animated male figures standing in the foreground. They observe their…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: medium — A cartoon 2D view of a red convertible driving against a simple blue sky. A young boy in a helmet sits…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: medium — A sprawling outdoor scrap yard filled with piles of rusted metal and debris. A human male stands facing…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: medium — A 1950s house exterior threshold features a tall man arriving at a wooden door. The man stands outside…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: medium — A view through a paneled window looking out into a dark, star-filled night sky. A young boy stands…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a boy looking into a reflective surface. The subject wears a striped shirt and…The Iron Giant (1999) movie still: medium — An interior hallway features orange wallpaper with a stylized leaf pattern and wooden doors. A man in a…
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The Iron Giant — official trailer

What is The Iron Giant about?

In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.

Where can you watch The Iron Giant?

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What does the cinematography of The Iron Giant look like?

Sampled across 156 frames, the coverage of The Iron Giant leans on medium shots (60% of the sample) and wide compositions (18%). Cinematographer Steven Wilzbach keeps 53% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 54% of the frames. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 65% of the frames.

What is the color palette of The Iron Giant?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Iron Giant (1999) are #322f2d, #f1f1f2, #0d0c0e, #504e4c, #483730, #271814 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #f1f1f2
  • #0d0c0e
  • #504e4c
  • #483730
  • #271814

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