Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (US) a sequence of events that are unpleasant or boring; esp. in phr. I don’t like this movie, I am not happy or comfortable; 1964 cit. is a ref. to the film Psycho, but the use is equally fig.

1964		Bob Dylan ‘Motorpsycho Nightmare’ 🎵 I said, ‘Oh, no, no, I’ve been through this movie before.’.
1970		W.C. Woods Killing Zone 62: Anyway, haven’t we been through this movie before?
1981		P. Sann Trial 166: That had the smell of a frame because the cops didn’t like him from another movie [HDAS].
1999		S. Connelly ‘My Face for the World to See’ 16 July [online diary] I’ve been through this movie before. This is nothing. This is a fuckin’ cakewalk. Having to deal with that little yutz on a regular basis doesn’t even compare.
2004		‘Answers to Biblical Qns.’ on Christian Reality Ministries 🌐 You see, I understand a little of where you are coming from generally, dear brother, because I’ve been through this movie before, several times.

2. (US Und.) prison [ironic ref. to the austerity of the prison].

1974

Dubinsky & Standora Decoy Cop 66: ‘That little number is going to send you to the movies for a long time.’...Movies is street talk for jail [HDAS].

3. see picture n. (2)