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Common collocations with movie in American Collocation

movie noun countable

US /ˈmuvi/

coming soon

forthcoming
upcoming

He also talked about his upcoming movie and the launch of his autobiography.

costing/not costing a lot of money

high-budget
low-budget

There has been a boom in low-budget horror movies for home rental.

making you feel frightened

horror
scary

Are you terrified of scary movies? Do you hide behind the sofa?

making you feel happy

feel-good

This is not a feel-good movie; it is a deeply sobering wake-up call.

with a lasting value

classic

She loved classic movies such as ‘The Maltese Falcon’ and ‘Casablanca’.

very successful

blockbuster

He was known mainly for blockbuster movies like ‘Alien’ or ‘True Lies’.

watch a movie

go to
see
watch

I first saw this movie when I was twelve.

make a movie

create
direct
film
make
produce
shoot

You can make the scariest movie without a single drop of blood.

make a movie available

release

I am looking forward to the movie being released in the UK.

show a movie

show

Built in 1913, ‘The Empire Picture Playhouse’ was used for showing silent movies.

show a movie on a DVD player or computer

play

Click on the image to play the movie.

appear in a movie

act in
appear in
co-star
feature in
star in

Since then she has starred in several successful movies.