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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  1. 401 -166

    In Bruges

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 488 -192

    Man on Wire

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 403 -156

    Juno

    2007, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 298 -247

    Black Sheep

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 170 +176

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  6. 138 +85

    Gwoemul

    2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 270 +53

    Ne le dis à personne

    2006 — a.k.a. Tell No One, in 1 top list Check
  8. 215 +162

    Renaissance

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  9. 173 +223

    A Scanner Darkly

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 245 -177

    Brick

    2005, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 104 -27

    Caché

    2005, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 115 +139

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 206 +103

    Mirrormask

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 109 +16

    Dead Man's Shoes

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 489 -184

    Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 210 +122

    Nochnoy dozor

    2004 — a.k.a. Night Watch, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 491 -128

    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 349 +46

    Saw

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 418 -13

    Shaun of the Dead

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  20. 465 -384

    Capturing the Friedmans

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 475 -313

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 197 +43

    Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar...

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 271 +65

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  24. 498 -44

    Touching the Void

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 372 -371

    24 Hour Party People

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 291 -289

    28 Days Later...

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 362 -288

    Bubba Ho-Tep

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 315 -173

    Dog Soldiers

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 32 +139

    Far from Heaven

    2002, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 478 -287

    Funny Ha Ha

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  31. 483 -241

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  32. 331 -85

    Ju-on

    2002 — a.k.a. Ju-on: The Grudge, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 158 +157

    Mou gaan dou

    2002 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs, in 14 top lists Check
  34. 26 +91

    Das Experiment

    2001 — a.k.a. The Experiment, in 1 top list Check
  35. 472 -329

    Dogtown and Z-Boys

    2001, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 457 -313

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  37. 37 +158

    Ghost World

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  38. 13 +3

    Almost Famous

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 14 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  40. 101 -65

    Baise-moi

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 297 -256

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 379 -334

    Best in Show

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 246 -156

    Chopper

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 322 -125

    Ginger Snaps

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 89 +215

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  46. 493 -113

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  47. 426 +23

    Tillsammans

    2000 — a.k.a. Together, in 9 top lists Check
  48. 226 +243

    Unbreakable

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  49. 299 -244

    The Blair Witch Project

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  50. 390 -230

    Election

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
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