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. 142 +358

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  2. 83 +414

    A Woman Under the Influence

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  3. 369 +126

    Withnail & I

    1987, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 359 +135

    Witchfinder General

    1968, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 82 +411

    Wise Blood

    1979, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 81 +411

    The Wild One

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 289 +196

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 132 +352

    What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  9. 431 +51

    Welcome to the Dollhouse

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 500 -19

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 80 +399

    Walk on the Wild Side

    1962, in 1 top list Check
  12. 131 +346

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  13. 49 +223

    Les valseuses

    1974 — a.k.a. Going Places, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 280 +192

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  15. 226 +243

    Unbreakable

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 463 +4

    Two-Lane Blacktop

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 165 +298

    True Romance

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 78 +383

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  19. 76 +383

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  20. 77 +383

    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 462 -4

    The Trip

    1967, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 74 +382

    Tracks

    1976, in 1 top list Check
  23. 498 -44

    Touching the Void

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 164 +288

    Too Late the Hero

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  25. 279 +172

    Tôkyô nagaremono

    1966 — a.k.a. Tokyo Drifter, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 75 +375

    To Sleep with Anger

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 426 +23

    Tillsammans

    2000 — a.k.a. Together, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 65 +311

    Tell Your Children

    1936 — a.k.a. Reefer Madness, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 73 +366

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  30. 10 +426

    The Swimmer

    1968, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 278 +157

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  32. 72 +362

    Sweet Smell of Success

    1957, in 20 top lists Check
  33. 71 +362

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  34. 425 +7

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  35. 162 +269

    Subway

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 127 +301

    Strategia del ragno

    1970 — a.k.a. The Spider's Stratagem, in 8 top lists Check
  37. 126 +301

    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

    1946, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 423 +3

    Stardust Memories

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 221 +203

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 220 +203

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  41. 422 -

    Spanking the Monkey

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 125 +295

    Southern Comfort

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 277 +142

    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 420 -5

    Slap Shot

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  45. 219 +194

    Silent Running

    1972, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 70 +342

    Sid and Nancy

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 69 +342

    Showgirls

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 124 +285

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  49. 9 +397

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  50. 417 -13

    Shakes the Clown

    1991, in 1 top list Check
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