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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There’s that middle market of filmmaking - the kind of the movies that aren’t being made for nothing, but aren’t being made for hundreds and hundreds of millions, that are getting neglected.
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Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
All the movies are really about people trapped in a spaceship, a prison, et cetera.
—EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The bakery has the cupcakes, the deli has the Pub Subs, the dairy aisle has the yogurt and a Redbox rental machine may have the movies.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
The film franchise has millions of fans across the globe, making the vehicles featured in the movies extremely desirable for auto enthusiasts.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
All the movies are really about people trapped in a spaceship, a prison, et cetera.
—EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The bakery has the cupcakes, the deli has the Pub Subs, the dairy aisle has the yogurt and a Redbox rental machine may have the movies.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
The film franchise has millions of fans across the globe, making the vehicles featured in the movies extremely desirable for auto enthusiasts.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 31 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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