motion-picture show vs motion picture

motion-picture show and motion picture both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motion-picture show	Yes	No	No	No
motion picture	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, motion-picture show and motion picture are synonyms defined as:

motion-picture show and motion picture: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

Other synonyms of motion-picture show include film, flick, movie, moving-picture show, moving picture, pic, picture, picture show.

motion-picture show (noun)	motion picture (noun)
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement	a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement