as in animated cartoon
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Recent Examples of B movie
Well, now their lives are a bad B movie inside a formulaic musical.
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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
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
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
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
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
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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 single mother's several climbs and time as a Sherpa also served as the subject of the 2023 documentary, Mountain Queen.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Attias, who was raised in Kendall and is based in Miami, said Martin called him, proposed a documentary and some ways to frame the issues and solutions, then cut him loose.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
Noun
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These features are designed to support a wide range of content creation needs, from interviews and vlogs to documentary and narrative filmmaking.—
Deadline,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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Historic details get the loving restoration treatment, while rooms are filled with vintage finds and new, luxe features.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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“B movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/B%20movie. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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