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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By the time the movie finished, half the room was still watching, while the other half was on Fiona’s phone.
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Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Since her time on the fashion movie set, Blunt — who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in the first film — furthered her acting career in films like Edge of Tomorrow, The Girl on the Train, A Quiet Place, Mary Poppins Returns and Oppenheimer, which earned her an Oscar nomination.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
The first movie opened in June 2006 and would go on to earn over $326 million worldwide, not adjusted for inflation.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
But the movie has been a huge hit at the box office, setting a record for the biggest opening weekend for a musical biopic ever.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 May 2026
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Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Since her time on the fashion movie set, Blunt — who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in the first film — furthered her acting career in films like Edge of Tomorrow, The Girl on the Train, A Quiet Place, Mary Poppins Returns and Oppenheimer, which earned her an Oscar nomination.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
The first movie opened in June 2006 and would go on to earn over $326 million worldwide, not adjusted for inflation.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
But the movie has been a huge hit at the box office, setting a record for the biggest opening weekend for a musical biopic ever.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for movie
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movie. Accessed 4 May. 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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