American cinema

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American cinema is the film industry and body of motion pictures produced in the United States, best known for Hollywood’s global influence on popular culture and filmmaking.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film industry
national cinema
alsoKnownAs Hollywood cinema
linked to: Hollywood films

U.S. cinema
associatedWithAward Academy Awards
linked to: Academy Award

Golden Globe Awards
linked to: Golden Globe Award
associatedWithFestival Sundance Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
country United States
culturalExport American popular culture
distributionModel home video
streaming platforms
theatrical release
dominantPeriod 20th century
early 21st century
economicModel independent film production
studio system
firstMajorEra silent film era
hasGlobalMarketShare high share of worldwide box office
historicalImpact development of star system
globalization of film distribution
standardization of narrative filmmaking
historicalOriginPeriod late 19th century
includesMovement American independent cinema
Classical Hollywood cinema
New Hollywood
influences global popular culture
world cinema
introducedTechnology Technicolor
computer-generated imagery
synchronized sound
widescreen formats
knownFor blockbuster films
feature films
genre innovation
language English
mainProductionCenter Hollywood
mainProductionCity Los Angeles
mainProductionState California
majorCenter Hollywood studio system
linked to: Hollywood studios
majorStudio 20th Century Studios
linked to: 20th Century Fox

Columbia Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Paramount Pictures
Universal Pictures
Walt Disney Studios
Warner Bros.
producesGenre action films
film noir
horror films
musicals
romantic comedies
science fiction films
superhero films
western films
ratingSystem MPA film rating system
regulatoryBody Motion Picture Association

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