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[[File:RavenPoster.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The "King of the Bs", [[Roger Corman]], produced and directed ''[[The Raven (1963 film)|The Raven]]'' (1963) for [[American International Pictures]]. [[Vincent Price]] headlines a cast of veteran character actors along with a young [[Jack Nicholson]].]]
A '''B movie''' ([[American English]]), or '''B film'''([[British English]]), is a type of [[Low-budget film|low-budget]] commercial [[motion picture]]. Originally, during the [[Classical Hollywood cinema|Golden Age of Hollywood]], this term specifically referred to films meant to be shown as the lesser-known second half of a [[double feature]], somewhat similar to [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]] in the world of recorded music. However, the production of such films as "second features" in the United States largely declined by the end of the 1950s. This shift was due to the rise of commercial television, which prompted film studio B movie production departments to transition into television film production divisions. These divisions continued to create content similar to B movies, albeit in the form of low-budget films and series.
Today, the term "B movie" is used in a broader sense. In post-Golden Age usage, B movies can encompass a wide spectrum of films, ranging from sensationalistic exploitation films to independent arthouse productions.
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