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7	->'''Eddy:''' We did it, Double D! Everyone loves us! We're finally in, baby!\
8	'''Edd:''' And it only took 130 episodes, 4 specials, and a movie, Eddy!
9	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow''
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11	The Movie is a heavily expanded, one-shot episode of a TV series usually meant for theatrical distribution. Often times the film will be used to further the storyline of the show (see MythArc). However, usually there are other motivations for this, generally involving [[MoneyDearBoy green slips of paper going into the pockets of film executives from the hard-working fanbase of a show]].
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13	This trope primarily dates from before DVD, and occurred a lot during the 80s and early 1990s. A cinematic feature was considered much more important for a particular series or franchise at the time, than it would be now; although it can still sometimes occur. Although not always, The Movie tends to be a death knell for the franchise in question, as well.
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15	The Movie usually takes two main forms.
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17	* A distilled/compressed [[{{TheSummation}} summary]] or UrExample of the entire central arc of the series it is based on. ''Film/TheXFilesFightTheFuture'' was a good example of this. A subtype here is the CompilationMovie.
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19	* It will raise the stakes, (often changing the dynamic of the original work) or otherwise contain a story with a scope larger than the usual series' budget, in which case you tend to have a BigDamnMovie. It can also act as the GrandFinale, or a SeriesFauxnale, if they continue the series with sequels. ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' would qualify as an example of this, as would the original animated [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie Transformers movie]]. Usually a FinaleMovie.
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21	Not all movies are The Movie; compare NonSerialMovie and TheFilmOfTheSeries. See also MadeForTVMovie, and note that not ''all'' examples of The Movie are theatrical. (A ReunionShow, for instance, will often take the form of a movie.) Most anime movies, for example, are either [[NonSerialMovie non-serial adventures]] or the {{Arc}} or MythArc of the entire series compressed into the space of two hours. The latter frequently requires an AlternateContinuity to pull this off.
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23	In the 1960s and 1970s it was also common for episodes of a TV series, especially two-part stories, to be edited together as feature films for theatrical distribution both domestically (in the era before home video) or internationally in markets where the original TV series did not yet air. ''Series/TheManFromUncle'' was introduced to many European and Asian countries not by the broadcast series, but by the film series derived from the TV show (with additional racy and violent footage added that couldn't be shown on TV).
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25	If it's a series' first attempt at making one, it might even be called some variation of [[TitleTheAdaptation Title: The Movie]]. You know, in case you didn't realize.
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27	For the inverse, a series based off a movie, see RecycledTheSeries. SisterTrope of TheFilmOfTheBook (adaptation of a book into a film) and TheFilmOfThePlay (adaptation of a theatre play into a film).
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29	Examples are sorted according to the original source.
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36	!!Example subpages:
37	[[index]]
38	* TheMovie/AnimeAndManga
39	* TheMovie/LiveActionTV
40	* TheMovie/WesternAnimation
41	[[/index]]
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43	!!Other examples:
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45	[[foldercontrol]]
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47	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
48	* ''Animation/AditDanSopoJarwo'' has a movie released in 2021, titled simply ''Adit Sopo Jarwo the Movie'', which is basically an extended origin episode for how Adit, Sopo, and Jarwo met.
49	* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'' has four theatrical films so far. The first, simply titled ''Animation/HappyHeroesTheMovie'', was released in 2013. The second, ''Animation/HappyHeroes2TheBattleOfPlanetQiyuan'', was released in 2014. The third, ''Animation/HappyHeroesTheStones'', released in 2022. The fourth, ''Animation/HappyHeroesMultiverseRescue'', released in 2024.
50	* ''Animation/MotuPatlu'' has received quite a few direct-to-TV films throughout its run, plus one theatrical outing titled ''Motu Patlu: King of Kings''.
51	* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' has ten [[Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolfFilmSeries films]] so far, eight animated ones and two that are [[LiveActionAdaptation mostly live-action]]. Production company Creator/CreativePowerEntertaining intended to make films for ''every'' animal of the EasternZodiac, but they stopped basing their projects off it after the seventh main film, ''[[Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolfAmazingPleasantGoat Amazing Pleasant Goat]]''.
