Films and types of film

animation noun - an animated movie or cartoon

anime noun - a type of Japanese animated movie that often shows a lot of violence
or sex
biopic noun - a movie based on the events of someone’s life
blue movie noun - a movie that shows people having sex
B movie noun - a movie that is inexpensive to make and not very good
buddy movie noun - a movie that is mainly about the friendship between two
people
cartoon noun - a movie or television show, especially for children, that is made by
photographing a series of drawings so that people and things in them seem to move
chick flick noun - a movie intended especially for women, often about a romantic
relationship
chiller noun - a book or movie that tells a frightening story
costume drama noun - a play or movie about a particular historical period in
which the actors wear clothes typical of that period
director’s cut noun - a movie in the form that is exactly what the director
intended, before changes are made to produce the final form that is shown to the
public
docudrama noun - a television program or movie based on events that really
happened
documentary noun - a movie or television program that deals with real people and
events
Ealing comedy noun - one of a series of humorous British movies produced
during the 1950s
epic noun - a long book or movie about famous and exciting people and events
from the past
feature noun - the main movie that you see after a short movie at a movie theater
feature film noun - a movie of standard length
film noun - a series of moving pictures with sound that you can watch at the movie
theater or at home
film noir noun - movies that present the world as a sad place in which the
characters are caught in complicated or dangerous situations
filmstrip noun - a movie, especially a short movie that gives information, rather
than one that tells a story
flick noun - a movie
high-concept adjective - a high-concept movie has a story that is quick and easy to
explain and a subject and style that is likely to make it very popular and therefore
make a lot of money
home movie noun - an informal movie that someone makes themselves, often
about their own life and family
horror movie noun - a movie that is intended to frighten people, especially one
about murders, frightening creatures, or evil people
miniseries noun - a movie made to be shown on television in several parts on
different days
motion picture noun - a movie made to be shown in theaters
movie noun - a story or series of events recorded by a camera and shown as
moving pictures on a screen in a theater or on television
moving picture noun - a movie
newsreel noun - a news report on film that was shown in movie theaters in the past
new wave noun - a style of movies made in France in the 1960s
pic noun - a movie
picture noun - a movie
print noun - one of several copies of a movie, for use in movie theaters
remake noun - a movie or song that uses the same story or music as one made
before
road movie noun - a movie in which the main characters go on a trip together by
car, truck, etc.
romance noun - books and movies about romantic relationships
satire noun - a play, book, movie, etc. that uses this humor
screwball comedy noun - a movie whose characters are silly and unreasonable in a
funny way, or this type of movie
shocker noun - a book, movie, or play about something shocking
short noun - a movie that lasts only a few minutes, sometimes shown at a theater
before the main movie
silent movie noun - a movie in which voices and other sounds are not heard,
especially a very old movie
slasher noun - a horror movie in which there is a lot of blood and violence
sleeper noun - a movie or a book that becomes very popular although it was not
expected to
spaghetti western noun - a movie about the Wild West, especially one made at a
low cost in Europe by an Italian movie company
talkie noun - a movie in which you hear the actors speak. Old movies with no
speaking are called silent movies.
Technicolor - a color film process used in movies
turkey noun - a movie or play that is very unsuccessful
vehicle noun - something that is created for a specific person or purpose, especially
a movie, television show, etc. for one actor
video noun - in the past, a movie recorded onto videotape
weepie noun - a tearjerker
western noun - a movie about the western United States in the 1800s, usually with
cowboys
whodunit noun - a book or movie about a murder, in which you do not know who
committed the murder until the end
the moving image - movies, television, video, etc.