Thesaurus results for MOVIES

movies

noun

plural of movie

as in film

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 movies One reason French movies often open the festival is that the distributor not only helps to pay for the opening night party but also has to release widely in France the same day. —

Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 May 2026 Over the past few years, movies have had more presence at the upfronts, and 40 minutes into the WBD presentation the company talked up the opportunities for its film slate. —

Peter White, Deadline, 13 May 2026 What both movies miss are extremes of authentic political critique—or of blatant mockery. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026 Both movies world premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. —

Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 May 2026 Usually genre films or smaller art house movies. —

Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 Unlike most Marvel movies that have the complexity of a shopping list, this film is refreshingly deeper and boasts rare transformative arcs for various characters — and not just the lead. —

Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 6 May 2026 But the acquisition gave his company a library of vintage movies that eventually were parlayed into the TNT and Turner Classic Movies networks. —

David Bauder, Fortune, 6 May 2026 Loria also noted that Snow White sold a lower percentage of premium tickets than other recent movies—only about a third, compared to an average of 40 percent. —

Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025

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The lawsuit also alleged Cameron’s actions were hypocritical of his films’ messaging and detailed public backlash Cameron and the films faced for its depictions of Native groups.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
The juxtapositions of text and image, which strongly suggest the widening distance between mother and daughter, build in emotional and intellectual power over the film’s ninety-minute duration.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 8 May 2026