Film Language Tag: medium close-up
A shot that frames a person from the shoulders up; typically used during conversation sequences.
74 Film Clips
22 CATHERINE ST, Frances Ha
Having found a new apartment with two cool new roommates, Frances runs through the city to the sound of David Bowie's "Modern Love."
A Day at Mile 3.25 Tidal Inlet, Moonrise Kingdom
Sam and Suzy have arrived at their destination, a small beach named Mile 3.25 Tidal Inlet, and they spend the day listening to music, talking, and dancing.
Adam and Camilla's Engagement Announcement, Mulholland Drive
At Camilla’s invitation, Diane attends a party at Adam’s house on Mulholland Drive and is upset to discover that Camilla and David have become engaged.
Alan's Job Interview, The Imitation Game
Alan Turing travels to Bletchley Park and interviews with Commander Denniston for a top-secret position.
Alan's Medication, The Imitation Game
Mrs. Clarke comes to Alan's home after his chemical castration.
All of them Witches, Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary calls her old Doctor for help.
An Italian in Switzerland, Bread and Chocolate
Nino enjoys an outing in a Swiss park.
Arbigast's Death, Psycho
Arbigast enters the house to look for Norman's mom and meets his untimely death.
Bedtime For All Good Children, Frances Ha
Frances welcomes a drunk and distraught Sophie into her dorm room, and they talk about the recent trouble and secrets of their friendship.
Candyman's Story, Candyman
Professor Purcell tells the history behind the legend of Candyman.
Chicken For Dinner, The Blot
Amelia (Claire Windsor) sees her mother (Margaret McWade) steal an uncooked chicken from a neighbors window.
Clementine the Tangerine, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Hearing Patrick's voice during the procedure triggers Joel to relive various memories, including the first time he called Clementine "Tangerine."
Closing Sequence, Frances Ha
Frances settles down at a new desk job at the dance company, gets her own apartment, and showcases a new dance she choreographed.
Closing Sequence , Moonrise Kingdom
Sam and Suzy manage to stay together the whole summer, and commemorate their escape together with a painting of Mile 3.25 Tidal Inlet, the newly dubbed "Moonrise Kingdom."
Closing Sequence, Mulholland Drive
Diane realizes the ramifications of what she has done and takes her own life.
Closing Sequence, Psycho
Norman has now completely become his mother.
Cobb's Flashback, Inception
Cobb flashes back to Mal's suicide.
Confrontation, Deewaar
Officer Ravi (Shashi Kapoor), now knowing his brother Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) is a career criminal whose successes come from corruption, attempts to coerce Vijay to sign a legal document confessing his crimes.
Da Bodastorèt, Cabiria
Fulvius Axilla and Maciste visit the inn of the Striped Monkey to get a drink. The inn is run by the innkeeper, Bodastorèt.
Deckard Tests Rachel, Blade Runner
Deckard performs a replicant test on Rachel at the request of Dr. Tyrell.
Diane and Camilla, Mulholland Drive
Camilla appears to desire Diane but then rejects her.
Did You Ever Get His Name?, BlacKkKlansman
Ron reveals his true identity to David Duke.
Dinner Party, Schindler's List
Oskar Schindler demonstrates his social prowess.
Don Juan at Home, Don Juan
Trusia (June Marlowe) and Imperia (Phyllis Haver) bicker as they wait for Don Juan (John Barrymore) to appear.
Efficiency at Home, The Scarecrow
The farmhand (Buster Keaton) and the farmer (Joe Keaton) sit down to a meal and manipulate their condiments through a system of levers and pulleys.
El Club Silencio, Mulholland Drive
After Rita remembers a clue, she and Betty visit El Club Silencio to try to decipher its significance.
Enigma and Alan Frustrate Hugh, The Imitation Game
Hugh loses his temper at Alan's failing to break Enigma and stop the Nazi invasion.
Ghostly Driver, Nosferatu
Thomas Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) travels to Count Orlok's (Max Schreck) castle. When the coachmen won't take him any further, a ghostly coachman, Count Orlok in disguise, drives him to the castle.
Good Morning, City Lights
After speeches commemorating a new monument to "Peace and Prosperity," the veil reveals the Little Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) asleep.
Guest Appearance, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat makes a guest appearance at a local news station.
Hello, A Fistful of Dollars
The stranger rides in on horseback into the main town area of San Miguel and meets the townsfolk.
Hide Me Somewhere Really Buried, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Joel takes Clementine into a particularly humiliating and repressed memory from his childhood.
Hitchiker, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The hitchhiker takes Franklin's knife and cuts himself.
Hospital Hallucination, All That Jazz
Audrey, Katie, and Michelle are joined by women from Joe's past in a spectacular variety show that Joe imagines as he gets closer to death.
