picture show

/ˌpɪktʃər ʃoʊ/

Other forms: picture shows

Definitions of picture show

1. noun

   a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
   synonyms: film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture

   types:

   telefilm

   a movie that is made to be shown on television

   feature, feature film

   the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater

   final cut

   the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer

   home movie

   a film made at home by an amateur photographer

   collage film

   a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage

   coming attraction

   a movie that is advertised to draw customers

   shoot-'em-up

   a movie featuring shooting and violence

   short subject

   a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature

   docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment

   a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event

   cinema verite

   a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director

   film noir

   a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters

   skin flick

   a pornographic movie

   rough cut

   the first print of a movie after preliminary editing

   silent movie, silent picture, silents

   a movie without a soundtrack

   slow motion

   a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate

   talkie, talking picture

   a movie with synchronized speech and singing

   3-D, 3D, three-D

   a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance

   musical, musical comedy, musical theater

   a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing

   Western, horse opera

   a film or novel about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development

   animated cartoon, cartoon, toon

   a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

   newsreel

   a short film and commentary about current events

   peepshow

   a short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated booth

   type of:

   product, production

   an artifact that has been created by someone or some process

   show

   a social event involving a public performance or entertainment