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Mood
Director
Warm & NostalgicDesaturated & Gritty
Nosferatu
Robert Eggers · Jarin Blaschke · 2024
Candleflicker, plague fog, and shadow made flesh2
Warm & NostalgicDesaturated & GrittyCold & Clinical
Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan · Hoyte van Hoytema · 2023
IMAX grain, desert fire, and the weight of knowing2
Neon & SaturatedCold & ClinicalDesaturated & Gritty
Anora
Sean Baker · Drew Daniels · 2024
Neon lap dances to grey Brighton Beach winter2
Neon & SaturatedWarm & NostalgicDesaturated & Gritty
Taxi Driver
Martin Scorsese · Michael Chapman · 1976
Rain-washed neon, taxi yellow, urban fever2
Cold & ClinicalNeon & Saturated
2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick · Geoffrey Unsworth · 1968
Clinical white, infinite black, the monolith between2
Cold & ClinicalDesaturated & GrittyNeon & Saturated
Collateral
Michael Mann · Dion Beebe / Paul Cameron · 2004
Silver digital LA, coyotes on the freeway, beautiful violence2
Desaturated & GrittyWarm & NostalgicCold & Clinical
Dune: Part Two
Denis Villeneuve · Greig Fraser · 2024
Infrared empire and desert prophecy3
Warm & NostalgicPastel & Soft
Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson · Robert Yeoman · 2012
Scout camp khaki, autumn gold, childhood cartography2
Cold & ClinicalDesaturated & Gritty
Arrival
Denis Villeneuve · Bradford Young · 2016
Fog, monoliths, and the weight of knowing3
Neon & SaturatedCold & Clinical
The Substance
Coralie Fargeat · Benjamin Kracun · 2024
Clinical white, neon pink, the body as horror2
Neon & SaturatedWarm & Nostalgic
Challengers
Luca Guadagnino · Sayombhu Mukdeeprom · 2024
Sweat, neon courts, and the geometry of desire2
Warm & NostalgicDesaturated & Gritty
Saltburn
Emerald Fennell · Linus Sandgren · 2023
Old money golden, aristocratic rot, candlelit obsession2
Warm & NostalgicNeon & SaturatedPastel & Soft
The Handmaiden
Park Chan-wook · Chung Chung-hoon · 2016
Silk screens, lacquer, and venomous beauty2
Cold & ClinicalNeon & SaturatedWarm & Nostalgic
Mulholland Drive
David Lynch · Peter Deming · 2001
Hollywood dreams rotting under blue light3
Warm & NostalgicPastel & Soft
Barry Lyndon
Stanley Kubrick · John Alcott · 1975
Candlelight and the mathematics of beauty2
Neon & SaturatedWarm & NostalgicDesaturated & Gritty
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Quentin Tarantino · Robert Richardson · 2003
Yellow fury, blood red, genre maximalism2
Warm & NostalgicDesaturated & Gritty
My Own Private Idaho
Gus Van Sant · Eric Alan Edwards / John Campbell · 1991
Empty highways, narcoleptic golden light, rain-grey Portland2
Cold & ClinicalWarm & Nostalgic
Past Lives
Celine Song · Shabier Kirchner · 2023
Quiet light across twenty years and two cities2
Pastel & SoftWarm & Nostalgic
The Florida Project
Sean Baker · Alexis Zabe · 2017
Pastel motels, magic hour, childhood at the margins2
Neon & SaturatedCold & Clinical
The Neon Demon
Nicolas Winding Refn · Natasha Braier · 2016
High-gloss neon and deep black3
Neon & SaturatedPastel & Soft
Barbie
Greta Gerwig · Rodrigo Prieto · 2023
Pantone pink, all the way up3
Neon & Saturated
Suspiria
Dario Argento · Luciano Tovoli · 1977
Technicolor reds that bleed3
Pastel & SoftWarm & NostalgicDesaturated & Gritty
Midsommar
Ari Aster · Pawel Pogorzelski · 2019
Horror in relentless daylight3
Neon & SaturatedDesaturated & Gritty
Uncut Gems
Josh & Benny Safdie · Darius Khondji · 2019
Grimy neon and jeweler's gold3
Neon & SaturatedWarm & NostalgicPastel & Soft
La La Land
