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popcorn movie

British  

noun

  1. a film that appeals to a mass audience

"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

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As well as Supergirl, the studio also plans to release supervillain horror movie Clayface later this year.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

“Backrooms,” the No. 1 movie in the country currently, is a horror movie that takes place in a seemingly endless liminal space that articulates itself as generic strip mall or office spaces.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

The concept for the new horror movie “Backrooms” started with a single eerie photo of a fluorescent-lit room on the message board 4chan in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

YouTuber Mark Fischbach, whose channel Markiplier boasts 38 million subscribers, released horror movie "Iron Lung" in January.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Now I feel like I’m disappearing into a horror movie.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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