AMAL a book or film that tells an exciting story about murder or crime
WORD FOCUS: film 
types of film: comedy, romantic comedy, drama, thriller, western, action film, horror film, war film, art house film, silent film, feature film
films that use drawings or models: cartoon, animation, animated film
films in general: cinema
where you go to see a film : cinema British English/movie theater American English, multiplex
the people in a film: actor, actress, star, cast
the people who make a film: director, producer, film crew, cameraman/camerawoman, scriptwriter
the music for a film: soundtrack
the words and the instructions to the actors: screenplay
a short film advertising another film: trailer
➔ See also filmWORD FOCUS: book
a book about imaginary events: novel, thriller, mystery, horror story, love story, detective story, whodunit
books about imaginary events in general: fiction, science fiction, romantic fiction, crime fiction, chick lit informal
famous or important novels, poems etc : literature
books about real events: non-fiction
a book that gives information: reference book, encyclopedia, textbook
a book about someone's life: biography, autobiography, journal, diary
someone who writes books: writer, author, novelist
a book with a hard cover: hardback /hardcover American English
a book with a cover made of paper or card: paperback
➔ See also book

types of film: comedy, romantic comedy, drama, thriller, western, action film, horror film, war film, art house film, silent film, feature film
films that use drawings or models: cartoon, animation, animated film
films in general: cinema
where you go to see a film : cinema British English/movie theater American English, multiplex
the people in a film: actor, actress, star, cast
the people who make a film: director, producer, film crew, cameraman/camerawoman, scriptwriter
the music for a film: soundtrack
the words and the instructions to the actors: screenplay
a short film advertising another film: trailer
➔ See also filmWORD FOCUS: book

a book about imaginary events: novel, thriller, mystery, horror story, love story, detective story, whodunit
books about imaginary events in general: fiction, science fiction, romantic fiction, crime fiction, chick lit informal
famous or important novels, poems etc : literature
books about real events: non-fiction
a book that gives information: reference book, encyclopedia, textbook
a book about someone's life: biography, autobiography, journal, diary
someone who writes books: writer, author, novelist
a book with a hard cover: hardback /hardcover American English
a book with a cover made of paper or card: paperback
➔ See also book

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