1. not suitable for or characteristic of cinema; lacking the visual appeal or dramatic quality expected in films
Usage: film criticism; media studies

Examples

• The novel’s internal monologues made it seem uncinematic and difficult to adapt.
• Critics called the static dialogue scenes uncinematic and boring.
• The director avoided uncinematic talking-head interviews in the documentary.
• Many stage plays are considered uncinematic due to their theatrical nature.
• The uncinematic lighting made the film look more like a television production.
• Publishers worried the book’s uncinematic structure would hurt movie rights sales.