How to Use movie in a Sentence

movie

noun
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  • He wants to work in the movies.
  • And a lot of movies to sort through to find the right movies.
    — Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Yo, the song’s in the movie like eight to nine times, man.
    — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 1 Feb. 2023
  • This is the best time of year when all the best movies come out.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Here's our list of the 25 best horror movies of the '80s.
    — Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The book is set in England, whereas the movie takes place in the U.S.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The budget for each movie would be in the $75 million range.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
  • There are movie stars who can act, and those who can’t.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Twitter is both the best and worst place to talk about TV and movies.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 16 June 2023
  • If so, the movie’s guilty-pleasure thrills are just a bonus.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Of course, none of this is required to enjoy the movie.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Now, Tyler is 35 and back as Derek, who plays a father in the new movie.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The answer to this week’s contest crossword is a movie of the 1980s.
    — WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The bot then makes a little movie of the output and tweets the results back.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Here are 13 new scary movies to get you in the mood for the Halloween season.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Part of this sprang from the movie’s resemblance to a bio-pic.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2023
  • In the meantime, fans can catch up on all the Toy Story movies on Disney+.
    — Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
  • His goal is to own a poster from every movie ever made in the U.S.
    — cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Studios, of course, set the release dates for their own movies.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 June 2023
  • The charge was led by Shapiro, whose Twitter thread about the movie went viral.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Dec. 2022
  • This is her movie, and Cooper, to do him justice, knows it.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Be warned: With each new movie, both the title and runtime get longer.
    — Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Yes, this is the series based off the 2005 Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt movie of the same name.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2023
  • However, the cameo meant the two Ariel actors got a chance to meet on the set of the live-action movie.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 May 2023
  • The story is set in a movie theatre in 1909, where the narrator views a silent film.
    — Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Quan’s role as Short Round marked his first-ever movie.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Here’s our Best of 2024: Our picks for the top TV shows, movies, music, books, art and theater.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Somebody should make a movie about that guy and that Super Bowl.
    — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Fiennes had a busy 2024 year that saw the release of his recent movies Conclave and The Return.
    — Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The tech’s influence on the next generation of shows and movies may just tick up several notches in 2025.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025

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