10 low-budget films that are still worth watching

1. Mad Dogs

Reservoir dogs

• USA, 1992.
• Crime, drama.
• Duration: 100 minutes.
• IMDb: 8.3.

Joe Cabot has planned the perfect jewelry store heist. To do this, he assembles a team of the best criminals with an impeccable reputation. However, what should have been the theft of the century quickly turns into a massacre: one of the bandits turned out to be an undercover cop.

First film Quentin Tarantino highly regarded by audiences and film critics alike. The picture, the budget of which was only 1.2 million dollars, was not successful at the box office (collected 2.8 million), but experts around the world started talking about the young director.

2. Blair Witch: Coursework from the Other World

The Blair Witch Project

• USA, 1999.
• Horror.
• Duration: 81 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.5.

Film students go to the forest to make a documentary. Their target is a witch living in a hut, around whom many legends have developed. According to some reports, she painfully kills everyone who wanders into her domain. The students go missing, but their search remains on tape.

The Blair Witch Project is a micro-budget film that changed horror forever. Film Genre subsequently became one of the most popular. The film cost $600,000 to produce, but it earned $248.6 million at the box office.

3. Eraser head

Eraserhead

• USA, 1977.
• Horror, fantasy.
• Duration: 90 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.3.

Henry is a resident of a gloomy city. His girlfriend got pregnant, which the hero is not at all happy about. The situation becomes critical when a mutant is born.

The first film by David Lynch, which (according to various sources) was spent from 10 to 100 thousand dollars. Only 25 people came to the premiere, but gradually the picture became a cult one, and cinemas returned the tape to their repertoire. The final fees amounted to 7 million dollars.

4. Away

get out

• USA, 2017.
• Horror, thriller.
• Duration: 104 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.7.

A young couple goes to a country house to the girl's parents. White privileged society warmly accepts a black guy, but he is embarrassed by how much attention they pay him. Gradually, he realizes that the inhabitants of the country house have special plans for his life.

Directorial debut Jordan Peele considered by critics to be one of the most successful events of the 2010s. The film's budget is estimated at $1.4 million, while the box office exceeded $124 million.

5. rocky

Rocky

• USA, 1976
• Drama, sports.
• Duration: 120 minutes.
• IMDb: 8.1.

Rocky Balboa is forced to drag out a miserable existence, earning a living by knocking out debts and participating in fights without rules. But one day luck smiles at the hero: he is invited to a duel with the champion Apollo Creed.

Sylvester Stallone not only played the lead role, but also wrote the script for the film. Sports drama classicrocky” cost $ 1 million in production, so the film crew saved on everything: only one take was assigned to some scenes. The money spent paid off with a vengeance: Rocky raised $225 million and became the starting point for the most popular sports franchise in history.

6. Double portion

Super Size Me

• USA, 2004
• Documentary.
• Duration: 100 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.2.

Morgan Spurlock conducts an experiment on himself. For a month, he eats only food from McDonald's and does not play sports. His goal is to find out what such a diet will do to his body.

"Double Shot" is a rare example of a documentary that has played in theaters on a par with feature films. Despite a modest budget ($60,000), it grossed over $22 million at the box office.

7. The Rocky Horror Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

• UK, 1975
• Musical, fantasy.
• Duration: 100 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.4.

A young couple, Janet and Brad, are on their way to their teacher to deliver the good news that they are engaged and are planning to get married. They have a flat tire in the forest, so they ask for help in ancient castle nearby. There they get acquainted with a strange doctor and his creations - the scientist is passionate about everything that is taboo in society.

The $1.2 million Rocky Horror Picture Show was not a commercial success. However, over time, the picture found its fans and for some it turned into a cult horror.

8. Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th

• USA, 1980.
• Horror, thriller.
• Duration: 95 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.4.

The opening of the season in the children's camp should be a joyful event. The counselors have prepared many interesting games, but everything is overshadowed by the appearance of a maniac. Now the main task for the heroes is to survive at any cost.

Friday the 13th, budgeted between $550,000 and $700,000, was a huge success, grossing around $40 million at the box office. The film launched a franchise about a maniac in a hockey mask.

9. Crazy Max

Mad Max

• Austria, 1979
• Fantasy, action.
• Duration: 88 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.8.

The post-apocalyptic world forces people to constantly move from place to place. The biker gang chases policeman Max to kill him. The hero must save not only himself, but also his family.

Starring Mel Gibson. The first Max movie, with a budget of $300,000, was a huge commercial success and became the highest-grossing film in history. The fees amounted to 378 million - it is not surprising that after that several sequels.

10. Difficulties in translation

Lost in Translation

• USA, 2003.
• Drama, melodrama.
• Duration: 102 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.7.

A man and a woman ended up in Tokyo for different reasons: he starred in commercials, she accompanies the groom. A chance encounter at night in a hotel bar could be the start of something bigger. It remains to understand what they want from life.

Sofia Coppola made a film about loneliness with Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson and received many prestigious awards. The budget of the picture is relatively small (4 million dollars), but the fees are definitely gigantic - 119 million.