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 Marvel star will next bring Bucky Barnes back to the big screen in Thunderbolts*.
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Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 2 May 2025
But Until Dawn is too interesting, and by my count, too fun, an experiment in bringing video game mechanics to the big screen to be discounted.
—Richard Newby, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
On the big screen, Pointer played the mother of the character played by daughter Amy Irving in Carrie (1976).
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Over the weekend, director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan’s vampire thriller stayed strong as several new movies landed on the big screen.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Apr. 2025
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Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 2 May 2025
But Until Dawn is too interesting, and by my count, too fun, an experiment in bringing video game mechanics to the big screen to be discounted.
—Richard Newby, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
On the big screen, Pointer played the mother of the character played by daughter Amy Irving in Carrie (1976).
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Over the weekend, director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan’s vampire thriller stayed strong as several new movies landed on the big screen.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Apr. 2025
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 11 May. 2025.
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