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. 173 +223

    A Scanner Darkly

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 104 -27

    Caché

    2005, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 109 +16

    Dead Man's Shoes

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 210 +122

    Nochnoy dozor

    2004 — a.k.a. Night Watch, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 491 -128

    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 349 +46

    Saw

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 475 -313

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 271 +65

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  9. 26 +91

    Das Experiment

    2001 — a.k.a. The Experiment, in 1 top list Check
  10. 457 -313

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 14 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  12. 101 -65

    Baise-moi

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 297 -256

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 89 +215

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  15. 171 +183

    Pi

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 311 -202

    Cube

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 244 -181

    Bound

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 280 +192

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  19. 261 +4

    The Last Seduction

    1994, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 263 +6

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  21. 275 +107

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  22. 79 +387

    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 254 -49

    The Grifters

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 259 -6

    King of New York

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 119 +211

    Nikita

    1990 — a.k.a. La Femme Nikita, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 133 +357

    Wild at Heart

    1990, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 97 -72

    Apartment Zero

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  28. 307 -219

    Child's Play

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 96 -72

    Angel Heart

    1987, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 40 +184

    House of Games

    1987, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 337 -13

    Near Dark

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 324 -103

    The Hitcher

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 117 +176

    Manhunter

    1986, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 67 +326

    Salvador

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 162 +269

    Subway

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 84 -26

    Blood Simple

    1984, in 10 top lists Check
  37. 187 -38

    Dreamscape

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  38. 346 +26

    Razorback

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 240 -223

    Alone in the Dark

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  40. 166 -112

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  41. 137 +41

    First Blood

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 355 +86

    Tenebre

    1982 — a.k.a. Tenebrae, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 107 +9

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 471 -331

    Diva

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 273 +89

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 125 +295

    Southern Comfort

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 100 -66

    Bad Timing

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 111 +39

    Dressed to Kill

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 62 +269

    The Ninth Configuration

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 316 -165

    The Driller Killer

    1979, in 2 top lists Check
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