What is Framed?
Framed is a daily movie quiz built on still images. You see a single frame from a film and try to name it. If you guess wrong, or skip, you get another frame from the same movie, up to six in total. The early frames are often deliberately tricky, like a background shot or a moment without the main actors, and the later ones get more obvious, so the challenge is to recognise the film as early as possible. Because the clues are visual, you'll need to remember the look of a film: its colours, settings, costumes and the way it was shot. If you miss a day, there's an archive of earlier puzzles, and variations of the game test you with a single frame or with posters. Framed suits film fans of all kinds, from blockbuster regulars to people who watch everything, and it's especially fun to play with friends and compare how many frames you needed.
How to play
- Look at the frame and guess the movie.
- A wrong guess or skip reveals another frame from the same film.
- Name it within six frames.
Quick facts
- Typical time
- 1–3 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Price
- Free to play.
- Account
- Not needed.
- Past puzzles
- Free. Earlier puzzles can be played from the archive.
- On a phone
- Works in your phone's browser. Nothing to install.
- Variations
- Sister games test you with a single frame, or with posters.
Tips to get better
- Date it from the image. Film grain, colours and the shape of the picture place a film within a decade or two before you recognise anything in it.
- Look at what's in the shot. Cars, phones, clothes and computers. A boxy monitor or a flip phone is as good as a date stamp.
- Read the mood. Dark, cold shadows suggest a thriller or horror. Bright, even light suggests comedy. Huge landscapes suggest a western or an epic.
- Think about the director. Some are recognisable from one frame: perfectly symmetrical pastel sets, or everything bathed in neon.
- Always guess. A skip and a wrong guess cost the same, and the guess might be right.
Who it's for
You'll do well at Framed if you have a visual memory for films. It's quick, it's free, and the archive is deep enough to lose an evening in. The choice leans towards well-known English-language films, so regular cinema-goers have the edge over arthouse specialists. The best way to play is with someone else, racing to shout the title.
