Word to describe “not very old” movie
The other day when we are talking about movies, I was kind of struggling to find the proper word to describe a movie that is not very old, but also not quite new.
For example, movies from around 2000, like The Last Samurai (2003) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994). (I don't think they're old, but some people in the group do.)
What word shall I use to relate to this age group?
And how about movies from the forties, the sixties, and the eighties?
Thanks in advance :)
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The other day when we are talking about movies, I was kind of struggling to find the proper word to describe a movie that is not very old, but also not quite new.
For example, movies from around 2000, like The Last Samurai (2003) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994). (I don't think they're old, but some people in the group do.)
What word shall I use to relate to this age group?
And how about movies from the forties, the sixties, and the eighties?
Thanks in advance :)
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Movies from the early 2000s...
– Jim
12 hours ago
@Jim Errr... thanks. Didn't think about that, that could be used. However I'm trying to find a more generalized adjective (which can also be used to describe movies from nineties like The Shawshank Redemption.)
– Tiw
11 hours ago
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I doubt you’ll find a good word for this. I would call them recent movies, but the problem is that if you ask 100 people how they’d describe the age of movies like The Last Samurai and The Shawshank Redemption, I suspect you’ll get 50 people calling them ‘new’ and 50 people calling them ‘old’. Most teenagers I know would consider them positively ancient, while most pensioners I know would think of them as having just come out. How do you describe the age of something relatively when people disagree on how relatively old it is?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
10 hours ago
Indeed, @JanusBahsJacquet ...the plethora of just about anything anytime on cable, netflix,, and youtube, coupled with the ubiquitous cell-phone has created an entire generation of kids who immediately classify a movie as "old" if the protagonists are not constantly checking their messages or tweets. And if the movie is not based on Marvel comics or a video game, worse.
– Cascabel
10 hours ago
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The other day when we are talking about movies, I was kind of struggling to find the proper word to describe a movie that is not very old, but also not quite new.
For example, movies from around 2000, like The Last Samurai (2003) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994). (I don't think they're old, but some people in the group do.)
What word shall I use to relate to this age group?
And how about movies from the forties, the sixties, and the eighties?
Thanks in advance :)
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The other day when we are talking about movies, I was kind of struggling to find the proper word to describe a movie that is not very old, but also not quite new.
For example, movies from around 2000, like The Last Samurai (2003) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994). (I don't think they're old, but some people in the group do.)
What word shall I use to relate to this age group?
And how about movies from the forties, the sixties, and the eighties?
Thanks in advance :)
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Movies from the early 2000s...
– Jim
12 hours ago
@Jim Errr... thanks. Didn't think about that, that could be used. However I'm trying to find a more generalized adjective (which can also be used to describe movies from nineties like The Shawshank Redemption.)
– Tiw
11 hours ago
2
I doubt you’ll find a good word for this. I would call them recent movies, but the problem is that if you ask 100 people how they’d describe the age of movies like The Last Samurai and The Shawshank Redemption, I suspect you’ll get 50 people calling them ‘new’ and 50 people calling them ‘old’. Most teenagers I know would consider them positively ancient, while most pensioners I know would think of them as having just come out. How do you describe the age of something relatively when people disagree on how relatively old it is?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
10 hours ago
Indeed, @JanusBahsJacquet ...the plethora of just about anything anytime on cable, netflix,, and youtube, coupled with the ubiquitous cell-phone has created an entire generation of kids who immediately classify a movie as "old" if the protagonists are not constantly checking their messages or tweets. And if the movie is not based on Marvel comics or a video game, worse.
– Cascabel
10 hours ago
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Movies from the early 2000s...
– Jim
12 hours ago
@Jim Errr... thanks. Didn't think about that, that could be used. However I'm trying to find a more generalized adjective (which can also be used to describe movies from nineties like The Shawshank Redemption.)
– Tiw
11 hours ago
2
I doubt you’ll find a good word for this. I would call them recent movies, but the problem is that if you ask 100 people how they’d describe the age of movies like The Last Samurai and The Shawshank Redemption, I suspect you’ll get 50 people calling them ‘new’ and 50 people calling them ‘old’. Most teenagers I know would consider them positively ancient, while most pensioners I know would think of them as having just come out. How do you describe the age of something relatively when people disagree on how relatively old it is?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
10 hours ago
Indeed, @JanusBahsJacquet ...the plethora of just about anything anytime on cable, netflix,, and youtube, coupled with the ubiquitous cell-phone has created an entire generation of kids who immediately classify a movie as "old" if the protagonists are not constantly checking their messages or tweets. And if the movie is not based on Marvel comics or a video game, worse.
– Cascabel
10 hours ago
1
1
Movies from the early 2000s...
– Jim
12 hours ago
Movies from the early 2000s...
– Jim
12 hours ago
@Jim Errr... thanks. Didn't think about that, that could be used. However I'm trying to find a more generalized adjective (which can also be used to describe movies from nineties like The Shawshank Redemption.)
– Tiw
11 hours ago
@Jim Errr... thanks. Didn't think about that, that could be used. However I'm trying to find a more generalized adjective (which can also be used to describe movies from nineties like The Shawshank Redemption.)
