Genre
| Actions film | Adventure film |
| Horror | comedy |
| Musical/dance film | War film |
| Sci-fi film | Western film |
| Animated film | Disaster film |
| Detective film | Romance film |
| Documentary film | anime |
| Thriller | Biographic film |
| Classic film | cult |
Positive Words to describe a film
| Comical / hilarious | Insightful |
| First-rate | unpretentious |
| Though provoking | Dazzling |
| Riveting / fascinating / absorbing | Full of suspense / suspenseful |
| tender | enjoyable |
| gripping | Masterpiece |
| Star-studded | Blockbuster |
| Uplifting / inspirational | A box office success |
| Action-packed | Heart-warming |
| amusing | |
Negative Words to describe a film
| Second-rate / B-list | Boring / uninteresting / bland |
| Ordinary / mediocre | Bloody / dreadful |
| predictable | Disappointing |
| Incredibly tiresome | Trite / clichéd / corny |
| cliche-ridden | Sentimental / soppy |
| cheesy | |
Neutral Words
| Satirical / satirize / satire | romantic | big-budget / low budget |
| wacky | fast-moving | So-so |
| Heart-stopping | | |
| Box office | Stunt man/woman | Costumes |
| Sound track / theme tune | Script / screenplay | Plot |
| ( Fight ) sequence | Special effects | Chase scene |
| screen adaptation of ___ | Leading role/supporting role | Acting |
| A tale of cops vs. mafia | Setting / be set | cast |
| Sequel to | Lead role | Play opposite of |
高级词汇
| Audition | v. n. 试演；试唱 |
| Pseudonym | n. 化名；笔名，艺名 |
| Anticlimax | n. 令人扫兴的结局 |
| Anachronism / film flub | n. 穿帮镜头（时代错乱的道具） |
| Art house / art-house film | n. 小电影（小部分文艺青年人看的） |
| High brow | Adj. 志趣高雅的；（文艺的） |
| Anti-hero | n. 非传统的英雄；亦正亦邪的英雄 |
| Antagonist | n. 反面主角人物 |
| protagonist | n. 主角 |
| Aside | n. 旁白 |
| Ambience / atmosphere | n. 环境 |
| Score | n. v . 配乐 |
| Avant-garde | Adj. n. 先锋派的，先驱的 |
| Inspired by a true story/ based on a true story | |
| behind the scenes | Adj. 幕后的 |
| Box office draw | 票房保证 |
| bit part / walk-on role / | 龙套 |
| Cameo role / cameo appearance | Adj. 明星客串的 |
| extra | n. 群众演员 |
| show business | 娱乐圈 |
| Blooper ; | n. 错误；洋相 |
| Commercial / blurb | 广告 |
| Body double | 替身 |
| Camp / parody | 夸张的模仿（以搞笑） |
| cash cow | 摇钱树 |
| Cast against type / typecast | 以往角色 / 沿袭以往风格 |
| cast of thousands | （宣传语）大量演员 |
| Censor / censorship | v/n. 审查 |
| Chick flicks | 肥皂剧（女人喜欢看的） |
| Compilation film | 剪辑剧；汇编剧 |
| slapstick | 打闹剧 |
| Clip / film clip | 电影片段 |
| Close-up | 特写 |
| comedian | 喜剧演员 |
| Interlude / intermission | 中间休息, 幕间休息 |
| buffoon | 丑角 |
| Credits / credit titles | 剧后字幕；演职人员表 |
| Be cracked up to be sth | 号称；被吹捧成 |
| denouement | 结局 |
| A French film dubbed into English | |
| Epic | 史诗 |
| Epilogue / prologue | 结束语 / 开场白 |
| episode | 集 |
| establishing shot | 长镜镜头 |
| principal | 主角 |
| farce | 闹剧 |
| tearjerker | 催人泪下的电影 |
| flashback | n. 倒叙 |
| Flash in the pan | 昙花一现 |
| flop | n. 彻底的失败 |
| Follow-up | n. 续拍的电影 |
| footage | n. 片段 |
| gender-bending role | n. 男扮女装或女扮男装 |
| Gross | v. 总共赚得 |
| homage | n. 对什么的敬意 |
| hyperbole | n. 夸张; exaggeration |
| hype | n. 铺天盖地的宣传 |
| Mainstream / independent | Adj. 主流的 / 小电影 |
| mime | 哑剧 |
| mogul | n. 有势力的人或组织 |
| monologue | n. 独白 |
| montage | n. 蒙太奇 |
| moppet | 小孩（演员） |
| Nostalgia film | 怀旧电影 |
| Out-take | 剪掉的片段 |
| Parody / spoof | 滑稽的模仿 |
| premiere | 首映 |
| prequel | 前传 |
| Punch line | 笑话中最搞笑的一句 |
| one-liner | 短小的搞笑的话 |
| Satire / satirize / satirical | n/v/adj. 讽刺 |
| scene-stealer | 抢镜头的人 |
| schlock | 低成本劣质物 |
| Sequel | 续集 |
| Spin-off | 对以往电影的再拍摄 |
| Sight gag / visual gag | 视觉搞笑点 |
| buzz | 流言等宣传 |
| Smash hit | 极大的成功 |
| Stereotype | 使模型化 |
| Straight man | 为喜剧主角提供搞笑机会的人 |
| subtitles | 字幕 |
| swashbuckler | 持剑的英雄 |
| symbol | 象征 |
| trailer | 预告片 |
| Yawner | 使人睡觉的无聊东西 |
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