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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93 +382
Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
166 -112
Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
271 +65
Oldeuboi
2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check -
238 +215
Touch of Evil
1958, in 30 top lists Check -
330 -86
Jaws
1975, in 29 top lists Check -
89 +215
Memento
2000, in 27 top lists Check -
275 +107
Reservoir Dogs
1992, in 26 top lists Check -
280 +192
The Usual Suspects
1995, in 24 top lists Check -
105 -4
The Conversation
1974, in 23 top lists Check -
263 +6
Léon
1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check -
457 -313
Donnie Darko
2001, in 21 top lists Check -
102 -42
Blow-Up
1966, in 20 top lists Check -
130 -31
Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...
1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check -
142 +358
Yôjinbô
1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check -
14 +7
Amores perros
2000, in 17 top lists Check -
87 +52
Dirty Harry
1971, in 17 top lists Check -
30 +115
Don't Look Now
1973, in 17 top lists Check -
123 +256
Repulsion
1965, in 17 top lists Check -
104 -27
Caché
2005, in 15 top lists Check -
107 +9
Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
86 +45
Deliverance
1972, in 15 top lists Check -
266 +15
The Long Goodbye
1973, in 15 top lists Check -
118 +179
The Manchurian Candidate
1962, in 15 top lists Check -
236 +124
Point Blank
1967, in 15 top lists Check -
289 +196
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962, in 15 top lists Check -
139 +153
Mad Max
1979, in 13 top lists Check -
290 +199
The Wicker Man
1973, in 13 top lists Check -
168 -48
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951, in 12 top lists Check -
194 +7
Gojira
1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check -
278 +157
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971, in 12 top lists Check -
92 +337
Straw Dogs
1971, in 11 top lists Check -
84 -26
Blood Simple
1984, in 10 top lists Check -
262 +5
Le doulos
1962 — a.k.a. The Informer, in 10 top lists Check -
475 -313
Elephant
2003, in 10 top lists Check -
196 +41
The Incredible Shrinking Man
1957, in 10 top lists Check -
261 +4
The Last Seduction
1994, in 10 top lists Check -
121 +226
The Parallax View
1974, in 10 top lists Check -
276 +111
Rope
1948, in 10 top lists Check -
161 +242
Shaft
1971, in 10 top lists Check -
297 -256
Batoru rowaiaru
2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check -
337 -13
Near Dark
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
247 -113
Der amerikanische Freund
1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check -
254 -49
The Grifters
1990, in 8 top lists Check -
259 -6
King of New York
1990, in 8 top lists Check -
54 +246
Marnie
1964, in 8 top lists Check -
143 +337
The Warriors
1979, in 8 top lists Check -
100 -66
Bad Timing
1980, in 7 top lists Check -
471 -331
Diva
1981, in 7 top lists Check -
111 +39
Dressed to Kill
1980, in 7 top lists Check -
40 +184
House of Games
1987, in 7 top lists Check
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