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. 11 -8

    37°2 le matin

    1986 — a.k.a. Betty Blue, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 455 -416

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  3. 220 +203

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  4. 241 -219

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 83 +414

    A Woman Under the Influence

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 14 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  7. 51 +227

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
  8. 205 +101

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  9. 107 +9

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 155 +100

    Knightriders

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  11. 253 -51

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  12. 63 +285

    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 21 top lists Check
  13. 164 +288

    Too Late the Hero

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  14. 108 +13

    The Day of the Locust

    1975, in 1 top list Check
  15. 145 -93

    Black Sunday

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  16. 42 +188

    Idi i smotri

    1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 27 top lists Check
  17. 9 +397

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 53 +233

    Love Streams

    1984, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 190 -23

    Excalibur

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 203 +91

    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    1976, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 1 +13

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  22. 467 -376

    Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo

    1981 — a.k.a. Christiane F., in 1 top list Check
  23. 45 +206

    The Killing of Sister George

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 348 +40

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  25. 308 -212

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  26. 400 -192

    Happiness

    1998, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 289 +196

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  28. 7 +331

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  29. 270 +53

    Ne le dis à personne

    2006 — a.k.a. Tell No One, in 1 top list Check
  30. 54 +246

    Marnie

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 57 +255

    Mommie Dearest

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 255 -48

    The Grissom Gang

    1971, in 1 top list Check
  33. 233 -24

    Lat sau san taam

    1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check
  34. 69 +342

    Showgirls

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 448 -137

    The Missouri Breaks

    1976, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 232 -91

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  37. 97 -72

    Apartment Zero

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  38. 468 -365

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  39. 330 -86

    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
  40. 492 -127

    Prospero's Books

    1991, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 100 -66

    Bad Timing

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 114 +105

    The Hill

    1965, in 1 top list Check
  43. 420 -5

    Slap Shot

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  44. 13 +3

    Almost Famous

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 449 -100

    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

    1973, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 273 +89

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 67 +326

    Salvador

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 16 +28

    The Best of Everything

    1959, in 1 top list Check
  49. 434 -310

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  50. 156 +126

    The Long Kiss Goodnight

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
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