Synonyms of films

films 1 of 2

noun

plural of film

as in movies

a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track

watched a film on the Hopi Indians at the multicultural center

Synonyms & Similar Words

• movies
• documentaries
• pictures
• flicks
• motion pictures
• moving pictures
• features
• flickers
• animated cartoons
• shorts
• short subjects
• featurettes
• docudramas
• cartoons
• talkies
• silents
• B movies
• B pictures
• cofeatures

films

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of film

as in videotapes

Related Words

• videotapes
• images
• pictures
• photos
• photographs
• retakes
• rephotographs
• snaps
• mugs
• shoots

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of films

Noun

The main competition at Tokyo will feature 15 films, all competiting for the Tokyo Grand Prix/Governor of Tokyo Award. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026

Cage previously starred in the first two Ghost Rider movies, a franchise now being revived by Ryan Gosling, and as Spider-Noir in both the animated Beyond the Spider-Verse films and the live-action series Prime Video just canceled. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

For Wilson, the success of a film largely dismissed by mainstream funders is a sign that viewers are eager for films that break the mold. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

The Oscar winner did not name any specific films but pointed out how things have changed with more recent MCU installments. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Its original films since the Paramount investment have been more modest. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

This year’s selection of Singapore films and co-productions reflects an increasingly diverse creative ecosystem that is producing internationally competitive work. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

The Guardian and mk2 films have announced global release plans for Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s bombshell documentary NAZA. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

And the films shot here were often standard multiplex fare, not exactly making inroads in storytelling or vision. — Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

The flashbacks to Emma’s adolescence, which Borgli films with some curiosity, are far more engaging than the film’s depictions of the chatty Boston bourgeoisie, which exude self-satisfied certainty. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026