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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
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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
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Because in this movie, Bobbi doesn’t have anything to do with Spinal Tap anymore.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
OpenSubtitles is a collection of subtitles taken from more than 53,000 movies and 85,000 television-show episodes.
—The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Several of her books have also been turned into feature movies.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Because in this movie, Bobbi doesn’t have anything to do with Spinal Tap anymore.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
OpenSubtitles is a collection of subtitles taken from more than 53,000 movies and 85,000 television-show episodes.
—The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Several of her books have also been turned into feature movies.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for movie
Noun
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Directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, an ex-soldier whose experience was the basis for the film, put viewers through uncannily real and unflinchingly brutal moments.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The master of suspense made almost 70 films and TV shows across his staggering, more-than-half-a-century-long career, graduating from black-and-white, silent British potboilers to full-blown, Technicolor Hollywood blockbusters.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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With its mix of full-length features, short films and documentaries from at home and abroad, the schedule speaks to the breadth and depth of Black filmmaking internationally.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Despite a 2010 ban on filmmaking, media appearances and travel, Panahi continued working in secret.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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Apatow is now making a documentary about Brooks, while also developing films about Norm Macdonald and Maria Bamford.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Although Jon Cryer recently appeared in Charlie Sheen‘s documentary, the former onscreen brothers appear to have lost touch off-screen.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movie. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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