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
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Examples of movie in a Sentence
He wants to work in the movies.
a career in the movies
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
Popular on Variety In the exclusive clip below, Karoline arrives at Dagmar’s doorstep and appeals to the woman for help in finding her newborn a home:
Von Horn’s third feature marks a stylistic departure from his previous movies.
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movie. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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movie
noun
mov·ie
ˈmü-vē 
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
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