Did you watch that movie? vs Have you seen that movie?

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to inquire about someone's experience with a movie. The choice between 'watched' and 'seen' is a matter of personal preference.

Last updated: March 24, 2024

Did you watch that movie?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to ask if someone viewed a specific movie in the past.

This phrase is used to inquire about whether someone has viewed a particular movie in the past. It is a casual and straightforward way to ask about someone's movie-watching experience.

Examples:

Did you watch that movie we talked about last week?
I don't think I watched that movie yet.
Did you watch the new Avengers movie?
She asked me if I watched the documentary.
Did you watch the movie with subtitles?

Alternatives:

Have you seen that movie?
Have you watched that movie?
Did you see that movie?
Have you viewed that movie?
Have you checked out that movie?

Have you seen that movie?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to inquire about someone's experience with a movie.

This phrase is used to ask if someone has viewed a specific movie in the past. It is a polite and common way to inquire about someone's movie-watching experience.

Examples:

Have you seen that movie everyone is talking about?
I haven't seen that movie yet, is it good?
Have you seen the latest Star Wars movie?
She asked me if I have seen the new romantic comedy.
Have you seen the movie with the famous actor?

Show examples from the web [+]

Have you ever seen that movie Carrie?
Have you ever seen a submarine movie?
Have you ever seen a movie?
Have you seen any movie ever?
Have you seen the movie Open Water?
Haven't you guys seen this movie?
Seriously? Have you never seen an Ocean's movie?
Have you ever seen the movie Signs?
Have you ever seen the movie, Showgirls?
Have you guys ever seen the movie Looper?
Miss Higginson, have you ever seen the movie Zorro?
Have you lot never seen a teen movie before?
Have you ever seen that movie "Boomerang"?
Have you ever seen that movie "Groundhog Day" with Bill Murray, from the early nineties?
Haven't you seen that movie, like, a thousand times?
Haven't you ever seen a zombie movie before?
I have not seen that movie in 20 years.
Have you seen that son of a...
I wonder what my life would have been like if I'd never seen that movie.
I have seen that movie half a dozen times And I still don't know who the real spartacus is.

Alternatives:

Did you watch that movie?
Have you watched that movie?
Did you see that movie?
Have you viewed that movie?
Have you checked out that movie?

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9).

"Thank you!"
Sachi Nakama July 2024
"I have literally been through chat, PI, claude, bard and bing and I got conflicting answers! Thank you! Human intelligence reigns!"
Retha July 2024
"Faster than AI"
CYNTHIA December 2023
"This was very helpful and I personally think this site is the best."
Kaden October 2023
"It was extremely thorough and very helpful!"
imperialelisa October 2023
"7 years without any disappointment. Always 100% satisfied. You guys are the best in the world at what you do. Thank you so much :)"
Zubair Alam October 2023
"In a world of text messages and online communication, this is great to have as a live tool. Thank you."
Selena October 2023
"Without textranch I would be stuck!"
宏祐 October 2023
"Accuracy and fast response. Personal comments from editor. Thank you."
Clh September 2023
"I wasn't aware of this service, it's fascinating and more reliable than standard IA tools available on the internet"
Arturo September 2023
"The fact that you can get reliable fast feedback on your texts."
Vinicius Antonio August 2023
"you guys are better than grammarly i'm being honest here"
ordinary July 2023
"OMG! This is really good than any other text correction tools I've used so far. Highly recommend this."
Vehan July 2023
"Very fast and accurate. thank you."
mojtaba July 2023
"I love this app because it's help to writing skills all of students ♥️"
Tarisini July 2023
"This was exactly the mistake I was looking for, the wording dind´t sound right at first. Better than grammarly!"
Ente July 2023
"The immediate help that I received was reassuring and very satisfactory. Thanks."
priiiyanshuu July 2023
"this helps A LOT for my studies."
kathnunez02 June 2023
"Woow!! I would never have expected such precision! Thank you soooo much!!"
Berta June 2023
"Real Time Editor and not AI. Many Thanks."
Priya June 2023
"The very first thing excites me about Textranch is how much your editors care."
sepideh June 2023
"The fact that texts are checked by human editors rather than by AI, etc. I appreciate this!"
Анна June 2023
"Feel welcome, immediate response, high quality feedback"
martin.roy June 2023
"This is the best app that I have ever seen"
Burulai May 2023

Did you watch that movie? vs Have you seen that movie?