The Death of the Mid-Budget Movie

Mid-budget movies were a veritable way for actors to expand their range and avoid being typecast. So why did they die out?

Rachel Presser
Fanfare
Published in
8 min readMay 3, 2023

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There seems to be this stark duality for filmmakers nowadays.

Hollywood is only banking on movies based on renowned franchises with utterly colossal budgets. But as I was…

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