der Film war

the movie was

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phrase Uncommon #10,633
the movie was Used here with the past tense of sein to describe a movie. Film is a cognate with English 'film' or 'movie'.
GE: Der Film war wirklich lustig.
EN: The movie was really funny.

Der Film war ein Reinfall.

The film was a flop.

Der Film war nicht so gut, wie ich erwartet hatte.

The movie wasn't as good as I expected.

Der Film war recht spannend.

The film was quite exciting.

Der Film war ziemlich langweilig.

The movie was pretty boring.

Der Film war fast drei Stunden lang.

The film was almost three hours long.

Der Film war nicht so interessant, wie ich erwartet hatte.

The movie wasn’t as interesting as I expected.

Der Film war viel besser, als ich angenommen hatte.

The film was much better than I expected.

Der Film war zum Totlachen.

The film was hilarious.

Der Film war lustig.

The movie was funny.

Der Film war okay, aber nicht mehr.

The film was okay, but nothing more.

Der Film war wirklich gut.

The movie was really good.

Doch, der Film war gut!

Yes, the film was good!

Der Film war nicht so interessant wie das Buch.

The movie wasn’t as interesting as the book.

Der Film war viel besser als erwartet.

The film was much better than expected.

Der Film war zum Schießen.

The film was hilarious.

Der Film war lang und öde.

The film was long and boring.

Der Film war nicht so lustig wie das Buch.

The movie wasn’t as funny as the book.

Der Film war viel interessanter, als ich erwartet habe.

The film was much more interesting than I expected.