List of films with high frame rates

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This is a list of films with high frame rates . Only films with a native (without motion interpolation) shooting and projection frame rate of 48 or higher, for all or some of its scenes, are included, as are films that received an official post-conversion using technologies such as TrueCut Motion. This is at least double the 24 frames per second (fps) standard used in Hollywood. [1] Several of these films also have versions which are converted and projected at 24 fps.

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Films

The following list is sorted by release year. There are only 2 films in 4K 60 fps on Blu-ray.

YearTitleDirectorLanguageFPSNotesRef.
1978Night of Dreams Douglas Trumbull English60 Showscan [2]
1983New Magic [3]
1992 Momentum Colin Low, Tony Ianzelo 48 IMAX HD [4]
1994 Hoop Dreams Steve James 60Shot on interlaced 60 fps Betacam. Shown in cinemas in 24 fps. Original 60 fps presentation restored with the 20th anniversary restoration.
1997 Titanic James Cameron 48Partially converted with TrueCut Motion, limited release February 10, 2023. [5] [6]
1998 Festen Thomas Vinterberg Danish, English50Shot on digital video in interlaced 50 fps. Shown in cinemas in 24 fps. The original 50 fps presentation is not in any home video release.
Love & Pop Hideaki Anno Japanese60Shot on digital video in interlaced 60 fps, with some scenes shot on 35 mm movie film in 24 fps. Shown in cinemas in 24 fps and in interlaced 60 fps with 24 fps segments on DVD and Blu-ray.
1999 The Blair Witch Project Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez EnglishShot on Hi8 in interlaced 60 fps, with some scenes shot on 16 mm film in 24 fps. Shown in cinemas, DVD, and Blu-ray in 24 fps. The 2024 remastered Blu-ray from second sight is presented in interlaced 60 fps with 24 fps segments.
2001 Soarin' Over California Rick RothschildEnglish48IMAX HD, Disney California Adventure ride [7] [8]
2006 Inland Empire David Lynch English, Polish60Shot on digital video in interlaced 60 fps. Shown in cinemas in 24 fps. The original 60 fps presentation is not in any home video release.
2009 Avatar James CameronEnglish48Partially converted with TrueCut Motion, released September 23, 2022. The HFR presentation is available on Apple Vision Pro. [5] [9]
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Peter Jackson [10] [11]
2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug [12] [11]
FlyOver Canada Rick Rothschild604K, Canada Place ride [7] [8]
2014Lucid Dreams of GabrielSasha A. Schriber48Short film [13]
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Peter Jackson [14] [11]
2016 Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Ang Lee 120DVD and Blu-ray rendered at 24 fps. Blu-ray 4K UHD rendered at 60 fps. [15] [11] [16]
Meridian Curtis Clark 60Short film [17] [11]
Wings over WashingtonBrent YoungFlying Theater Attraction, filmed in 5K at 60fps [18] [19]
2017FlamencoDemetri Portelli120 3D / 192 2DShort film, projected at 24 & 60 fps after RealD TrueMotion processing [20] [21]
2017 Sleep Has Her House Scott Barley English,

No dialogue

60Shot on iPhone 6 Plus digital video at 60 fps, and converted to 24 fps for projection. Blu-ray rendered at 24 fps. [22]
2018Aquarela Victor Kossakovsky Russian, English, Spanish96Documentary, projected at 48 fps [23] [24]
Hometown Bao Dejun Chinese48First short film produced in China with 8K 48 fps [25]
2019 Gemini Man Ang LeeEnglish120DVD and Blu-ray rendered at 24 fps. Blu-ray 4K UHD rendered at 60 fps. [26] [27]
2022 Avatar: The Way of Water James Cameron48Shot entirely at 48 fps. 24 fps scenes achieved by doubling frames. The HFR presentation is available on Apple Vision Pro. [28]
2023The Last Heretic / El Ultimo HerejeDaniel de la VegaSpanishFirst Latin American movie shot in HFR.
HERONICS: Part 1Sidharth S NairEnglishShot on 24fps. Extended cut to be released on 48fps by frame interpolation.
2024 Argylle Matthew Vaughn
Kung Fu Panda 4 Mike Mitchell First fully-animated theatrical feature to be rendered in HFR.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Adam Wingard
The Wild Robot Chris Sanders
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Jeff Fowler Shot on 48fps, but it is unknown how it'll be released.Upcoming Film [29]
2025 Animal Farm Andy Serkis HFRUpcoming film [30]

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