framethrowerSign up for free

Best Aftercreditsstinger Movies

Ranked by how strongly each film carries the visual signature of aftercreditsstinger cinema — measured across 13,053 indexed frames from 156 films, against a 404,689-frame catalogue baseline. Not by box office, and not by vote.

Aftercreditsstinger films over-index on girl, smoke and clouds — the objects that make the genre recognisable before a line is spoken.

  1. 1

    Moana (2016)

    John Musker, Ron ClementsIMDb 7.6TMDB 7.6See in full on FrameThrower →

    Moana Waialiki is a sea voyaging enthusiast and the only daughter of a chief in a long line of navigators. When her island's fishermen can't catch any fish and the crops fail, she learns that the demigod Maui caused the blight by stealing the heart of the goddess, Te Fiti. The only way to heal the island is to persuade Maui to return Te Fiti's heart, so Moana sets off on an epic journey across the Pacific. The film is based on stories from Polynesian mythology.

  2. 2

    Don’t Breathe 2 (2021)

    Rodo SayaguesDP Pedro LuqueIMDb 6.0TMDB 7.0See in full on FrameThrower →

    The Blind Man has been hiding out for several years in an isolated cabin and has taken in and raised a young girl orphaned from a devastating house fire. Their quiet life together is shattered when a group of criminals kidnap the girl, forcing the Blind Man to leave his safe haven to save her.

  3. 3

    Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

    Phil Johnston, Rich MooreDP Nathan WarnerIMDb 7.0TMDB 7.2See in full on FrameThrower →

    Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet — the netizens — to help navigate their way, including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site BuzzzTube.

  4. 4

    Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

    Anthony Russo, Joe RussoDP Trent OpalochIMDb 8.4TMDB 8.2See in full on FrameThrower →

    As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.

  5. 5

    One Piece Film Red (2022)

    Goro TaniguchiDP Tsunetaka EmaIMDb 6.7TMDB 7.2See in full on FrameThrower →

    Uta, the most beloved singer on the planet, is known for hiding her own identity when performing. Now, for the first time, she will reveal herself to the world. All of Uta's fans, including the Straw Hats led by Luffy, await.

  6. 6

    Home (2015)

    Tim JohnsonIMDb 6.5TMDB 6.8See in full on FrameThrower →

    When Oh, a loveable misfit from another planet, lands on Earth and finds himself on the run from his own people, he forms an unlikely friendship with an adventurous girl named Tip who is on a quest of her own. Through a series of comic adventures with Tip, Oh comes to understand that being different and making mistakes is all part of being human. And while he changes her planet and she changes his world, they discover the true meaning of the word HOME.

  7. 7

    The Croods (2013)

    Kirk DeMicco, Chris SandersDP Yong Duk JhunIMDb 7.1TMDB 6.9See in full on FrameThrower →

    The prehistoric Croods family live in a particularly dangerous moment in time. Patriarch Grug, his mate Ugga, teenage daughter Eep, son Thunk, and feisty Gran gather food by day and huddle together in a cave at night. When a more evolved caveman named Guy arrives on the scene, Grug is distrustful, but it soon becomes apparent that Guy is correct about the impending destruction of their world.

  8. 8

    Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

    Michael DoughertyDP Lawrence SherIMDb 6.0TMDB 6.7See in full on FrameThrower →

    The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient superspecies, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.

  9. 9

    Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

    Taika WaititiDP Barry IdoineIMDb 6.1TMDB 6.4See in full on FrameThrower →

    Thor's retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher, who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who - to Thor's surprise - inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher's vengeance and stop him before it's too late.

  10. 10

    Captain Marvel (2019)

    Ryan Fleck, Anna BodenDP Ben DavisIMDb 6.7TMDB 6.8See in full on FrameThrower →

    After crashing an experimental aircraft, Air Force pilot Carol Danvers is discovered by the Kree and trained as a member of the elite Starforce Military under the command of her mentor Yon-Rogg. Six years later, after escaping to Earth while under attack by the Skrulls, Danvers begins to discover there's more to her past. With help from S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury, they set out to unravel the truth.

What aftercreditsstinger films are made of

How much more often each element appears in a aftercreditsstinger frame than in an average frame from the catalogue. A ratio, not a share — girl is not in most frames, it is simply far more common here than anywhere else.

  • girl1.9×
  • smoke1.8×
  • clouds1.6×

How aftercreditsstinger films are shot

Weaker signals than the objects above, and worth saying so: most dramatic genres skew dark and night-heavy, so these numbers separate aftercreditsstinger from the catalogue far more than they separate it from its neighbours.

  • 16%high keyvs 12% baseline

What breaks the pattern

Keanu (2016) is the least typical film here — it carries the least of what the rest of this list is made of. Which is either a failure of the genre label, or the most interesting film on the page.

Method

Every frame in the FrameThrower catalogue is tagged for shot size, lighting, time of day, camera angle, colour and the objects visible in it. This page aggregates those tags across 13,053 frames from 156 films carrying the aftercreditsstinger label, and compares each figure to the same measurement across the whole catalogue (404,689 frames). Films are ranked by how closely they match the theme’s over-indexed elements, weighted by how distinctive each element is; one film per series. Only films with at least 20 indexed frames and 500 TMDB votes are listed.

Machine-readable: /api/list/aftercreditsstinger

What is FrameThrower?

Great films start with great references.

The numbers on this page come from the same index you can search directly. Every frame is tagged for lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood — so you can find the reference you already have in your head, by describing it, by dropping in an image, or by picking a colour.

  • The largest film library in the world — searchable frame by frame
  • Search by light, colour, lens or mood — or by dropping in an image
  • Script to lookbook in an afternoon — a board for every scene, from real frames
  • Moodboards you can share on one link — your DP, designer and client see the same film
  • API and MCP access — for agentic and developer workflows
  • Free to start — no card required

A pitch trailer takes weeks of work and a budget most projects never get. The lookbook gets you there in an afternoon.

Start free — search the library7-day free trial of everything · cancel anytime

DiscoveryResearchReferencesEducation

These are real movie frames, shown at reduced resolution. All rights remain with their respective owners; they appear here for study, commentary and education under fair-use principles. How these are meant to be used