home movie

noun

: a movie that one makes for people to watch in one's home and that is usually of the family or a family event

We watched home movies of the family reunion.

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If your kids are teens or young adults, movies offer the increasingly rare opportunity to share an experience in which everyone is fully engaged — unlike with home movie nights, dining out or virtually any group activity, cellphone usage is prohibited in movie theaters. —

Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Jenner started with a photo of the plush brown lounge chairs in her home movie theater. —

Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024 Their appearances, with the exception of Mitch, suggested what the character might be like in a home movie. —

Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 In this documentary about the affair that led to her birth, Polley incorporates home movie footage — some authentic, some staged — and interviews with different family members to plumb the depths of a woman who remains, even to those who knew her, something of an enigma. —

Eric Farwell and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for home movie