as in animated cartoon
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Recent Examples of B movie
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.
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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
Lopez is unable to decide whether Atlas is a serious entry in the action canon or a B movie.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 May 2024
More stories Roger Corman, the independent-cinema pioneer known as the king of B movies, has died at 98.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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
Lopez is unable to decide whether Atlas is a serious entry in the action canon or a B movie.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 May 2024
More stories Roger Corman, the independent-cinema pioneer known as the king of B movies, has died at 98.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 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
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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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The documentary challenges viewers to consider how female pain is often perceived or diminished.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
11 May 2025
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Three seasons’ worth of documentaries about them, in fact, with 21 episodes covering tasty variants like carnitas, birria, canasta, and guisado tacos.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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The Jack Black and Jason Momoa blockbuster A Minecraft Movie is new on digital streaming with bonus features this week.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal the first trailer from the feature film debut of Belgian director Valéry Carnoy.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 May 2025
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“B movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/B%20movie. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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