52	[[/folder]]
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54	[[folder:Comic Books]]
55	* ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon'':
56	** A 2003 LiveActionAdaptation movie exists.
57	** A 2008 sequel: "Mortadelo y Filemón. Misión: Salvar la Tierra" (Mortadelo & Filemón. Mission: Save Earth) with the popular Spanish comedian Eduard Soto replacing Benito Pocino in the role of Mortadelo.
58	** Then, in 2014, a new film, this time an animated film, "Mortadelo y Filemón contra Jimmy el Cachondo" (Mortadelo & Filemon vs Jimmy the Joker, marketed internationally as "Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible").
59	* ''ComicBook/ZipiYZape'':
60	** One in 1981, which almost nobody in Spain remembers today.
61	** Then another one based on the AnimatedAdaptation.
62	* ''[[ComicBook/{{BoogieElAceitoso}} Boogie, el Aceitoso]]'', movie from 2009.
63	* ''ComicBook/{{Condorito}}'', which was [[WesternAnimation/{{Condorito}} released in 2017]].
64	* ''ComicBook/TomPoes'' got an animated film in 1983, ''Als Je Begrijpt Wat Ik Bedoel'', which revolved around Tom's friend Bommel the bear adopting a baby dragon. An English dub was released in the U.S. in 1987 as ''The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?)''.
65	* ''ComicBook/{{Werner}} – Beinhart!'' was celebrated as this back in 1990. Since then, another four feature-length movies have been released, and some people [[AdaptationDisplacement know ''Werner'' for the films rather than for the books]].
66	[[/folder]]
67
68	[[folder:Fan Works]]
69	* ''Fanfic/NeonExodusEvangelion'', despite being a fanfic, has a The Movie, set after the episodes and wrapping everything up with an epic fight scene.
70	* ''Fanfic/RedDeadWitchdemptionByJohnEgbert'' takes place during the filming of ''Webcomic/SweetBroAndHellaJeff the Featur Filim: Teh Mvoie''
71	* ''Fanfic/JimmyTwoShoesTheMovieMiseryLovesCompany'' is a fanscript for one based on ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
72	* ''Fanfic/PokemonHarmonyAndChaos'': Similar to how Anime/PokemonTheSeries has a movie that takes place during each season, there are several side-stories in the series that act as "movies" for each of the three main stories, even having "Pokémon the Movie" in the title. These include ''Pokémon the Movie: Total Eclixie the Heart'', ''Pokémon the Movie: Voice of the Ocean'', and ''Pokémon the Movie: Rival and Darkness''.
73	[[/folder]]
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75	[[folder:Music]]
76	* ''Film/ABBATheMovie''. Guess what [[Music/{{ABBA}} it's about]]. It also had album and sheet music tie-ins, called ''Music/ABBATheAlbum'' and ''ABBA: The Folio''.
77	* ''[[Music/TheGratefulDead The Grateful Dead Movie]]'' was a feature-length documentary following the band and their fanbase on their 1974 tour, particularly their October 1974 performances at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, which included animation and behind-the-scenes sequences.
78	* A 3D documentary on Music/JustinBieber, ''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'' was released in theaters in 2011.
79	* ''Film/SpiceWorld'', the Music/SpiceGirls film.
80	* ''Film/TenaciousDInThePickOfDestiny'' is the origin story of [[Music/TenaciousD the D]], and would chronologically lead to the earlier HBO shorts. Of course, [[StonerFlick everybody was probably too baked]] to care about canon.
81	* Seems to be the case in [[{{Mockumentary}} fake]] [[{{Rockumentary}} Rockumentaries]] like ''Film/ThisIsSpinalTap'' or ''Music/{{Fraktus}}: Das letzte Kapitel der Musikgeschichte'', but in those cases (as well as in the case of ''Music/LeningradCowboys Go America''), the bands were made up for these movies in the first place. ''Music/TheRutles: All You Need Is Cash'' is an exception, though: The parody band existed well before the film.
82	* Parodied with ''Music/NinjaSexParty: The Movie (That's Totally Not Happening)'', available as a poster when purchasing the physical version of the band's three albums.
