- 1[countable] a series of moving pictures recorded with sound that tells a story, shown at the movie theater synonym film to make a horror movie Have you seen the latest Miyazaki movie? a famous movie director/star The movie was shot on location in Florida. see road movie
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- 2the movies [plural] when you go to the movies, you go to a movie theater to see a movie Let's go to the movies.
- 3the movies [plural] movies as an art or an industry I've always wanted to work in the movies.
- go to/take somebody to (see) a movie
- go to/sit in the (movie) theater
- rent a movie/DVD
- download a movie/a video
- burn/copy/rip a DVD
- see/watch/stream a movie/DVD/video/preview/trailer
- show/screen a movie/a documentary
- promote/distribute/review a movie
- be out in theaters
- be released on/come out on/be out on DVD
- captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience
- do well/badly at the box office
- get a lot of/live up to the hype/buzz
- write/co-write a movie/script/screenplay
- direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a movie/sequel/video
- make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie
- do/work on a sequel/remake
- film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of something)
- compose/create/do/write the soundtrack
- cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence
- have/get/do an audition
- get/have/play a leading/starring/cameo role/part
- play a character/Indiana Jones/the bad guy
- act in/appear in/star in a movie/remake
- do/perform/attempt a stunt
- work in/make it big in Hollywood
- forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood
- the camera pulls back/pans over something/zooms in (on something)
- the camera focuses on something/lingers on something
- shoot somebody/show somebody in extreme close-up
- use odd/unusual camera angles
- be filmed/shot on location/in a studio
- be set/take place in New York/in the '60s
- have a happy ending/plot twist
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