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. 380 -318

    Bottle Rocket

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 418 -13

    Shaun of the Dead

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  3. 282 -116

    The Evil Dead

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 356 +86

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  5. 176 +245

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  6. 66 +325

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 166 -112

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  8. 170 +176

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  9. 304 -228

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  10. 228 +268

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 177 -164

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  12. 225 +237

    Tron

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 297 -256

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 209 +120

    The Nightmare Before Christmas

    1993, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 194 +7

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 271 +65

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  17. 287 +120

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  18. 207 +106

    Mononoke-hime

    1997 — a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, in 18 top lists Check
  19. 205 +101

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  20. 199 +57

    Kôkaku Kidôtai

    1995 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 168 -48

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 174 +251

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  23. 172 +186

    Planet of the Apes

    1968, in 16 top lists Check
  24. 371 -366

    200 Motels

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 372 -371

    24 Hour Party People

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 291 -289

    28 Days Later...

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 11 -8

    37°2 le matin

    1986 — a.k.a. Betty Blue, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 144 +334

    The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

    1958, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 94 -90

    84C MoPic

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  30. 95 -88

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  31. 12 -4

    The Addiction

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 134 -125

    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the...

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 373 -363

    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

    1994, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 454 -443

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  35. 464 -452

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  36. 1 +13

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  37. 292 -277

    Alligator

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 13 +3

    Almost Famous

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 240 -223

    Alone in the Dark

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  40. 178 -160

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  41. 179 -160

    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 281 -261

    An American Werewolf in London

    1981, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 247 -113

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  44. 14 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  45. 241 -219

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 13 top lists Check
  46. 180 -157

    The Andromeda Strain

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 96 -72

    Angel Heart

    1987, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 97 -72

    Apartment Zero

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  49. 293 -267

    Army of Darkness

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 374 -347

    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
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