director's cut
noun
: a version of a motion picture that is edited according to the director's wishes and that usually includes scenes cut from the version created for general distribution
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web WarnerMedia ultimately caved to this movement by releasing a director's cut of Justice League on HBO Max in 2021. 
Brendan Morrow, The Week, 19 July 2022 In May, Snyder told Esquire whether he is done with DC movies after debuting his director's cut of Justice League following fan demand for the project. Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 30 Mar. 2022 No Way Home is 2 hours and 28 minutes, and the director's cut Zack Snyder's Justice League, which debuted on HBO Max last year, is a massive 4 hours and 2 minutes long. Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 31 Jan. 2022 Kelly has weighed in on Donnie's sanity and released a director's cut years later. Sara Stewart, CNN, 28 Oct. 2021 Anspaugh was not involved in the venture so the version shown Saturday is not an official director's cut. Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2021 In March, Zack Snyder released a director's cut of the 2017 superhero film on HBO Max. NBC News, 19 Oct. 2021 The Fast and Furious star, 41, spoke to PEOPLE about her engagement to tech CEO Mason Morfit during a Universal Pictures Home Entertainment event in celebration of the F9 director's cut currently available digitally. Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 17 Sep. 2021 Don't think Metal Gear fans didn't notice video game designer Hideo Kojima unveiling the director's cut of his PlayStation 4 video game by having Death Stranding's star character, played by Norman Reedus, attempt to hide inside a giant box. Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 10 June 2021 See More
Brendan Morrow, The Week, 19 July 2022 In May, Snyder told Esquire whether he is done with DC movies after debuting his director's cut of Justice League following fan demand for the project. Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 30 Mar. 2022 No Way Home is 2 hours and 28 minutes, and the director's cut Zack Snyder's Justice League, which debuted on HBO Max last year, is a massive 4 hours and 2 minutes long. Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 31 Jan. 2022 Kelly has weighed in on Donnie's sanity and released a director's cut years later. Sara Stewart, CNN, 28 Oct. 2021 Anspaugh was not involved in the venture so the version shown Saturday is not an official director's cut. Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2021 In March, Zack Snyder released a director's cut of the 2017 superhero film on HBO Max. NBC News, 19 Oct. 2021 The Fast and Furious star, 41, spoke to PEOPLE about her engagement to tech CEO Mason Morfit during a Universal Pictures Home Entertainment event in celebration of the F9 director's cut currently available digitally. Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 17 Sep. 2021 Don't think Metal Gear fans didn't notice video game designer Hideo Kojima unveiling the director's cut of his PlayStation 4 video game by having Death Stranding's star character, played by Norman Reedus, attempt to hide inside a giant box. Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 10 June 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1980, in the meaning defined above