underground movie

American  

noun

1. a movie produced independently on a low budget and often using experimental techniques and avant-garde themes.

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Etymology

Origin of underground movie

First recorded in 1965–70

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underground movie

KYIV, Ukraine — On a gray and rainy afternoon, about 35 people settled into velvety red seats in a small and stuffy underground movie theater.

From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023

“Honey, I told everyone I was the heiress of Woodlawn Cemetery,” she once remarked to me between takes in some mercifully long-forgotten underground movie.

From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2015