In the original language

[Rachel Adams]

Can I use "in the original language" in my sentence?

"She wants to watch movies in the original."

 

[Rover_KE]

Yes.

 

[Tdol]

The version without language sounds odd to me, so do use it.

 

[Rover_KE]

Specify the language if you know it.

She wants to watch films in the original Swahili.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

The version without language sounds odd to me, so do use it.

It seems fine to me. But if it sounds wrong to you, it probably won't pass muster with a lot of other people.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Specify the language if you know it.

She wants to watch films in the original Swahili.

It sounds more like a general preference. I take it to mean she doesn't like them dubbed or colorized or shortened or "reformatted to fit your screen."

 

[Tdol]

Or, my favourite, edited for content, used by airlines.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd use either "original language" or "original version". The latter is used in at least two other languages that I speak: in Spanish it's "versión original" and in French "version originale".