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.

Examples of the big screen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In adapting Homer’s tale for the big screen, however, Christopher Nolan takes a different approach, with Zendaya’s Athena relegated to the sidelines. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026

For now, the only way to watch Nolan’s latest film is on the big screen. — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

If Quentin Tarantino remains committed to retiring from filmmaking after his 10th feature film, then whatever movie the Oscar winner decides to make next will be his swan song from the big screen. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 July 2026

Still, there is a different feeling of watching a film on the big screen, the velvet darkness of the theater a portal into director Curry Barker’s sinister world of lonely young men and the fatal consequences of their heady desires. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for the big screen

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