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[ bee-moo-vee ] / ˈbiˌmu vi /
nouna low-budget movie made especially to accompany a major feature film on a double bill. Also called B-pic·ture [bee-pik-cher] /ˈbiˌpɪk tʃər/ . Origin of B-movieFirst recorded in 1945–50 Words nearby B-movieBMI, B.Min.E., BMJ, BMOC, B-mode, B-movie, BMR, B.M.S., B.M.T., B.Mus., B.M.V. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for B-movieA lot of big-time directors have been influenced by B-movie guys like Kaufman and Roger Corman, in particular. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Filmmaker James Gunn on His Glorious Space Opera and Rise to the A-List|Marlow Stern|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST No wonder the summit was eclipsed by the B-movie imbroglio over Secret Service agents moonlighting as sex tourists. Cartagena Summit’s Other Outrage: Obama’s Indifference to Latin Issues|Mac Margolis|April 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST His skin tone and sunken cheeks have inspired unfavorable comparisons to Skeletor and a diabolical B-movie villain. The Ugly Husbands Club|Tony Doukopil|July 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST Meanwhile—and this is like a scene from some B-movie about Washington—some GOP lawmakers were chanting “fire him, fire him!” GOP's Circular Firing Squad|Howard Kurtz|July 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for B-movie
nouna film originally made (esp in Hollywood in the 1940s and 50s) as a supporting film, now often considered as a genre in its own right Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to B-movieBehind The Scenes Of Bizarre Film GenresBoost your knowledge by taking a spin through this list of perplexing film genres from around the globe. |