on film
idiom
: in the form of a movie or video
The accident was captured on film.
seeing the works of Shakespeare on film
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Over the course of a decade, all captured on film, Shewit weaves in a story of exile, perseverance and emancipation.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Kilmer made his final appearance on film in 2022's Top Gun: Maverick, a sequel to the 1986 classic.
—Ale Russian, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Andrew Munson, who piloted Denver’s Summer League team last year and operates as Michael Malone’s special assistant, has purportedly spotted it on film.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
After that, Chamberlain appeared on film in Petulia opposite Julie Christie as her abusive husband in 1968.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Kilmer made his final appearance on film in 2022's Top Gun: Maverick, a sequel to the 1986 classic.
—Ale Russian, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Andrew Munson, who piloted Denver’s Summer League team last year and operates as Michael Malone’s special assistant, has purportedly spotted it on film.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
After that, Chamberlain appeared on film in Petulia opposite Julie Christie as her abusive husband in 1968.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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“On film.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20film. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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