/ ˈmuːvi; NAmE / noun ( especially NAmE )
1.
[ C ] a series of moving pictures recorded with sound that tells a story, shown at the cinema / movie theater
SYN film :
to make a horror movie
Have you seen the latest Tarantino movie?
a famous movie director / star
—see also road movie
2.
the movies [ pl. ] = the cinema (2):
Let's go to the movies.
3.
the movies [ pl. ] = cinema (3):
I've always wanted to work in the movies.