moving-picture show vs moving picture

moving-picture show and moving picture both are nouns.

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

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

moving-picture show and moving 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 moving-picture show include film, flick, motion-picture show, motion picture, movie, pic, picture, picture show.

moving-picture show (noun)	moving 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