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the canon. every film here passed at least one criterion. most pass two or three. the criterion-4 titles are marked with a teal accent.

Still from the shining (1980) — letterboxd (source luma 45.1, pre-brightened 1.20, baked 19.2)
the shining 1980 · stanley kubrick
Still from Possession (1981) — letterboxd still, pre-darkened 0.85
Possession 1981 · Andrzej Żuławski
Still from scanners (1981) — letterboxd (source luma 38.2, pre-brightened 1.35, baked 20.3)
scanners 1981 · david cronenberg
Still from Blade Runner (1982) — letterboxd (og:image, 1200x675 crop), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at factor 0.45, output brightness 30.1
Blade Runner 1982 · Ridley Scott
Still from BMX Bandits (1983) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45
BMX Bandits 1983 · Brian Trenchard-Smith
Still from National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) — letterboxd still, baked 0.45, output 34.0
National Lampoon's Vacation 1983 · Harold Ramis
Still from Sleepaway Camp (1983) — TMDB backdrop, pre-darkened 0.85, baked at factor 0.45 (baked mean 30.7)
Sleepaway Camp 1983 · Robert Hiltzik
Still from The Outsiders (1983) — letterboxd still, baked 0.45, output brightness 29.4
The Outsiders 1983 · Francis Ford Coppola
Still from Videodrome (1983) — letterboxd (pre-brightened 1.70, baked 19.6)
Videodrome 1983 · David Cronenberg
Still from Ghostbusters (1984) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 28.1 (in canon range).
Ghostbusters 1984 · Ivan Reitman
Still from Repo Man (1984) — tmdb (baked 24.2)
Repo Man 1984 · Alex Cox
Still from The Terminator (1984) — letterboxd (1200x675 still, baked 0.45, output brightness 20.8)
The Terminator 1984 · James Cameron
Still from Better Off Dead (1985) — still from Better Off Dead (1985), dir. Savage Steve Holland, via Letterboxd
Better Off Dead 1985 · Savage Steve Holland
Still from Commando (1985) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), source pre-darkened 0.80 to handle the high-key daylight source, then baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45, output brightness 33.8 (within the 25-35 daylight target)
Commando 1985 · Mark L. Lester
Still from Just One of the Guys (1985) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 38.8 (in canon range, slightly above the 25-35 target but appropriate for a bright 80s comedy).
Just One of the Guys 1985 · Lisa Gottlieb
Still from Real Genius (1985) — letterboxd, pre-darkened 0.85, baked 0.45
Real Genius 1985 · Martha Coolidge
Still from The Return of the Living Dead (1985) — tmdb still, pre-brightened 1.90, baked factor 0.45, output brightness 19.9
The Return of the Living Dead 1985 · Dan O'Bannon
Still from Armed and Dangerous (1986) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45
Armed and Dangerous 1986 · Mark L. Lester
Still from Big Trouble in Little China (1986) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (og:image, 1200x675 crop), pre-brightened 1.55, baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at factor 0.45, output brightness 24.3
Big Trouble in Little China 1986 · John Carpenter
Still from Cobra (1986) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45
Cobra 1986 · George P. Cosmatos
Still from Little Shop of Horrors (1986) — letterboxd (pre-brightened 1.35, baked 18.5)
Little Shop of Horrors 1986 · Frank Oz
Still from One Crazy Summer (1986) — still from One Crazy Summer (1986), dir. Savage Steve Holland, via Letterboxd
One Crazy Summer 1986 · Savage Steve Holland
Still from Rad (1986) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), source pre-darkened 0.65 to handle the high-key daylight source, then baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45, output brightness 33.8 (within the 25-35 daylight target)
Rad 1986 · Hal Needham
Still from Short Circuit (1986) — letterboxd still, pre-brightened 1.40 + baked at factor 0.45 (mean 31.4)
Short Circuit 1986 · John Badham
Still from The Worst Witch (1986) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the tmdb alternative-backdrop variant), source pre-darkened 0.55 to handle the very high-key lighting, then baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45, output brightness 21.4 within the night-scene / interior range
The Worst Witch 1986 · Robert Young
Still from Thrashin' (1986) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45, output brightness 24.9
Thrashin' 1986 · David Winters
Still from Witchboard (1986) — still from Witchboard (1986), dir. Kevin S. Tenney, via Letterboxd
Witchboard 1986 · Kevin S. Tenney
Still from Adventures in Babysitting (1987) — lisimg.com screenshot (blues club scene), pre-brightened 1.40x, baked at factor 0.45, final mean brightness 18.7
Adventures in Babysitting 1987 · Chris Columbus
Still from Can't Buy Me Love (1987) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 32.1 (in canon range).
