animation
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an animated movie or cartoon
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a movie or television show, especially for children, that is made by photographing a series of drawings so that people and things in them seem to move
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a play or movie about a particular historical period in which the actors wear clothes typical of that period
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a movie in the form that is exactly what the director intended, before changes are made to produce the final form that is shown to the public
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movies that present the world as a sad place in which the characters are caught in complicated or dangerous situations
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a movie, especially a short movie that gives information, rather than one that tells a story
adjective
a high-concept movie has a story that is quick and easy to explain and a subject and style that is likely to make it very popular and therefore make a lot of money
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an informal movie that someone makes themselves, often about their own life and family
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a movie that is intended to frighten people, especially one about murders, frightening creatures, or evil people
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a story or series of events recorded by a camera and shown as moving pictures on a screen in a theater or on television
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a movie whose characters are silly and unreasonable in a funny way, or this type of movie
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a movie that lasts only a few minutes, sometimes shown at a theater before the main movie
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a movie in which voices and other sounds are not heard, especially a very old movie
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a movie about the Wild West, especially one made at a low cost in Europe by an Italian movie company
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a movie in which you hear the actors speak. Old movies with no speaking are called silent movies.
a color film process used in movies
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something that is created for a specific person or purpose, especially a movie, television show, etc. for one actor
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a book or movie about a murder, in which you do not know who committed the murder until the end
movies, television, video, etc.
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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