take in a movie (to) [exp]

Meaning:

• To go to the movie and watch film or staying home and watch TV.

Examples:

1. It’s a chilly outside and we cannot go to the park. We had better take in a movie?
2. There is a comedy movie which Jim Carry plays a role in. Let’s take in a movie!
3. We haven’t been going to the movie for a long week. let’s take in a movie on Friday.
4. We didn’t have any special plans last night, so we just took in a movie.
5. Have you taken in a movie and seen the new action one? I suggest you watch it.

Synonyms for the idiom to take in a movie

To watch a movie

• We’re going to watch a movie at the AMC cinema tonight.
• I watch a movie before going to bed every night. It helps me relax.
• Let’s buy some popcorn and watch a movie at home on my laptop.
• They invited us over to watch a movie on their big screen.

To see a movie

• We’re going cinema of Harold Mall to see a movie this evening.
• I haven’t had time to see a movie in I prefer to watch it later on my Netflix.
• How often do you to see a movie?
• I feel depressed. Let’s go and see a movie.

To view

• Some students of directory were invited to view a movie at the big film festival.
• Students wanted to view a movie related to the psychology topic.
• Voting members of Golden Globe viewed all nominated movies in to choose the best for the Award.
• People have to view a movie about climate change and water shortage.

To go to the flicks

• My father used to take us to the flicks every week when we were younger.
• Do you want to go to the flicks later? There’s a new comedy show and tonight is last night that they perform it.
• The last time I went to the flicks was eight years ago. My friend spilled out the popcorn.
• They have bought two tickets from the website to go to the flicks for their anniversary.

Related idioms to “to take in a movie”

To screen

To show a movie in cinema.

• The film has been screened all over the country.
• In some countries military organs prevent from screening some special movies.
• It’s good to screen movies which won the Oscar Award on television.
• This cinema screens a movie from 1950s sometimes.

To direct a movie

To manage actors and actresses and tell them what and how act and say things in order to make film.

• Martin Scorsese gave instruction to all actors and actresses and directed the movie.
• Tenet is directed by Nolan.
• We have some movies that have directed by two directors.
• He won the award for the best director in BAFTA Award.

Blockbuster

A good and popular movie.

• The blockbuster in our age was the superhero film that Arnold Schwarzenegger would play.
• That director became famous for making one blockbuster after another.
• We had waited in line for a long time just to see the latest blockbuster.
• Even though it had a huge budget, it didn’t become a blockbuster that we expected.

Bomb

A bad movie.

• I wonder how you like that science-fiction movie. It’s really a total bomb.
• They spend a high amount of money for such a bombed. I’m regretted that I waste my time watching that film.
• Critics called it a bomb because they think this is the worst movie of the year.
• Unlike everyone expected it would be a blockbuster but it was a bomb.

Sellout

A movie that all of its ticket has been sold because it is popular.

• In our age there was no entertainment but cinema. All films became sellout.
• We couldn’t get seats for Harry Potter because showing was a sellout.
• That horror scape room became a sellout in this weekend.
• When people noticed that Jim Carry performed in that film it got sellout.

Line

Screenplay.

• “How you doing?!” is a cute line of a movie from Friends series.
• That was so interesting! A comedy line during a tragic event in that scene of the film.
• I don’t agree with this famous line of the film which says “The thing that doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
• The writers revised the line of the movie several times.

Co-star

Two super stars that play together in a film.

• Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were co-stars in the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
• The performance of two co-stars made the film a sellout.
• She was honored to be chosen as the co-star alongside a George Clooney.
• The critics admired the co-stars for their incredible performances.

The lead

The main role in a movie.

• She hasn’t been successful for taking the lead that she always wants.
• Tom Cruise played the lead in many movies who won awards.
• He has been waiting for good role for six years, he finally got the lead in a popular movie.
• The casting director is still looking for someone by running some tests to play the lead.

Understudy

An actor or actress who play as substitution in case of the main actor or actress is ill and cannot play for any reason.

• The understudy had to perform when the lead actor broke his leg when motorcycling.
• She spent weeks practicing as the understudy, at last it didn’t happen.
• She was the only understudy who was ready to go on stage instead of the main actress.
• As an understudy she played the role well the exact same as the actress.