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 music will be provided and words to the songs will be projected on the big screen.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The slim 1942 novel, a literary classic, has rarely been explored on the big screen.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
Seeing otherworldly sequences on the big screen set to dreamy or anthem-like songs really does something to the soul.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
It is adapted from Tayat Asun, a landmark Thai horror novel first published in 1991 that has remained in print through multiple editions and spawned several television adaptations but has never before been brought to the big screen.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The slim 1942 novel, a literary classic, has rarely been explored on the big screen.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
Seeing otherworldly sequences on the big screen set to dreamy or anthem-like songs really does something to the soul.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
It is adapted from Tayat Asun, a landmark Thai horror novel first published in 1991 that has remained in print through multiple editions and spawned several television adaptations but has never before been brought to the big screen.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the big screen
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“The big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20screen. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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