movies

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 The Irish production and distribution shingle, which specializes in horror and adjacent genre movies, is handling worldwide sales on the film, which recently wrapped principal photography. — Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 Ellison has long extolled his love of movies and appeared at the CinemaCon movie theater owners convention earlier this year to reiterate his commitment to theatrical releases. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The movies weren’t consciously programmed side-by-side, but the platforming of each of them did not spark mass protests outside the venue or outrage that the perspective of one group was given equal footing with another. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026 That paved the way for Culpa nuestra, and Prime Video said this April that the three movies have been watched by more than 100 million people. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny starred for most of the original run and in the two movies; Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish starred in the latter stages of the show. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 That also means scary movies and specials all over streaming. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026 Western Digital Elements Portable Hard Drive This Western Digital external HDD provides up to 1TB of storage for your media, giving you plenty of room to transfer in your movies, games, photos, and other files. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for movies
Noun
  • Researchers are now chasing even easier formats, including oral dissolving films, sometimes called thin films or sublingual films, that dissolve in the mouth and release medication without any injection.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Bird has concerns, particularly around the build-up of power around technological advancements, which push the film into surprising and exciting dystopian directions.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Al Hassan remembers showing a group of visitors TAMM’s feature for taking pictures and reporting potholes.
    — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The men appear to have developed a close relationship and often share pictures together on their socials, including posing together at the 2021 Los Angeles premiere of the Peter Jackson’s Beatles miniseries Get Back (see above).
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But this is nonetheless a fascinatingly dark and uncompromising film that reaffirms Nelson’s standing as a vital force in American independent filmmaking for more than three decades.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Universal acclaim or not, the film launched his groundbreaking directing career and helped usher in a new era of Black independent filmmaking.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Strong wind gusts Saturday night took down a gazebo at the popular Daer Nightclub at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino near Hollywood, sending five people to the hospital, officials said.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026
  • The breakout success of these films has ignited debate across Hollywood about what made these movies so popular, especially among Gen Z moviegoers who haven’t been flocking to cinemas in recent years.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

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“Movies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movies. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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