voice-over
noun
1
a
: the voice of an unseen narrator speaking (as in a movie, television show, or commercial)
b
: the voice of a visible character (as in a movie, television show, or video game) expressing especially unspoken thoughts
2
: a recording of a voice-over
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Stewart confronts the literary source head on, making the authorial voice, in voice-over, a full and crucial part of the movie.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
That voice-over at the beginning of each episode, where Anna talks about each kill getting easier and easier?
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
A couple of Raphael’s early drafts included voice-over, but that idea was abandoned before postproduction.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
The soliloquy is heard partly as a voice-over while Olivier’s Hamlet positions himself on a cliff, emphasizing his mental turbulence.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
That voice-over at the beginning of each episode, where Anna talks about each kill getting easier and easier?
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
A couple of Raphael’s early drafts included voice-over, but that idea was abandoned before postproduction.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
The soliloquy is heard partly as a voice-over while Olivier’s Hamlet positions himself on a cliff, emphasizing his mental turbulence.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Voice-over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice-over. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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