art house

[ahrt hous]

noun

1. a movie theater specializing in the exhibition of art films.

art house

noun

1. a cinema which specializes in showing films which are not part of the commercial mainstream

adjective

1. 1. of or relating to such films or a cinema which specializes in showing them

   2. ( as modifier )

      the surprise art-house hit of the season

Word History and Origins

Origin of art house¹

First recorded in 1950–55