noun (esp. AmE ) ⇨ See also ↑ film
ADJECTIVE
▪ fun , good , great , terrific , wonderful
▪ bad , mediocre
▪ romance , romantic
▪ cheesy , sappy ( AmE , informal )
▪ entertaining , feel-good , funny , popcorn
▪ scary
▪ classic , cult
▪ old
▪ blockbuster , successful
▪ big , big-budget , top
▪ low-budget
▪ made-for-TV , television , TV
▪ DVD
▪ pay-per-view
▪ home
▪
We watched a home ~ of my second birthday party.
▪ in-flight
▪ drive-in
▪ teen
▪ mainstream
▪ summer
▪ silent
▪ animated
▪ black-and-white
▪ comic-book ( esp. AmE )
▪ feature-length
▪ live-action
▪ gory , violent
▪ action , disaster , gangster , heist , horror , monster , sci-fi , slasher , war , etc.
▪ blue ( old-fashioned ), dirty , porn , porno , X-rated
▪ Bollywood , Hollywood
VERB + MOVIE
▪ catch ( informal , esp. AmE ), see , view , watch
▪ attend , go to (see) , take sb to (see)
▪
I'd never go to a ~ alone.
▪ rent ( esp. AmE )
▪ download
▪ craft ( esp. AmE ), create , direct , edit , film , make , produce , shoot , write
▪ remake
▪ market , promote
▪ release
▪ distribute
▪ air , screen , show
▪ review
▪ play
▪
Her father played all the old home ~s.
▪ pause ( esp. AmE )
▪
Liz paused the ~ and walked over to the phone.
▪ carry , steal
▪
an excellent actor who could easily carry the ~ all on his own
▪
Johnson really steals this ~ as Cassius.
MOVIE + VERB
▪ be based on sth
▪
a ~ based on the novel by Betty Munn
▪ be called sth , be entitled sth , be titled sth ( AmE )
▪
a ~ entitled ‘Short Legs’
▪ be set in sth
▪
The ~ is set in a New England school.
▪ feature sb/sth , star sb
▪ depict sb/sth , portray sb/sth , show sb/sth
▪ follow sb/sth , revolve around sth/sb
▪
The ~ follows their lives on a small Arkansas farm.
▪ contain sth
▪
The ~ contains a lengthy car chase through the streets of Paris.
▪ open , start
▪
The ~ opens with a quote from the Buddha.
▪ progress , unfold
▪ end
MOVIE + NOUN
▪ actor , actress , director , maker , mogul , people , producer , star
▪
The former model is now mixing with ~ people in Hollywood.
▪ audience
▪ buff , fan , lover
▪ critic
▪ review
▪ house , palace ( old-fashioned ), theater (all AmE )
▪ premiere
▪ clip , preview , trailer
▪ company , studio
▪ set
▪ business , industry , world
▪ career
▪ channel
▪ score , script
▪ soundtrack
▪ title
▪ scene
▪ plot
▪ character
▪ screen
▪ rights
▪
the ~ rights to her autobiography
▪ adaptation , version
▪
the ~ version of the well-known novel
▪ musical
▪ genre
▪ camera
▪ poster
▪ tie-in
▪ popcorn
▪ night
▪
We're having a ~ night with pizza and beer.
▪ piracy
▪ magic
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
▪
a ~ about the life of Castro