Hollywood film

Major motion picture

A Hollywood film is a movie produced by or in the style of the major American film studios based in Los Angeles.

The term often implies big budgets, star actors, and commercial appeal over artistic ambition: It's entertaining but very much a Hollywood film.

Hollywood films typically feature conventional narrative structures, happy endings, and high production values—in contrast to independent or foreign cinema.

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big budget · final cut · actor · movie star · premiere · opening weekend · studio · celebrity · red carpet · Oscar · box office · star · producer · script · camera · scene · trailer · sequel

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Opposites
production system

Hollywood filmindependent film

Non-studio movie production

indie film · independent cinema · low-budget film · guerrilla filmmaking · student film

geographic/cultural origin

Hollywood filmEuropean cinema

Films from the continent

Korean film · national cinema · French film · Japanese cinema · Hong Kong cinema

artistic intent

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Cinema prioritizing aesthetics

experimental film · festival film · arthouse film · arthouse cinema · prestige film

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G