[Vocabulary] see/watch a movie

[sitifan]

1. I saw a movie last night.
2. I watched a movie last night.
https://youtu.be/GjZw0bRzH-8?t=315

According to the teacher in the above video, #1 implies that the activity happened at the movie theater, and #2 implies that the activity happened at home.
Do native speakers agree with what she teaches?

 

[jutfrank]

To some extent, yes.

 

[Yankee]

1. I saw a movie last night.
2. I watched a movie last night.
https://youtu.be/GjZw0bRzH-8?t=315

According to the teacher in the above video, #1 implies that the activity happened at the movie theater, and #2 implies that the activity happened at home.
Do native speakers agree with what she teaches?

Only if she teaches that context can change the usage, for example, "I saw a movie last night on TV", or "I've seen that movie 3 times" (home or theater).

 

[emsr2d2]

As a general rule, yes. In BrE, I would say:

I watched that film on TV.
I saw that film at the cinema.