melodrama
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It’s a romance, a swashbuckler, a melodrama, a relatively light-handed critique of capitalism, demagoguery and the malleability of the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
Opening the third annual edition of the Los Angeles Festival of Movies, the comedy darling’s sincere melodrama is also bracingly funny.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
They were complicated, secretive, compulsive and potentially deadly, and the film’s gripping melodrama was a stark contrast to any glamorous tabloid portrayal.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
Stowe’s stirring, Dickensian melodrama of a black family’s travails amid the horrors of slavery was a nationwide sensation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
But I have had enough melodrama in this life, and would willingly give my five senses if they could ensure us our present peace and security.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing melodrama
Drama Terminology
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Literary Genres - Advanced
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Middle School
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