exploitation film

American  

[eks-ploi-tay-shuhn film] / ˌɛks plɔɪˈteɪ ʃən ˌfɪlm /

noun

1. a low-budget movie characterized by extreme violence, excessive gore, gratuitous sex, or other content meant to shock, disgust, or titillate.

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Etymology

Origin of exploitation film

First recorded in 1960–65

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Example Sentences

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exploitation film

Rudy Ray Moore, later a raunchy comedian who starred in the 1975 exploitation film “Dolemite,” was Mr. Smith’s driver.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023

This one’s a don’t-miss movie only for folks with a strong constitution and a morbid curiosity about a game-changing but troubling exploitation film.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022

“Bayou,” a 1957 ultra-low-budget and independently produced drama filmed on location, in waterfront Cajun country, in Louisiana, was reissued in 1961, with some added footage, as a sensational exploitation film called “Poor White Trash.”

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 1, 2019

I started when you could actually make an exploitation film, a low-budget exploitation movie and get it into theaters.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 10, 2017

The 1977 cultural phenomenon “Saturday Night Fever” is so associated with the disco explosion and its garish fashions that it has a reputation today as a lightweight, teen-friendly exploitation film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2017

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