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

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Her filmography also includes works by Cannes regulars Leos Carax, Claire Denis, Amos Gitaï, Naomi Kawase, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025 Thirty-odd years later, Lynch remained proud of the madcap road movie, even as it had been largely overshadowed in his filmography, due in part to its polarizing critical reception and absence from streaming platforms. Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025 Alongside her filmography, which spans six decades, Hedren boasts a large extended family. Luke Chinman, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025 The season nonetheless endures as a capstone to a titanic filmography, and a closing of the loop after the original show was understandably, if still sadly, canceled. Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025 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 23 Feb. 2025.

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