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paragraph_text: A film (British English) — also called a movie (American English), motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay, or flick — is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally accompanied by sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema" is a shortening of the word " cinematography " and is used to refer to either filmmaking, the film industry, the overall art form, or a movie theater.