final cut

American  

noun

Movies.

1. the final edited version of a film, approved by the director and producer.

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Example Sentences

Kohs had full creative control and final cut on “The Thinking Game,” but Google owns the film’s copyright and provided the funding to make it possible.

From The Wall Street Journal

Talk about finding out that it didn’t make the final cut.

From Los Angeles Times

What was a story that didn’t make the final cut but still wanted to get out there in the public?

From Los Angeles Times

She was nervous — she clarifies she’s “not fluent” — but it was a choice that paid off, and the moment made it in the final cut.

From Los Angeles Times

The 33,560 who made the final cut wore an accelerometer for about seven days to establish how much they typically walk.

From The Wall Street Journal