popcorn movie

British  

noun

1. a film that appeals to a mass audience

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Example Sentences

But steeping it inside a crime drama and really making it an undercover movie and bringing out all of the elements of the genre — just making it a popcorn movie — was brilliant.

From Washington Post

“A film that anyone could watch and discuss: a poison popcorn movie.”

From Los Angeles Times

The new “Wonder Woman 1984” might have all the eye-pop pyrotechnics and green-screen wizardry of a studio popcorn movie, but it’s the personal expressions of director Patty Jenkins that often hold up the tentpole.

From Washington Post

This is the Jordan Peele way of approaching the genre — you’re taking something that’s, on the surface, entertaining and a popcorn movie, but at the same time, there’s a deeper message to it.

From New York Times

With luck, they might see something resembling the success of another popcorn movie, “Mission: Impossible — Fallout,” which opened to about $61.5 million domestically this time last summer and had racked up about $220.2 million domestically by the time it left theaters.

From New York Times