noun

 

pictures a story shown in moving pictures, shown at the cinema or on television

'Titanic' was one of the most popular Hollywood films ever made.

 

material special thin plastic used for making photographs or moving pictures, or a length of this

I need to buy another roll of film.

 

layer a thin layer of something on a surface

A thick film of dust covered the furniture.

 

verb

 

to record moving pictures with a camera, usually to make a film for the cinema or television

Most of the scenes were filmed in a studio.