cinematic

adjective

cin·​e·​mat·​ic ˌsi-nə-ˈma-tik 

1

: of, relating to, suggestive of, or suitable for movies or the filming of movies

cinematic principles and techniques

cinematic special effects

2

: filmed and presented as a movie

cinematic fantasies

a cinematic adaptation of a novel

cinematically

ˌsi-nə-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of cinematic in a Sentence

a director who has produced some great cinematic moments

Recent Examples on the Web

Related Stories His latest is a blunt cinematic instrument — loud, loaded and bursting with carnage and ideological angst. —Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025

So how the hell did that happen when cinematic box office is diminished generally? —Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025

Set to release on July 31, 2026, Tom Holland's fourth Spidey film will be released by Sony rather than Disney, but will still factor into the latter company's cinematic universe. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025

But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

see cinema

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cinematic

• achromatic
• acrobatic
• adriatic
• aliphatic
• antistatic
• aromatic
• astigmatic
• autocratic
• automatic
• bureaucratic
• charismatic
• cholestatic