Okuzeka
Film & Television vocabulary · Genres and Storytelling

Anthology film

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, anthology film means: A film made up of several separate stories, often connected by a theme or framing story.

In Turkish: antoloji filmi

How it is used

Also called an omnibus or portmanteau film; separate segments may have different directors.

Example sentences

  1. The anthology film brings together four stories set in the same hotel.

    A shared location connects otherwise separate stories.

  2. Each director chose a different visual style for the anthology film.

    The film can contain several distinct creative approaches.

Common collocations

  • direct an anthology film
  • anthology film segment
  • genreA category of films or TV shows that share a style, subject or set of conventions, such as comedy, horror, western or science fiction.
  • plotThe series of connected events that make up the story of a film or series, and the order in which they are shown.

More terms: Genres and Storytelling

Practise with graded reading

Reading at the right level is the fastest way to make new words stick. Pick free English books by level: