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A great cult movie is like a weird underground discovery, that feels so strange and wonderful, you suspect that you're the first person ever to appreciate it properly. But certain cult films have acquired fame and influence to rival any blockbuster, and have become part of our shared vocabulary. Here are 30 essential cult movies that everybody ought to watch, at least once.

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    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    1975, in 13 top lists Check
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    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
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    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
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    Big Trouble in Little China

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
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    Re-Animator

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    1976, in 8 top lists Check
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    Naked Lunch

    1991, in 4 top lists Check
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    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
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    They Live

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
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    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
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    Repo Man

    1984, in 9 top lists Check
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    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
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    Cherry 2000

    1987, in 1 top list Check
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    The Brother from Another Planet

    1984, in 1 top list Check
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    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
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    Evil Dead II

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
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    Time Bandits

    1981, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the...

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
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    Slither

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
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    Dark Star

    1974, in 7 top lists Check
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    Plan 9 from Outer Space

    1957, in 6 top lists Check
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    The Hunger

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
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    Death Race 2000

    1975, in 4 top lists Check
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    Tales from the Hood

    1995, in 1 top list Check
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    Sharktopus

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
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    Born in Flames

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Lost Boys

    1987, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Warriors

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
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    Tremors

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
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    Zardoz

    1974, in 5 top lists Check
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