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Recent Examples of B movie
Jaws Births The Blockbuster Before Jaws, the summer months were a Hollywood dead zone reserved for B movies or ignored entirely.
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Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Initially the studio treated the film as just another B movie.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
Tamblyn and his bandmates provided music for and appeared in several B movies and exploitation films of the era, including Get Yourself a College Girl and the notorious Riot on Sunset Strip, which features the band playing the title song in a raucous underground club.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025
And Answers For Saturday, March 8 Cult classics often come in the form of horror flicks, thrillers and B movies.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Moore’s second big-screen film role comes in a schlock-horror B movie (C movie?) about Dr. Paul Deen (Michael Shoob), who is traversing the postapocalyptic United States while incubating a deadly parasite.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Burton devoured everything from horror films to Ray Harryhausen animations, science fiction B movies and Japanese Kaiju monster films.
—Tacita Quinn, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Produced by Julie Corman, there’s more than meets the eye to this kids’ B movie and home video triumph from New World Pictures.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
First came Cocaine Shark, a B movie about mutant, murderous sharks (which, apparently, never did the drug).
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 19 July 2024
Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Initially the studio treated the film as just another B movie.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
Tamblyn and his bandmates provided music for and appeared in several B movies and exploitation films of the era, including Get Yourself a College Girl and the notorious Riot on Sunset Strip, which features the band playing the title song in a raucous underground club.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025
And Answers For Saturday, March 8 Cult classics often come in the form of horror flicks, thrillers and B movies.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Moore’s second big-screen film role comes in a schlock-horror B movie (C movie?) about Dr. Paul Deen (Michael Shoob), who is traversing the postapocalyptic United States while incubating a deadly parasite.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Burton devoured everything from horror films to Ray Harryhausen animations, science fiction B movies and Japanese Kaiju monster films.
—Tacita Quinn, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Produced by Julie Corman, there’s more than meets the eye to this kids’ B movie and home video triumph from New World Pictures.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
First came Cocaine Shark, a B movie about mutant, murderous sharks (which, apparently, never did the drug).
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 19 July 2024
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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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
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Right now, everything was riding on Dumbo, the studio’s B picture.—
Jake S. Friedman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 July 2022
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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However, this is the first and last time the food in this food documentary feels like the central focus.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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In the documentary, Becky opens up about navigating public scrutiny, and forgiveness amid her relationship with Sebastian Lletget.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The only above-ground feature is a rooftop penthouse, while everything else is tucked deep underground.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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Shoppers love it, too: Over 1,000 pool owners have given the Scuba S1 a perfect rating, praising its long battery life and futuristic deep-cleaning features.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 June 2025
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