low-budget
idiom
: involving a small amount of money : involving a relatively small cost
a low-budget movie
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Whereas the original movie was low-budget and had an amateur, homemade feel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 became a bombastic, larger-than-life spectacle.
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Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
When Ferrara was starting out, private investment in low-budget films was spurred by tax loopholes, a way for doctors, dentists, and racketeers to get rid of extra cash that would otherwise wind up in Uncle Sam’s grubby mitts.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Actor Donald Pleasence, who plays the psychiatrist intent on stopping Michael's reign of terror in five installments of the franchise, was paid the additional $20,000 for his five days of work on the project, but the veteran actor gave the low-budget affair a real sense of gravitas.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Independent horror filmmaker Larry Fessenden began his directing career with No Telling, a low-budget, rural riff on Frankenstein featuring heavy relationship drama and animal experimentation.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
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Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
When Ferrara was starting out, private investment in low-budget films was spurred by tax loopholes, a way for doctors, dentists, and racketeers to get rid of extra cash that would otherwise wind up in Uncle Sam’s grubby mitts.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Actor Donald Pleasence, who plays the psychiatrist intent on stopping Michael's reign of terror in five installments of the franchise, was paid the additional $20,000 for his five days of work on the project, but the veteran actor gave the low-budget affair a real sense of gravitas.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Independent horror filmmaker Larry Fessenden began his directing career with No Telling, a low-budget, rural riff on Frankenstein featuring heavy relationship drama and animal experimentation.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Low-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-budget. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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