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
The first season is littered with strange narrative detours, thought-provoking philosophical takes, and a cinematic style that puts 99% of movies to shame.
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New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
The writer-director and sometimes actor, who has co-written and directed five movies starring Italian comedy sensation Checco Zalone, just became part of a record-breaking feat.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Netflix has been investing in a stream of Argentine movies in recent times, per our exclusives about new Juan José Campanella, Ricardo Darín and Diego Peretti projects, among others.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
His appreciation of cinema harks back to one of the rare good memories of his father, who once took him to the movies to cheer him up after an episode of perverse cruelty from his mother.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Also included are the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, complete Alien, Predator and Avatar franchises, Transformers movies, The Walking Dead, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Futurama, The Strain, and much more.
—Paul Brett, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
That's what's so brilliant about him and his movies.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
So, like Don Draper before him, Simon heads to the movies to clear his head.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
Do Oscar voters have to watch all the movies?
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
The writer-director and sometimes actor, who has co-written and directed five movies starring Italian comedy sensation Checco Zalone, just became part of a record-breaking feat.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Netflix has been investing in a stream of Argentine movies in recent times, per our exclusives about new Juan José Campanella, Ricardo Darín and Diego Peretti projects, among others.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
His appreciation of cinema harks back to one of the rare good memories of his father, who once took him to the movies to cheer him up after an episode of perverse cruelty from his mother.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Also included are the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, complete Alien, Predator and Avatar franchises, Transformers movies, The Walking Dead, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Futurama, The Strain, and much more.
—Paul Brett, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
That's what's so brilliant about him and his movies.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
So, like Don Draper before him, Simon heads to the movies to clear his head.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
Do Oscar voters have to watch all the movies?
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for movies
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The researchers also observed superconductivity in flexible films made from niobium carbide nanoscrolls.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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Common items include notebooks or journals, paperback books or magazines, film cameras and crosswords.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There’s been a couple of fun AI pictures.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Posters of rock bands were replaced with pictures of Serbian saints and stately World War I generals.—
Aleksandar Hemon,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Both of these sections suffer from flat filmmaking that relies on drama that’s largely told, rather than felt.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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That said, international filmmaking is in feeble shape, partly because of the jambalaya of international co-productions, partly because of the inroads of television aesthetics, and partly because of the cloistered aestheticism of self-conscious art-house cinema.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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The mother of two has repeatedly accused Samantha and their father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, of selling stories to the British tabloids.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The prolific Hollywood subgenre of the body-swap comedy had already been around a while when Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan teamed up for the surprise hit, Freaky Friday.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Movies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movies. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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