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
While other services offer thousands of movies, Screambox's library features a significantly smaller selection, comprising only a few hundred titles.
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PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
If people who create movies believe in their own art form, the performance that matters to them should be that of actors on set.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
His students’ final assessments are complex movies that require multiple technical and artistic skills to produce.
—Justin Reich, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The content banner will create original material for digital platforms with an eye on developing concepts and prototypes for movies, TV shows, live media, podcasts, e-commerce and more.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Usually emotional scenes in movies don’t feel emotional on set, but this really did.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
There are a few different movies jockeying for screen time in Steve, the British handwringer that drops on Netflix today, and yet one of them clearly has the best chance of winning its survival-of-the-fittest competition.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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
He’s starred in movies such as Shall We Dance?
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
If people who create movies believe in their own art form, the performance that matters to them should be that of actors on set.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
His students’ final assessments are complex movies that require multiple technical and artistic skills to produce.
—Justin Reich, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The content banner will create original material for digital platforms with an eye on developing concepts and prototypes for movies, TV shows, live media, podcasts, e-commerce and more.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Usually emotional scenes in movies don’t feel emotional on set, but this really did.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
There are a few different movies jockeying for screen time in Steve, the British handwringer that drops on Netflix today, and yet one of them clearly has the best chance of winning its survival-of-the-fittest competition.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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
He’s starred in movies such as Shall We Dance?
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for movies
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The film, which was found under a carpet and in a duct along with jewelry worn by Schaefer, served as evidence when Ignatow was convicted of perjury for lying to a federal grand jury about his involvement in Schaefer's death.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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The video player page includes a description, links to similar content, and the ability to give a film a thumbs up or thumbs down.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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The only thing neighbors’ cameras will share are pictures and clips of dogs that could be yours.—
Mike Feibus,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The reporter had already sent me pictures and audio recordings, promising a complete draft by Monday night.—
Zahra Nader,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Over six days, joy and anxiety collide as the family hides in plain sight in what can be described as a biographical piece of filmmaking for Lafosse.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Sep. 2025
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FilmNorth’s new hub for local filmmaking opened in the neighborhood earlier this summer, too.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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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 7 Oct. 2025.
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