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. 371 -366

    200 Motels

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 11 -8

    37°2 le matin

    1986 — a.k.a. Betty Blue, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 144 +334

    The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

    1958, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 94 -90

    84C MoPic

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  5. 12 -4

    The Addiction

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 134 -125

    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the...

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 373 -363

    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

    1994, in 6 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. 292 -277

    Alligator

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 240 -223

    Alone in the Dark

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  11. 178 -160

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  12. 281 -261

    An American Werewolf in London

    1981, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 247 -113

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 241 -219

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 180 -157

    The Andromeda Strain

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 96 -72

    Angel Heart

    1987, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 97 -72

    Apartment Zero

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  18. 374 -347

    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 99 -70

    At Close Range

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 375 -345

    Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  21. 294 -263

    The Baby

    1973, in 1 top list Check
  22. 376 -344

    Bad Boy Bubby

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 295 -262

    Bad Taste

    1987, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 100 -66

    Bad Timing

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 101 -65

    Baise-moi

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 377 -340

    Bananas

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 181 -143

    Barbarella

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 296 -256

    Basket Case

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 378 -336

    The Bed Sitting Room

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 15 +28

    The Beguiled

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 379 -334

    Best in Show

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 16 +28

    The Best of Everything

    1959, in 1 top list Check
  33. 242 -196

    The Big Combo

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 17 +32

    Big Wednesday

    1978 — a.k.a. Summer of Innocence, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 2 +48

    Black Narcissus

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  36. 298 -247

    Black Sheep

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 145 -93

    Black Sunday

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  38. 3 +50

    Blackboard Jungle

    1955, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 300 -244

    The Blob

    1958, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 301 -244

    Blood Feast

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 243 -184

    Bloody Mama

    1970, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 380 -318

    Bottle Rocket

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 244 -181

    Bound

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 103 -39

    Boxing Helena

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 18 +47

    The Boys in the Band

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  46. 19 +48

    Breakin'

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 21 +49

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  48. 381 -310

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  49. 302 -229

    The Brood

    1979, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 362 -288

    Bubba Ho-Tep

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
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