screen presence
noun
: a quality that attracts attention in movies
She has tremendous screen presence.
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Hilaria is a fairly intense screen presence, so much so that her swapping between accents from scene to scene is among the less jarring things about her performance here.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Known for blending star power with performance depth, Arjun has consistently elevated commercial cinema with his charismatic screen presence and choice of bold, genre-defining roles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Val Kilmer, the versatile actor known for his magnetic screen presence and transformative performances, has died at the age of 65.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
From our review: Khan’s lack of screen presence, toothless mixed martial arts sequences and unintelligible editing further knock the film down.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Known for blending star power with performance depth, Arjun has consistently elevated commercial cinema with his charismatic screen presence and choice of bold, genre-defining roles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Val Kilmer, the versatile actor known for his magnetic screen presence and transformative performances, has died at the age of 65.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
From our review: Khan’s lack of screen presence, toothless mixed martial arts sequences and unintelligible editing further knock the film down.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Screen presence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screen%20presence. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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