low-budget
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: involving a small amount of money : involving a relatively small cost
a low-budget movie
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The history of zombie movies is littered with cheap, DIY horror flicks by low-budget filmmakers with inventiveness and gusto.
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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
Shutting down the city wasn’t an option for the low-budget production, however, and neither was re-creating it on a studio set.
—Jake Kleinman, Wired News, 20 June 2025
With The Omen, Freeman helped reposition a low-budget horror film into a box office winner by changing one of the movie’s original titles, Birthmark.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
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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
Shutting down the city wasn’t an option for the low-budget production, however, and neither was re-creating it on a studio set.
—Jake Kleinman, Wired News, 20 June 2025
With The Omen, Freeman helped reposition a low-budget horror film into a box office winner by changing one of the movie’s original titles, Birthmark.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
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“Low-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-budget. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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