low-budget

idiom

: involving a small amount of money : involving a relatively small cost
a low-budget movie

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Filming wrapped in the U.S. last week on low-budget horror movie Minnie’s Midnight Massacre, exec-produced by Winnie The Pooh Blood and Honey exec-producers Stuart Alson and Nicole Holland. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 June 2025 And, sure—a low-budget feature from a writer-director about a character who suffers a tragedy in her college town could be the logline for any number of eminently forgettable titles that have come through Sundance over the decades. Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025 The history of zombie movies is littered with cheap, DIY horror flicks by low-budget filmmakers with inventiveness and gusto. James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025 The low-budget indie pic, written and directed by Casey Cooper Johnson, follows three former college buddies who reunite for a backpacking trip. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for low-budget

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“Low-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-budget. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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