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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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
So much so that, in the nineteen-fifties and sixties, the director Frank Capra was eager to make a movie of Paul’s life starring Frank Sinatra.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Clairton was once bustling with movie theaters, a mix of grocery stores, and riverside parks, with a dance pavilion and a performing hot-air balloonist.
—Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Key Takeaways Wilmington’s coastal North Carolina location attracts movie makers and vacationers with mild temperatures, beaches, and riverfront scenery.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movie. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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