– Tiw
11 hours ago
2
2
I doubt you’ll find a good word for this. I would call them recent movies, but the problem is that if you ask 100 people how they’d describe the age of movies like The Last Samurai and The Shawshank Redemption, I suspect you’ll get 50 people calling them ‘new’ and 50 people calling them ‘old’. Most teenagers I know would consider them positively ancient, while most pensioners I know would think of them as having just come out. How do you describe the age of something relatively when people disagree on how relatively old it is?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
10 hours ago
I doubt you’ll find a good word for this. I would call them recent movies, but the problem is that if you ask 100 people how they’d describe the age of movies like The Last Samurai and The Shawshank Redemption, I suspect you’ll get 50 people calling them ‘new’ and 50 people calling them ‘old’. Most teenagers I know would consider them positively ancient, while most pensioners I know would think of them as having just come out. How do you describe the age of something relatively when people disagree on how relatively old it is?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
10 hours ago
Indeed, @JanusBahsJacquet ...the plethora of just about anything anytime on cable, netflix,, and youtube, coupled with the ubiquitous cell-phone has created an entire generation of kids who immediately classify a movie as "old" if the protagonists are not constantly checking their messages or tweets. And if the movie is not based on Marvel comics or a video game, worse.
– Cascabel
10 hours ago
Indeed, @JanusBahsJacquet ...the plethora of just about anything anytime on cable, netflix,, and youtube, coupled with the ubiquitous cell-phone has created an entire generation of kids who immediately classify a movie as "old" if the protagonists are not constantly checking their messages or tweets. And if the movie is not based on Marvel comics or a video game, worse.
– Cascabel
10 hours ago
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One might describe a movie from the last few decades as "modern" or "contemporary".
A movie from the last few years might simply be described as "recent", although that's probably more restrictive than you want.
A particularly old movie might be described by the technical aspects by which it differs from a modern one -- for instance, a "silent film".
answered 5 hours ago
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Ah! So a newer movie is a "talkie"!
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
@HotLicks He ain't gonna get that. I know that you as well as I have done Narrative film: a history, but hese crazy kids...?
– Cascabel
4 hours ago
Thanks for your answer :)
– Tiw
1 hour ago
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One might describe a movie from the last few decades as "modern" or "contemporary".
A movie from the last few years might simply be described as "recent", although that's probably more restrictive than you want.
A particularly old movie might be described by the technical aspects by which it differs from a modern one -- for instance, a "silent film".
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Ah! So a newer movie is a "talkie"!
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
@HotLicks He ain't gonna get that. I know that you as well as I have done Narrative film: a history, but hese crazy kids...?
– Cascabel
4 hours ago
Thanks for your answer :)
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1 hour ago
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One might describe a movie from the last few decades as "modern" or "contemporary".
A movie from the last few years might simply be described as "recent", although that's probably more restrictive than you want.
A particularly old movie might be described by the technical aspects by which it differs from a modern one -- for instance, a "silent film".
answered 5 hours ago
duskwuffduskwuff
38217
1
Ah! So a newer movie is a "talkie"!
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
@HotLicks He ain't gonna get that. I know that you as well as I have done Narrative film: a history, but hese crazy kids...?
– Cascabel
4 hours ago
Thanks for your answer :)
– Tiw
1 hour ago
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One might describe a movie from the last few decades as "modern" or "contemporary".
A movie from the last few years might simply be described as "recent", although that's probably more restrictive than you want.
A particularly old movie might be described by the technical aspects by which it differs from a modern one -- for instance, a "silent film".
answered 5 hours ago
duskwuffduskwuff
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One might describe a movie from the last few decades as "modern" or "contemporary".
A movie from the last few years might simply be described as "recent", although that's probably more restrictive than you want.
A particularly old movie might be described by the technical aspects by which it differs from a modern one -- for instance, a "silent film".
answered 5 hours ago
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answered 5 hours ago
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Ah! So a newer movie is a "talkie"!
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
@HotLicks He ain't gonna get that. I know that you as well as I have done Narrative film: a history, but hese crazy kids...?
– Cascabel
4 hours ago
Thanks for your answer :)
– Tiw
1 hour ago
add a comment |
1
Ah! So a newer movie is a "talkie"!
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
@HotLicks He ain't gonna get that. I know that you as well as I have done Narrative film: a history, but hese crazy kids...?
– Cascabel
4 hours ago
Thanks for your answer :)
– Tiw
1 hour ago
1
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Ah! So a newer movie is a "talkie"!
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
Ah! So a newer movie is a "talkie"!
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
@HotLicks He ain't gonna get that. I know that you as well as I have done Narrative film: a history, but hese crazy kids...?
– Cascabel
4 hours ago
@HotLicks He ain't gonna get that. I know that you as well as I have done Narrative film: a history, but hese crazy kids...?
– Cascabel
4 hours ago
Thanks for your answer :)
– Tiw
1 hour ago
Thanks for your answer :)
– Tiw
1 hour ago
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Movies from the early 2000s...
– Jim
12 hours ago
@Jim Errr... thanks. Didn't think about that, that could be used. However I'm trying to find a more generalized adjective (which can also be used to describe movies from nineties like The Shawshank Redemption.)
– Tiw
11 hours ago
2
I doubt you’ll find a good word for this. I would call them recent movies, but the problem is that if you ask 100 people how they’d describe the age of movies like The Last Samurai and The Shawshank Redemption, I suspect you’ll get 50 people calling them ‘new’ and 50 people calling them ‘old’. Most teenagers I know would consider them positively ancient, while most pensioners I know would think of them as having just come out. How do you describe the age of something relatively when people disagree on how relatively old it is?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
10 hours ago
Indeed, @JanusBahsJacquet ...the plethora of just about anything anytime on cable, netflix,, and youtube, coupled with the ubiquitous cell-phone has created an entire generation of kids who immediately classify a movie as "old" if the protagonists are not constantly checking their messages or tweets. And if the movie is not based on Marvel comics or a video game, worse.
– Cascabel
10 hours ago