High concept ideas don’t need studio money, just nerve, invention, and a willingness to get weird.
This week on Binge Movies, Jason is joined by Paul from The Slashers and The Countdown to rank and eliminate a lineup of high-concept, low-budget films that swing big with limited resources. These are movies built on bold premises, scrappy execution, and the kind of creative problem-solving that only comes from constraint.
Some stretch their ideas to the breaking point. Others prove that a great hook can outweigh a thin wallet. All of them raise the same question: when money is scarce, what really matters?
El Mariachi (1992)
Cube (1997)
Primer (2004)
The Man from Earth (2007)
Coherence (2013)
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