Can't Buy Me Love 1987 · Steve Rash
Still from Near Dark (1987) — kinoafisha (via yandex), pre-brightened 1.85, baked at factor 0.45, output brightness 19.7 (night-scene range 18-30)
Near Dark 1987 · Kathryn Bigelow
Still from North Shore (1987) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness to be verified after bake. source: the north shore still, the canonical image for the film.
North Shore 1987 · William Phelps
Still from RoboCop (1987) — still from RoboCop (1987), dir. Paul Verhoeven, via Letterboxd, pre-brightened 1.60
RoboCop 1987 · Paul Verhoeven
Still from Summer School (1987) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 28.5 (in canon range).
Summer School 1987 · Carl Reiner
Still from The Gate (1987) — still from The Gate (1987), dir. Tibor Takács, via Letterboxd
The Gate 1987 · Tibor Takács
Still from The Lost Boys (1987) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness to be verified after bake. source: the lost boys gang, the canonical still for the film.
The Lost Boys 1987 · Joel Schumacher
Still from Three O'Clock High (1987) — still from Three O'Clock High (1987), dir. Phil Joanou, via Letterboxd
Three O'Clock High 1987 · Phil Joanou
Still from beetlejuice (1988) — letterboxd (source luma 63.5, pre-brightened 1.22, baked 28.0)
beetlejuice 1988 · tim burton
Still from Die Hard (1988) — letterboxd (baked 33.8)
Die Hard 1988 · John McTiernan
Still from They Live (1988) — 16:9 still from letterboxd, baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45, output brightness 33.9
They Live 1988 · John Carpenter
Still from Young Guns (1988) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness to be verified after bake. source: the young guns regulators ensemble, the canonical still for the film.
Young Guns 1988 · Christopher Cain
Still from Clownhouse (1989) — still from Clownhouse (1989), dir. Victor Salva, via TMDB
Clownhouse 1989 · Victor Salva
Still from Drugstore Cowboy (1989) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45, output mean brightness 33.4 (in the 25-35 daylight range). source: a.ltrbxd.com/resized/sm/upload/5w/6h/79/ib/drugstore-1200-1200-675-675-crop-000000.jpg
Drugstore Cowboy 1989 · Gus Van Sant
Still from Ghostbusters II (1989) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 34.1 (in canon range).
Ghostbusters II 1989 · Ivan Reitman
Still from Lock Up (1989) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45
Lock Up 1989 · John Flynn
Still from Loverboy (1989) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 32.0 (in canon range).
Loverboy 1989 · Joan Micklin Silver
Still from Nightbreed (1990) — still from Nightbreed (1990), dir. Clive Barker, via TMDB
Nightbreed 1990 · Clive Barker
Still from prayer of the rollerboys (1990) — cinemascomics (yandex), downscaled from 1200x728, baked 39.1
prayer of the rollerboys 1990 · rick king
Still from Pump Up the Volume (1990) — still from Pump Up the Volume (1990), dir. Allan Moyle, via TMDB, baked 22.3
Pump Up the Volume 1990 · Allan Moyle
Still from Side Out (1990) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 41.2 (in canon range, slightly above the 25-35 target but appropriate for a bright sunlit beach-boardwalk still).
Side Out 1990 · Peter Israelson
Still from The First Power (1990) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness to be verified after bake. source: the canonical still for the film.
The First Power 1990 · Robert Resnikoff
Still from Cape Fear (1991) — Letterboxd 16:9 photographic still, selected after comparing five TMDB backdrop candidates, baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at factor 0.45, output brightness 28.5
Cape Fear 1991 · Martin Scorsese
Still from Only the Lonely (1991) — letterboxd still, baked at factor 0.45, final mean brightness 35.1
Only the Lonely 1991 · Chris Columbus
Still from american me (1992) — letterboxd, baked 32.9 (pre-darken 0.65, bake 0.45)
american me 1992 · edward james olmos
Still from arcade (1993) — blu-ray screencap (source luma 41.5, pre-brightened 1.20, baked 21.1)
arcade 1993 · albert pyun
Still from Beyond the Law (1993) — 16:9 still from kinoafisha.info (movie_shots/8369968/852250451676649417), discovered via yandex images search (letterboxd only had a portrait poster for this film, no 16:9 still exists there). the still is a biker-gang scene from the film, 1280x720 source, baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 31.2 (in canon range).
