Jennifer Eiss's 500 Essential Cult Movies
An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from Cayh).
Favorited 623 times, disliked 9 times, added to 1026 watchlists.
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
Source
Pssst, want to check out the Jennifer Eiss's 500 Essential Cult Movies list in our new look?
Filter
-
170 +176
El laberinto del fauno
2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check -
174 +251
Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
209 +120
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993, in 15 top lists Check -
228 +268
The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
189 -31
Edward Scissorhands
1990, in 10 top lists Check -
459 -289
Fantasia
1940, in 20 top lists Check -
207 +106
Mononoke-hime
1997 — a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, in 18 top lists Check -
293 -267
Army of Darkness
1992, in 6 top lists Check -
210 +122
Nochnoy dozor
2004 — a.k.a. Night Watch, in 3 top lists Check -
183 -85
Conan the Barbarian
1982, in 4 top lists Check -
181 -143
Barbarella
1968, in 7 top lists Check -
434 -310
Dead Man
1995, in 12 top lists Check -
169 +89
Labyrinth
1986, in 4 top lists Check -
409 -91
Mystery Men
1999, in 1 top list Check -
184 -79
The Craft
1996, in 2 top lists Check -
150 -35
Darkman
1990, in 2 top lists Check -
362 -288
Bubba Ho-Tep
2002, in 3 top lists Check -
195 +20
Heavy Metal
1981, in 2 top lists Check -
179 -160
Altered States
1980, in 5 top lists Check -
190 -23
Excalibur
1981, in 3 top lists Check -
147 -53
Clash of the Titans
1981, in 3 top lists Check -
325 -100
The Hunger
1983, in 2 top lists Check -
408 -94
The Monster Squad
1987, in 2 top lists Check -
341 +11
Phantom of the Paradise
1974, in 6 top lists Check -
212 +129
Orphée
1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check -
344 +24
Q
1982 — a.k.a. Q: The Winged Serpent, in 2 top lists Check -
371 -366
200 Motels
1971, in 2 top lists Check -
480 -267
Head
1968, in 4 top lists Check -
35 +159
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947, in 8 top lists Check -
182 -93
Chôjin densetsu Urotsukidôji
1989 — a.k.a. Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend, in 2 top lists Check -
492 -127
Prospero's Books
1991, in 4 top lists Check -
144 +334
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958, in 4 top lists Check -
200 +57
Kyûketsuki hantâ D
1985 — a.k.a. Vampire Hunter D, in 2 top lists Check -
411 -77
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Jun 28, 2015 by mjf314; source