movie house

noun

US
: a building in which movies are shown : a movie theater

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Pinehouse had been publicly critical of the impact of on-demand consumption, and Lee and his brother were lovers of the traditional movie house. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 In order to feed himself, Stallone took a job as an usher at the Baronet and Coronet Theatre, a movie house on Third Avenue and 59th Street. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, another East Side movie house a bit farther uptown, Angelica’s Cinema 123, is for sale as a development site, though no closing date has been set, the Real Deal reported in April. — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026 During the six months spent building the movie house, the designers landscaped the grounds and the gardens. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for movie house

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“Movie house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movie%20house. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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