Top 10 Best Movies with a Budget Under 5 Million Dollars
Movies are mostly made with big budgets, some costing hundreds of millions! But some of the best and most iconic movies were made with a relatively tiny budget of 5 million dollars or less.So here, we look at the top 10 best movies that had a budget of 5 million dollars or less!
Budget: $1.1 million
One of the most well-recognized classics in all of cinema, Rocky only cost a little over a million dollars to make. And it still holds up well today because I just watched it again! Such a classic.
Budget: $3.3 million
I was genuinely surprised that one of my absolute favorite movies was made on such a small budget! I've already talked about how much I love this movie. Everything is great about it! And for 3 million bucks, the cinematography does look impressive.
Budget: $3 million
Another classic movie made on a budget recognized as small. Pretty much everyone has heard of this classic film about a group of children in a wacky and magical candy factory.
For the time this film was made, I think 3 million dollars was bigger than the average movie budget.
Budget: $1.2 million
Though it's grown into a relatively big franchise, the original Saw was made on a budget just over a million bucks! And it is still scary to watch to this day.
Really? Wow, I thought that it would cost way more due to all the gore scenes and traps used throughout the film.
My favorite horror movie. It's just so intriguing.
Budget: $400,000
I haven't watched this in years, but it's definitely a favorite for a ton of people I know. It inspired a lot of new culture, and Napoleon Dynamite is surely a classic.
Fun film with funny characters. I was surprised that it cost less than $1 million.
Best movie, regardless of budget!
Budget: $4.5 million
Regarded as one of the best and most depressing movies of all time, this film was made with a small budget and is now seen as a masterpiece.
The Newcomers
One of the most iconic low-budget movies ever.
Budget: $4 million
Nominated for Best Picture at the 2015 Oscars and filmed over the course of 12 years, Boyhood is a pretty unique movie that I still have yet to see.
Budget: $15,000
One of the most popular horror movies of all time was made on an incredibly tight budget of only $15,000! It sort of makes sense because of the "found footage" format, but it's still impressive how much money it made and how it became a big franchise.
Budget: $325,000
Another iconic horror movie that most people have seen, but this one also has a super small budget!
Budget: $1.5 million
I haven't seen it, but it did win Best Picture of 2017 at the Oscars, so obviously lots of people loved this movie. It was also made with an impressively small budget.
