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. 53 +233

    Love Streams

    1984, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 400 -192

    Happiness

    1998, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 384 -299

    Casino Royale

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 133 +357

    Wild at Heart

    1990, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 420 -5

    Slap Shot

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  6. 406 -119

    The Loved One

    1965, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 409 -91

    Mystery Men

    1999, in 1 top list Check
  8. 17 +32

    Big Wednesday

    1978 — a.k.a. Summer of Innocence, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 469 -361

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  10. 374 -347

    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 18 +47

    The Boys in the Band

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  12. 62 +269

    The Ninth Configuration

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 372 -371

    24 Hour Party People

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 361 -314

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  15. 481 -250

    Idioterne

    1998 — a.k.a. The Idiots, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 482 -243

    Inserts

    1975, in 1 top list Check
  17. 49 +223

    Les valseuses

    1974 — a.k.a. Going Places, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 376 -344

    Bad Boy Bubby

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 421 -3

    Something Wild

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 387 -277

    Cul-de-sac

    1966, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 201 +74

    Liquid Sky

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 37 +158

    Ghost World

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 142 +358

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  24. 473 -325

    The Draughtsman's Contract

    1982, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 389 -243

    Down by Law

    1986, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 401 -166

    In Bruges

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 369 +126

    Withnail & I

    1987, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 366 -114

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 21 top lists Check
  29. 424 +6

    Stripes

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 426 +23

    Tillsammans

    2000 — a.k.a. Together, in 9 top lists Check
  31. 82 +411

    Wise Blood

    1979, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 370 +131

    Young Frankenstein

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 314 -182

    Dellamorte Dellamore

    1994 — a.k.a. Cemetery Man, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 149 -36

    Diabolik

    1968 — a.k.a. Danger: Diabolik, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 399 -199

    Goin' South

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  36. 500 -19

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  37. 373 -363

    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

    1994, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 162 +269

    Subway

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 134 -125

    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the...

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 390 -230

    Election

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 394 -219

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  42. 365 -151

    Heathers

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 115 +139

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 419 -5

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  45. 381 -310

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  46. 470 -347

    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  47. 391 -228

    The End

    1978, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 367 +17

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    1975, in 13 top lists Check
  49. 422 -

    Spanking the Monkey

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 146 -98

    Big Trouble in Little China

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
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