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Definition movie in American English

movie noun

[countable] noun
/ˈmuvi/

Talking or writing about movies

Types of movie

thriller a movie with an exciting story that often involves a crime

horror movie a movie that tries to make the audience very scared

comedy a movie that tries to make the audience laugh

romantic comedy a type of movie that combines a love story with a comedy

drama any serious movie

costume drama a historical movie

sci-fi movie a movie that is set in the future and deals with imaginary scientific developments

animated movie a movie in which the characters are drawn, made by computer, or made from models

cartoon a short humorous movie in which the characters are drawn

Places where you see movies

movie theater the place where you go to see movies

multiplex a cinema with many screens

People who work in movies

director the person who is responsible for the artistic aspects of a movie

producer the person who is responsible for the business aspects of making a movie

star a famous movie actor

Other vocabulary

trailer a series of short sections of a movie that are shown to advertise it

soundtrack the music that accompanies a movie

credits a list of the people involved in making a movie, shown at the beginning or end of it

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a story or series of events recorded by a camera and shown as moving pictures on a screen in a theater or on television

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Definition movie in American English