American cinema

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American cinema is the film industry and body of motion pictures produced in the United States, best known for Hollywood’s global influence on popular culture and filmmaking.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film industry
national cinema
alsoKnownAs Hollywood films
surface form: Hollywood cinema

U.S. cinema
associatedWithAward Academy Award
surface form: Academy Awards

Golden Globe Award
surface form: Golden Globe Awards
associatedWithFestival Sundance Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalExport American popular culture
distributionModel home video
streaming platforms
theatrical release
dominantPeriod 20th century
early 21st century
economicModel independent film production
studio system
firstMajorEra silent film era
hasGlobalMarketShare high share of worldwide box office
historicalImpact development of star system
globalization of film distribution
standardization of narrative filmmaking
historicalOriginPeriod late 19th century
includesMovement American independent cinema
Classical Hollywood cinema
New Hollywood
influences global popular culture
world cinema
introducedTechnology Technicolor
computer-generated imagery
synchronized sound
widescreen formats
knownFor blockbuster films
feature films
genre innovation
language English
mainProductionCenter Hollywood
mainProductionCity Los Angeles
mainProductionState California, United States
surface form: California
majorCenter Hollywood studios
surface form: Hollywood studio system
majorStudio 20th Century Fox
surface form: 20th Century Studios

Columbia Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Paramount Pictures
Universal Pictures
Walt Disney Studios
Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros.
producesGenre action films
film noir
horror films
musicals
romantic comedies
science fiction films
superhero films
western films
ratingSystem MPA film rating system
regulatoryBody Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
surface form: Motion Picture Association

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Bella Higginbotham partOf American cinema
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Charlie Shotwell partOf American cinema
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William Orlamond workedIn American cinema
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Hugh Griffith partOf American cinema
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Grace Darmond industry American cinema
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Selznick Releasing Organization partOf American cinema
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W. Blake Herron activeIn American cinema
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Kate Bruce activeIn American cinema
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Heather Persons workLocation American cinema
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Larry Wilson basedOn American cinema
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Sam Hamm participatedIn American cinema
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Robert Benjamin partOf American cinema
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Frank J. Marion activeIn American cinema
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Anthony Ray employer American cinema
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Gordon Griffith partOf American cinema
John Bunny activeIn American cinema
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The Vengeance of Durand industry American cinema
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Kyla Deaver partOf American cinema
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Play Misty for Me partOf American cinema
Michael Murphy participantIn American cinema
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William C. Thompson activeIn American cinema
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Major Philip Kirby partOf American cinema
Gavin Gordon workedIn American cinema
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Jim Burke activeIn American cinema
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Milton Carruth professionPracticedIn American cinema
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Bob Richman activeIn American cinema
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Eric Warren Singer partOf American cinema
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Betty Thomas activeIn American cinema
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Kaiwi Lyman partOf American cinema
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Piotr Sobociński employer American cinema
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Jay Acovone hasPartIn American cinema
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Jeff Cardoni hasPartIn American cinema
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Hans Charles activeIn American cinema
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La'Myia Good hasPartIn American cinema
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Elia Kazan Productions partOf American cinema
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Dorothy Page partOf American cinema
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A Face in the Crowd aspectOf American cinema
Dylan Kussman activeIn American cinema
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Art Marcum activeIn American cinema
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Adele Romanski basedIn American cinema
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Lewis Arquette activeIn American cinema
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Raynold Gideon basedOn American cinema
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Coppola family hasInfluenceOn American cinema
James Daly activeIn American cinema
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Ruth Kobart partOf American cinema
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Peter McRobbie activeIn American cinema
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Jennifer Lewis partOf American cinema
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Lulu Wang activeIn American cinema
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