I Have Nothing Against Y'all, Hidden Figures
Dorothy encounters Mrs. Mitchell in the newly integrated restroom.
I Work Like a Dog, Hidden Figures
Katherine stands up to Al Harrison for her right to go to the bathroom.
I'm Erasing You and I'm Happy!, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Joel confronts Clementine about erasing her during the memory of their break-up and Stan and Patrick continue their 'work.'
It Would Be Romantic, Adaptation.
Charlie contemplates kissing Amelia.
Jigsaw Puzzles, Citizen Kane
Susan Alexander Kane does jigsaw puzzles to pass her time at Xanadu.
Krumwiede Arrested, Contagion
The law catches up to Alan Krumwiede for spreading misinformation about the new vaccine.
Leon's Replicant Test, Blade Runner
The police test Leon while looking for replicants at the Tyrell headquarters.
Lydia Brown, The Birth of a Nation
After meeting with Stoneman, Sumner meets the housekeeper, Lydia Brown.
Manfredi's Torture, Rome, Open City
Manfredi, aka Luigi Ferraris, is tortured and killed by the Gestapo for information on the Italian Resistance.
Marina Calls Manfredi, Rome, Open City
Marina tries to reach Manfredi by telephone, but he has abandoned his lodging to evade capture by the Germans.
Marion's Thoughts, Psycho
Marion imagines what people are saying about her disappearance.
Morosini Gets a Call, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The assailant calls Morosini and threatens him to stop the investigation or there will be be a fifth murder.
Noye's Fludde, Moonrise Kingdom
Sam and Suzy, now together, remember their first meeting at the church's production of "Noye's Fludde."
Oh My God, Deja Vu, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Stan and Patrick begin the erasing procedure and Joel re-enters his memory of the pre-procedure doctor's appointment.
On the Ice, The Rink
The waiter (Charlie Chaplin) meets a girl (Edna Purviance) at a roller rink and out-skates and outwits Mr. Stout (Eric Campbell).
Opening Sequence, Breathless
Michel steals a car with the help of a female accomplice and then shoots a police officer to evade arrest.
Opening Sequence, Frances Ha
An introduction to the character Frances Ha and snippets from a day in her life
Opening Sequence, Moonrise Kingdom
A symphonic record plays as the Bishop family starts their day on New Penzance Island.
Professor Siras Listens to Lata Mangeshkar on the radio, Aligarh
Siras (Manoj Bajpayee) listens and sings along to a song by the legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar. He sings along while listening as if the lyrics were representative of his life.
Rosemary's Second Dream, Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary is drugged and slips between dreams and reality while she is assaulted by Satan.
S.T.T.S., Sorry to Bother You
Cassius Green interviews for a telemarketing job.
Sacramento, CA, Frances Ha
Broke and out of an apartment, Frances goes back home to live with her family in Sacramento, California for the holiday season.
Shadow Tears, The Artist
George ponders his wife leaving him as shadows of rain drops imitate tears running down his face.
Sharmake yeh kyun sab pardanasheen (Why do these women adjust their veils?) , Chaudhvin Ka Chand
Pyare (Rehman Khan) spys on Jameela (Waheeda Rehman) and the other unveiled women attending a birthday party held by his sister, while they sing a knowing song about men who take peeks at unveiled women, sung by playback singers Asha Bhosle and Shamshad Begum.
Shower Scene, Psycho
Marion is killed in the shower by an unknown assailant.
Soul Mates, Adaptation.
Laroche explains the unique relationship between orchids and their pollinators.
Steiner and Marcello II, La Dolce Vita
Steiner philosophises to Marcello about his hopes and worries.
Tell the Whole Story, Way Down East
When Squire Bartlett (Burr McIntosh) throws Anna out, Anna (Lillian Gish) reveals that Lennox Sanderson (Lowell Sherman) was the father of her child.
The Baptism, Way Down East
Anna (Lillian Gish) baptizes her son Trust Lennox.
The Bully in the Cage, Dogman
Marcello tricks his bully, Simone, by putting him in a cage. When Simone realizes that he tricked him, he becomes out of control like a dog.
The Encounter, Nosferatu
Ellen Hutter (Greta Schroder) invites the Count (Max Schreck) into her room, in an attempt to defeat him. Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) goes to fetch the physician (John Gottowt) and the imprisoned Knock (Alexander Granach)attempts to warn Orlok. Orlok drinks Ellen's blood but is caught in the morning sunlight and vanishes.
The Great Heart, The Birth of a Nation
Elsie Stoneman (Lillian Gish) and Mrs. Cameron (Josephine Crowell) asks President Abraham Lincoln (Joseph Henabery) to pardon Ben Cameron (Henry B. Walthall), who is at the hospital.
