A low budget film or low budget movie is a motion picture shot with little to no funding from a major film studio or private investor. Its a testament to duncan jones inventiveness and strength as a director that he is able to work on such a low budget for this kind of film and still create a tense and professionallooking. These are the best kinds of movies around, the movies that occupy most of my dvdbluray collection. Rent freeway killer 2009 starring scott leet and cole williams on dvd and bluray. Dean stockwell and the cultactor jeffrey combs are wasted in this forgettable flick. An original script with an ending that youll never see coming. A lowbudget film or lowbudget movie is a motion picture shot with little to no funding from a major film studio or private investor.
For a low budget film, this one really packs a punch. Based on this list of 20 lowbudget films that made it big, one of the best genres for small budgets is the horror genre. Thriller films are also a popular choice for lowbudget films, as they focus on narrative. Many young or first time filmmakers shoot lowbudget films to prove their talent before doing bigger.
Thriller movies 2009 every thriller movie coming out in 2009. Kahaani 2012 kahaani is a hindi thriller movie, based on the story of a pregnant wife roaming through the streets of kolkata looking for her missing husband. Sep 15, 2010 while only tangentially scifi its more of a revenge thriller, it could be argued, mad max is a low budget, trashily enjoyable period classic, and influenced a whole generation of post. Sep 07, 2018 macall polay 29 of 70 actors in a low hovering helicopter pretend to fire weapons during a car chase during filming for the movie the other guys on peal st. Sometimes lowbudget movies go on to become alltime blockbuster films. Thriller movies 2000 every thriller movie coming out in 2000. Produced for an extremely low 7k on 16mm amid the digital revolution, primer collected the grand jury prize at sundance. As disturbing as real life gets, this lowbudget horror thriller brings a gritty, youarethere quality to the ghastly proceedings while showing a fleshandblood monster and his. There is enough blood to make the audience feel the characters pain.
Just to set some rules, this list isnt ranked simply by lowest budget, but rather just how successful and impactful the films were, given the budget they had to work with. Some of the action sequences are exhilarating, especially toward the end and especially for a low budget horror flick. The unloved films of 2009 provide the focus in our final list of the 2000s overlooked greats. Aug 06, 2019 the film had such a low budget that jennifer garner had to take a pay cut to keep the costs down.
The acting was on the cusp of being poor on a couple of occasions but overall a well made thriller. The best way to get a movie done is to have connections those with the same passion as you do. The dunwich horror is a cheesy lowbudget horror movie that has an awful screenplay associated to terrible acting and poor special effects. Mass acre hill horror movie trailer in hd lowbudget zombie. Lowbudget movies that were big hits business insider. Apr 11, 20 hit microbudget pics offer healthy backend for name actors the possibility of profit potential from an ultra low budget breakout lures many established thesps to power the lean machine by dave mcnary. Most erotic thrillers contain scenes of softcore sex and nudity, but the frequency and explicitness of those scenes varies.
While traveling on a highway late at night, zakes william ash, a young british man, and his girlfriend, beth christine bottomley, become the targets of a psychopath when they accidentally see. Zombies are fictional creatures usually portrayed as reanimated corpses or virally infected. There are a lot of simple ways to cut costs in your movie making process, like using low cost. Apr 23, 2019 the budget of nearly every movie ever made. Lighting for a low budget movie by dramphyr oct 20, 2010 20. The smart use of online sites implying the movie is real added the effect, and was the first significant use of the internet to market a. Primer is a 2004 american science fiction film about the accidental discovery of time travel. So, sweet jesus, of course they would make a sequel. For this list, were going to take a look at the real cream of the crop, movies which were able to stand head and shoulders above their peers, even with only meager production values. Here are low budget horror movies that hit it big.
The 80 best 2000s horror movies low budget sci fi films into our list of just 10 movies, so here are some honorable mentions. Aug 26, 2017 the film creates a unnerving and tense atmosphere, that never lets up. Rocky enjoys the rare distinction of being a lowbudget movie that. Primer is of note for its extremely low budget, experimental plot structure, philosophical implications, and complex technical dialogue, which carruth, a college graduate with a degree in mathematics and a former engineer, chose not to simplify for the sake of the audience. Watch a full video commentary of us roasting this movie. The film creates a unnerving and tense atmosphere, that never lets up. Some lowbudget horror films are derivative schlock. Two steez shows for one low price late show combo ticket. Apr 15, 2016 some low budget horror films are derivative schlock. Director duncan jones on lowbudget moon studio daily. Shot on a low budget, exam makes the most of its single location, with the.
