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. 205 +101

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 88 +201

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  3. 319 -134

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 65 +311

    Tell Your Children

    1936 — a.k.a. Reefer Madness, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 27 +92

    The Dawn Patrol

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  6. 425 +7

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 20 +49

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  8. 248 -113

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  9. 6 +279

    The Lost Weekend

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  10. 90 +218

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  11. 126 +301

    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

    1946, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 2 +48

    Black Narcissus

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  13. 35 +159

    The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

    1947, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 276 +111

    Rope

    1948, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 1 +13

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  16. 212 +129

    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  17. 71 +362

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  18. 95 -88

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 168 -48

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 274 +92

    The Prowler

    1951, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 39 +160

    Glen or Glenda

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 81 +411

    The Wild One

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 438 -193

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 22 top lists Check
  24. 242 -196

    The Big Combo

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 3 +50

    Blackboard Jungle

    1955, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 264 +7

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 91 +236

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  28. 272 +81

    The Phenix City Story

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 64 +310

    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 130 -31

    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  31. 441 -42

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  32. 196 +41

    The Incredible Shrinking Man

    1957, in 10 top lists Check
  33. 72 +362

    Sweet Smell of Success

    1957, in 20 top lists Check
  34. 256 -38

    High School Confidential!

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  35. 241 -219

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 16 +28

    The Best of Everything

    1959, in 1 top list Check
  37. 239 -233

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  38. 340 +10

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  39. 131 +346

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  40. 142 +358

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  41. 484 -222

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  42. 51 +227

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
  43. 52 +227

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 80 +399

    Walk on the Wild Side

    1962, in 1 top list Check
  45. 289 +196

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  46. 47 +53

    Le mépris

    1963 — a.k.a. Contempt, in 17 top lists Check
  47. 68 +333

    The Servant

    1963, in 16 top lists Check
  48. 124 +285

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  49. 54 +246

    Marnie

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 60 +259

    The Naked Kiss

    1964, in 6 top lists Check
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