Jennifer Eiss's 500 Essential Cult Movies
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From the book by Jennifer Eiss. The list is arranged by chapter. Each chapter starts with a top 10 (in alphabetical order), followed by the "best of the rest" (in alphabetical order).
#1-83: Dramatic Situatons
#84-133: Gripping Tales
#134-165: Lights, Camera…!
#166-228: Visionary Universes
#229-280: Criminal Underworlds
#281-360: Tales of Terror
#361-432: Cult Humor
#433-453: The Wild Wild West
#454-502: Film Lab
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174 +251
Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
177 -164
Akira
1988, in 22 top lists Check -
175 +301
Videodrome
1983, in 18 top lists Check -
312 -194
Dawn of the Dead
1978, in 15 top lists Check -
87 +52
Dirty Harry
1971, in 17 top lists Check -
199 +57
Kôkaku Kidôtai
1995 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell, in 12 top lists Check -
138 +85
Gwoemul
2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check -
193 -10
Forbidden Planet
1956, in 9 top lists Check -
151 -13
Dip huet seung hung
1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check -
139 +153
Mad Max
1979, in 13 top lists Check -
222 +221
They Live
1988, in 7 top lists Check -
136 +29
Escape from New York
1981, in 5 top lists Check -
115 +139
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005, in 4 top lists Check -
320 -131
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996, in 2 top lists Check -
233 -24
Lat sau san taam
1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check -
21 +49
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974, in 10 top lists Check -
143 +337
The Warriors
1979, in 8 top lists Check -
112 +42
Duel
1971, in 4 top lists Check -
157 +138
The Man Who Would Be King
1975, in 5 top lists Check -
221 +203
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982, in 6 top lists Check -
137 +41
First Blood
1982, in 5 top lists Check -
98 -70
Assault on Precinct 13
1976, in 6 top lists Check -
161 +242
Shaft
1971, in 10 top lists Check -
188 -32
Dune
1984, in 4 top lists Check -
277 +142
Sonachine
1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check -
225 +237
Tron
1982, in 5 top lists Check -
146 -98
Big Trouble in Little China
1986, in 3 top lists Check -
214 +143
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957, in 6 top lists Check -
227 +256
Westworld
1973, in 5 top lists Check -
237 +200
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974, in 6 top lists Check -
252 -79
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
1965 — a.k.a. The Leather Girls, in 8 top lists Check -
183 -85
Conan the Barbarian
1982, in 4 top lists Check -
250 -98
The Driver
1978, in 6 top lists Check -
119 +211
Nikita
1990 — a.k.a. La Femme Nikita, in 4 top lists Check -
202 +75
Logan's Run
1976, in 4 top lists Check -
135 -8
Death Race 2000
1975, in 4 top lists Check -
427 +28
The Toxic Avenger
1984, in 4 top lists Check -
279 +172
Tôkyô nagaremono
1966 — a.k.a. Tokyo Drifter, in 6 top lists Check -
324 -103
The Hitcher
1986, in 2 top lists Check -
216 +169
Rollerball
1975, in 4 top lists Check -
144 +334
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958, in 4 top lists Check -
315 -173
Dog Soldiers
2002, in 2 top lists Check -
152 +147
El mariachi
1992, in 4 top lists Check -
211 +126
The Omega Man
1971, in 2 top lists Check -
150 -35
Darkman
1990, in 2 top lists Check -
408 -94
The Monster Squad
1987, in 2 top lists Check -
197 +43
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar...
2003, in 3 top lists Check -
336 -38
Maniac Cop
1988, in 2 top lists Check -
153 +31
Foxy Brown
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
384 -299
Casino Royale
1967, in 2 top lists Check
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