Film

Superman movie poster — Superman **film poster**.^[2]

A film, also referred to as a movie or motion picture, was a production of moving images that were projected onto a screen in a movie theater.

There were a number of other names used to refer to a film, such as picture, moving picture, picture show, photo-play and flick. Most movies were fictional, with stories based upon literature or original stories. Early films were shown in mutoscopes, while some movies were played on television,^[3] but this was typically quite some time after its' theatrical release. Although there were some films that were made for television.

It was very common to the extent that it was practically an American tradition for people that watch films to eat popcorn at the same time.

List of films[]

Film genres[]

Like books, films come in a wide variety of genres:

Action film
Adult Movie
Adventure movie
Comedy
Fairy tale
Fantasy
Horror fiction
Musical
Peep show
Science-fiction
Slasher film
Thriller
Western

Types of films[]

Movie stars[]

Film studios[]

References[]

↑ As seen in Be Kind, Rewind.
↑ As seen in the Superfriends season seven episode Roller Coaster (September 10, 1983).
↑ In Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C., Marvin was watching a film on G.E.E.C. TV.

[1] As seen in Be Kind, Rewind.

[2] As seen in the Superfriends season seven episode Roller Coaster (September 10, 1983).

[3] In Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C., Marvin was watching a film on G.E.E.C. TV.

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