电影在英语中通常被表述为 "film" 或 "movie"。

"film" 更偏向于指代电影的物理形态，即胶片或录像带。

"movie" 则更常用来指代电影本身，尤其是在日常对话中。

例如：

I'm thinking of watching a film with a famous Hollywood star at the top of his game.

Let's go to the movies for a change.