mov·ie 
/ˈmu:vi/ noun
plural mov·ies /ˈmu:vi/ noun chiefly US 1 [count] : a recording of moving images that tells a story and that people watch on a screen or television
▪ He's making a movie [=film, motion picture] about growing up in a small town. ▪ a Hollywood movie ▪ We went to (see) a movie after dinner. ▪ Do you want to rent a movie [=rent a video or DVD] tonight? ▪ an action movie ▪ a horror movie — often used before another noun ▪ a movie star/producer/director ▪ a movie camera/studio ▪ the movie business/industry ▪ a movie critic/review ▪ a movie house/theater — see also home movie 2 the movies a : a showing of a movie in a theater
▪ We are going to the movies tonight. [=we are going to see a movie tonight] ; also : a movie theater
▪ What's (playing/showing) at the movies?
b : the business of making movies : the film industry
▪ He wants to work in the movies. ▪ a career in the movies
▪ He's making a movie [=film, motion picture] about growing up in a small town. ▪ a Hollywood movie ▪ We went to (see) a movie after dinner. ▪ Do you want to rent a movie [=rent a video or DVD] tonight? ▪ an action movie ▪ a horror movie — often used before another noun ▪ a movie star/producer/director ▪ a movie camera/studio ▪ the movie business/industry ▪ a movie critic/review ▪ a movie house/theater — see also home movie
▪ We are going to the movies tonight. [=we are going to see a movie tonight] ; also : a movie theater
▪ What's (playing/showing) at the movies?
b : the business of making movies : the film industry
▪ He wants to work in the movies. ▪ a career in the movies
