Glorifying and embellishing a true story for the screen. Basically, adding and making up interesting stuff in an effort to add life to an otherwise nice, but bland story. All "Based on a true story" movies are movieistic otherwise we wouldn't be impressed.
Thank God Erin Brockovich was movieistic. I can't imagine two hours about lawyers without a little Julia Roberts thrown in.
by MortgageManBry June 7, 2011
one who discriminates or is strongly opposed to people that don't like the same movies as themselves.
"Hey, did you like The Waterboy?"
"Nah man, that movie sucked, And we can't be friends anymore"
"Movieist."
"Nah man, that movie sucked, And we can't be friends anymore"
"Movieist."
by jimyjohnson632 June 14, 2009