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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Catherine Hardwicke activeIn American cinema
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Clara T. Bracy workedIn American cinema
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Pongo countryOfOrigin American cinema
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J. C. Quinn partOf American cinema
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Gerard Carbonara areaOfActivity American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Stefanie Azpiazu workLocation American cinema
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Frank Davis partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams workedIn American cinema
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Michelle Rejwan basedIn American cinema
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Josh Flitter partOf American cinema
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David McKenna activeIn American cinema
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Madeline Zima workedIn American cinema
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Trevor Albert basedOn American cinema
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Malcolm Stuart Boylan partOf American cinema
Cliff Potts partOf American cinema
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Jacob Brackman activeIn American cinema
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David Wingo partOf American cinema
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Ron Underwood activeIn American cinema
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Robbie Jones partOf American cinema
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New Deal Entertainment basedIn American cinema
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Amara Miller partOf American cinema
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William Loose partOf American cinema
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Cathy Yan activeIn American cinema
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Jon Cohen workLocation American cinema
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Ahkmenrah countryOfOrigin American cinema
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Chris Bacon partOf American cinema
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Richard Masur hasPartIn American cinema
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Trevor Bardette partOf American cinema
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Cy Kendall industry American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
George Bassman partOf American cinema
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Jerry Adler hasPartIn American cinema
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Clancy Cooper activeIn American cinema
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John Sheehan industry American cinema
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Catherine McGoohan activeIn American cinema
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Rules for Special Achievement Awards jurisdiction American cinema
this entity surface form: United States film industry