Movies, Books & Games

Movies & Series: German words for movies, books and games

The “Movies & Series” set from the “Movies, Books & Games” goal. These are German words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.

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53 · German

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Merkliste [ˈmɛʁkˌlɪstə] watchlist noun

Streaming-Plattform [ˈʃtʁiːmɪŋ ˈplɑtfɔʁm] streaming platform phrase

am Stück schauen [am ʃtʏk ˈʃaʊ̯ən] binge-watch verb

Spoiler-Warnung [ˈʃpɔɪ̯lɐ ˈvaʁnʊŋ] spoiler alert phrase

Spoiler [ˈʃpɔɪlɐ] spoiler noun

Filmkritik [ˈfɪlmkʁɪtɪk] movie review noun

Kartenschalter [ˈkaʁtənˌʃaltɐ] box office noun

Erscheinungsdatum [ɛʁˈʃaɪ̯nʊŋsˌdaːtʊm] release date phrase

Zeichentrickfilm [ˈtsaɪ̯çn̩.tʁɪk.fɪlm] animated movie phrase

Dokumentarfilm [do.ku.men.'taːɐ̯.fɪlm] documentary noun

romantische Komödie [roˈmantɪʃə koˈmøːdi̯ə] romantic comedy phrase

Actionfilm [ˈak.tsjo.n.fɪlm] action movie phrase

Horror [ˈhɔʁɔʁ] horror noun

Komödie [kəˈmøːdiə] comedy noun

Logikloch [ˈloːkɪkˌlɔx] plot hole phrase

visuelle Effekte [vɪˈzy.ʊ.ɛ.l̩ eˈfɛk.tə] visual effects phrase

Spezialeffekte [ʃpeˈtsi͡aˌlɛfɛktə] special effects phrase

Kameraführung [ˈka.mə.ʀa.fyː.ʊʁ.ʊŋ] cinematography noun

Stuntdouble [ˈʃtʊntˌdaʊbl̩] stunt double phrase

Filmteam [ˈfɪlmˌteːm] crew noun

Besetzung [bəˈzɛt͡sʊŋ] cast noun

Schauspielerin [ˈʃaʊ̯ʃˌpiːlɛʁɪn] actress noun

Soundtrack [ˈzaʊndtræk] soundtrack noun

Off-Stimme [ˈʔɔfˌʃtɪmə] voice-over noun

Originalfassung [oˈʁigi.naˌfasʊŋ] original version phrase

Synchronfassung [zɪŋkʁoːnˈfasʊŋ] dubbed version noun

hinter den Kulissen [ˈhɪntɐ deːn kuˈlɪsən] behind the scenes phrase

gelöschte Szene [gəˈlœʃtə ˈtseːnə] deleted scene phrase

Szene nach dem Abspann [ˈzeːnə naːx deːm ˈapʃpan] post-credit scene phrase

Schlussszene [ˈʃlʊs̩ˌzeːnə] ending scene noun

Zugabe [ˈtsuːˌgaːbə] encore noun

Vorschau [ˈfoːɐˌʃaʊ] preview noun

Untertitel [ˈʊntɐˌtiːtəl] subtitles noun

Thriller [ˈtʁɪlɐ] thriller noun

Teaser [ˈtiːzɐ] teaser noun

Serie [ˈzeːʁiə] series noun

Schauspieler [ˈʃaʊˌʃpiːlɐ] actor noun

Rolle [ˈʁɔlə] role noun

rekapitulieren [ʁekapituˈliːʁən] recap verb

Regisseur [ʁeʒɪˈsøːɐ] director noun

Pilotfolge [piˈloːtˌfɔlgə] pilot episode noun

Jahreszeit [ˈjaːʁəsˌtsaɪt] season noun

Genre [ˈʒãːʁə] genre noun

Folge [ˈfɔlgə] episode noun

Finale [fiˈnaːlə] finale noun

Film [fɪlm] film noun

Fernsehsendung [ˈfɛʁnzeːˌzɛndʊŋ] tv show noun

Eröffnungsszene [ɛɐˈœfnʊŋsˌtseːnə] opening scene noun

Drehbuch [ˈdʁeːˌbuːx] screenplay noun

Drama [ˈdʁaːma] drama noun

Anhänger [ˈanˌhɛŋɐ] trailer noun

Finale finale noun

Selbstbeteiligung Excess noun

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