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Nov 11, 2021 · From the Blair Witch project to Moonlight, here are some of the best low-budget movies ever made and how much it cost to produce them.
- Upstream Color (2013) Budget : $50,000. I believe along with ‘Under The Skin’, Shane Carruth’s ‘Upstream Color’ is the greatest sci-fi film this century has to offer.
- A Separation (2011) Budget : $500,000. Asghar Farhadi’s masterpiece, ‘A Separation’ was made for half a million dollars and is the perfect reminder of the impact a profound screenplay has on a film.
- Primer (2004) Budget: $7000. ‘Primer’ is a super-weird, super-crazy film about garage inventions and time travel. Shane Carruth’s puzzling debut goes about its business assuming that audience is as intelligent as the inventors in the film.
- Mean Streets (1973) Budget: $500,000. Martin Scorsese’s ferocious second film provides a nice counterpoint to Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece. ‘ The Godfather’ was about the royalty of the underworld crime syndicate, ‘Mean Streets’ is about its commoners.
- Pi ($135,000) The directorial debut of Daren Aronofsky, Pi is a psychological thriller that has earned considerable renown and is considered a classic in the genre.
- Another Earth ($100,000) Released in 2011, Another Earth is a sci-fi movie that dabbles with the possibility of a parallel Earth appearing in our very sky.
- Tangerine ($100,000) The filmmakers behind the 2015 movie Tangerine took an unusual approach to the low-budget barrier by shooting the entirety of it with three iPhone 5S cameras.
- The Blair Witch Project ($60,000) The Blair Witch Project is the original example of a horror movie that found success directly because of its ingenious handling of its small budget, which single-handedly revived the found footage horror sub-genre.
May 1, 2024 · Here are 32 must-see low budget movies - our parameters being that they were made for under $10 million U.S. - many of which have spawned artists you’ve definitely heard of before.
- 139 VOTES. Rocky. Premise: An amateur boxer from Philadelphia finds himself with the opportunity to fight the heavy-weight boxing champion of the world.
- 115 VOTES. Halloween. Premise: After killer Michael Meyers escapes from a nearby mental institution, he goes on a murderous rampage in his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois.
- 100 VOTES. Mad Max. Premise: As society breaks down due to oil shortages and destruction of the natural landscape, an Australian police officer reconnects to his humanity as he works to take down a violent motorcycle gang.
- 118 VOTES. Napoleon Dynamite. Premise: A quirky teen with a strange family home dynamic who is alienated at school helps his new friend run for Class President.
Sep 1, 2015 · Here are 15 great low budget movies made in the past 15 years – and by low budget I mean movies that have a budget of about 2 million dollars or less. 1. Kill List (2011)
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Feb 15, 2022 · Movies with massive budgets get a lot of attention, but films like 'Minari' and 'The French Dispatch' made waves without breaking the bank.
