New Hollywood

proper noun

A movement in American film history from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, characterized by a new generation of young filmmakers and by the prominence of the individual film director as opposed to the studio.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A movement in American film history from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, characterized by a new generation of young filmmakers and by the prominence of the individual film director as opposed to the studio.
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APA

New Hollywood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Hollywood

MLA

“New Hollywood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Hollywood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Hollywood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Hollywood.

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