Minotaur
noun
Mi·no·taur
ˈmi-nə-ˌtȯr 
ˈmī-
ˈmī-
also -ˌtär
: a monster shaped half like a man and half like a bull, confined in the labyrinth built by Daedalus for Minos, and given a periodic tribute of youths and maidens as food until slain by Theseus
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Those titles include Sebastian Stan's upcoming movie Fjord and Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson's new movie Paper Tiger, as well as a movie titled Minotaur from Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev.
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Minotaur This marital thriller is based on the same 1969 Claude Chabrol film that Adrian Lyne’s Unfaithful was based on.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 26 May 2026
Andreï Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, a reworking of Chabrol’s The Unfaithful Wife as an immaculate domestic thriller set against contemporary Russia, took Cannes’ runner-up prize, the Grand Prix.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
The buzz is strong that Minotaur, Fjord, The Dreamed Adventure, Fatherland, La Bola Negra and La Gradiva are among those that have been told to return to the Palais.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 May 2026
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Minotaur This marital thriller is based on the same 1969 Claude Chabrol film that Adrian Lyne’s Unfaithful was based on.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 26 May 2026
Andreï Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, a reworking of Chabrol’s The Unfaithful Wife as an immaculate domestic thriller set against contemporary Russia, took Cannes’ runner-up prize, the Grand Prix.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
The buzz is strong that Minotaur, Fjord, The Dreamed Adventure, Fatherland, La Bola Negra and La Gradiva are among those that have been told to return to the Palais.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for Minotaur
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“Minotaur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Minotaur. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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