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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No one went to see this movie, despite the Jennifer Lopez of it all—maybe people will watch it at home?
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Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Joining Charli xcx and Zamiri at the premiere were most of the movie’s cast, including Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou, Hailey Gates, Trew Mullen, Mel Ottenberg, Isaac Powell, Rachel Sennott, Rish Shah, Tish Weinstock, Michael Workéyè and Alexander Skarsgård.
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On review, de Havilland’s Melanie, whose vision is almost always fixed on people in need, is among the few characters in the movie to come off with basic human dignity and empathy relatively unscathed.
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Five minutes can be an eternity in montage time, but the movie’s lengthy introduction is a daring announcement of historical scope.
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Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Joining Charli xcx and Zamiri at the premiere were most of the movie’s cast, including Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou, Hailey Gates, Trew Mullen, Mel Ottenberg, Isaac Powell, Rachel Sennott, Rish Shah, Tish Weinstock, Michael Workéyè and Alexander Skarsgård.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
On review, de Havilland’s Melanie, whose vision is almost always fixed on people in need, is among the few characters in the movie to come off with basic human dignity and empathy relatively unscathed.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
Five minutes can be an eternity in montage time, but the movie’s lengthy introduction is a daring announcement of historical scope.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movie. Accessed 3 Feb. 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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