摘要:In the introduction, the paper makes a brief presentation of the topics related to the use of films in the education system, which are included in the works in the field of education sciences. As a result of the study of articlesavailable on the Internet, 38 studies have been identified, authored by researchers. These contain some results regarding the use of film for educational purposes. 16 articles refer to the use of films in the education system, at different levels, and 15 articles refer to the use of films in primary education.Seven articles published in the period 2013-2020 presented detailed research on the use of films inprimary education. The literature analysis is systematized on four directions: factors that influence the use of educational films in primary education; selection of educational films for their use in primary education; improving educational films for their use in primary education; the modality of using the educational films in primary education and the results obtained as a result of their use.