83	* The forgotten campy Music/OliviaNewtonJohn-fronted sci-fi film ''Toomorrow'' was created as a vehicle to promote the forgotten campy Music/OliviaNewtonJohn-fronted pre-fab band Toomorrow.
84	* Film/TheWigglesMovie is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, starring Australian children's entertainment group Music/TheWiggles
85	[[/folder]]
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87	[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
88	* Atlantis, Octagón, and Máscara Sagrada formed "[[PowerTrio Los Movie Stars]]" in Wrestling/{{CMLL}}, based on the fact they had all been in movies. The most famous lucha libre movies were of course of Wrestling/ElSanto though.
89	* Wrestling/{{WCW}}'s "Ready to Rumble", better known as the dud that put the belt on Creator/DavidArquette.
90	* Wrestling/ProWrestlingZero1 has ''Oh! My Zombie Mermaid''''[[CompletelyDifferentTitle Ah! House Collapses]]'' about a pro wrestling promoter(a CaptainErsatz of Wrestling/ShinyaHashimoto) and the attempts of a rival promoter to destroy him out of [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy at his success and envy]] when not Hashimoto buys a new house.
91	* Titanes en el Ring (Titans in the Ring), an Argentine promotion and television program that ran from 1962 to 1988, was such a phenomenon in Argentina it spawned two films, "Titanes en el ring" (Titans in the Ring), released in 1973, and "Titanes en el ring contrataca" (Titans in the Ring Strike Back), released in 1984.
92	* 100% Lucha (100% Battle), an Argentine promotion and television program that ran from 2006 to 2010 spawned two movies, "100% Lucha, la película" (100% Lucha, The Movie) in 2008 and 100% lucha, el amo de los clones (100% Lucha, Master of the Clones) in 2009.
93	[[/folder]]
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95	[[folder:Video Games]]
96	* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'': ''Film/AssassinsCreedLineage'', ''WesternAnimation/AssassinsCreedEmbers'' and 2016's ''[[Film/AssassinsCreed2016 Assassin's Creed]]'' are all in-continuity. ''Embers'' specifically serves as the GrandFinale for Ezio's character and an epilogue to ''Revelations''.
97	* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' has both a series of in-continuity CGI movies, and a live action Hollywood film series that is its own continuity.
98	[[/folder]]
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100	[[folder:Web Animation]]
101	* ''WebAnimation/GreenyPhatom'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc4-RTuOsh4 has a feature-length movie]] that is particularly bizarre. It was subsequently plagiarized and remade as ''Platform/GoAnimate: The Movie''.
102	* ''WebAnimation/TheGrosseryGang'' webseries has ''The Grossery Gang vs. The Clean Team: Putrid Power'' , a feature length movie (still on Youtube), which is actually a half-hour episode of the webseries, which is still long in comparison to the two minute length of standard episodes. The next two series would have shorter, yet still longer than standard episode, "movies" as well.
103	* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': ''The Quest for the Sacred Gem'', a DTYT (Direct to Platform/YouTube) "movie", which only has a teaser trailer so far.
104	* WebAnimation/WolfSongTheMovie is a bizarre example of this, as it’s more a rehash of an earlier draft from 2011 released in 2016 by the creator of said draft, but despite being a full length film, it is only available on Youtube and a select few obscure websites.
105	[[/folder]]
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107	[[folder:Web Videos]]
108	* ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets'' will have a movie taking place in the same universe released at some unspecified point in the future.
109	* ''Film/AngryVideoGameNerdTheMovie''
110	* ''WebVideo/{{Smosh}}: The Movie''
111	* ''[[Film/GirltrashAllNightLong GIRLTRASH: All Night Long]]'' is a prequel to the webseries ''Girltrash''.
112	* ''Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure'' and ''Agents of Secret Stuff''. The latter, however, was a thirty minute Platform/YouTube video presented in the form of a movie.
113	* To an extent, WebVideo/{{Googlebrains}}' Disgust Destroys Fluxburgh. It was a direct-to-Platform/YouTube movie.
114	* Numerous {{Youtube Poop}}s can reach 30 minutes to an hour in length.
115	* ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWallTheMovie''.
116	[[/folder]]

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