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

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Singh has consistently returned to Punjab and its history across his filmography, a preoccupation rooted in his own family’s experience of Partition. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 May 2026 Among his acclaimed filmography, Three Days of the Condor, based on James Grady’s novel Six Days of the Condor and directed by Sydney Pollack, was released in September 1975 at a height of public distrust in institutions, shortly following the Watergate scandal. Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026 The Electric Kiss is Salvadori’s 10th theatrical feature in a filmography dominated by comedies and romantic comedies. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026 With Hokum’s foreshadowing of a downbeat conclusion — and considering the rest of McCarthy’s filmography — Ohm’s survival feels unlikely. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 May 2026 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 19 May. 2026.

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