film library

Stored cinema reels

A film library is a collection of movies maintained by an organization, studio, or individual.

Studios preserve their film libraries as valuable assets, licensing older titles for streaming or rebroadcast.

The term also applies to personal collections: My film library includes everything Kurosawa ever made.

Institutions like archives and universities maintain film libraries for preservation and research.

Opposites
venue/viewing mode

film librarymovie theater

Venue for film screenings

cinema · multiplex · picture house · drive-in theater · theatrical release

preservation vs. creation

film libraryfilm studio

Motion picture company

production company · movie set · sound stage · film production

media type collected

film librarymusic library

Organized repository of recordings

manuscript collection

Family

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