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. 106 +5

    Cutter's Way

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 123 +256

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 387 -277

    Cul-de-sac

    1966, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 31 +124

    The Duellists

    1977, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 460 -109

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  6. 261 +4

    The Last Seduction

    1994, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 491 -128

    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 494 -105

    Rumble Fish

    1983, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 273 +89

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 402 -159

    Jamón Jamón

    1992 — a.k.a. Jamón, Jamón, in 1 top list Check
  11. 251 -98

    Drugstore Cowboy

    1989, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 231 -103

    Death Wish

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 467 -376

    Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo

    1981 — a.k.a. Christiane F., in 1 top list Check
  14. 29 +107

    The Devils

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 1 +13

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  16. 229 -194

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  17. 297 -256

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 230 -169

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  19. 244 -181

    Bound

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 362 -288

    Bubba Ho-Tep

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 104 -27

    Caché

    2005, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 148 -46

    Coogan's Bluff

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 86 +45

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 248 -113

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  25. 264 +7

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  26. 151 -13

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  27. 232 -91

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  28. 457 -313

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  29. 30 +115

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  30. 189 -31

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  31. 170 +176

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  32. 394 -219

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 253 -51

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  34. 260 +1

    La haine

    1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 top lists Check
  35. 267 +13

    The Long Good Friday

    1980, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 156 +126

    The Long Kiss Goodnight

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 158 +157

    Mou gaan dou

    2002 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs, in 14 top lists Check
  38. 91 +236

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  39. 271 +65

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  40. 493 -113

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  41. 275 +107

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  42. 348 +40

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  43. 125 +295

    Southern Comfort

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 220 +203

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  45. 76 +383

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  46. 280 +192

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  47. 431 +51

    Welcome to the Dollhouse

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 95 -88

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  49. 454 -443

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  50. 13 +3

    Almost Famous

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
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