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. 22 +50

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 359 +135

    Witchfinder General

    1968, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 452 -35

    Soldier Blue

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  4. 29 +107

    The Devils

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 454 -443

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  6. 449 -100

    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

    1973, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 455 -416

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 464 -452

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  9. 446 -163

    The Long Riders

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 456 -327

    The Decline of Western Civilization

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 67 +326

    Salvador

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 502 -15

    When We Were Kings

    1996, in 7 top lists Check
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