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.
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As her new single for Toy Story 5 dropped, Taylor Swift gave fans another gift beyond new music—a vintage home movie posted to Instagram showing the singer-songwriter as a little girl, blonde curls on full display, marching in a cowgirl costume.
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Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 June 2026
In that case, consider this clip a home movie.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Some of Hollywood’s biggest names, including Betty Grable, Paul McCartney, and the Osbourne family, have since lived in the property that has a two-lane bowling alley, a billiard and games room, a home movie theater, and an outdoor tennis court.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
Surviving the advent of television and home movie-viewing via VHS tapes, DVDs and streaming, the Grand Lake continues to operate as a place where people can come together to watch movies on a big screen — as movies were made to be watched.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 June 2026
In that case, consider this clip a home movie.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Some of Hollywood’s biggest names, including Betty Grable, Paul McCartney, and the Osbourne family, have since lived in the property that has a two-lane bowling alley, a billiard and games room, a home movie theater, and an outdoor tennis court.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
Surviving the advent of television and home movie-viewing via VHS tapes, DVDs and streaming, the Grand Lake continues to operate as a place where people can come together to watch movies on a big screen — as movies were made to be watched.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Home movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20movie. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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