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. 240 -223

    Alone in the Dark

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  2. 247 -113

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 14 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  4. 180 -157

    The Andromeda Strain

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 96 -72

    Angel Heart

    1987, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 97 -72

    Apartment Zero

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  7. 98 -70

    Assault on Precinct 13

    1976, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 294 -263

    The Baby

    1973, in 1 top list Check
  9. 100 -66

    Bad Timing

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 101 -65

    Baise-moi

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 297 -256

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 145 -93

    Black Sunday

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  13. 166 -112

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  14. 300 -244

    The Blob

    1958, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 84 -26

    Blood Simple

    1984, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 102 -42

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  17. 244 -181

    Bound

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 104 -27

    Caché

    2005, in 15 top lists Check
  19. 85 -5

    Cape Fear

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 307 -219

    Child's Play

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 130 -31

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

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  22. 105 -4

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  23. 311 -202

    Cube

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 387 -277

    Cul-de-sac

    1966, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 110 +2

    D.O.A.

    1949, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 107 +9

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 26 +91

    Das Experiment

    2001 — a.k.a. The Experiment, in 1 top list Check
  28. 108 +13

    The Day of the Locust

    1975, in 1 top list Check
  29. 168 -48

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 109 +16

    Dead Man's Shoes

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 231 -103

    Death Wish

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 86 +45

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 87 +52

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  34. 471 -331

    Diva

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 457 -313

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  36. 30 +115

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  37. 262 +5

    Le doulos

    1962 — a.k.a. The Informer, in 10 top lists Check
  38. 187 -38

    Dreamscape

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  39. 111 +39

    Dressed to Kill

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 316 -165

    The Driller Killer

    1979, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 250 -98

    The Driver

    1978, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 112 +42

    Duel

    1971, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 475 -313

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 318 -141

    Fiend Without a Face

    1958, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 137 +41

    First Blood

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  46. 153 +31

    Foxy Brown

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 194 +7

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  48. 254 -49

    The Grifters

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  49. 113 +103

    Hells Angels on Wheels

    1967, in 1 top list Check
  50. 324 -103

    The Hitcher

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
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