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movie

noun

ˈmü-vē

Definition of movie

as in film

a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track there was much excitement when it was announced that the popular children's book would be turned into a movie

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movies plural the art or business of making a movie many a small-town girl has gone to Hollywood, dreaming of making it big in the movies

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Recent Examples of movie Jack seeks out every movie, book, and newspaper article about gangland. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 It’s been almost six years since a film that premiered at a fall film festival took home best picture, with the last movie to do so being Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland, which premiered at Venice and won the Golden Lion in 2020. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026 Or that the Apollo moon landing in 1969 was staged, the video shot on some clandestine movie set. — Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 According to Mubi’s head of theatrical marketing, Matt Goldman, that reaction is especially fitting considering Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’s movie-within-a-movie subplot. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for movie

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The film from writer-director Elle Sofe Sara will get a theatrical release in early 2027 before launching on digital platforms later next year.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
Yamazaki returns as director for a film Toho and Gkids describe as featuring more extensive effects work than its predecessor, while keeping its post-World War II Japan setting grounded in the experiences of its characters.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

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Universal acclaim or not, the film launched his groundbreaking directing career and helped usher in a new era of Black independent filmmaking.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
While visual effects can enhance martial arts on screen, Wu argues that authentic filmmaking still depends on performance.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 25 July 2026

Definition of filmmaking

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The brief 1978 documentary Borges para millones begins with the process itself of shooting, attentive to its own creation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Netflix is a true crime fan’s paradise, and the Death of the Pastor’s Wife filmmakers are taking all the credit — or at least a victory lap timed to the premiere of their latest documentary series.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

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