terrorsploitation

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English

Etymology

From terror +‎ -sploitation.

Noun

terrorsploitation (uncountable)

  1. (film) A genre of exploitation films focused on terrorism or terrorist attacks, often provoking fear.
    • 2016 March 6, Adam Sherwin, “London Has Fallen movie condemned as racist 'terrorsploitation' for Donald Trump era”, in The Independent:
      London Has Fallen – into a pit of manure.” Hollywood’s latest take on the War on Terror has been condemned by critics as a racist “terrorsploitation” fantasy designed to spread fear after the Paris attacks.
    • 2016 November 21, Noah Berlatsky, “Hollywood's war on terror: why audiences prefer gung-ho Iraq films”, in The Guardian:
      In fact, in structure, theme, and success, American Sniper isn’t so much a war film as a terrorsploitation shoot-em-up. Forget Billy Lynn; closer analogues are the television show 24 or London Has Fallen (2016).