cinephile
Avid movie lover
A cinephile is a person with a deep love of film—not just a casual moviegoer but someone who studies, collects, or obsesses over cinema as an art form.
The word carries connotations of connoisseurship: As a cinephile, she insisted on watching the original French version with subtitles.
One who attends cinemas
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- premiereFirst public performance
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- marathonLong-distance footrace
repertory · cinematheque · theatergoer · collector · watchlist · popcorn
Venue for noncommercial films
- auteurDirector with total control
- criterionStandard for judgment
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
- neorealismArt emphasizing contemporary actuality
Lover of books
- audiophileSound quality enthusiast
- videophileVideo quality obsessive
- oenophileLover of vintages
- francophileAdmirer of French things
technophile · logophile · aficionado · devotee · enthusiast · obsession · passion
Critical written assessment
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- interpretationAssigned meaning
rating · assessment · dissection · evaluation · reception · pan · praise · opinion
filmgoer
One who attends cinemas
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- premiereFirst public performance
- festivalOrganized public celebration
marathon · repertory · cinematheque · theatergoer · collector · watchlist · popcorn
arthouse
Venue for noncommercial films
- auteurDirector with total control
- criterionStandard for judgment
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
neorealism · filmography · restoration · retrospective · montage
bibliophile
Lover of books
- audiophileSound quality enthusiast
- videophileVideo quality obsessive
- oenophileLover of vintages
francophile · technophile · logophile · aficionado · devotee · enthusiast · obsession · passion
review
Critical written assessment
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
interpretation · rating · assessment · dissection · evaluation · reception · pan · praise · opinion · perspective
- showbizHollywood, Bollywood, Tinseltown, backstage, behind the scenes
- hobbyist typessports fan, bookworm, art lover, foodie, audiophile
- movie culturemovie buff, film critic, moviegoer, binge watching, film festival
- -phile wordsaudiophile, bibliophile, francophile, technophile, xenophile
- connoisseursart connoisseur, oenophile, audiophile, bibliophile, epicure
- fandomfandom, fandoms, fan club, fan base, fanbase
cinephilecasual viewer
Uncommitted audience member
philistine · channel surfer · couch potato · bibliophile · lowbrow