Movies
Movies has 17 English words, such as Action film, Film Festival, Movie star, and Movie ticket. Learn them with pictures, IPA, meanings and example sentences.
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All 17 words in Movies
Action film/ˈækʃən fɪlm/n. phr
A movie that has a lot of exciting and fast-moving scenes, such as fights, chases, and explosions.
He loves watching an action film because of the thrilling car chases and stunts.
Film Festival/fɪlm ˈfɛstɪvəl/n. phr
An organized, extended event where multiple films are shown in one or more cinemas, usually in a single city or region.
The director was thrilled when her movie was selected to be shown at the international Film Festival.
Movie star/ˈmuː.vi stɑːr/n. phr
A very famous actor or actress who plays leading roles in motion pictures.
She always dreamed of becoming a famous movie star.
Movie ticket/ˈmuː.vi ˈtɪk.ɪt/n. phr
A small piece of paper or digital document that shows you have paid to watch a film in a cinema.
I bought a movie ticket online to avoid the long queue at the cinema.
Silent film/ˈsaɪlənt fɪlm/n. phr
A film from the early era of cinema that has no recorded spoken dialogue or synchronized sound.
Many early movie theaters played live piano music to accompany a silent film.
actor/ˈæktər/
n. performer, thespian
actress/ˈæktrəs/
n. female actor, performer
audience/ˈɔːdiəns/
n. spectators, listeners, viewers, readers
cartoon/kɑːrˈtuːn/
n. drawing, illustration, animated film, animated series
celebrity/səˈlɛbɹɪti/
n. famous person, star
comedy/ˈkɑːmədi/
n. a film, play, or show that is funny and is meant to make people laugh.
director/dəˈrektər/
n. manager, administrator, filmmaker, producer
drama/ˈdrɑːmə/
n. play, theatrical work, situation, event
movie/ˈmuːvi/
n. a story told in moving pictures, shown at a cinema or on a screen; also called a film.
script/skrɪpt/
n. text, manuscript, writing system, alphabet; v. write, compose
theater/ˈθɪətɚ/
n. a building where plays and shows are performed on a stage in front of an audience.
trailer/ˈtreɪlər/
n. towable vehicle, towed vehicle, film preview, movie preview