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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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Recent Examples of movie
Sharon Stone doesn't think much of the plan to reboot her most famous movie, Basic Instinct.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The body-swap mix-up in both movies can only be resolved and undone when the characters begin to work together.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Momoa spoke to his experience watching his 16-year-old son, who goes by Wolf, audition for and win a role in the third Dune movie while promoting his Apple TV+ series Chief of War on the Aug. 11 episode of Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes' SmartLess podcast.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The film’s 4K restoration will then roll out to theaters throughout October, and a 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the original movie soundtrack will be reissued on 180g red-in-gold vinyl on October 10.
—John Archer, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The body-swap mix-up in both movies can only be resolved and undone when the characters begin to work together.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Momoa spoke to his experience watching his 16-year-old son, who goes by Wolf, audition for and win a role in the third Dune movie while promoting his Apple TV+ series Chief of War on the Aug. 11 episode of Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes' SmartLess podcast.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The film’s 4K restoration will then roll out to theaters throughout October, and a 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the original movie soundtrack will be reissued on 180g red-in-gold vinyl on October 10.
—John Archer, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for movie
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The film debuted at the 2025 Cannes International Film Festival.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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In May 2025, IndieWire reported that Murphy was in talks to star opposite Daniel Craig in Damien Chazelle’s next film.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
13 Aug. 2025
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Also getting a North American bow is The Girl Who Cried Pearls, the latest stop-motion animated short from the National Film Board of Canada filmmaking duo of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, Oscar nominees for their earlier film Madame Tutli-Putli.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Her films explore themes of identity, gender, and cultural displacement, frequently blurring the lines between documentary and fiction for a truly singular voice in the history of independent filmmaking.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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The new documentary was created by Richard Yelland.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Orchestra has even wrote new songs and put out an album in the early 2000s and just last year was the subject of a documentary film.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movie. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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