Synonyms of movie

movie

noun

ˈmü-vē 

1

as in film

a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track

there was much excitement when it was announced that the popular children's book would be turned into a movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• film
• documentary
• flick
• motion picture
• moving picture
• feature
• picture
• flicker
• cartoon
• animated cartoon
• short
• docudrama
• featurette
• talkie
• short subject
• B movie
• silent
• B picture
• cofeature

2

as in filmmaking

movies plural the art or business of making a movie

many a small-town girl has gone to Hollywood, dreaming of making it big in the movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• film
• filmmaking
• cinema
• pictures
• Hollywood
• screen
• silver screen
• big screen
• moviemaking
• Bollywood
• filmdom
• filmland
• showbiz
• show business

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of movie

North American movie theaters were flooded with new films this weekend, including a video game reboot, a big budget survival thriller and a Jane Austen adaptation. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

But frankly, that sounds apocryphal, like a movie scene — which is helpful, because there is a film in development. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Monia Barbaro, on screen now in Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial, looked every bit the movie star in a sultry Armani Privé gown, as did Alexa Demie in a Chanel dress that invoked the sartorial spirit of Cher. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Oct. 2026

The interview came after McAvoy took over the role of Professor Charles Xavier from Stewart in the X-Men prequel movies First Class (2011), Days of Future Past (2014), Apocalypse (2016) and Dark Phoenix (2019). — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026