B movie

noun

Definition of B movienext
as in animated cartoon

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Recent Examples of B movie 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 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
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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
  • 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 eight-minute documentary was made by Buckingham Palace in conjunction with the charity.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That was Davis, who sat for interviews with investigators in 1998, 1999, 2008 and 2009, in addition to sitting for a BET documentary and discussing details in his book.
    — Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of documentary
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  • At Sessions in April, Stripe announced 288 products and features, including streaming payments that pair Metronome's metering with stablecoin micropayments on Tempo.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Gifting bird's-eye views of London from 138 feet above the River Thames, this permanent feature debuted in 2014 as one of the most unique vantage points in the city.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
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