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

At the time, the movie superstar confessed to nervously practicing the song alone in his pickup truck, in his garage, to get the complicated rap right. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Criticism was lobbed at the armor design in the movie, which many on social media felt resembled Batman’s more modern-looking Batsuit. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 July 2026

Heder and Rebekah Taussig co-wrote the script for the movie, which Heder produces through her overall deal with Apple Studios. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026

In October 2025, it was announced that Taylor Sheridan would team up with Friday Night Lights creator Peter Berg to cowrite and produce a Call of Duty movie for Paramount, with Berg also set to direct. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026