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How is the movies vs How was the movie ?

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'How is the movies?' is incorrect because 'movies' should be singular when asking about a specific movie. 'How was the movie?' is the correct phrase to ask about a movie that has already been watched.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 4481 views

How is the movies

This phrase is incorrect. 'Movies' should be singular when referring to a specific movie.

Instead of 'movies,' use 'movie' when asking about a specific film that you are referring to.
  • giving birth is not like how it is in the movies.
  • We'll go to the movies.
  • I love the movies, I love the movies.
  • I'm starting to think that real grifts only really happen in the movies, and even in the movies they barely make sense.
  • Mama, we were never going to the movies.
  • All right, I'm headed to the movies.
  • Don't be silly, they're at the movies.
  • They do it in the movies.
  • Carmiña will carry after the movies.
  • Those better be the movies for the lock-in.
  • I like that you made the movies longer.
  • I had a bad experience last time I went to the movies.
  • You should've been with your friends or at the movies...
  • She's like one of those quirky girls from the movies.
  • Because the magazines and the movies.
  • - That's why we're going to the movies.
  • Sometimes I play a cop in the movies.
  • Everybody likes to go to the movies when they're sad.
  • I haven't been to the movies for so long.
  • She's with friends at the movies.

Alternatives:

  • How is the movie?

How was the movie ?

This phrase is correct and commonly used to ask about a movie that has already been watched.

Use 'how was the movie?' to inquire about someone's opinion or experience after watching a specific film.
  • He went out to see a movie. How was the movie? Good.
  • The day it happened, I went online, I went on Twitter, and I tweeted "Other than that, how was the movie?"
  • So how was the m... Movie?
  • May I please have money for the movie?
  • Did you actually like the movie?
  • And all those people died right after making the movie?
  • Could I still stay and watch the movie?
  • Were you together between dinner and the movie?
  • So did you like the movie?
  • Even want to make the movie?
  • The Broadway show or the movie?
  • What's the deal with the movie?
  • Alright. How's the movie?
  • You know, the movie? Thought it ended at 11:00.
  • How did you like the movie?
  • Have they decided how to end the movie?
  • Then why lie about the movie?
  • Okay, what's the movie?
  • What's wrong with the movie?
  • Do you remember who played Babyface in the movie?

Alternatives:

  • How did you find the movie?
  • What did you think of the movie?
  • How was the film?
  • What was your impression of the movie?

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