exploitation film
Lowbrow shock entertainment
An exploitation film is a low-budget movie that emphasizes sensational content—sex, violence, drugs, or other taboo subjects—to attract audiences.
The term covers various subgenres: blaxploitation, sexploitation, nunsploitation.
These films prioritize provocative material over artistic ambition, though some have gained cult followings: We watched a double feature of 1970s exploitation films at the drive-in.
- grindhouseLow-budget film theater
- cannibalHuman flesh consumer
- midnight movie12 AM theatrical screening
- cult classicObscure work with devoted fans
- sword-and-sandalAncient world adventure films
shock value · triple feature · monster movie · women in prison · creature feature · B-movie · schlock · spaghetti western · neo-noir · drive-in · sleaze · nudity · provocative · trash · shock · forbidden · violence · cult
- B-moviesB-movie, cult classic, cult classics, grindhouse, schlock
- controversial filmsA Clockwork Orange, Caligula, Deep Throat, Natural Born Killers, Basic Instinct
- schlockschlock, schlocky, trash, junk, dreck
- movementsmove, step, turn, shift, slide
- film movementsFrench New Wave, nouvelle vague, neorealism, cinema verite, Dogma
- TarantinoPulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds
exploitation filmprestige film
Movie aiming for awards
art film · Oscar bait · arthouse cinema · literary adaptation · festival film
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