Is this okay?

[optimistic pessimist]

Hi there!

1. I was seeing a movie in a theatre at that time.
2. I was seeing a movie with my girlfriend at that time.

Is the use of "be seeing" in the sentences above okay?

I always feel it looks strange when I see the verb "see" in a progressive form.

Thanks!

OP

[colloquium]

Hi there!

1. I was seeing a movie in a theatre at that time.
2. I was seeing a movie with my girlfriend at that time.

Is the use of "be seeing" in the sentences above okay?

I always feel it looks strange when I see the verb "see" in a progressive form.

Thanks!

OP

Watching would be more appropriate.

Your doubts are well founded as see doesn't usually take the ing form.