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The Mummy Returns (2001)

Directed by Stephen Sommers · Cinematography by Adrian Biddle

PG-13130 min161 frames

AdventureActionFantasy

Adventure is reborn.

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The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: medium — An opulent ancient Egyptian interior features tiered stone flooring and ornate golden decorative…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: medium — An outdoor location featuring a rough-hewn stone surface behind the subjects. A man wearing leather…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: medium — A dark stone chamber features a large metal sculpture of a giant scorpion. A lone figure in dark…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: closeup — An ornate dark metal box with intricate Egyptian carvings rests on a stone surface. The lid features…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: medium — Two people are submerged in water within a concrete channel beneath heavy iron bars. They grasp the…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: closeup — A dark scorpion moves across a vast expanse of smooth sun-bleached desert sand. The creature…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: medium — An ancient Egyptian chamber contains stone walls decorated with hieroglyphic carvings and lit by…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: medium — A dark indoor space features a wall texture on the left side of frame. A woman with black hair kisses…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: medium — A dimly lit public bus interior features rows of patterned seats. A man crawls frantically across the…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: medium — A subterranean environment with rough textures and glowing embers in the blurry background. A man…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: wide — A vast desert plain contains an army of thousands of armored soldiers in motion. Ancient stone city…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: medium — A man climbs up a wooden structure in a dim, dark environment. He holds a long blade horizontally…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: wide — A vast sandy desert battlefield is obscured by thick swirling clouds of brown dust. Numerous armored…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: closeup — An interior space features metallic textures and dark, stone-like surroundings in a dim environment.…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: wide — A wide view of a river valley at golden hour with distant mesas. A large hot air balloon drifts through…The Mummy Returns (2001) movie still: medium — A vintage wood-paneled train compartment features a window looking out at a desert landscape. A young…
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The Mummy Returns — official trailer

What is The Mummy Returns about?

Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.

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What does the cinematography of The Mummy Returns look like?

Sampled across 156 frames, the coverage of The Mummy Returns leans on medium shots (49% of the sample) and wide compositions (28%). Cinematographer Adrian Biddle keeps 62% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 63% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 65% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Mummy Returns?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Mummy Returns (2001) are #322c28, #14110f, #271b13, #48392b, #8b6f51, #554737 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #48392b
  • #8b6f51
  • #554737

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