How to Use movie in a Sentence

movie

noun
  • He wants to work in the movies.
  • And a lot of movies to sort through to find the right movies.
    Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Yo, the song’s in the movie like eight to nine times, man.
    Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 1 Feb. 2023
  • This is the best time of year when all the best movies come out.
    Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Here's our list of the 25 best horror movies of the '80s.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The budget for each movie would be in the $75 million range.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
  • There are movie stars who can act, and those who can’t.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Twitter is both the best and worst place to talk about TV and movies.
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 16 June 2023
  • Now, Tyler is 35 and back as Derek, who plays a father in the new movie.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The answer to this week’s contest crossword is a movie of the 1980s.
    WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The bot then makes a little movie of the output and tweets the results back.
    IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Here are 13 new scary movies to get you in the mood for the Halloween season.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • In the meantime, fans can catch up on all the Toy Story movies on Disney+.
    Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Studios, of course, set the release dates for their own movies.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 June 2023
  • This is her movie, and Cooper, to do him justice, knows it.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Yes, this is the series based off the 2005 Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt movie of the same name.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2023
  • However, the cameo meant the two Ariel actors got a chance to meet on the set of the live-action movie.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 May 2023
  • The story is set in a movie theatre in 1909, where the narrator views a silent film.
    Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Somebody should make a movie about that guy and that Super Bowl.
    Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • More than 150 movies will screen across the city over the next week as part of the Nashville Film Festival.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
  • About a million years ago (a.k.a. 2002), Kate Bosworth starred in the legendary surf movie, Blue Crush.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 1 May 2023
  • Kevin, now 66, is the only brother in The Iron Claw movie who is still alive today.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Whoever buys it will get the keys to more than just a movie buff’s playground.
    Spencer Buell, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • Brown may be best known for her role as Marnie Piper in the first three Halloweentown movies.
    Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The one other mention of Stiles comes in the form of his trusty Jeep, which is a central figure in the movie.
    Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2023
  • That long scene in front of the mirror for instance is a reference to a movie by Bergman.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Like something straight out of a Hallmark movie, the island’s Main Street turns on the Christmas lights and the charm.
    Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
  • When the lead actor of their movie goes missing, Gosling’s stuntman steps up to try and find him.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
  • And that's what this movie was about, and about ways of fighting that by embracing it.
    David Bloom, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • But the author maintains Hollywood could make more rom-coms that move the needle the way Ephron’s movies did.
    Scarlett Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024

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