filmography

noun

film·​og·​ra·​phy fil-ˈmä-grə-fē How to pronounce filmography (audio)
plural filmographies
: a list of movies featuring the work of a prominent film figure or relating to a particular topic

Examples of filmography in a Sentence

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In his loose remakes of the De Niro filmography, Gudegast by now knows the appeal is Big Nick, so he’s got to get our man — the ink still wet on his divorce papers — to France, hot on the heels of young Donnie. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Across his four-feature filmography, Eggers’s female characters can be selfish and inscrutable, but that is almost always in reaction to unsympathetic, patriarchal societies. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024 The actor-musician's filmography has lately been ceded almost entirely to villain parts, including the Joker in The Suicide Squad, the titular vampire in Morbius, and a forthcoming antagonist role in Tron: Ares. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024 As Chris Rock makes his return to Saturday Night Live, the cast is diving into his filmography. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for filmography 

Word History

Etymology

film + -ography (as in bibliography)

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of filmography was in 1941

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“Filmography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmography. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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