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comparative more theatrical, superlative most theatrical
Of or relating to the theatre. quotations examples
The matter of whether the world needs a fourth Ice Age movie pales beside the question of why there were three before it, but Continental Drift feels less like an extension of a theatrical franchise than an episode of a middling TV cartoon, lolling around on territory that’s already been settled.
12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift
Fake and exaggerated. quotations examples
The ceremony and its scene were characterised by that high sense of the theatrical which has marked the activities of the Third Reich.
1941 July, “The Armistice Coach”, in Railway Magazine, page 317
plural theatricals
A stage performance, especially one by amateurs. examples
A commercially produced film to be shown in movie theaters. quotations examples
Release schedules were stepped up so that virtually all of the summer theatricals are coming to video before year's end.
2005, The Hollywood Reporter, page 61