The color palette of a movie is quite honestly an uncredited character. When used intentionally, it can perfectly set the tone for every frame. Movie LUTs, a popular site on social media, not only helps filmmakers design and grade their colors but also offers games where people can guess a movie based solely on its color profile.

Celebrities have joined in on the guessing games, and some fare better than others. Robert De Niro, for example, got a few right but seemed uneasy with his answers. But Tom Cruise had so much confidence, it appeared he wasn’t even guessing. He knew these palettes.

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Tom Cruise was ready to play

In an online clip, Cruise appeared with Alejandro G. Iñárritu (who recently wrote and directed Digger, which Cruise co-produced and starred in). They were both eager to begin the game, which was presented to them in five “levels,” similar to the leveling-up system on the Hot Ones YouTube show.

The clip first showed a series of colors with deep blues, tans, browns, and creams. The two were given three film choices: Top Gun, the 1986 original; Top Gun:........

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