der Movie
movie
A colloquial term borrowed from English for a film.
EXAMPLE
Lass uns heute Abend einen Movie auf Netflix schauen.
Let's watch a movie on Netflix tonight.
der Movie
movie
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Meanings
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Origin and gender
'Movie' is a word borrowed directly from English (an Anglicism). In German, it has the masculine article 'der', so it is 'der Movie' (the movie).
EXAMPLE
Welcher Movie läuft heute Abend im Fernsehen?
Which movie is on TV tonight?
Register: colloquial
The word 'Movie' is used almost exclusively in casual colloquial speech, especially among younger people. You normally would not find it in a formal text or a film review.
EXAMPLE
Hast du Lust, am Wochenende einen Movie zu gucken?
Do you feel like watching a movie this weekend?
Typical collocations
Common verbs used with 'Movie' are 'einen Movie schauen' (to watch a movie), 'einen Movie gucken' (to watch a movie), or 'einen Movie streamen' (to stream a movie).
EXAMPLE
Wir haben gestern Abend einen echt spannenden Movie gestreamt.
We streamed a really exciting movie last night.
Compare with
Movie vs Film
film
Film and Movie refer to the same cinematic work. Film is the neutral German standard term, while Movie is borrowed from English and sounds colloquial. Film is appropriate in factual or neutral statements; Movie can be used in casual language.
Movie
Unter Freunden beschreibt Ben den Movie als echt spannend und gut gemacht.
Among friends, Ben describes the movie as really exciting and well made.
Film
Die Kritikerin beschreibt den Film als spannend und gut gemacht.
The critic describes the film as exciting and well made.
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