Beyond the Law 1993 · Larry Ferguson
Still from Tombstone (1993) — still from Tombstone (1993), dir. George P. Cosmatos, via Letterboxd
Tombstone 1993 · George P. Cosmatos, Kevin Jarre (uncredited)
Still from Witchboard 2 (1993) — still from Witchboard 2 (1993), dir. Kevin S. Tenney, via Letterboxd, baked at 0.45, final mean brightness 27.9
Witchboard 2 1993 · Kevin S. Tenney
Still from Clerks (1994) — tmdb (pre-darkened 0.70, baked 32.4)
Clerks 1994 · Kevin Smith
Still from natural born killers (1994) — letterboxd (baked 27.3)
natural born killers 1994 · oliver stone
Still from Hackers (1995) — TMDB backdrop mRtplFVP5hXFWtsoj3jlxDiqaN1.jpg, selected after checking the Letterboxd og:image and five TMDB backdrop candidates, baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at factor 0.45, output brightness 32.1, downscaled to 1200x675
Hackers 1995 · Iain Softley
Still from home for the holidays (1995) — letterboxd (source luma 58.9, pre-brightened 1.25, baked 25.8)
home for the holidays 1995 · jodie foster
Still from jeffrey (1995) — tmdb still, pre-darkened 0.65, baked 0.45, downscaled to 1200x675, output luma 31.5
jeffrey 1995 · christopher ashley
Still from Lord of Illusions (1995) — still from Lord of Illusions (1995), dir. Clive Barker, via Letterboxd
Lord of Illusions 1995 · Clive Barker
Still from Smoke (1995) — 16:9 still sourced via yandex from the mubi cdn (1280x720), downsized via lanczos to 1200x675, baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45, output brightness 35.3
Smoke 1995 · Wayne Wang
Still from The Craft (1996) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45, output brightness 42.9
The Craft 1996 · Andrew Fleming
Still from 187 (1997) — 16:9 still sourced via yandex from a kinorium movie shot (1920x1080), downsized via lanczos to 1200x675, baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45, output brightness 33.5
187 1997 · Kevin Reynolds
Still from Face/Off (1997) — TMDB backdrop tsSWHgaFlzzkp3o976juBZbmcs2.jpg, selected after checking the Letterboxd og:image and five TMDB backdrop candidates, baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at factor 0.45, output brightness 18.2
Face/Off 1997 · John Woo
Still from American History X (1998) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 22.3 (in canon range, on the dim side for the black-and-white flashback aesthetic of the source still). source: edward norton as derek vinyard, in prison, in front of bars - the canonical still for the film.
American History X 1998 · Tony Kaye
Still from The 4th Floor (1999) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45, output brightness 24.9
The 4th Floor 1999 · Josh Klausner
Still from Memento (2000) — tmdb (pre-darkened 0.80, baked 33.2)
Memento 2000 · Christopher Nolan
Still from The Watcher (2000) — still from The Watcher (2000), dir. Joe Charbanic, via Letterboxd
The Watcher 2000 · Joe Charbanic
Still from How High (2001) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 41.3 (slightly above the 25-35 canon range but the source is a bright stoner-comedy still). source: method man and redman as silas and jamal, the canonical still for the film.
How High 2001 · Jesse Dylan
Still from Fear of the Dark (2003) — 16:9 still sourced from thetvdb.com (backgrounds/31108), discovered via yandex images search. letterboxd only had a portrait poster for this film (no 16:9 still exists there), so the skill's ddg-images / yandex-images fallback path was used. baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 16.4 (appropriate for a horror film with a dim source still).
Fear of the Dark 2003 · Mark A. Owen
Still from Dead Silence (2007) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45, output brightness 18.2 (within the 18-30 night-scene floor for horror source stills)
Dead Silence 2007 · James Wan
Still from Laid to Rest (2009) — still from Laid to Rest (2009), dir. Robert Hall, via Letterboxd. pre-darkened 0.80, baked factor 0.45, output luma 29.8
Laid to Rest 2009 · Robert Hall
Still from Law Abiding Citizen (2009) — blu-ray screencap from highdefdiscnews.com (2018), pre-brightened 1.20, baked 0.45, output brightness 20.0
Law Abiding Citizen 2009 · F. Gary Gray
Still from The Perfect Host (2010) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness to be verified after bake. source: david hyde pierce as warwick wilson, the canonical still for the film.
The Perfect Host 2010 · Nicholas Tomnay
Still from Melancholia (2011) — still from Melancholia (2011), dir. Lars von Trier, via TMDB backdrop. source 3840x2160, baked at factor 0.45, downsized to 1200x675, output luma 25.8
Melancholia 2011 · Lars von Trier
Still from Flatliners (2017) — tmdb backdrop, pre-darkened 0.70, baked 0.45, output brightness 31.0
Flatliners 2017 · Niels Arden Oplev
Still from On the 3rd Day (2020) — tmdb backdrop, baked 0.45, output brightness 18.0
On the 3rd Day 2020 · Daniel de la Vega