The top ten best lowbudget horror movies of all time. Lowbudget films that became big blockbusters collider. The night shift, thomas smith, 2011, based on a 2009 short film of the same title. While zombie films generally fall into the horror genre, some cross over into other genres, such as comedy, science fiction, thriller, or romance. Lowbudget paranormal activity thrills with highvalue horror. The 7th hunt hd thriller english drama movie youtube. Low budget, no known actors, looks like it was basically done entirely on the rez, with local actors i mean this in a good way.
This impeccable heist movie, directed by american jules dassin on a tiny budget, is an enjoyably gritty french film noir in which four audacious. A really good, surprisingly overlooked thriller, this. The romance of fay and rice is quite ridiculous and out of the context of the plot. Studios and filmmakers often try to keep the information secret and will use accounting tricks to inflate or reduce announced budgets. A lowbudget film or lowbudget movie is a motion picture shot with little to no funding from a. Some of the action sequences are exhilarating, especially toward the end and especially for a lowbudget horror flick. May 01, 2017 lets have a look at 20 movies that were low on their budget but didnt fail to make an impact20 blockbuster low budget indian movies. Rent freeway killer 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Here are the best of the best right here, from defining classics to surprisingly low budget flicks, gruesome violence to unanticipated restraint, these psychological thrillers have it all. The 7th hunt taken to an abandoned military training school, they finds themselves the target of 5 sadistic killers, each with their own unique and different style of killing. Movie stars take on lowbudget films for lucrative backend. Hit and run is one of those films that has thrills and scares the spectator really well when it works. Based on this list of 20 low budget films that made it big, one of the best genres for small budgets is the horror genre. The dunwich horror is a cheesy low budget horror movie that has an awful screenplay associated to terrible acting and poor special effects. Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures twentyfour hours into the future, and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop. Mar 29, 2020 the 7th hunt taken to an abandoned military training school, they finds themselves the target of 5 sadistic killers, each with their own unique and different style of killing. How to create a low budget movie with pictures wikihow. Do you want to create a movie, but dont have a lot of money to spend. Chappie has a nothingtolose roger cormanesque quality about it, low on budget except for the cgi robots and low on meaning, but full of highvelocity chases, helicopter pursuits, and weapons blasting around empty warehouses marred by graffiti and trash. Jan 01, 2009 2009 thriller movies, movie release dates.
The film was written, directed, produced, edited and scored by shane carruth, who also stars with david sullivan primer is of note for its extremely low budget, experimental plot structure, philosophical implications, and complex technical dialogue, which carruth, a college graduate with a degree in. So enough stalling, were gonna give you what you came for here are 15 low budget movies that became huge hits. More of a drama with a horror premise than a straight horror film, but a very good movie nonetheless. Low budget films that are more thrilling than most big summer movies.
The movie that introduced us to superwriter charlie kaufman and allowed us to open a doorway into a great actors mind. Carruth acted as writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, and music composer. The visually dazzling film, whose production design may be its most impressive aspect, pays homage to a host of science fiction precursors, including 2001. A space odyssey, but carries an emotional charge all its own. He also stars in the film as aaron, and many of the other characters are played by his friends and family. One would think there would need to be pricey special effects to pull off a.
Kahaani kahaani is a mystery thriller, based on the story of a pregnant wife rummaging through the streets of kolkata for her missing husband. Low budget films that are more thrilling than most big. Mar 07, 2009 watch a full video commentary of us roasting this movie budget movie. Budget numbers for movies can be both difficult to find and unreliable. Many independent films are made on low budgets, but films made on the mainstream circuit with inexperienced or unknown filmmakers can also have low budgets. Storyline an american named anthony is living and working in tokyo and married to a japanese woman.
In 2009, paranormal activity came along and shocked everyone not only by being. Nov 20, 2017 well if you want to go through some of the best low budget movies to watch, check this list out and get ready to be amazed. Low budget films that are more thrilling than most big summer. But aside from that between 20032006 came out some of the best horror movies ever made in my opinion like saw, high tension, wolf creek, house of corpse, dead silence, the collector, 28 days later, land of the dead and many others. Mass acre hill horror movie trailer in hd lowbudget. Best feature, best director, best screenplay, best sound design, best original score, best special effect digital, best special effect makeup, best cinematography, best costume, best production design. Low budget paranormal activity thrills with highvalue horror. When we say its a low budget film, people presume a couple of hundred thousand dollars. Despite complaints that the shakycam found footage thriller made some theatergoers feel.
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