1. a person who loves movies and has a deep knowledge of or passion for cinema as an art form
Usage: often implies serious interest in film history, criticism, and artistic merit

Examples

• She is a true cinephile who has watched hundreds of classic films from around the world.
• The cinephile spent hours discussing the cinematography and symbolism of the director's latest work.
• As a cinephile, he preferred independent and foreign films to mainstream blockbusters.
• The film festival attracted cinephiles from across the country.
• My friend became a cinephile after taking a course on film history in college.