low-budget
idiom
: involving a small amount of money : involving a relatively small cost
a low-budget movie
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The October 2021 shooting shined a harsh light on film set safety, particularly on low-budget productions.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Riding the crest of the New Wave after the dual successes of Truffaut’s The 400 Blows and Chabrol’s Le Beau Serge, Godard manages to convince de Beauregard to back a low-budget independent feature (made for today’s equivalent of $77,000) based on a news story about a gangster and his girlfriend.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Marketing the low-budget film to anyone beyond true-crime junkies or B-movie fans could be a challenge, given the sensitive nature of the subject and the fact that the movie also stars similarly contentious actor and director Vincent Gallo as the Golden State Killer.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
Parallel 42’s film slate will include mix of features and series—ranging from low-budget horror to large-scale commercial action—developed for studios, streamers, independent partners and cable.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2025
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Riding the crest of the New Wave after the dual successes of Truffaut’s The 400 Blows and Chabrol’s Le Beau Serge, Godard manages to convince de Beauregard to back a low-budget independent feature (made for today’s equivalent of $77,000) based on a news story about a gangster and his girlfriend.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Marketing the low-budget film to anyone beyond true-crime junkies or B-movie fans could be a challenge, given the sensitive nature of the subject and the fact that the movie also stars similarly contentious actor and director Vincent Gallo as the Golden State Killer.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
Parallel 42’s film slate will include mix of features and series—ranging from low-budget horror to large-scale commercial action—developed for studios, streamers, independent partners and cable.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2025
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“Low-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-budget. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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