movie

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 movie 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 movie 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 movies.

▪ pause (esp. AmE)

▪

Liz paused the movie and walked over to the phone.

▪ carry, steal

▪

an excellent actor who could easily carry the movie all on his own

▪

Johnson really steals this movie as Cassius.

MOVIE + VERB

▪ be based on sth

▪

a movie based on the novel by Betty Munn

▪ be called sth, be entitled sth, be titled sth (AmE)

▪

a movie entitled ‘Short Legs’

▪ be set in sth

▪

The movie 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 movie follows their lives on a small Arkansas farm.

▪ contain sth

▪

The movie contains a lengthy car chase through the streets of Paris.

▪ open, start

▪

The movie 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 movie 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 movie rights to her autobiography

▪ adaptation, version

▪

the movie version of the well-known novel

▪ musical

▪ genre

▪ camera

▪ poster

▪ tie-in

▪ popcorn

▪ night

▪

We're having a movie night with pizza and beer.

▪ piracy

▪ magic

PREPOSITION

▪ movie about

▪

a movie about the life of Castro