Movie vocabulary

an embarrassing mistake

• a blooper

• a box-office hit

• a flashback

• a script

narration by an unseen speaker in a film or television show

• narrated

• voice over

• talk over

• script

a very successful movie

• blockbuster

• thought-provoking

• proficient

• release

an object used by the actors in the film

• usher

• prop

• end credit

• top billing

when somebody is advertised as the most important actor/actress in a movie

• blockbuster

• glossy

• displayed

• top billing

to severely criticise something

• to give thumbs up

• to pan something

• to top bill

• to release

dull and uninteresting

• action-packed

• intriguing

• dreary

• moving

overcomplicated

• gripping

• captivating

• absorbing

• convoluted

“Picture’s up!”

• the film is interrupted by an unforeseen event

• the film is boring

• the film is about to start

• the main character showed up

a movie entirely made for entertainment

• a cheesy movie

• a sell-out movie

• a head-in-the clouds movie

• a popcorn movie