movie

noun

mov·​ie ˈmü-vē 

1

: a recording of moving images that tells a story and that people watch on a screen or television : motion picture

watched a movie after dinner

a movie about the Civil War

an action movie

2

movies plural : a showing of a motion picture especially in a theater

went to the movies last Friday

also : a theater that shows movies

What's playing at the movies?

3

movies plural : the business of making movies : the motion-picture medium or industry

Synonyms

• film
• flick
• flicker
• motion picture
• moving picture
• picture

Examples of movie in a Sentence

He wants to work in the movies.

a career in the movies

Recent Examples on the Web

No audience scores below an 80%, even with being the focal point of a lot of DCEU fanbase controversy, and only two movies below a 90% from critics. —Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024

This 75-inch TV is the biggest television on this list and will make any game or movie come to life. —Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024

The studios were designed to service movies and series outside the Sky and NBCUniversal footprint, which is also part of the domestic dimension to the story. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

moving picture

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing movie

• B movie
• home movie
• movie house

Kids Definition

movie

noun

mov·​ie ˈmü-vē 

1

: motion picture sense 1

2

a

: a story represented in motion pictures

b

pl : a showing of a movie

went to the movies yesterday

3

plural : the business of making movies : the motion-picture industry