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. 29 +107

    The Devils

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 242 -196

    The Big Combo

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 102 -42

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  4. 6 +279

    The Lost Weekend

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  5. 220 +203

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  6. 341 +11

    Phantom of the Paradise

    1974, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 289 +196

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 491 -128

    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 105 -4

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  10. 152 +147

    El mariachi

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 387 -277

    Cul-de-sac

    1966, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 268 +34

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  13. 229 -194

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  14. 196 +41

    The Incredible Shrinking Man

    1957, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 30 +115

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  16. 245 -177

    Brick

    2005, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 464 -452

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  18. 151 -13

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  19. 212 +129

    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  20. 63 +285

    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 190 -23

    Excalibur

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 1 +13

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  23. 83 +414

    A Woman Under the Influence

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 20 +49

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  25. 359 +135

    Witchfinder General

    1968, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 55 +246

    Martin

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 219 +194

    Silent Running

    1972, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 369 +126

    Withnail & I

    1987, in 14 top lists Check
  29. 206 +103

    Mirrormask

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 348 +40

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  31. 279 +172

    Tôkyô nagaremono

    1966 — a.k.a. Tokyo Drifter, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 236 +124

    Point Blank

    1967, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 319 -134

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  34. 447 -157

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  35. 49 +223

    Les valseuses

    1974 — a.k.a. Going Places, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 264 +7

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  37. 271 +65

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  38. 396 -210

    Friday

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 159 +216

    Red Dawn

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 8 +336

    The Outsiders

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 432 +66

    Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"

    1988 — a.k.a. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, in 17 top lists Check
  42. 484 -222

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  43. 184 -79

    The Craft

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 454 -443

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  45. 77 +383

    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 78 +383

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  47. 76 +383

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  48. 72 +362

    Sweet Smell of Success

    1957, in 20 top lists Check
  49. 95 -88

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  50. 340 +10

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
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