movie
n. countablen. a story that you watch on a screen with moving pictures and sound. You can see one at a cinema or on your television at home.
n. a motion picture or film. Primarily used in North American English; informal in British English where 'film' is the standard term.
We are going to watch a movie tonight.
The local cinema shows a different classic movie every Friday night for a discounted price.
While the director's early work was experimental, his latest movie adopts a more traditional narrative structure to appeal to a broader international audience.
From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English.
Commonly used in North American English; often functions as an attributive noun in phrases like 'movie star' or 'movie theater'.
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have seen this movie
To have experienced a situation which is the same as or similar to the current situation, especially with a sense of the unpleasantness or tiresomeness of the recurring situation.
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movie jail
A state of derailment of a career or limited opportunities to which a film industry professional is seemingly relegated, usually as a result of making an unsuccessful film.
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popcorn movie
A motion picture without serious dramatic content, a weighty message, or intellectual depth, which serves simply as enjoyable entertainment.