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Used with adjectives:
"
He is working on a short film."
(short, feature, feature-length)
"
We saw an entertaining film last night."
(entertaining, exciting, good, great, interesting)
"
She starred in a blockbuster film."
(blockbuster, successful)
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That was a very violent film."
(violent, , awful, bad, boring)
"
She likes silent films."
(silent, black-and-white, animated, independent, foreign, foreign-language, classic)
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That director usually makes action films."
(action, adventure, comedy, documentary, sci-fi, horror)
"
She needs to buy some black-and-white film for this project."
(black-and-white, color, slide)
"
The books are covered with plastic film."
(plastic)
"
A fine film of dust covered the room."
(fine, thin)
Used with verbs:
"
We are going to watch a foreign film in class."
(watch, see, view)
"
He really enjoys horror films."
(enjoys, likes, loves)
"
They made two films last year."
(made, directed, produced, shot)
"
The film will be released at Christmas."
(released, shown)
"
His new film is based on a true story."
(be + based on)
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The film portrays the reality of life in the 1960s."
(portrays, depicts, presents, shows)
"
The film was nominated for three Academy Awards."
(be + nominated for, won)
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Can you show me how to load the film?"
(load, put in, remove, take out, rewind)
"
She spends a lot of time developing film."
(developing, processing)
"
Be careful not to expose the film before putting it in the camera."
(expose)
Used with nouns:
"
He is a well-known film director."
(director, editor, maker, producer, writer, critic, reviewer)
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Her film career has been very long."
(career)
"
He made his film debut in 1992."
(debut)
"
We visited a film studio on our trip."
(studio, set)
"
They are working on a film version of that novel."
(version, adaption)
"
He collects film posters."
(posters)
"
He searched the film archives for the lost clip."
(archives, library)
"
They will attend a film festival in France next year."
(festival)
"
The streets were covered in a fine film of ash."
(covered in, covered with)
Used with prepositions:
"
The acting is very good in this film."
(in)
"
He is making a film about World War II."
(about)
"
I prefer to watch a film with a good story."
(with)
