Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with film in American Collocation
film
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/fɪlm/
types of film
animated
avant-garde
classic
documentary
feature
feature-length
full-length
live-action
low-budget
silent
Are you not tempted to make a live-action film with real actors?
genres of film
arthouse
blockbuster
gangster
horror
porn
science-fiction
sci-fi
slasher
vampire
zombie
Scorsese has shown that he is capable of so much more than the gangster films that have made his name.
make a film
make
remake
shoot
It is always hard when you try to remake a classic film and this was no exception.
take part in the making of a film
direct
edit
produce
The film is directed by Mike Nichols, one of whose first films was The Graduate starring Dustin Hoffman.
make a film available for the public to see
distribute
release
screen
show
Redbus Film Distribution will release the film in the United Kingdom.
From time to time we will screen films more informally in the cafe.
watch a film
see
view
watch
I don’t watch films much.
be an actor in a film
appear in
be in
co-star in
star in
She started as a child actor, and has been in dozens of films.