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The Stepfather (2009)

Directed by Nelson McCormick · Cinematography by Patrick Cady

PG-13101 min168 frames

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The Stepfather (2009) movie still: medium — The interior of a car during late afternoon with a residential street visible outside. A young man and…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: medium — A white mantelpiece is decorated with holiday tinsel and several framed family photographs. Various…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: medium — An indoor swimming pool with lane dividers and a banner hanging on the wall. Several male teenage…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: medium — An open-plan residential space features a large wooden island with numerous bottles and baskets. A woman…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: medium — An interior space features a desk with a table lamp and a silver laptop. The laptop displays a video…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space features a dark wall and a blue-lit area. A middle-aged woman with dark hair…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: closeup — An outdoor area with blurred green foliage in the background during the day. A man in a light shirt…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: medium — A dark wooden staircase interior features a prominent out-of-focus light bulb hanging in the foreground.…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: medium — An interior bedroom with a blue ocean print on the wall. A woman in a bikini is partially visible while…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: medium — A brown Toyota Land Cruiser sits parked on a flat residential driveway. The front of the vehicle faces…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: medium — A sunlit residential space with white cabinetry and a wooden countertop by a window. A blonde woman…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: medium — A residential patio featuring two wooden lounge chairs set amidst thick green bushes. A young man and…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: medium — A modest bathroom with a painted wooden door and a glimpse of a mirror. A young woman in a bikini stands…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a doorway leading into a tiled bathroom space. A young man in a white tank top…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: closeup — A close view of a dark wood-paneled door mounted with a Yale deadbolt lock. The door is set within a…The Stepfather (2009) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit hallway contains a single rectangular window looking out onto greenery. A woman with…
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The Stepfather — official trailer

What is The Stepfather about?

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

Where can you watch The Stepfather?

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What does the cinematography of The Stepfather look like?

Across 166 sampled frames, The Stepfather builds its coverage from medium shots (62% of the sample), with close-ups (20%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Patrick Cady keeps 58% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 84% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Stepfather?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Stepfather (2009) are #31312e, #d4d3cc, #50524b, #f6f5f2, #121312, #8f918c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #f6f5f2
  • #121312
  • #8f918c

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