as in film
the art or business of making a movie
many a small-town girl has gone to Hollywood, dreaming of making it big in the movies
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Recent Examples of movies
The film lures us into a mystery that’s a knowing gloss on all those old detective movies, as Joe is hired by Sharon Cobbs (Vicky Krieps), a platinum-blonde femme fatale whose older tycoon husband was just murdered.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2026
The Emmy Award-winning Susan, 52, has produced dozens of Hollywood series and movies, including some starring her Oscar-winning husband.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Tom Clancy’s literary all-American action hero Jack Ryan saved the world in quite a few movies − played by a bunch of A-listers – before coming to TV.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Key Netflix films have gotten short runs in theaters before, such as Rian Johnson’s Knives Out movies and awards hopefuls.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
There are all these amazing places that are defiantly screening movies.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 20 May 2026
And while New York has long been seen as more main character than setting in many movies and series, Los Angeles has, historically, leveraged its shape-shifter abilities.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
One reason French movies often open the festival is that the distributor not only helps to pay for the opening night party but also has to release widely in France the same day.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
What both movies miss are extremes of authentic political critique—or of blatant mockery.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2026
The Emmy Award-winning Susan, 52, has produced dozens of Hollywood series and movies, including some starring her Oscar-winning husband.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Tom Clancy’s literary all-American action hero Jack Ryan saved the world in quite a few movies − played by a bunch of A-listers – before coming to TV.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Key Netflix films have gotten short runs in theaters before, such as Rian Johnson’s Knives Out movies and awards hopefuls.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
There are all these amazing places that are defiantly screening movies.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 20 May 2026
And while New York has long been seen as more main character than setting in many movies and series, Los Angeles has, historically, leveraged its shape-shifter abilities.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
One reason French movies often open the festival is that the distributor not only helps to pay for the opening night party but also has to release widely in France the same day.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
What both movies miss are extremes of authentic political critique—or of blatant mockery.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for movies
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The former couple produced and starred in the film, which was made at the height of the COVID pandemic.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The scene mirrored the energy of a film set, all drama and specific lighting and smoke billowing from mysterious corners, honoring the house’s relationship with cinema.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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On this night, as Rashad posed for pictures in Bushwick, SZA was a few miles away in Manhattan, walking the red carpet at the Met Gala.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Once in the asteroid's orbit, NASA's spacecraft is slated to take pictures of the asteroid's surface and shed light on its composition, over the course of about two years.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Alongside the award presentation, ICDA will host a series of panels and masterclasses exploring the craft and impact of casting in contemporary filmmaking, with several dozen international casting directors in attendance.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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Following The Staircase docuseries and show, Margaret produced a documentary, Subject, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Festival and shed light on the impact that documentary filmmaking can have on its subjects.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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The mother of two has repeatedly accused Samantha and their father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, of selling stories to the British tabloids.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The prolific Hollywood subgenre of the body-swap comedy had already been around a while when Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan teamed up for the surprise hit, Freaky Friday.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Movies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movies. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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