Definition of "mumblecore" [mumblecore]

• An American independent film movement of the early twenty-first century, characterised by low-budget production, focus on personal relationships between twentysomethings, improvised scripts, and non-professional actors. (noun)

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• "Over the last 10 years, the name mumblecore has come to describe a type of independent film: low, low budget, often improvised, with non-professional actors."
• "Over the past few years, narratives premiering at SXSW have tended to be lumped into a category known as "mumblecore" - the actors are generally untrained twenty-somethings, the dialogue improvised, and the plotlines minimal."
• "Like many denizens of so-called mumblecore films — low-budget productions that put a high premium on drift — Doug hasn't found his direction, nevermind his bliss."