home movie

noun

: a movie that one makes for people to watch in one's home and that is usually of the family or a family event
We watched home movies of the family reunion.

Examples of home movie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The now historic images of that horrific day were captured by snapshots and home movie camera footage taken by people in the crowd, including the 26-second 8 mm film shot by Dallas clothier Abraham Zapruder. Stephen Battaglio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2023 Advertisement The now historic images of that horrific day were captured by snapshots and home movie camera footage taken by people in the crowd, including the 26-second 8mm film shot by Dallas clothier Abraham Zapruder. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023 Sean and Olivia found some great unseen home movie footage and sent that. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2023 The wedding, in my memory, is a fuzzy home movie on fast-forward. Joan Niesen, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023 Various organizations have also borrowed the library's popcorn maker, while families can use the machine for home movie nights that feel more like trips to the theater. Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2023 And yet, the Zapruder film was not the only home movie taken that day. Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 26 May 2023 The home movie stuff, my dad was an amateur cameraman and photographer. Lily Moayeri, Spin, 7 Aug. 2023 The lower level includes a basement workshop and a spectacular home movie theater. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2023 See More

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“Home movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20movie. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.

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