How is “go through the motions” used?

In Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015), one line is: “I went through the motions. That's not the same thing.”

Which movie is “go through the motions” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015).

to do or say sth because you have to, not because you really want to

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to do or say sth because you have to, not because you really want to
That's right. Go through the motions till we're ready to open the club.

Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

I went through the motions. That's not the same thing.

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