low-budget
idiom
: involving a small amount of money : involving a relatively small cost
a low-budget movie
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In this timeless progenitor of low-budget horror cinema, a woman survives a devastating car accident and begins seeing paranormal visions of ghoulish men who pursue her to the ends of the earth and her sanity.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
Grier has a good relationship with Prescott and would qualify as a low-budget backup.
—Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
In addition to 1965 episodes of The Munsters, The Bing Crosby Show and Ben Casey, The Standells also appeared in such low-budget films as Get Yourself a College Girl (1964) and Riot on Sunset Strip (1967).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
Assisted by cartoonishly indie flourishes, like words and other onomatopoeia scribed across the frame, the film’s slight, low-budget stylings allow for a greater concentration on character moments, usually by way of rapid-fire punchlines.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
Grier has a good relationship with Prescott and would qualify as a low-budget backup.
—Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
In addition to 1965 episodes of The Munsters, The Bing Crosby Show and Ben Casey, The Standells also appeared in such low-budget films as Get Yourself a College Girl (1964) and Riot on Sunset Strip (1967).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
Assisted by cartoonishly indie flourishes, like words and other onomatopoeia scribed across the frame, the film’s slight, low-budget stylings allow for a greater concentration on character moments, usually by way of rapid-fire punchlines.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for low-budget
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“Low-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-budget. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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