silver screen

noun

1

: a motion-picture screen

2

: motion pictures

Synonyms

• film
• movie
• filmmaking
• big screen

Examples of silver screen in a Sentence

a list of the top 100 stars of the silver screen

Recent Examples on the Web

Molina, who is fascinated by silver screen legend Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez), distracts himself and Valentín with a recounting of his favorite film of hers — The Kiss of the Spider Woman. —Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025

As an Argentinian prisoner with a high-wattage flare for storytelling, Tonatiuh acts out the life and work of his favorite silver screen diva La Luna (Jennifer Lopez) to bond with his radical cellmate (Diego Luna). —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025

Starring Charli xcx in her silver screen debut alongside an ensemble cast featuring Maika Monroe, Emma Corrin, Nicholas Galitzine, Felicity Jones and Richard E. Grant, the film will receive a US cinema release on Dec. 5; a U.K. release date is yet to be announced. —Sophie Williams, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025

The film marks Charli’s official silver screen debut. —Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for silver screen

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