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Movies Word Search
Free Movies word search puzzles to print or play online.
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At the Cinema
8 words to find
- SCREEN
- POPCORN
- TICKET
- SEAT
- LOBBY
- SODA
- CANDY
- LIGHTS
Drag from the first to the last letter of a word, or tap the first letter and then the last. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
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All 13 Movies word search puzzles
13 puzzles in three levels, 5 easy, 4 medium and 4 hard. Easy puzzles are 10 by 10 grids with eight words across and down, medium puzzles are 13 by 13 with twelve words and diagonals, and hard puzzles are 16 by 16 with eighteen words in every direction, backwards too. Themes include At the Cinema, Film Crew, Special Effects and Film History. Every puzzle has an answer key and prints on US Letter or A4. Every one of these 13 puzzles is free: play it online above or print its PDF, with the answer key on page 2. No account, no email.
Easy: across and down 5 puzzles
Medium: across, down and diagonal 4 puzzles
Hard: every direction, backwards too 4 puzzles
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How to use these Movies word searches
Print the easy puzzles for a family movie night and let kids race to finish before the credits. Film and media teachers can use Making a Movie and Filmmaking Jobs as a vocabulary warm-up, and activity leaders can run Film History as a reminiscing session. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own Movies word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these movies words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about Movies word search
Every Movies puzzle on this page is free to play online and free to print as a PDF with its answer key, one by one. Only the optional booklet, all 13 puzzles bundled into one print-ready file, costs money.
They use generic words such as genres, film crew jobs, cinema equipment and storytelling terms. The only names are early film pioneers in Film History, such as the Lumiere brothers, Georges Melies and Thomas Edison.
Making a Movie and Special Effects are medium puzzles for beginners. Filmmaking Jobs, Cinema Technology and Story Terms are hard puzzles with words such as best boy, aspect ratio, foreshadowing and denouement for older students.
At the Cinema, Movie Genres, Film Crew, Movie Night and Animated Fun are easy puzzles. Each has eight short words in a 10 by 10 grid that run only across and down.
Easy puzzles (10 by 10, words across and down) work from about age 6. Medium puzzles (13 by 13, diagonals added) suit ages 8 to 11. Hard puzzles (16 by 16, every direction, backwards too) are for older kids and adults.
Page 2 of every PDF is the answer key, with each word marked where it hides. When you play online, the Show answers button marks them on the grid.
Every puzzle comes as a US Letter PDF (8.5 by 11 inches) and an A4 PDF (210 by 297 mm). Print at 100% or Actual size.
Every puzzle on this page plays in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer: drag or tap from the first to the last letter of a word. Nothing to install and no account.
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