The Menu (2022)

Directed by Mark Mylod · Cinematography by Peter Deming

R107 min56 frames

ComedyHorrorThriller

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What is The Menu about?

A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.

The Menu is a 2022 American comedy horror thriller film directed by Mark Mylod and written by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Judith Light, and John Leguizamo. It follows a foodie and his date travelling to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant, where the chef has prepared a lavish menu with a shocking surprise for his guests.

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Where can you watch The Menu?

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What does the cinematography of The Menu look like?

Across 55 sampled frames, The Menu builds its coverage from medium shots (35% of the sample), with close-ups (35%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Peter Deming keeps 60% of it in soft, low-key light. 64% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Menu?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Menu (2022) are #2d2c2d, #0f1011, #f5f4f2, #4e4e4e, #d2d0ce, #261c17 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #261c17

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