Synonyms of movie

movie

noun

ˈmü-vē 

1

as in film

a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track

there was much excitement when it was announced that the popular children's book would be turned into a movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• film
• documentary
• flick
• motion picture
• moving picture
• feature
• picture
• flicker
• cartoon
• animated cartoon
• short
• docudrama
• featurette
• talkie
• short subject
• B movie
• silent
• B picture
• cofeature

2

as in filmmaking

movies plural the art or business of making a movie

many a small-town girl has gone to Hollywood, dreaming of making it big in the movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• film
• filmmaking
• cinema
• pictures
• Hollywood
• screen
• silver screen
• big screen
• moviemaking
• Bollywood
• filmdom
• filmland
• showbiz
• show business

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of movie

That James Cameron movie at the height of the 3D craze did $67M boosted by China. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026

The island will include a 3-acre park where the Coyote Drive-In movie theater sits today. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026

Articles are optioned all the time, of course, but only a select few make it to the screen, such as this weekend’s Robert Pattinson movie Primetime, which was based on a 2007 Esquire article. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

The movie covered its production costs at box office, but not much more. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026