Collocations for "film"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "film" in context.
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film
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- an [independent, international] film
- a [short, feature, Hollywood, foreign] film
- a [French, contemporary, modern] film
- a [comedy, drama, horror, documentary] film
- a film about [poverty, the war, a small town]
- a film for [students, educators, all ages]
- [this, the] film is not suitable for [children]
- a film in theaters
- a film on [DVD, VHS]
- a film [starring, featuring, directed by]
- the film is based on
- the film is [set, made, shot] in [Washington]
- [black and white, color, 35mm] film
- [advance, develop, wind] the film
- a new roll of film
- a [thick, thin, sticky] film
- was a (thin) film [over, on, covering]
- film on (the top of) my [hot chocolate, tea]
- has a [white, milky] film over his eyes
- a film of [sweat, grease, grime]
- is a film [director, producer]
- the film [crew, production, studio, cast, location]
- film [reviews, reviewers, critics]
- a film festival
- a film [camera, container, reel]
- film [photography, processing]
- film [a movie, the documentary, an episode]
- are filming on location
- filmed in [Hollywood, Alaska]
- filmed for [theaters, television, broadcast]
- filmed from [above, behind]
- filmed and [edited, produced, recorded]
- filmed by [the director, amateurs, a resident, a passer-by]
- the [steam, heat, moisture] filmed the [window]
- his eyes filmed over (with tears)
'film' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adult
- aging
- bomb
- camera
- canister
- capture
- cardboard
- cartridge
- compose
- connected
- crew
- cross
- developer
- director
- dirt
- documentary
- dub
- dust
- envy
- excite
- expose
- exposed
- feature
- flop
- gross
- image
- independent
- interview
- layer
- length
- live
- mass
- motion
- movie
- national
- pants
- photograph
- photography
- portray
- portrayal
- rate
- reel
- reversal
- rubbish
- rust
- salad
- score
- settled
- shoot
- short