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Least Expensive Films

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4.3

4.8

Colin (2011)

Budget

£45 (~$74 Sept '09)

Midground (2009)

Budget

$150.00

6.9

The Legend of Action Man (2010)

Budget

$200

7.9

Ennui (2010)

Budget

£200 (~$332 Nov '09)

181

7.2

7.1

Tarnation (2004)

Budget

$218.32

Restless Dust (2011)

Budget

£500 (~$804 Mar '11)

5.2

The Last Broadcast (1998)

Budget

$900

158

5.6

6.4

My Date with Drew (2005)

Budget

$1,100

2.5

2.4

The Final Sacrifice

Budget

$1,500

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

6.1

5.9

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books...

Budget

$3,000

6.9

Return to the Land of Wonders (2004)

Budget

$5,000

693

7.2

7.5

Following (1998)

Budget

$6,000

akts's rating:

The Right Way (2004)

Budget

$6,500

7.6

The Mongol King

Budget

$7,000

869

6.9

6.8

Primer (2004)

Budget

$7,000

868

6.6

6.8

El Mariachi (1993) (1992)

Budget

$7,500

8.1

Fighting Nirvana (2009)

Budget

$10,000

653

6.5

Pink Flamingos (1972)

Budget

$10,000

7.2

Murder Inside of Me (2009)

Budget

$10,000

113

1.7

Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)

Budget

$10,000

6.1

6.5

The Puffy Chair (2007)

Budget

$15,000

2057

5.7

6.3

Paranormal Activity (2009)

Budget

$15,000

akts's rating:

5.4

The Other Side (2006)

Budget

$15,000

3.4

2.3

Eegah (1962)

Budget

$15,000

4.3

Robot Monster (1953)

Budget

$16,000

6.6

6.3

Bellflower (2011)

Budget

$17,000

6.9

Flywheel (2003)

Budget

$20,000

1841

7.5

7.4

Eraserhead (1977)

Budget

$20,000

akts's rating:

6.8

7.2

Zero Day (2004)

Budget

$20,000

212

Deep Throat (1972)

Budget

$22,500

346

7.3

7.1

Slacker (1990)

Budget

$23,000

6.6

The Brothers McMullen (1995)

Budget

$23,800

129

7.1

7.2

In the Company of Men (1997)

Budget

$25,000

3191

5.8

6.5

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Budget

$25,000

akts's rating:

6.3

6.1

The Deadly Spawn (1983)

Budget

$25,000

139

2.1

1.9

Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)

Budget

$$26,000

2278

7.4

7.7

Clerks

Budget

$27,575

2.6

Red Zone Cuba

Budget

$30,000

2.3

The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)

Budget

$34,000

277

6.1

Basket Case (1982)

Budget

$35,000

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This is a non-definitive list of the least expensive films, not adjusted for inflation. Only movies with costs of not more than 40,000 U.S. dollars are listed.

The list includes only films already released to the general public at the time of inclusion, not films that are still in production, post-production or just announced because their costs can change during the production process. Most studios will not provide production costs, so only estimates by professional researchers and movie industry writers are available. These include those from the Internet Movie Database, Box Office Mojo and The Numbers.

Promotional and distribution costs (i.e. advertisements, commercials, posters, film prints etc.) are not included.

Only films which are notable enough to have received significant mention in independent sources are included.