exploitation film

American  

[eks-ploi-tey-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

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

There’s a certain kind of film like “The Canyons,” which should be made for VOD, which is a kind of exploitation film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2020

“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

An exploitation film that pivots to actual pain at the end is like eating ice cream and finding the percentage of the global homeless population written on the bottom of the bowl.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 7, 2016