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. 32 +139

    Far from Heaven

    2002, in 10 top lists Check
  2. 414 -53

    Polyester

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 303 -228

    A Bucket of Blood

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 447 -157

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  5. 389 -243

    Down by Law

    1986, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 82 +411

    Wise Blood

    1979, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 369 +126

    Withnail & I

    1987, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 187 -38

    Dreamscape

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  9. 357 +116

    Vamp

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 298 -247

    Black Sheep

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 260 +1

    La haine

    1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 406 -119

    The Loved One

    1965, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 413 -58

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  14. 244 -181

    Bound

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 17 +32

    Big Wednesday

    1978 — a.k.a. Summer of Innocence, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 130 -31

    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  17. 336 -38

    Maniac Cop

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 386 -280

    Crimewave

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  19. 47 +53

    Le mépris

    1963 — a.k.a. Contempt, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 383 -301

    Carnal Knowledge

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 421 -3

    Something Wild

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 273 +89

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 257 -35

    The Honeymoon Killers

    1970 — a.k.a. The Lonely Hearts Killers, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 495 -103

    Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma

    1975 — a.k.a. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 310 -203

    Cronos

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 6 +279

    The Lost Weekend

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 48 +220

    Lenny

    1974, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 465 -384

    Capturing the Friedmans

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 83 +414

    A Woman Under the Influence

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  30. 179 -160

    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 138 +85

    Gwoemul

    2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check
  32. 204 +295

    X

    1963 — a.k.a. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 178 -160

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 212 +129

    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  35. 214 +143

    Plan 9 from Outer Space

    1957, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 388 -274

    Dark Star

    1974, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 191 -22

    Fahrenheit 451

    1966, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 267 +13

    The Long Good Friday

    1980, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 391 -228

    The End

    1978, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 487 -199

    The Loveless

    1981 — a.k.a. Breakdown, in 1 top list Check
  41. 145 -93

    Black Sunday

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  42. 292 -277

    Alligator

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 106 +5

    Cutter's Way

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 169 +89

    Labyrinth

    1986, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 75 +375

    To Sleep with Anger

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 375 -345

    Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  47. 243 -184

    Bloody Mama

    1970, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 52 +227

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  49. 302 -229

    The Brood

    1979, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 258 -24

    Il portiere di notte

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