filmography

noun

film·​og·​ra·​phy fil-ˈmä-grə-fē How to pronounce filmography (audio)
plural filmographies
: a list of movies featuring the work of a prominent film figure or relating to a particular topic

Examples of filmography in a Sentence

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The complete filmography of late director Terence Davies will be screened for the first time in the United States since Davies’ death in 2023. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025 Given his erratic career, punctuated by long hiatuses and abounding in uncompleted, delayed, and jinxed projects—his filmography teems with the abject terms inachevé and non tourné (unfinished and unmade)—the final verdict remains inconclusive. James Quandt, The New York Review of Books, 31 July 2025 Happy Gilmore is one of Adam Sandler’s most beloved comedies, which, given the scope of his filmography, is saying something. Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 25 July 2025 Making your way through Jason Statham's filmography is a bit like going through a mirror maze: Everything sorta looks the same, and the setup typically leans tough guy vs. the world. Elliott Smith, EW.com, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for filmography

Word History

Etymology

film + -ography (as in bibliography)

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of filmography was in 1941

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“Filmography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmography. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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