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
Examples of movie in a Sentence
He wants to work in the movies.
a career in the movies
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Each seat is equipped with a USB port for power, as well as an in-flight entertainment system with movies and television programs.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movie. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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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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