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

In addition to providing free publicity for the films themselves, memes help to solidify an actor’s star power, influence and ubiquity in popular culture. — David MacK, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

The warring impulses ought to cancel each other out, but Dante orchestrates his films’ elements so deftly that the contradictions enrich each other and create a worldview more distinctive and complex than those of Lucas and Spielberg. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

Festival organizer Film at Lincoln Center said Thursday the Currents lineup will have15 feature films, five of which will be making their world premieres, along with one restoration world premiere and 28 shorts. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

The days of simply projecting films onto a silver screen are going the way of silent movies. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Oldenburg will screen a selection of Bell’s films for the tribute, including Death Proof, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Angel of Death and Double Dare, Amanda Micheli’s 2004 documentary about Bell and veteran stuntwoman Jeannie Epper. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Reunion films, fan conventions, and a steady stream of syndication have kept the Walton family — and its cast — in circulation long after the original goodnights echoed across the airwaves. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

The national touring program of the Slamdance Film Festival is making its first-ever stop in Atlanta this weekend, helping to build audiences for independent films from emerging directors. — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Both films currently boast a Certified Fresh badge on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with a respective 90% and 94% approval rating from critics. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 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