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.
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While Wright, 34, portrayed Ginny Weasley in the movies, James starred as Fred Weasley.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Tessa Thompson produces and stars, which usually brings me to the movies, along with Imogen Poots, Tom Bateman, Nicholas Pinnock, and Nina Hoss.
—Emily Temple
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Advertisement That was true outside of the movies, too.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
As the decades passed, the number of film screenings ticked up, and the mainstream notability of the movies presented grew.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Tessa Thompson produces and stars, which usually brings me to the movies, along with Imogen Poots, Tom Bateman, Nicholas Pinnock, and Nina Hoss.
—Emily Temple
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Advertisement That was true outside of the movies, too.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
As the decades passed, the number of film screenings ticked up, and the mainstream notability of the movies presented grew.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the movies
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“The movies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20movies. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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