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DEEP DIVE · SICARIO

The full breakdown

Detection, audio and scene analysis across every frame of Sicario — derived from object recognition, transcript alignment and shot segmentation.

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2015Action, Crime, Thriller121.3 min● analyzed Jun 9, 2026

Total Detections

116,821

objects + faces

Unique Objects

103

distinct types

Detections / min

962.8

avg rate

Night Scenes

44.3%

low-light frames

Words Spoken

5,027

transcribed

Named Actors

15

face-id matched

SCENE BREAKDOWN

Distribution by type

100 scenes·21 distinct types detected

Outdoor

Night

Suspense

Empty

Outdoor37.3%

Night27.6%

Suspense10.4%

Empty9.3%

Romantic2.9%

Nature2.6%

Indoor2.1%

Intimate1.4%

Fight1.4%

Action1.3%

General1.2%

Chase1.2%

Police chase0.5%

Armed0.2%

Action crowd0.2%

Vehicle heavy0.1%

Disaster0.1%

Military0.1%

Substance use0.1%

Day0.0%

Violent0.0%

GLOSSARY

What each label means

Outdoor

Exterior locations — sky, open ground, natural light.

Night

Dark or nighttime lighting — mean luminance below 0.25.

Suspense

Low motion + dark frame + low dialogue density — held tension.

Empty

No faces, low motion, no salient objects — establishing or transitional.

Romantic

Two-person framing with warm color flag + low motion + close proximity.

Nature

Outdoor scenes with dominant foliage, water, or terrain — no urban geometry.

Indoor

Interior locations — ceilings, walls, controlled lighting.

Intimate

Two-person framing, close shot, low motion, sustained dialogue.

Fight

Close-range physical combat — body contact, rapid pose changes.

Action

General high-motion footage that doesn’t fit a more specific subtype.

General

Default bucket — frame did not match any specific scene type.

Chase

Sustained pursuit — high motion vectors + vehicles or running figures.

Police chase

Vehicles + emergency colors / sirens detected.

Armed

Firearms or bladed weapons detected in frame.

Action crowd

High motion + high people density — riots, battles, action set pieces.

Vehicle heavy

Three or more vehicle instances in sustained shots.

Military

Uniforms, ordnance, or military vehicles detected.

Substance use

Smoking, drinking, or related object/gesture cues.

Day

Bright outdoor or daytime lighting.

Violent

Weapons + impact events + blood-tone color flags.

