on film
idiom
: in the form of a movie or video
The accident was captured on film.
seeing the works of Shakespeare on film
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Muriel’s From American Horror Story to Disney’s Princess and the Frog, New Orleans’s relationship with the otherworldly has been well documented on film and television.
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Before Ben Stiller made his mark on film, television and comedy, his parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, were an unstoppably uproarious duo.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
This, of course, was evident on film.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Grierson & Leitch write about the movies regularly and host a podcast on film.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Before Ben Stiller made his mark on film, television and comedy, his parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, were an unstoppably uproarious duo.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
This, of course, was evident on film.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Grierson & Leitch write about the movies regularly and host a podcast on film.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
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“On film.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20film. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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