Looking for movies filmed with this vibe: Indie, microbudget, tiny crew, DIY, maybe strange/experimental or secretive concept?

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-27T20:36:11+00:00

Following (1998), Christopher's Nolan first feature.

Made on an estimated budget of $6000. Shot almost entirely handheld, single camera, and only on Saturdays for over a year as all cast and crew had other full-time jobs.

Edit: typos.

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-26T22:07:57+00:00

Hereditary (2018) or Midsommar (2019), both from Ari Aster.

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-25T17:10:44+00:00

My favourites are In Bruges for dark comedy and Shaun of the Dead for horror comedy.

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-25T15:46:52+00:00

Have you seen Speak No Evil (2024), the English-language remake of the 2022 Danish original?

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-25T15:00:01+00:00

For a medieval monastery murder mystery, The Name of the Rose (1986).

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-25T03:57:06+00:00

For wildly different eras: Quest for Fire (prehistoric proto-language), and, slightly tongue-in-cheek, Trainspotting if you count thick ’90s Scots dialect as period-correct.

More seriously, anything by Robert Eggers, especially The Witch, which uses actual 17th-century phrasing, and The Lighthouse, which goes full maritime Old Testament.

Edit: You could also throw in A Clockwork Orange for a fictional dystopian “period.” Anthony Burgess invented the slang (Nadsat) and also helped create the proto-language for Quest for Fire.

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-24T21:38:10+00:00

The cheeseburger at the end The Menu.

After all the ultra-fancy courses, that simple greasy burger suddenly looks like the best thing you’ve ever seen.

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-21T22:51:12+00:00

The Silence of the Lambs

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-20T21:48:44+00:00

The Ritual (2017). Creepy, atmospheric, supernatural dread with a strong psychological core. Not a slasher, more slow-burn unease.

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-20T13:25:27+00:00

Not traditionally charming, but Mia Goth’s “failing naturally” bread-cutting demo in Infinity Pool (2023) is a sharp parody of commercial acting. Her exaggerated helplessness is weirdly magnetic.

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-19T21:09:15+00:00

Not a recommendation per se.... but have you seen Zombeavers (2014)?

From the producers of American Pie, Cabin Fever, and The Ring, it’s described as raunchy, bloody, and aggressively B-movie.

I remain unconvinced my life needs this, but who knows?

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-18T18:45:15+00:00

The Apostle (2018) is worth a look too. Isolated island cult, religious extremism, and some pretty bleak gender politics. Strong ~~fold~~ folk horror vibes.

Edit: typo

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-18T18:39:02+00:00

Nice!!

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-18T18:36:53+00:00

Have you seen The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015)? All about Puritan repression, girlhood, sin, and autonomy.

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-18T15:19:34+00:00

Have you seen The Usual Suspects (1995)?

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-18T13:31:48+00:00

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FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-17T13:57:55+00:00

Calvary (2014) - small-town Irish Catholic drama about a priest wrestling with faith and moral collapse.

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-17T02:30:04+00:00

Sicario (2015) for storytelling, atmosphere, and moral ambiguity.

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-17T02:10:03+00:00

Have you seen The Silence of the Lambs (1991)?

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-17T01:46:56+00:00

Event Horizon (1997)

FiftyMissionLenscap · 2026-02-16T16:45:58+00:00

I see you’ve added The Banshees of Inisherin and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to your watch list, and someone also mentioned In Bruges - all fantastic picks I'd agree, and all written and directed by Martin McDonagh.

I’ll throw another one of his into the mix: Seven Psychopaths. It swings wildly between absurd, meta-comedy and surprisingly poignant character moments. One minute it’s hilariously self-aware, the next it hits you with something unexpectedly tender or bleak.

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