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. 12 -4

    The Addiction

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 31 +124

    The Duellists

    1977, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 355 +86

    Tenebre

    1982 — a.k.a. Tenebrae, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 431 +51

    Welcome to the Dollhouse

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 284 +42

    Night of the Demon

    1957 — a.k.a. Curse of the Demon, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 160 +226

    Romper Stomper

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 109 +16

    Dead Man's Shoes

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 82 +411

    Wise Blood

    1979, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 100 -66

    Bad Timing

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 60 +259

    The Naked Kiss

    1964, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 436 -203

    Il grande silenzio

    1968 — a.k.a. The Great Silence, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 153 +31

    Foxy Brown

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 234 -24

    The Harder They Come

    1972, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 40 +184

    House of Games

    1987, in 7 top lists Check
  15. 217 +177

    Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

    1964, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 305 -227

    Cannibal ferox

    1981 — a.k.a. Cannibal Ferox, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 96 -72

    Angel Heart

    1987, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 427 +28

    The Toxic Avenger

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 242 -196

    The Big Combo

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 252 -79

    Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

    1965 — a.k.a. The Leather Girls, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 121 +226

    The Parallax View

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 258 -24

    Il portiere di notte

    1974 — a.k.a. The Night Porter, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 262 +5

    Le doulos

    1962 — a.k.a. The Informer, in 10 top lists Check
  24. 261 +4

    The Last Seduction

    1994, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 259 -6

    King of New York

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 387 -277

    Cul-de-sac

    1966, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 439 -100

    One-Eyed Jacks

    1961, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 75 +375

    To Sleep with Anger

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 489 -184

    Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 322 -125

    Ginger Snaps

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 302 -229

    The Brood

    1979, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 350 +47

    Scanners

    1981, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 334 -71

    The Last House on the Left

    1972, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 388 -274

    Dark Star

    1974, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 222 +221

    They Live

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 310 -203

    Cronos

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 342 +14

    Piranha

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 466 -379

    C'est arrivé près de chez vous

    1992 — a.k.a. Man Bites Dog, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 266 +15

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  40. 92 +337

    Straw Dogs

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  41. 464 -452

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  42. 30 +115

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  43. 389 -243

    Down by Law

    1986, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 196 +41

    The Incredible Shrinking Man

    1957, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 460 -109

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  46. 248 -113

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  47. 15 +28

    The Beguiled

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 499 -25

    F for Fake

    1973, in 11 top lists Check
  49. 480 -267

    Head

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 500 -19

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
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