movies

NOUN

presentation of action on continuous film

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cinema feature film flick motion picture picture show videotape

STRONG

celluloid screenplay talkie

WEAK

cine cinematics cinematograph moving picture photoplay silent silver screen talking picture

Example Sentences

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Beyond the brisk sales, they’re among the most popular titles in elementary-school libraries, they win Pulitzer Prizes and National Book Awards, and they get adapted into movies and streaming shows.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

And we have some great reads about movies that, to put it mildly, missed the mark: Supergirl is a “super-bummer,” according to Slate’s Dana Stevens.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

“Maddie’s Secret” isn’t much of a secret, not if you remember those made-for-TV malady movies that turned subjects like bulimia into hypnotic melodramas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

It’s also one of the best movies of the year, though it’s essentially a play.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Some are from books or movies and others from real life.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila