Useful Adjectives for Describing Movies

• Here is a list of vocabulary that reviewers often use when describing movies.
• I have divided them into three categories: positive, negative, and neutral.
• Note that depending on the combination of words used, they may change from neutral to positive or negative.

Positive

first-rate	insightful	clever
charming	comical	charismatic
enjoyable	uproarious	original
tender	hilarious	absorbing
sensitive	riveting	intriguing
powerful	fascinating	pleasant
surprising	dazzling	thought provoking
imaginative	legendary	unpretentious

Negative

second-rate	violent	moronic
third-rate	flawed	juvenile
boring	distasteful	ordinary
disgusting	senseless	static
brutal	confused	disappointing
bloody	silly	tired
predictable	stupid	uninteresting
weak	incredibly tiresome	trite
uneven	cliché ridden	outdated
dreadful	bland

Neutral

suspenseful	low-budget	dramatic
highly-charged	sentimental	fantasy
slow	romantic	satirical
fast-moving	oddball	picaresque
big-budget	wacky

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