a series of moving pictures recorded with sound that tells a story, watched at a cinema or on a television or other device

She'd like to write for theatre and film.

moving pictures of real events, shown for example on television

The accident was caught on film.

It was amazing to be able to capture those moments on film.

They showed a film clip of the interview.

thin plastic that is sensitive to light, used especially in the past for taking photographs and making films; a roll of this plastic, used in cameras

a thin layer of something, usually on the surface of something else

Grease coated everything in a thin film.

Everything was covered in a film of dust.

to make a film of a story or a real event; to record somebody/something on film

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