filmography

noun

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

Examples of filmography in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Howard loves true stories, and Eden, which premiered Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival, is a particularly audacious entry in his filmography. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024 Pedro Almodóvar’s expansive filmography has shaped international cinema for over four decades. Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024 Legends of the Fall (1994) Director Edward Zwick is obsessed with exploring history and social issues through highly dramatic stories, with films like Glory, Courage Under Fire, The Last Samurai and Blood Diamond populating his filmography. Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024 Around the five-and-a-half minute mark of the nearly seven-minute-long diss track, Lamar makes a reference to Osment’s filmography but refers to him as Joel Osteen, the pastor and televangelist. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for filmography 

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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 20 Sep. 2024.

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