the big screen
noun phrase
: movies and the movie industry especially when they are being compared to television
She was a star of the big screen.
The television show was adapted for the big screen.
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The film marked a return to the big screen for Akl who has focused on directing in recent years with credits including Costa Brava, Lebanon as well as Boiling Point, The Responder and the upcoming dynasty drama House of Guinness.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Spaceballs 2 will be Moranis’s first time back on the big screen since 1996’s Big Bully.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The Official Release Party of a Showgirl comes out on October 3, 2025 and is on the big screen through October 5, 2025.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
Penn takes to the big screen as a menacing military officer in One Battle After Another, which also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall, Benicio del Toro, Teyana Taylor and newcomer Chase Infiniti.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Spaceballs 2 will be Moranis’s first time back on the big screen since 1996’s Big Bully.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The Official Release Party of a Showgirl comes out on October 3, 2025 and is on the big screen through October 5, 2025.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
Penn takes to the big screen as a menacing military officer in One Battle After Another, which also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall, Benicio del Toro, Teyana Taylor and newcomer Chase Infiniti.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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“The big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20screen. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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