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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Episodes 1 and 2 of the Tim Burton Docuseries cover everything from Burton’s time growing up in Burbank, Calif., and his earliest art and home movie creations to his days as a student at CalArts.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Although few may recognize his name, the footage of Hill, captured on Abraham Zapruder's chilling home movie of the shooting, provided some of the most indelible images of Kennedy's assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.
—CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
Although few may recognize his name, the footage of Hill, captured on Abraham Zapruder’s chilling home movie of the assassination, provided some of the most indelible images of Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.
—Jack Dura, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
The film begins with a home movie image of a girl bounding down a rocky hill.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Although few may recognize his name, the footage of Hill, captured on Abraham Zapruder's chilling home movie of the shooting, provided some of the most indelible images of Kennedy's assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.
—CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
Although few may recognize his name, the footage of Hill, captured on Abraham Zapruder’s chilling home movie of the assassination, provided some of the most indelible images of Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.
—Jack Dura, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
The film begins with a home movie image of a girl bounding down a rocky hill.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Home movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20movie. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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