The Odessa Steps, Battleship Potemkin
A group of Cossacks attack a crowd of unarmed civilians at the Odessa steps. A baby carriage rolls down the steps as the Cossacks march.
This is the Girl, Mulholland Drive
After Betty auditions for a friend of her aunt, she sees “Camilla Rhodes” audition for the lead role in Adam Kesher’s new film.
This Secret World, Frances Ha
Frances describes what she wants in a relationship at a dinner party.
To Become Immortal, Then Die, Breathless
Patricia attends a press conference at Orly with the writer Parvulesco (played by filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville), where journalists ask about his thoughts on love, eroticism, and differences between the sexes, and his greatest aspiration in life.
Winkie's, Mulholland Drive
An unnamed man who has been tormented by a terrifying nightmare reveals its contents to another man at Winkie's Diner.
WorryFree Stock, Sorry to Bother You
Cassius provides evidence of WorryFree's Equisapien program on national television, but the people are helpless to stop it and WorryFree's stock soars.
24 Series Clips
The Prime Minister and the Pig
"The National Anthem", Black Mirror: Season 1, Episode 1
Prime Minister Callow fulfills the kidnappers request while the world watches.
Bing's Audition
"Fifteen Million Merits", Black Mirror: Season 1, Episode 2
Bing auditions for Hot Shot so he can speak his mind.
The Accident
"Be Right Back", Black Mirror: Season 2, Episode 1
Martha learns that Ash has died in an accident.
We Are Watching
"Shut Up and Dance", Black Mirror: Season 3, Episode 3
Kenny gets blackmailed by hackers who have gotten into his computer.
Daly Gets Frustrated
"USS Callister", Black Mirror: Season 4, Episode 1
Daly becomes friends with Nanette but Walton interrupts their conversation.
Mia Kills Rob
"Crocodile", Black Mirror: Season 4, Episode 3
Mia cannot let Rob risk her life and career.
The Police Discover Mia
"Crocodile", Black Mirror: Season 4, Episode 3
The Police use a Guinea Pig to find Mia
Nothing is Going On
"Striking Vipers", Black Mirror: Season 5, Episode 1
Theo confronts Danny about how withdrawn he's been.
Smithereens and the FBI
"Smithereens", Black Mirror: Season 5, Episode 2
Smithereens and the FBI cooperate with British Police in profiling and surveilling Chris.
Meeting Ashley Too
"Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too", Black Mirror: Season 5, Episode 3
Rachel is gifted an Ashley Too doll for her birthday.
I'm Not Supposed to Be Here
"Everything Is Fine", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 1
Eleanor tells Chidi, her supposed soulmate, that the afterlife has seemingly made a mistake by sending her to the good place.
You're OK Eleanor
"Everything Is Fine", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 1
Eleanor wakes up in "the good place", the utopian afterlife for people who have lead good lives.
Corrupt Motivations
"Flying", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 2
Chidi considers the perspectives of pasat philosphers when deciding whether or not to help Eleanor.
I Know What You Did
"Flying", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 2
Michael and Eleanor chat in the street before Chidi begins teaching her about morality. A note is slipped under Eleanor's door.
Michael's Criticism
"Tahani Al-Jamil", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 3
Michael tries to help Chidi find a new hobby, but Chidi is set on continuing his life's work.
Eleanor's Confession
"The Eternal Shriek", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 7
Chidi's actions begin to tear him apart so Eleanor takes action.
Somewhere You Don't Belong
"...Someone Like Me as a Member", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 9
Trevor convinces Eleanor she belongs in the Bad Place.
Chidi's Decision
"Chidi's Choice", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 10
Chidi comes to confront his potential soulmates but his decision is made for him.
Pobody's Nerfect
"What's My Motivation", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 11
Even though everybody in the neighborhood likes Eleanor's Joke, her point total does not change.
Eleanor's Case
"Mindy St. Claire", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 12
Chidi, Tehani, Michael, and the other Eleanor all argue that Eleanor should be in the Good Place.
Next Time
"Everything Is Great!", The Good Place: Season 2, Episode 1
Michael has to erase the memories of his captives once more.
A Competition
"A Girl from Arizona Part 2", The Good Place: Season 4, Episode 2
Eleanor and Michael convince Brent to do good deeds in order to get into the "best place."
One Last Idea
"Help Is Other People", The Good Place: Season 4, Episode 7
As time runs out for the experiment, Eleanor comes up with one last idea to help Brent.
How Strange the Human Soul Can Be
"Episode 8", The Young Pope: Season 1, Episode 8
Lenny's confession to a priest in Africa goes unheard.