The answer is: Film. Je regarde un film = i am watching a Movie
A movie is "un film" (masc.) in French.
A western movie is called 'un western' in French.
cinéma
marathon cinematographique
un bon film
un nouveau film
french
Film (masc.)
The french wouldn't say "the movies" to mean a movie theater, they'd say "I go to the cinema." Je vais au cinéma
Film de la journée
c'est un excellent film.
"West of Eden" (as the title of the movie) is translated "Ã l'ouest d'Eden" in French.