low-budget
idiom
: involving a small amount of money : involving a relatively small cost
a low-budget movie
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In the end, however, this is a low-budget drama that was sadly shot on an obsolete medium, with the rough edges of early-2000s digital video and less-than-satisfactory sound serving as constant distractions.
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Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
And that’s really difficult for a low-budget movie.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The Last Showgirl is a low-budget indie that’s barely 80 minutes long (fully half of which is wordless shots of the characters posing in front of the Las Vegas skyline), and a muted reception at TIFF put it off most pundits’ radars.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
That’s a reasonable enough line for a low-budget spy thriller but doesn’t gel with the guerilla style Burger wanted to direct.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2025
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Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
And that’s really difficult for a low-budget movie.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The Last Showgirl is a low-budget indie that’s barely 80 minutes long (fully half of which is wordless shots of the characters posing in front of the Las Vegas skyline), and a muted reception at TIFF put it off most pundits’ radars.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
That’s a reasonable enough line for a low-budget spy thriller but doesn’t gel with the guerilla style Burger wanted to direct.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Low-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-budget. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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