B movie

noun

Definition of B movienext
as in animated cartoon

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Recent Examples of B movie 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 Estelle was a fan of more sophisticated shows like The Twilight Zone, not this B movie selection. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for B movie
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  1. B picture
  2. documentary
  3. feature
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of B picture
Noun
  • The documentary promises to go beyond the surface level for an intimate look at Young.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
  • At the heart of the documentary is Maddox’s relationship with her father, Daniel Arguelles.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of documentary
Noun
  • Many of them feature amenities like a basketball court, weight rooms and a pool, while others may have unique features like boxing gyms or an ice rink.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
  • Apple might delay the full rollout of these desktop AI utilities beyond the initial Q4 2026 macOS 27 release, preferring a staggered approach to unify features across platforms, mirroring iOS.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
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