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War of the Worlds (2005)

Directed by Steven Spielberg · Cinematography by Janusz Kamiński

PG-13117 min64 frames

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War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: establishing — A bustling city street intersection features many pedestrians walking across marked white…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit residential interior space is shrouded in shadow. A man wearing a baseball cap looks off…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: establishing — A vast, ruined cityscape is covered in smoke and debris after an alien attack. Multiple…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: wide — A quiet residential street corner features fallen autumn leaves covering the wet asphalt road. A man…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: medium — A man and child stand before a suburban house under a dark, overcast sky. They look upward at the sky…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: establishing — A night scene shows a riverfront town illuminated by numerous scattered lights under a dark,…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: wide — A dark, dilapidated basement with debris scattered across the floor and wooden stairs. A man crawls…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: wide — A city street filled with thick smoke and overcast skies during daylight. A large three-legged…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor setting provides a minimal backdrop for two individuals close together. The woman…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: wide — A dark, cluttered basement filled with boxes, loose insulation, and miscellaneous storage items. A man…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: wide — A dimly lit basement interior features exposed wooden beams and draped cobwebs throughout. A man holds…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: medium — A dark, derelict interior space features a spiral metal staircase and exposed brick walls. Two people…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: medium — A dark bedroom with wood paneling walls adorned with small posters and decals. A man stands in the…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: closeup — The interior of a rain-streaked vehicle at night with blue ambient illumination. A young man…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: closeup — A dark, cramped space surrounds a grey creature with wide eyes peering through a portal. The subject…War of the Worlds (2005) movie still: closeup — A person is situated in a nearly black environment with almost no background visible. A man looks…
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What is War of the Worlds about?

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction and action thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp, based on H. G. Wells' 1898 novel, The War of the Worlds. Tom Cruise stars in the main role alongside Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, and Tim Robbins, with narration by Morgan Freeman. It follows an American dock worker who must look after his estranged children as he struggles to protect and reunite them with their mother when extraterrestrials invade Earth and devastate cities with giant war machines.

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What does the cinematography of War of the Worlds look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, War of the Worlds builds its coverage from wide compositions (30% of the sample), with close-ups (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Janusz Kamiński keeps 45% of it in low-key light. 50% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of War of the Worlds?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of War of the Worlds (2005) are #2e2e2d, #121112, #54544f, #90908b, #f4f5f5, #77766f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #90908b
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  • #77766f

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