Movie vs. Sitcom — What's the Difference?

A recorded sequence of film or video images displayed on a screen with sufficient rapidity as to create the illusion of motion and continuity.

A sitcom, clipping for situational comedy (situation comedy in the U.S.), is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience.

Any work, as of art or entertainment, having this form, usually including a soundtrack

See situation comedy.

The presentation of such a work

Situation comedy.

A long narrative work of this form

A situation comedy

Movies Screenings of movies at a public theater

Movies The movie industry.

A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion.

A cinema.

A motion picture.

A motion picture show; the event of showing a motion picture. In the pl., the event of showing a motion picture at a movie theater; as, to go to the movies; to spend an evening at the movies.

The motion picture industry or medium, generally.

A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement;