filmic

adjective

film·​ic ˈfil-mik How to pronounce filmic (audio)
: of, relating to, or resembling movies
filmically adverb

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And in two neat filmic twists, Torres’ character was played by her own mother (Fernanda Montenegro) in that film’s coda, while Moura played his own character’s son. Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026 Lenovo x Intel Present: Creator Odyssey, developed with Portal A, reimagines social video as filmic entertainment. Jordan P. Kelley, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Now Friedman has brought that vision to movie theaters — opening today — with one of the most impressively filmic but intimate pro-shot recordings to ever grace screens. Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025 Concurrent with much of his filmic career, Jacobs also worked as an educator, teaching in the cinema department of Binghamton University’s Harpur College from 1969 to 2002. News Desk, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for filmic

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of filmic was in 1915

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“Filmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmic. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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