Cult Films

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun A person who is fond of movies and cinema, often to an excessive or obsessive degree

  • The cinephile spent hours analyzing the cinematography of classic films.
  • My friend is a huge cinephile and has seen every movie in the theater.
  • I'm such a cinephile, I can't get enough of watching movies all day.
  • Being a cinephile is like having a library of films in your mind.

adjective relating to or characterized by camp; deliberately exaggerated and theatrical in style, typically for humorous effect

  • The director intentionally added campy elements to the play to create a sense of nostalgia.
  • The movie was so campy, but we couldn't help but laugh at the cheesy dialogue.
  • That horror movie was super campy, like in a good way.
  • Her over-the-top outfit was so campy, it was like she stepped out of a retro fashion magazine.