plural movies
1
: a recording of moving images that tells a story and that people watch (as in a theater or on the screen of a television or mobile device) : motion picture sense 2a
watched a movie after dinner
a movie about the Civil War
an action movie
especially
: a feature-length film shown in a movie theater
2
the movies
: 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
the movies
: the business of making movies : the medium or industry of film
Examples of movie in a Sentence
He wants to work in the movies.
a career in the movies
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movie. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
Kids Definition
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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