the movies
plural noun
chiefly US
1
: a showing of a movie in a theater
We are going to the movies tonight.
also
: a movie theater
What's (playing/showing) at the movies?
2
: the business of making movies : the film industry
He wants to work in the movies.
Examples of the movies in a Sentence
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The trailers — and titles — were often better than the movies themselves.
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Neda Ulaby, NPR, 12 May 2024
One of young Sol’s first experiences in the city was going to the movies at Crown Center with his family and seeing Wheeler making his rounds for the first time.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
Whether the movies are set in 18th century France, 1960s Tennessee, or modern-day Manhattan, there is an achingly beautiful, unmistakable continuity in the Sofia Coppola Cinematic Universe.
—Rashida Jones, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
There’s no point to doing any of this if people aren’t going to see the movies and care about the movies.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
From returning favorites to brand new adventures, 2024 is shaping up to be a big year for family fun at the movies.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Feb. 2024
Grogu goes to the movies Lucasfilm this week announced that the next Star Wars movie will be titled The Mandalorian & Grogu, as the Disney+ series makes the jump to theaters.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2024
For the second straight year, each screening comes with an exclusive, insightful introduction by Leonard Maltin, who knows a thing or two about the movies.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
In the movies, there are the origin stories of Darth Vader and the Joker.
—WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
Neda Ulaby, NPR, 12 May 2024
One of young Sol’s first experiences in the city was going to the movies at Crown Center with his family and seeing Wheeler making his rounds for the first time.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
Whether the movies are set in 18th century France, 1960s Tennessee, or modern-day Manhattan, there is an achingly beautiful, unmistakable continuity in the Sofia Coppola Cinematic Universe.
—Rashida Jones, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
There’s no point to doing any of this if people aren’t going to see the movies and care about the movies.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
From returning favorites to brand new adventures, 2024 is shaping up to be a big year for family fun at the movies.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Feb. 2024
Grogu goes to the movies Lucasfilm this week announced that the next Star Wars movie will be titled The Mandalorian & Grogu, as the Disney+ series makes the jump to theaters.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2024
For the second straight year, each screening comes with an exclusive, insightful introduction by Leonard Maltin, who knows a thing or two about the movies.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
In the movies, there are the origin stories of Darth Vader and the Joker.
—WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
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“The movies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20movies. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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