cinephiles
Serious movie lovers
Cinephiles are people with a deep, passionate appreciation for film as an art form.
The term suggests more than casual moviegoing—cinephiles study directors, seek out foreign and classic films, and care about cinematography.
The cinephiles in the audience caught all the Hitchcock references.
Sometimes used self-deprecatingly by film buffs.
culture
Archive screening classic cinema
- film festivalsOrganized movie screening events
- arthouseVenue for noncommercial films
- film criticismAnalysis and evaluation of cinema
- LetterboxdFilm review platform
film societies · watchlists · film preservation · double features · midnight movies
philias
Ardent love of cinema
- bibliophileLover of books
- audiophileSound quality enthusiast
- oenophileLover of vintages
- technophileLover of new devices
cinematheque
Archive screening classic cinema
- film festivalsOrganized movie screening events
- arthouseVenue for noncommercial films
- film criticismAnalysis and evaluation of cinema
Letterboxd · film societies · watchlists · film preservation · double features · midnight movies
cinephilia
Ardent love of cinema
- bibliophileLover of books
- audiophileSound quality enthusiast
- oenophileLover of vintages
technophile · logophile · videophile · Anglophile · neophile
film buffs
- moviegoersPeople attending cinemas
- filmgoersCinema audience members
- Movie Audiencesmoviegoers, viewers, fans, spectators, patrons
- arthouse cinemaarthouse, art films, art house films, indie films, foreign films
- Nolan fans
- enthusiastsenthusiasts, fans, devotee, enthusiast, buff
- hobbyistshobbyist, hobbyists, enthusiasts, crafters, collectors
- regularsregulars, habitues, frequenters, usuals, familiar faces