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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491 -128
Primer
2004, in 6 top lists Check -
475 -313
Elephant
2003, in 10 top lists Check -
471 -331
Diva
1981, in 7 top lists Check -
457 -313
Donnie Darko
2001, in 21 top lists Check -
387 -277
Cul-de-sac
1966, in 6 top lists Check -
355 +86
Tenebre
1982 — a.k.a. Tenebrae, in 4 top lists Check -
349 +46
Saw
2004, in 6 top lists Check -
346 +26
Razorback
1984, in 2 top lists Check -
337 -13
Near Dark
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
330 -86
Jaws
1975, in 28 top lists Check -
324 -103
The Hitcher
1986, in 2 top lists Check -
318 -141
Fiend Without a Face
1958, in 5 top lists Check -
316 -165
The Driller Killer
1979, in 2 top lists Check -
311 -202
Cube
1997, in 5 top lists Check -
307 -219
Child's Play
1988, in 2 top lists Check -
300 -244
The Blob
1958, in 5 top lists Check -
297 -256
Batoru rowaiaru
2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check -
294 -263
The Baby
1973, in 1 top list Check -
290 +199
The Wicker Man
1973, in 13 top lists Check -
289 +196
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962, in 15 top lists Check -
280 +192
The Usual Suspects
1995, in 24 top lists Check -
278 +157
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971, in 12 top lists Check -
276 +111
Rope
1948, in 10 top lists Check -
275 +107
Reservoir Dogs
1992, in 26 top lists Check -
274 +92
The Prowler
1951, in 4 top lists Check -
273 +89
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981, in 2 top lists Check -
271 +65
Oldeuboi
2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check -
269 +52
The Narrow Margin
1952, in 7 top lists Check -
266 +15
The Long Goodbye
1973, in 15 top lists Check -
263 +6
Léon
1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check -
262 +5
Le doulos
1962 — a.k.a. The Informer, in 10 top lists Check -
261 +4
The Last Seduction
1994, in 10 top lists Check -
259 -6
King of New York
1990, in 8 top lists Check -
254 -49
The Grifters
1990, in 8 top lists Check -
250 -98
The Driver
1978, in 6 top lists Check -
247 -113
Der amerikanische Freund
1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check -
244 -181
Bound
1996, in 6 top lists Check -
240 -223
Alone in the Dark
1982, in 1 top list Check -
238 +215
Touch of Evil
1958, in 31 top lists Check -
237 +200
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974, in 6 top lists Check -
236 +124
Point Blank
1967, in 15 top lists Check -
231 -103
Death Wish
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
227 +256
Westworld
1973, in 5 top lists Check -
224 +224
THX 1138
1971, in 5 top lists Check -
211 +126
The Omega Man
1971, in 2 top lists Check -
210 +122
Nochnoy dozor
2004 — a.k.a. Night Watch, in 3 top lists Check -
204 +295
X
1963 — a.k.a. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, in 5 top lists Check -
196 +41
The Incredible Shrinking Man
1957, in 10 top lists Check -
194 +7
Gojira
1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check -
187 -38
Dreamscape
1984, in 1 top list Check
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