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

The Naked Gun! movies) will teach viewers his 15 rules of writing parody. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025

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Following the sheer popularity of the comics, the TMNT became a global hit, spawning multiple cartoon shows, live-action movies, video games, and more in the 1990s. —James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025

Today, the average date night tends to be a bit more than just dinner and a movie, something that Donald is fully aware of. —Okla Jones, Essence, 15 May 2025

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

Rhymes for movie

• groovy

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