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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Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
But beyond that, he’s encouraged by the fact that the young creators who’ve already had enormous success online still value the cultural currency of theatrical movies.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
But, where so many of the James Bond games of the past sought to emulate the movies’ interpretations of the character, IO Interactive’s First Light presents a wholly new James Bond—not just for a new age bracket, but for the medium of video games.
—Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Well, one of my favorite movies growing up as a kid was Pinocchio, and that's on the darker side, and Matilda for sure.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movie. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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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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