noun
science film; science movie
A film or movie about scientific topics, often educational or documentary in nature.
学校で科学映画を見た。
We watched a science film at school.
この科学映画は宇宙の謎をわかりやすく説明している。
This science film explains the mysteries of the universe in an easy-to-understand way.
科学ドキュメンタリー specifically refers to a science documentary, while 科学映画 can include both documentaries and fictional science films.
Compound of 科学 (かがく, 'science') and 映画 (えいが, 'movie').