Definition

1. Noun:
   • A motion picture; a film: A story or event recorded by a camera as a series of moving images and shown in a theater, on television, or on another screen.
   • The medium or industry of motion pictures: The art, technology, or business of making films.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • We watched a great movie last night.
  • The movie won several awards for its cinematography.
  • She works in the movie industry.

Advanced Usage

• "To make a movie": To produce or direct a film.
  • The director spent three years making his latest movie.
• "At the movies": At a cinema or movie theater.
  • Let's meet at the movies at 7 PM.

Variants and Related Words

• Motion picture: A more formal term for a movie.
• Film: A common synonym, often used interchangeably with "movie."
• Cinema: Can refer to the art of filmmaking or a movie theater.
• Flick: (Informal) A movie.

Synonyms

• Film
• Motion picture
• Picture (informal)
• Feature (as in feature film)

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Movie over: (Informal, rare) To watch a movie at someone's house.
  • Why don't you movie over to my place tonight?

Related Idioms

• "Like something out of a movie": Describing an event or situation that is dramatic, romantic, or extraordinary, as if it were scripted for a film.
  • Their wedding was so beautiful, it was like something out of a movie.
• "It's a wrap!": A phrase used in filmmaking to announce the completion of filming for a movie or a scene.
  • The director shouted, "It's a wrap!" after the final shot.

Noun

1. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
   • they went to a movie every Saturday night
   • the film was shot on location