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art house

American  
[ahrt hous] / ˈɑrt ˌhaʊs /

noun

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

art house British  

noun

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

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adjective

    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
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Etymology

Origin of art house

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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"It's been limited to coastal New York viewers through art house films," he says.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

This was several years before I procured a driver’s license and a Blockbuster card, which would become my entree to indie, art house and international cinema, to movies for and about adults.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

Audiences also tune out when the academy voters celebrate smaller art house films not widely known to the broader TV audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2024

Locally, the Northwest Film Forum, a nonprofit art house theater on Capitol Hill, is also jazzing up its calendar.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

It’s part art house, but Staples insists it’s also just him.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2024

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