Synonyms for
Films
Definition
Films are movies or motion pictures that are recorded on a thin strip of plastic.
Synonyms & similar words
celluloid
pic
flick
movie
cinema
picture
film
motionpictureshow
movingpictureshow
pictureshow
shoot
take
motionpicture
photographicfilm
movingpicture
plasticfilm
movies
cinema
flicks
features
screenplays
productions
pictures
shows
videos
clips
cine
talkies
celluloid
footage
visuals
filmscapes
cinematography
Synonyms by register
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- watch films
- make films
- film industry
- film festival
- film director
- film critic
- film genre
- short films
Word family
Usage note
While 'films' can refer to motion pictures in general, it often carries a slightly more formal or artistic connotation than 'movies'. It is also used to refer to a thin coating or layer.
Example sentences
- I love to watch films with my family on Friday nights.
- We went to the theater to see a new film.
- The film was so scary that I had to close my eyes.
- I am studying how to make films in my film class.
- She acted in a film that won many awards.
Quotes
A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet. - Orson Welles
In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes. - Andy Warhol
The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love, and to be greater than our suffering. - Ben Okri