movie

noun

mov·ie ˈmü-vē

Synonyms of movie next

: a recording of moving images that tells a story and that people watch on a screen or television : motion picture

watched a movie after dinner

a movie about the Civil War

an action movie

movies plural : a showing of a motion picture especially in a theater

went to the movies last Friday

also : a theater that shows movies

What's playing at the movies?

movies plural : the business of making movies : the motion-picture medium or industry

Examples of movie in a Sentence

He wants to work in the movies. a career in the movies

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Jean-Baptiste, 57, reunites with director Mike Leigh for Hard Truths, 28 years after their movie Secrets & Lies that nabbed her an Oscar nomination. —

Jen Juneau, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025 How might that decision influence the fashion choices of the television and movie stars in attendance? —

The Styles Desk, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025 Kelsey Mann is the director behind the year’s top-grossing movie, Inside Out 2. —

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025 What’s happening in bars doesn’t seem far off from the way people act at movie theaters or concerts recently, treating them like watching TV from your couch or social media content. —

Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for movie