1. a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and shown in a theater or on television; a motion picture: North American"a movie star"Similarfilmpicturemotion picturefeaturefeature filminformal:flicktalkiedated:moving picture
▪ a movie theater: North American"we decided to go to the movies"
▪ motion pictures generally or the motion-picture industry:North American"a lifelong love of the movies"Similarthe picturesthe silver screenthe big screenthe cinemainformal:the flicks