movie

noun

mov·ie ˈmü-vē

Synonyms of movie next

: 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

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?

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

Examples of movie in a Sentence

He wants to work in the movies. a career in the movies

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Although Awakenings brought Sacks public attention (and eventually a Hollywood movie), his greatest success came after the publication of 1985’s The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, a volume of clinical tales that humanized people with serious neurological disorders. —

Michael S. Roth, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024 Fathom Events, which puts movies, TV series, concerts and other events into movie theaters for limited runs, saw a record-breaking year for limited releases in 2024, with revenues increasing 45% to more than $145 million. —

Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024 Think of your media feature like a blockbuster movie. —

Qamar Zaman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Best of 2024: TV, movies, live music, theater and much more around Chicago Naperville girl part of national Broadway ‘Les Miz’ production coming to Chicago this week Best viewing of the Geminids meteor shower is early Saturday. —

Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for movie