home movie
noun
: a movie that one makes for people to watch in one's home and that is usually of the family or a family event
We watched home movies of the family reunion.
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Although few may recognize his name, the footage of Hill, captured on Abraham Zapruder's chilling home movie of the shooting, provided some of the most indelible images of Kennedy's assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.
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CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
Although few may recognize his name, the footage of Hill, captured on Abraham Zapruder’s chilling home movie of the assassination, provided some of the most indelible images of Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.
—Jack Dura, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
The film begins with a home movie image of a girl bounding down a rocky hill.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
The upper level holds a bonus room, loft and three more bedrooms while the lower level comprises a large recreation room, home movie theater, a wine cellar and guest suite.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
Although few may recognize his name, the footage of Hill, captured on Abraham Zapruder’s chilling home movie of the assassination, provided some of the most indelible images of Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.
—Jack Dura, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
The film begins with a home movie image of a girl bounding down a rocky hill.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
The upper level holds a bonus room, loft and three more bedrooms while the lower level comprises a large recreation room, home movie theater, a wine cellar and guest suite.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Home movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20movie. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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