Watch a movie vs. see a movie

[Wrongy]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #157 "Weekend Activities: Verbs (1)", question 1

I'm going to ......... a movie this weekend.

(a) throw
(b) fly
(c) watch
(d) surf

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #157 "Weekend Activities: Verbs (1)", answer 1

I'm going to watch a movie this weekend.

Correct answer: (c) watch
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all the anwers are wrong because the anwer for that questio is see

i'm going to see a movie

[Tortoise]

I don't see any problem with "watch a movie".

[Tomasito]

There's no problem with "watch a movie' because it's correct. We can't see a movie.
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[SkiIucK]

I think "see a movie" is acceptable as informal talk.

[Alan]

Hi,

I think there is a slight difference between 'watch' and 'see' to my mind. If you say I'm going to watch a film tonight, this suggests it's something on TV/dvd/video that you are going to watch in your home. If you say I'm going to see a film tonight, this suggests that you are going to the cinema to see the film. 'Watch' somehow seems more 'intimate' to me.

Alan
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[SkiIucK]

Well put, Alan.