B movie

noun

: a cheaply produced movie

Examples of B movie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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 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

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of B movie was in 1948

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“B movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/B%20movie. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!