as in animated cartoon
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Recent Examples of B movie
But underneath, this micro-budget B movie is a jaundiced lament for the death of American individualism.
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Time, 10 June 2026
Lowbrow sources such as Sunday funnies, B movies, and advertisements are present but are more diffuse, rarely coalescing into obvious quotation.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Years earlier, these types might have flocked to indie film, reality television or B movies to gain a paycheck and a line on their résumé.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
Well, now their lives are a bad B movie inside a formulaic musical.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Reading a King novel is a bit like reading a work by Henry James into which someone has slipped, at intervals, script treatments for a B movie.
—Charlie Tyson, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
This scenario is bad news for anyone who requires their B movies to do more than resemble role-playing video games, and great news for viewers content to simply bask in the glory of Zazie Beetz stabbing, shooting, kicking, cold-cocking, running, jumping, and serving up righteous vengeance in bulk.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Estelle was a fan of more sophisticated shows like The Twilight Zone, not this B movie selection.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Jaws Births The Blockbuster Before Jaws, the summer months were a Hollywood dead zone reserved for B movies or ignored entirely.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Time, 10 June 2026
Lowbrow sources such as Sunday funnies, B movies, and advertisements are present but are more diffuse, rarely coalescing into obvious quotation.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Years earlier, these types might have flocked to indie film, reality television or B movies to gain a paycheck and a line on their résumé.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
Well, now their lives are a bad B movie inside a formulaic musical.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Reading a King novel is a bit like reading a work by Henry James into which someone has slipped, at intervals, script treatments for a B movie.
—Charlie Tyson, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
This scenario is bad news for anyone who requires their B movies to do more than resemble role-playing video games, and great news for viewers content to simply bask in the glory of Zazie Beetz stabbing, shooting, kicking, cold-cocking, running, jumping, and serving up righteous vengeance in bulk.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Estelle was a fan of more sophisticated shows like The Twilight Zone, not this B movie selection.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Jaws Births The Blockbuster Before Jaws, the summer months were a Hollywood dead zone reserved for B movies or ignored entirely.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for B movie
Noun
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Olivia Rodrigo went vintage for Halloween this year, opting to dress up as the iconic animated cartoon character, Betty Boop.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2022
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To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.—
Olivia Muenter,
Woman's Day,
14 June 2022
Noun
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Once upon a time, movie houses were full of all sorts of pictures — big pictures, little pictures, A pictures, B pictures, smart pictures, silly pictures.—
Robert Lloyd,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Nevertheless, old movies did creep onto TV through the 1950s, beginning with B pictures on local stations and gradually progressing to A pictures in network prime time.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Aug. 2023
Noun
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Ugas, who holds the W.B.A. title that the organization stripped from Pacquiao last year because of his inactivity, was scheduled to face Cristian Maidana in the cofeature bout but was promoted to the main event when Spence withdrew.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2021
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In the other cofeature, Hart, 28, will fight Demond Nicholson of Laurel, Md., at 168 pounds.—
Don Steinberg,
Philly.com,
26 Apr. 2018
Noun
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Wood also consulted on Burns' PBS documentary about Jefferson and chaired an advisory panel for the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Recovery Resource Council decided to develop the documentary to raise awareness about the fentanyl crisis in North Texas, said June Deibel, Recovery Resource Council’s director of community engagement.—
Ciara McCarthy
June 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
Noun
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For families While this is not a property that leads as family friendly, there are some key features of Equinox Hotel that make the property a nice option for families.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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In 1919, the Scotts Bluff National Monument was established by presidential proclamation, preserving more than 3,000 acres of land deemed important for both its geological features and human history.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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