SCENE LIST

100 sampled scenes · spread across runtime

#TypeRangeDurationFramesMotion

001night0:00 – 0:044.4s220.03

002outdoor1:58 – 1:580.0s10.00

003outdoor2:11 – 2:110.0s10.30

004night2:57 – 3:1518.1s880.30

005night4:31 – 4:310.2s20.10

006general5:36 – 5:370.2s20.30

007outdoor6:33 – 6:362.3s120.15

008indoor9:10 – 9:100.0s10.60

009indoor9:30 – 9:399.2s452.28

010night10:27 – 10:270.0s10.60

011night10:57 – 10:570.2s20.50

012indoor11:23 – 11:230.0s10.60

013indoor11:30 – 11:355.2s261.46

014indoor11:42 – 11:431.0s61.72

015indoor11:51 – 11:510.0s11.70

016indoor12:11 – 12:131.9s100.78

017general12:47 – 12:470.4s30.30

018outdoor13:13 – 13:141.7s90.13

019fight14:06 – 14:070.4s30.93

020outdoor14:22 – 14:230.2s20.45

021outdoor14:29 – 14:290.0s10.30

022night14:33 – 14:4613.4s650.10

023outdoor16:10 – 16:100.6s40.20

024intimate16:21 – 16:210.0s10.20

025outdoor16:38 – 16:380.0s10.30

026general17:51 – 17:521.5s80.51

027general18:04 – 18:074.0s200.30

028intimate18:16 – 18:160.0s10.20

029intimate18:20 – 18:200.0s10.20

030intimate18:30 – 18:300.6s40.20

031intimate18:46 – 18:460.0s10.20

032intimate18:58 – 18:580.4s30.20

033indoor20:13 – 20:141.2s71.75

034indoor20:33 – 20:351.7s90.89

035night20:56 – 20:560.0s10.30

036indoor21:48 – 21:480.0s11.20

037night21:55 – 21:561.2s70.87

038outdoor22:22 – 22:220.0s10.10

039outdoor22:49 – 22:599.8s480.17

040intimate23:19 – 23:190.0s10.10

041outdoor25:45 – 25:516.2s310.00

042night27:45 – 27:461.0s60.11

043night28:29 – 28:4414.6s710.44

044intimate29:33 – 29:352.1s110.20

045intimate29:58 – 29:590.6s40.14

046outdoor30:17 – 30:170.4s30.15

047night32:13 – 32:130.6s40.26

048night32:32 – 32:320.0s10.10

049night32:58 – 32:591.0s60.10

050night34:09 – 34:101.2s70.23

051outdoor35:11 – 35:153.8s190.63

052police_chase35:45 – 35:450.0s10.60

053intimate35:57 – 35:570.0s10.20

054night36:08 – 36:091.2s70.26

055night36:18 – 36:180.0s10.40

056general36:41 – 36:410.0s10.50

057outdoor36:57 – 37:1316.5s800.28

058outdoor37:32 – 37:320.0s10.30

059general39:24 – 39:240.0s10.50

060outdoor41:49 – 41:501.2s70.17

061outdoor42:06 – 42:3023.6s1140.10

062outdoor48:30 – 48:321.7s90.33

063outdoor54:13 – 54:130.0s10.20

064outdoor55:05 – 55:094.4s220.40

065night55:26 – 55:260.0s10.10

066night56:45 – 56:5510.4s510.31

067outdoor58:38 – 58:424.0s200.10

068night1:00:05 – 1:00:116.5s321.14

069general1:01:57 – 1:01:580.4s30.38

070night1:02:22 – 1:02:242.7s140.75

071night1:02:32 – 1:02:363.5s180.40

072indoor1:03:39 – 1:03:390.0s10.60

073indoor1:05:32 – 1:05:331.0s61.57

074indoor1:06:11 – 1:06:164.8s241.63

075night1:08:05 – 1:08:2317.9s870.22

076outdoor1:09:07 – 1:09:070.0s10.10

077general1:09:24 – 1:09:250.6s40.50

078general1:09:39 – 1:09:390.2s20.30

079night1:11:24 – 1:11:240.2s20.25

080night1:15:33 – 1:15:352.5s130.12

081outdoor1:18:10 – 1:18:177.3s360.73

082night1:18:37 – 1:18:391.5s80.52

083general1:19:08 – 1:19:080.0s10.80

084outdoor1:19:39 – 1:19:456.7s330.24

085general1:20:09 – 1:20:090.4s30.35

086outdoor1:20:33 – 1:20:340.2s20.40

087night1:23:25 – 1:24:2559.9s2880.39

088night1:27:33 – 1:28:2450.7s2440.04

089outdoor1:31:42 – 1:31:420.0s10.40

090night1:37:00 – 1:38:0059.9s2880.23

091indoor1:44:06 – 1:44:070.8s51.07

092night1:44:22 – 1:44:220.0s10.80

093night1:44:41 – 1:44:420.4s30.72

094general1:45:08 – 1:45:080.0s10.40

095night1:45:25 – 1:45:250.4s31.20

096general1:46:51 – 1:46:520.6s40.30

097intimate1:46:57 – 1:46:570.0s10.20

098intimate1:47:09 – 1:47:100.8s50.20

099outdoor1:50:55 – 1:51:1519.6s950.10

100outdoor1:53:52 – 1:54:0715.9s770.10