the movies
plural noun
chiefly US
1
: a showing of a movie in a theater
We are going to the movies tonight.
also
: a movie theater
What's (playing/showing) at the movies?
2
: the business of making movies : the film industry
He wants to work in the movies.
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Instead, Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski introduced the movies and emphasized the studio’s commitment to theatrical.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
New to the movies are Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola and House of the Dragon’s Simon Russell Beale and Arty Froushan.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Read: Hollywood doesn’t know what to do with Angelina Jolie
Still, as much as these characters may perpetuate their own pain, the movies aren’t seeking to condemn their choices.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Cinema operators need patrons to gorge on film offerings to salvage a lackluster year at the movies.
—Variety, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
New to the movies are Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola and House of the Dragon’s Simon Russell Beale and Arty Froushan.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Read: Hollywood doesn’t know what to do with Angelina Jolie
Still, as much as these characters may perpetuate their own pain, the movies aren’t seeking to condemn their choices.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Cinema operators need patrons to gorge on film offerings to salvage a lackluster year at the movies.
—Variety, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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“The movies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20movies. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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