movienoun
uk/ˈmuː.vi/us/ˈmuː.vi/A1 [ C ] mainly US UK usually film a film shown in a cinema or on television and often telling a story:
My favourite movie is "Casablanca".
the movies [ plural ] mainly US
UK the cinema a cinema or group of cinemas:
What's on/showing at the movies this week?
Do you want to go to the movies tonight?
UK cinema the business of making films:
She has worked in the movies all her life.
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- The movie won Oscars for best costumes and best screenplay in this year's awards.
- The new Spielberg movie comes out in August.
- I thought we might get something to eat and then go to see a movie.
- I don't much like cowboy movies.
- This movie is a masterpiece of cinematography.
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Cinema - general words
- 12A
- animation
- animator
- best boy
- Bollywood
- boom
- CGI
- filming
- filmstrip
- footage
- freeze-frame
- gaffer
- pan
- shoot
- slide projector
- slow motion
- soundtrack
- storyboard
- stunt
- the big screen 1
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