Damien Chazelle · Linus Sandgren · 2016
Technicolor dreams at magic hour3
Neon & SaturatedPastel & Soft
Poor Things
Yorgos Lanthimos · Robbie Ryan · 2023
A candy-coloured fever dream3
Warm & NostalgicPastel & Soft
Days of Heaven
Terrence Malick · Néstor Almendros · 1978
Shot almost entirely at magic hour3
Cold & ClinicalDesaturated & Gritty
Gone Girl
David Fincher · Jeff Cronenweth · 2014
Clinical, cold, and controlled3
Cold & ClinicalWarm & NostalgicDesaturated & Gritty
Blade Runner 2049
Denis Villeneuve · Roger Deakins · 2017
Fog, fire, and fractured light3
Warm & NostalgicDesaturated & Gritty
Dune
Denis Villeneuve · Greig Fraser · 2021
Desert light and whispered power3
Neon & SaturatedWarm & Nostalgic
Euphoria
Sam Levinson · Marcell Rev · 2019
Neon bruises and chemical light3
Neon & SaturatedCold & Clinical
Drive
Nicolas Winding Refn · Newton Thomas Sigel · 2011
Pink neon, chrome silence, sudden violence3
Cold & ClinicalNeon & SaturatedWarm & Nostalgic
Moonlight
Barry Jenkins · James Laxton · 2016
Blue-black skin, moonlit water, quiet revelation3
Pastel & SoftWarm & Nostalgic
Her
Spike Jonze · Hoyte van Hoytema · 2013
Soft future, warm loneliness, rose-tinted glass3
Neon & Saturated
Enter the Void
Gaspar Noé · Benoît Debie · 2009
DMT visions and neon-soaked death2
Cold & ClinicalDesaturated & Gritty
Ozark
Jason Bateman · Armando Salas / Ben Kutchins · 2017
Blue filter, lake fog, moral erosion3
Pastel & SoftWarm & Nostalgic
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson · Robert Yeoman · 2014
Pastels, symmetry, and controlled nostalgia3
Warm & NostalgicDesaturated & Gritty
In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar-wai · Christopher Doyle · 2000
Red walls, slow rain, and unspoken desire3
Warm & NostalgicDesaturated & Gritty
Mad Max: Fury Road
George Miller · John Seale · 2015
Bleached chrome, orange dust, teal sky3
Cold & ClinicalDesaturated & GrittyNeon & Saturated
The Batman
Matt Reeves · Greig Fraser · 2022
Rain-soaked noir in digital darkness3
Warm & NostalgicPastel & Soft
Amelie
Jean-Pierre Jeunet · Bruno Delbonnel · 2001
Golden greens, red accents, Parisian magic3
Cold & ClinicalWarm & Nostalgic
Parasite
Bong Joon-ho · Hong Kyung-pyo · 2019
Sunlight upstairs, fluorescent below3
Neon & SaturatedPastel & Soft
Lost in Translation
Sofia Coppola · Lance Acord · 2003
Neon haze, jet lag, quiet connection3
Neon & SaturatedCold & Clinical
The Matrix
The Wachowskis · Bill Pope · 1999
Green rain on black glass3
Warm & NostalgicDesaturated & Gritty
Joker
Todd Phillips · Lawrence Sher · 2019
Seventies grime and faded grandeur3
Cold & ClinicalDesaturated & Gritty
Sicario
Denis Villeneuve · Roger Deakins · 2015
Blown highlights and moral ambiguity3
Warm & NostalgicPastel & Soft
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Celine Sciamma · Claire Mathon · 2019
Candlelight, sea cliffs, the gaze itself3
Warm & NostalgicPastel & Soft
Call Me by Your Name
Luca Guadagnino · Sayombhu Mukdeeprom · 2017
Italian sun, golden skin, ripe fruit light2
Neon & SaturatedCold & ClinicalWarm & Nostalgic
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert · Larkin Seiple · 2022
Every universe has its own color temperature3
Neon & SaturatedWarm & NostalgicDesaturated & Gritty
Chungking Express
Wong Kar-wai · Christopher Doyle · 1994
Smeared neon, expired pineapple, 16mm heartbreak2
Neon & SaturatedPastel & SoftWarm & Nostalgic
Spring Breakers
Harmony Korine · Benoît Debie · 2012
Sunset pastels rotting into neon violence2
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