Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: melodrama

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

A charming melodrama based on Colm Tóibín’s bestselling novel, is set in the 1950s and stars Saoirse Ronan as Eilis Lacey, a young Wexford woman who lives with her mother and works part-time in a local shop.

Source: https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/top-30-irish-films-of-all-time-numbers-20-11-featuring-brooklyn-the-snapper-and-the-banshees-of-inisherin/a2018178461.html

Although a bit of a grower compared to its predecessors, season 3's "GIRI GIRI" does a splendid job of reflecting the anime's gradual shift towards romance and melodrama over pure comedy.

Source: https://gamerant.com/best-anime-openings-theme-songs/

In “Yellowstone,” Sheridan has corralled the ranging tropes of the Western into the chambers of domestic melodrama.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-television/yellowstone-s-epic-tv-expansionism

It's a bloody and intense mix of melodrama and horror, and overall works well, delivering memorable visuals and an interesting spin on a familiar story.

Source: https://collider.com/best-anthony-hopkins-movies-ranked/

It's not just melodrama, and Kaneki's life only gets more chaotic after becoming a ghoul.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/best-manga-ever/

Netflix has released the teaser trailer for Todd Haynes’s darkly comedic melodrama ‘May December.’

Source: https://www.heyuguys.com/may-december-trailer/

Raimi staged his superhero opus like something from the Golden Age of Hollywood; a soft-focus melodrama that also happens to have radioactive spiders and a bad man in a robotic green suit.

Source: https://collider.com/spider-man-movies-ranked/

She doesn’t explicitly call these marriages “difficult” — that’s what the “literary” part is for, with its bass notes of egotism and melodrama and even “Lives of the Saints.”

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/11/books/valentines-day-book-recommendations.html

Shots of Tommy stewing in his jail cell or studying his reflection in the mirror have an edge to them, but there’s also a sense of self-aware melodrama by this point.

Source: https://filmschoolrejects.com/happy-valley-season-3-review/

So it’s disappointing that “Daisy Jones” mostly falls back on rock ’n’ roll clichés and shameless melodrama, though it’s not necessarily surprising given that Neustadter and Weber were also responsible for “The Fault in Our Stars.”

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/arts/television/daisy-jones-and-the-six-review.html

The melodrama has been adapted by Christopher Bond, and the director will be Deborah Mouat.

Source: https://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/23461915.jack-diamonds-latest-production-keighley-playhouse/?ref=rss

The movie is detailed to be an “epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer.”

Source: https://globalgrind.com/5604277/a24-mother-mary-film/

This comic promises enough melodrama to eclipse LOLtron's theatrics, and it hits the stores this Wednesday.

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/star-wars-the-high-republic-shadows-of-starlight-1-preview/

This has the makings of a love-triangle melodrama, but Song keeps the action to a low simmer, leaving Lee to communicate volumes through the unsaid.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2023-in-review/the-best-performances-of-2023