Micro Budget Movies, Ranked

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16 films, ranked on my own star ratings by Arwin Edward Bagaslao. Updated 2026-04-11.

Films that cost less than one day of catering on a Marvel reshoot and still ran circles around it. ...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd .

1. 1
   Coherence (2013)

   ★★★★½
2. 2
   Time Lapse (2014)

   ★★★★½
3. 3
   Curve (2016)

   ★★★★½

   Sound effects and acting are both great. The situation itself makes me nervous, like I am about to fall with her.

4. 4
   Cargo (2013)

   ★★★★½

   Father and child in a zombie apocalypse trope, but this one has more heart.

5. 5
   Lights Out (2013)

   ★★★★½

   Scared shitless. I literally had to mute the sound just to get through it.

6. 6
   Saw (2004)

   ★★★★½
7. 7
   Paranormal Activity (2007)

   ★★★★½
8. 8
   The Purge (2013)

   ★★★★½
9. 9
   Hardcore Henry (2015)

   ★★★★½

   Opening credits feel like Deadpool’s, playful and self aware, and agad it sets a fun and violent tone.

10. 10
    Following (1998)

    ★★★★

    This is a rewatch for me because I did not fully get it the first time.

11. 11
    Monsters (2010)

    ★★★★
12. 12
    Get Out (2017)

    ★★★★
13. 13
    Insidious (2010)

    ★★★★
14. 14
    Escape Room (2019)

    ★★★★
15. 15
    Chronicle (2012)

    ★★★½
16. 16
    Split (2016)

    ★★★½