plural movies
1
: a recording of moving images that tells a story and that people watch (as in a theater or on the screen of a television or mobile device) : motion picture sense 2a
watched a movie after dinner
a movie about the Civil War
an action movie
especially
: a feature-length film shown in a movie theater
2
the movies
: 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?
3
the movies
: the business of making movies : the medium or industry of film
Examples of movie in a Sentence
He wants to work in the movies.
a career in the movies
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Richard Newby, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
After an appearance on Remington Steele and a starring role alongside Kevin Bacon, Steve Guttenberg, Mickey Rourke and Ellen Barkin in the 1982 TV movie Diner, Paul Reiser jumped into the role of Detective Jeffrey Friedman, an occasional partner of Foley in Detroit.
—John Russell, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Serve up these cute shapes as a pasta salad appetizer at your next holiday party, or cook up a special macaroni dish for your next holiday movie night.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
Some of the other gifts Brammer got for her family include a Hallmark ornament for an aunt who loves Hallmark movies, an infographic baseball book for her uncle and a new-in-the-box Beatles puzzle for an aunt who is a big fan of the band.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movie. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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movie
noun
mov·ie
ˈmü-vē 
2
a
: a story represented in motion pictures
b
pl : a showing of a movie
went to the movies yesterday
3
plural
: the business of making movies : the motion-picture industry
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