art house

noun

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More challenging fare, particularly art house or non-English-language films, has a better chance of finding support in Cannes or Berlin or selling off a festival debut in Venice or Toronto. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025 The nonprofit is building a new art house theater on the Upper West Side. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025 While new buyers represent an exciting opportunity for more commercial films and awards plays, the agent said other categories are more uncertain — say, smaller American independent dramas, art house titles, and indie documentaries. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2025 By the late ’90s and early aughts, independent movies were no longer consigned to art houses. Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for art house

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1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of art house was in 1925

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“Art house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/art%20house. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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